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Win11Debloat Script - Information
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Win11Debloat is a simple and lightweight powershell script that removes pre-installed
windows bloatware apps, disables telemetry and declutters the experience by disabling
or removing intrusive interface elements, ads and more. No need to painstakingly go
through all the settings yourself, or removing apps one by one!
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All Features
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App Removal
- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps.
- Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user, or for all new & existing users. (Windows 11 only)
Telemetry, Tracking & Suggested Content
- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows.
Bing, Copilot & More
- Disable & remove bing web search & cortana from Windows search.
- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)
- Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only)
File Explorer
- Show hidden files, folders & drives.
- Show file extensions for known file types.
- Hide the gallery section from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 11 only)
- Hide the 3D objects, music or onedrive folder from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only)
- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer sidepanel.
Taskbar
- Align taskbar icons to the left. (Windows 11 only)
- Hide or change the search icon/box on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)
- Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)
- Disable the widgets service & hide icon from the taskbar.
- Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
Context menu
- Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only)
- Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' & 'Share' options from the context menu. (Windows 10 only)
Other
- Disable Xbox game/screen recording (Also stops gaming overlay popups)
Advanced Features
- Sysprep mode to apply changes to the Windows Default user profile.
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Default mode
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The default mode applies the changes that are recommended for most users, this includes:
- Remove the default selection of apps, the list can be found in the 'Appslist.txt' file.
- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
- Disable & remove bing web search & cortana from Windows search.
- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows.
- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)
- Show file extensions for known file types.
- Disable the widget service & hide the icon from the taskbar.
- Hide the Chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
- Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' from File Explorer. (Windows 10 only)
- Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options from the context menu. (Windows 10 only)