diff --git a/Get.ps1 b/Get.ps1 index 4faba4c..6b11223 100644 --- a/Get.ps1 +++ b/Get.ps1 @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ param ( [switch]$DisableChat, [switch]$HideChat, [switch]$ClearStart, + [switch]$ClearStartAllUsers, [switch]$RevertContextMenu, [switch]$DisableOnedrive, [switch]$HideOnedrive, [switch]$Disable3dObjects, [switch]$Hide3dObjects, diff --git a/Menus/Info b/Menus/Info index 1044618..b013ed6 100644 --- a/Menus/Info +++ b/Menus/Info @@ -7,36 +7,53 @@ or removing intrusive interface elements, ads and more. No need to painstakingly through all the settings yourself, or removing apps one by one! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Using the default mode the script will + All Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +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 & Suggested Content +- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. +- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows. + +Bing, Copilot & More +- Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search. +- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only) +- Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only) + +Windows Explorer +- Show hidden files, folders & drives. +- Show file extensions for known file types. +- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the Windows explorer navigation pane. + +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 3D objects, music or onedrive folder in the Windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) +- Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' & 'Share' options in the context menu. (Windows 10 only) + +Advanced Features +- Sysprep mode to apply changes to the Windows Default user profile. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Default mode +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +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, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. - Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search. -- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and more. +- 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' in windows explorer. (Windows 10 only) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Using the custom mode you can -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Remove bloatware apps, with the option to select exactly what apps to remove or keep. -- Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for the current user, or for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 only) -- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. -- Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search. -- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, windows explorer, and on the lockscreen. -- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only) -- Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only) -- Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only) -- Show hidden files, folders and drives. -- Show file extensions for known file types. -- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the windows explorer sidepane, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains. -- 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 widget service & hide the icon from the taskbar. -- Hide the 3D objects, music or onedrive folder in the windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) - Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options in the context menu. (Windows 10 only) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 84cd470..18942fb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ You can pick and choose exactly which modifications you want the script to make, > Select the custom mode to customize the script to your needs or select the [default mode](#default-mode) to apply the recommended changes. #### App Removal -- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps, with the option to select exactly what apps to remove and keep. -- Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for the current user, or for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 only) +- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps +- Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user, or for all existing & new users. (Windows 11 only) #### Telemetry & Suggested Content - Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. - Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, Windows explorer, and on the lockscreen. -#### Bing, Copilot & More +#### Bing Web Search, Copilot & More - Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search. - Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only) - Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only) @@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ You can pick and choose exactly which modifications you want the script to make, - Hide the 3D objects, music or onedrive folder in the Windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) - Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options in 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. @@ -287,10 +290,10 @@ The quick and advanced method support parameters to tailor the behaviour of the | -RemoveDevApps | Remove developer-related apps such as Remote Desktop, DevHome and Power Automate. | | -RemoveGamingApps | Remove the Xbox App and Xbox Gamebar. | | -DisableDVR | Disable Xbox game/screen recording feature & stop gaming overlay popups. | -| -ClearStart | Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for the current user (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only) | -| -ClearStartAllUsers | Remove all pinned apps from the start menu for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only) | +| -ClearStart | Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only) | +| -ClearStartAllUsers | Remove all pinned apps from start for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only) | | -DisableTelemetry | Disable telemetry, diagnostic data & targeted ads. | -| -DisableBing | Disable & remove bing search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search. | +| -DisableBing | Disable & remove bing web search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search. | | -DisableSuggestions | Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and Windows explorer. | | 
-DisableLockscreenTips
| Disable tips & tricks on the lockscreen. | | -RevertContextMenu | Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only) | @@ -303,10 +306,10 @@ The quick and advanced method support parameters to tailor the behaviour of the | -ShowSearchLabelTb | Show search icon with label on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only) | | -ShowSearchBoxTb | Show search box on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only) | | -HideTaskview | Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only) | +| -HideChat | Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar. | +| -DisableWidgets | Disable the widget service & hide the widget (news and interests) icon from the taskbar. | | -DisableCopilot | Disable Windows copilot. (Windows 11 only) | | -DisableRecall | Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only) | -| -DisableWidgets | Disable the widget service & hide the widget (news and interests) icon from the taskbar. | -| -HideChat | Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar. | | -HideOnedrive | Hide the onedrive folder in the Windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) | | -Hide3dObjects | Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only) | | -HideMusic | Hide the music folder under 'This pc' in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only) | diff --git a/Win11Debloat.ps1 b/Win11Debloat.ps1 index 0ab53ca..cd80056 100644 --- a/Win11Debloat.ps1 +++ b/Win11Debloat.ps1 @@ -837,8 +837,8 @@ if ((-not $global:Params.Count) -or $RunDefaults -or $RunWin11Defaults -or ($SPP Write-Output "" - if ($( Read-Host -Prompt "Disable & remove bing search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search? (y/n)" ) -eq 'y') { - AddParameter 'DisableBing' 'Disable & remove bing search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search' + if ($( Read-Host -Prompt "Disable & remove bing web search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search? (y/n)" ) -eq 'y') { + AddParameter 'DisableBing' 'Disable & remove bing web search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search' } # Only show this option for Windows 11 users running build 22621 or later @@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ else { continue } {$_ -in "DisableBingSearches", "DisableBing"} { - RegImport "> Disabling bing search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search..." "Disable_Bing_Cortana_In_Search.reg" + RegImport "> Disabling bing web search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search..." "Disable_Bing_Cortana_In_Search.reg" # Also remove the app package for bing search $appsList = 'Microsoft.BingSearch'