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New features & additions
* Added option to hide gallery section from File Explorer * Disabling telemetry now also disables activity history * Disabling suggestions now also disables 'Show me notifications in the Settings app' * Updated info page & README
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[](https://ko-fi.com/M4M5C6UPC)
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## Features
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## Features
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> [!Tip]
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> Select the custom mode to customize the script to your needs or select the [default mode](#default-mode) to apply the recommended changes.
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#### App Removal
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- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps
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- Remove a wide variety of bloatware apps.
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- Remove all pinned apps from start for the current user, or for all existing & new users. (Windows 11 only)
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#### Telemetry & Suggested Content
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- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
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- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, Windows explorer, and on the lockscreen.
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#### Telemetry, Tracking & Suggested Content
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- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
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- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, File Explorer, and on the lockscreen.
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#### Bing Web Search, Copilot & More
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- Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search.
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- Disable & remove bing web search & cortana from Windows search.
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- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)
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- Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only)
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#### Windows Explorer
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#### File Explorer
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- Show hidden files, folders and drives.
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- Show file extensions for known file types.
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- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the Windows explorer navigation pane, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains.
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- Hide the gallery section from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 11 only)
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- Hide the 3D objects, music or onedrive folder from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only)
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- Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer sidepanel, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains.
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#### Taskbar
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- Align taskbar icons to the left. (Windows 11 only)
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- Hide or change the search icon/box on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)
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- Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only)
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- Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
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#### Context Menu
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- Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only)
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- Hide the 3D objects, music or onedrive folder in the Windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only)
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- Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options in the context menu. (Windows 10 only)
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- Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options from the context menu. (Windows 10 only)
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#### Other
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- Disable Xbox game/screen recording (Also stops gaming overlay popups)
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#### Advanced Features
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- Sysprep mode to apply changes to the Windows Default user profile.
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## Default Mode
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Default mode applies the following changes:
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- Remove the default selection of bloatware apps. (See below for full list)
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- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
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- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, Windows explorer, and on the lockscreen.
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- Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search.
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- Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
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- Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, File Explorer, and on the lockscreen.
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- Disable & remove bing web search & cortana from Windows search.
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- Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)
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- Show file extensions for known file types.
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- Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only)
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- Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' from File Explorer. (Windows 10 only)
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- Disable the widget service & hide the icon from the taskbar.
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- Hide the Chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
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</blockquote>
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1. Open powershell as an administrator.
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2. Copy and paste the code below into powershell, press enter to run the script:
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```powershell
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& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/master/Get.ps1")))
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```
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3. Wait for the script to automatically download Win11Debloat.
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4. A new powershell window will open showing the Win11Debloat menu. Select either the default or custom mode to continue.
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5. Carefully read through and follow the on-screen instructions.
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This method supports [parameters](#parameters). To use parameters simply run the script as explained above, but add the parameters at the end with spaces in between. Example:
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```powershell
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& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/master/Get.ps1"))) -RunDefaults -Silent
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```
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1. [Download the latest version of the script](https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/archive/master.zip), and extract the .ZIP file to your desired location.
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2. Open powershell as an administrator.
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3. Enable powershell execution by entering the following command:
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```powershell
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Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process
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```
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4. In powershell, navigate to the directory where the files were extracted. Example: `cd c:\Win11Debloat`
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5. Now run the script by entering the following command:
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```powershell
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.\Win11Debloat.ps1
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```
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6. The Win11Debloat menu will now open. Select either the default or custom setup to continue.
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7. Carefully read through and follow the on-screen instructions.
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This method supports [parameters](#parameters). To use parameters simply run the script as explained above, but add the parameters at the end with spaces in between. Example:
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```powershell
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.\Win11Debloat.ps1 -RemoveApps -DisableBing -Silent
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```
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| -ClearStartAllUsers | Remove all pinned apps from start for all existing and new users. (Windows 11 update 22H2 or later only) |
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| -DisableTelemetry | Disable telemetry, diagnostic data & targeted ads. |
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| -DisableBing | Disable & remove bing web search, bing AI & cortana in Windows search. |
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| -DisableSuggestions | Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and Windows explorer. |
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| -DisableSuggestions | Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications and File Explorer. |
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| <pre>-DisableLockscreenTips</pre> | Disable tips & tricks on the lockscreen. |
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| -RevertContextMenu | Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -ShowHiddenFolders | Show hidden files, folders and drives. |
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| -ShowKnownFileExt | Show file extensions for known file types. |
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| -HideDupliDrive | Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the Windows explorer navigation pane, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains. |
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| -HideDupliDrive | Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer sidepanel, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains. |
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| -TaskbarAlignLeft | Align taskbar icons to the left. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -HideSearchTb | Hide search icon from the taskbar. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -ShowSearchIconTb | Show search icon on the taskbar. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -DisableWidgets | Disable the widget service & hide the widget (news and interests) icon from the taskbar. |
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| -DisableCopilot | Disable Windows copilot. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -DisableRecall | Disable Windows Recall snapshots. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -HideOnedrive | Hide the onedrive folder in the Windows explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -Hide3dObjects | Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideMusic | Hide the music folder under 'This pc' in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideGallery | Hide the gallery section from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 11 only) |
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| -HideOnedrive | Hide the onedrive folder from the File Explorer sidepanel. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -Hide3dObjects | Hide the 3D objects folder under 'This pc' in File Explorer. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideMusic | Hide the music folder under 'This pc' in File Explorer. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideIncludeInLibrary | Hide the 'Include in library' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideGiveAccessTo | Hide the 'Give access to' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only) |
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| -HideShare | Hide the 'Share' option in the context menu. (Windows 10 only) |
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