This project collects PowerShell scripts which help to debloat Windows 10, tweak common settings and install basic software components.

I test these scripts on a Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit (English) virtual machine. Please let me know if you encounter any issues. Home Edition and different languages are not supported. These scripts are intended for tech-savvy administrators, who know what they are doing and just want to automate this phase of their setup. If this profile does not fit you, I recommend using a different (more interactive) tool -- and there are a lot of them out there.

Also, note that gaming-related apps and services will be removed/disabled. If you intend to use your system for gaming, adjust the scripts accordingly.

There is no undo, I recommend only using these scripts on a fresh installation (including Windows Updates). Test everything after running them before doing anything else. Also, there is no guarantee that everything will work after future updates since I cannot predict what Microsoft will do next.

Enable execution of PowerShell scripts:

PS> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser 

Unblock PowerShell scripts and modules within this directory:

PS> ls -Recurse *.ps*1 | Unblock-File 

Scripts can be run individually, pick what you need.

1. Install all available updates for your system.
2. Edit the scripts to fit your need.
3. Run the scripts you want to apply from a PowerShell with administrator privileges (Explorer Files > Open Windows PowerShell > Open Windows PowerShell as administrator)
4. PS > Restart-Computer
5. Run disable-windows-defender.ps1 one more time if you ran it in step 3
6. PS > Restart-Computer

If the start menu stops working for whatever reason, you can install these mods for them

After running the scripts, the start menu search-box may no longer work on newly created accounts. It seems like there is an issue with account initialization that is triggered when disabling the GeoLocation service. Following workaround has been discovered by BK from Atlanta:

1. Delete registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\TriggerInfo\3
2. Re-enable GeoLocation service (set startup type to Automatic)
3. Reboot
4. Login with the account having the stated issue
5. Start Cortana and set your preferences accordingly (web search and whatnot)

You may now disable the GeoLocation service again, the search box should remain functional.

If you are deploying images with MDT and running these scripts, the sysprep step will hang unless dmwappushservice is active.

Apparently running the stock remove-default-apps script will cause Xbox Wireless Adapters to stop functioning. I suspect one should not remove the Xbox App when wanting to use one. But I haven't confirmed this yet, and there is a workaround to re-enable it afterwards. See #78.

Some of the domains blocked by adding them to the hosts-file are required for Skype. I highly discourage using Skype, however some people may not have the option to use an alternative. See the #79.

Ensure Windows Biometric Service is running. See #189.

All scripts are provided as-is and you use them at your own risk.