Decrapify / Debloat Windows 10 with a Powershell Script
Windows 10 is a decent OS from Microsoft after the disaster known as Windows 8 and 8.1. Although Windows is still better with no Modern UI crap, no ads, minimal telemetry, no Edge to bug you. But Windows 10 is a decent compromise if you want a stable OS with modern features like DirectX 12. Earlier OEMs used to bundle PCs and Laptops with crapware, with Windows 10, now Microsoft themselves bundle crapware. Welcome to Software as a Service (SaaS) model. On top of that we have OEM crapware on top of Microsoft crapware. As a result trying to Debloat or DeCrapify Windows 10 is getting absurd and as a system admin it is disheartening to see all that performance go to waste on the messed up attempt by Microsoft to do an Appstore and its apps. Fortunately a kind soul who goes by name Sycnex has worked painstakingly to provide us a simple solution that works considerably well. Let's Begin
To download the script visit here, and click Clone or Download and Click Download as Zip.
Save it to a convenient location. For example we have saved it in C: Drive.
Extract it to a folder.
Now in Windows Search, type Powershell, and right click it to select "Run as administrator".
Change Execution policy to allow a debloat script to run in Powershell type
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Now using CD command navigate to the directory containing DeBloat scripts. You need to select "Windows0Debloater.ps1" if you have already setup a user.
During installation Script will ask you for some prompts.
Select yes to debloat windows 10, click Yes.
Next it will give you an option to remove everything preinstalled, or via blacklist. Choose Yes to remove everything from Store (Note:- It will also remove every app installed from Store, even the apps you chose to install yourself). If you have installed some apps from Appstore you don't want to lose than click No. This will Uninstall only the apps that came pre bundled.
Reboot your system. And feel you now have a clean Windows 10.
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