Debloat Windows 11 / 10 (ITNinja) (4379976)

Debloat Windows 11 / 10

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Windows 10/11 comes out of the box with a lot apps popular called "bloatware" that must be removed before it can be capture for mass deployment.

This article was originally posted in ITNinja by the user RandomITdude24.

Prior to performing a Sysprep on a system, it is recommended to remove all bloatware included in the original operating system installation. This process can be accomplished using PowerShell through various commands and scripts. Alternatively, a third-party tool with a user-friendly interface is available to streamline the bloatware removal process efficiently.

Debloating Windows 11

GitHub - teeotsa/windows-11-debloat: Script to optimize your installation of Windows 11.

Here are the instructions on how to get it to work (extracted from the actual GitHub).

1. Download the .zip file on the main page of the github and extract the .zip file to your desired location
2. Once extracted, open PowerShell (or PowerShell ISE) as an Administrator
3. Enable PowerShell execution Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
4. On the prompt, change to the directory where you extracted the files: e.g. - cd c:\temp
5. Next, to run either script, enter in the following: e.g. - .\win11debloat.ps1

After that, you will get the interface.

Debloating Windows 10

GitHub - Sycnex/Windows10Debloater: Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.

Here are the instructions on how to get it to work (extracted from the actual GitHub).

1. Download the .zip file on the main page of the github and extract the .zip file to your desired location
2. Once extracted, open PowerShell (or PowerShell ISE) as an Administrator
3. Enable PowerShell execution Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
4. On the prompt, change to the directory where you extracted the files: e.g. - cd c:\temp
5. Next, to run either script, enter in the following: e.g. - .\Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1

After that you will get the interface.

Every option work, but one pro-tip would be don't run the "Uninstall OneDrive" or you will get stuck at "Getting Ready" after deployment.