Features
Win11Debloat can remove a wide variety of preinstalled applications from your PC, be it apps from Microsoft, OEMs such as HP, or third parties such as TikTok. You can find more info about app removal here.
This will remove the layout of pinned apps in the Windows 11 start menu for a specific user, or for all existing & new users. The script does this by replacing the binary start2.bin file, which is responsible for storing your list of pinned apps, with a provided template file.
This disables a wide variety of telemetry and tracking related settings.
Registry key: Disable_Telemetry.reg
Registry key: Disable_Windows_Suggestions.reg
Registry key: Disable_Edge_Ads_And_Suggestions.reg
Registry key: Disable_Desktop_Spotlight.reg
Registry key: Disable_Bing_Cortana_In_Search.reg
This removes the Microsoft.Copilot app and disables Microsoft Copilot using a user and local machine policies
Registry key: Disable_Copilot.reg
This disables Windows Recall using user and local machine policies.
Registry key: Disable_AI_Recall.reg
Registry key: Disable_Click_to_Do.reg
Registry key: Disable_Edge_AI_Features.reg
Registry key: Disable_Paint_AI_Features.reg
Registry key: Disable_Notepad_AI_Features.reg
Registry key: Enable_Dark_Mode.reg
Registry keys: Disable_Transparency.reg, Disable_Animations.reg
Registry key: Disable_Enhance_Pointer_Precision.reg
Registry key: Disable_Sticky_Keys_Shortcut.reg
Registry key: Disable_Show_More_Options_Context_Menu.reg
Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options from the context menu (W10 only)
Registry keys: Disable_Include_in_library_from_context_menu.reg, Disable_Give_access_to_context_menu.reg, Disable_Share_from_context_menu.reg
Registry keys: Launch_File_Explorer_To_Downloads.reg, Launch_File_Explorer_To_Home.reg, Launch_File_Explorer_To_OneDrive.reg, Launch_File_Explorer_To_This_PC.reg
Show hidden files, folders and drives
Registry key: Show_Hidden_Folders.reg
Registry key: Show_Extensions_For_Known_File_Types.reg
Registry keys: Hide_Home_from_Explorer.reg, Hide_Gallery_from_Explorer.reg
Registry keys: Hide_3D_Objects_Folder.reg, Hide_Music_Folder.reg, Hide_Onedrive_Folder.reg
This removes the separate disk entry, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains.
Registry key: Hide_duplicate_removable_drives_from_navigation_pane_of_File_Explorer.reg
Registry key: Align_Taskbar_Left.reg
Registry keys: Combine_Taskbar_Always.reg, Combine_MMTaskbar_Always.reg, Combine_Taskbar_Never.reg, Combine_MMTaskbar_Never.reg, Combine_Taskbar_When_Full.reg, Combine_MMTaskbar_When_Full.reg
Registry keys: MMTaskbarMode_Active.reg, MMTaskbarMode_All.reg, MMTaskbarMode_Main_Active.reg
Registry keys: Hide_Search_Taskbar.reg, Show_Search_Box.reg, Show_Search_Icon.reg, Show_Search_Icon_And_Label.reg
Registry key: Hide_Taskview_Taskbar.reg
This removes the Microsoft.StartExperiencesApp app and disables the Widget Service using local machine policies.
Registry key: Disable_Widgets_Service.reg
Registry key: Disable_Chat_Taskbar.reg
Registry key: Enable_End_Task.reg
This allows you to repeatedly click on an application's icon in the taskbar to switch focus between the open windows of that application.
Registry key: Enable_Last_Active_Click.reg
This setting is no longer relevant for users running Windows version 26200 and above, as the start menu was replaced with a new, redesigned version.
Registry key: Disable_Start_Recommended.reg
Registry key: Disable_Phone_Link_In_Start.reg
This also disables ms-gamingoverlay/ms-gamebar popups if you uninstall the Xbox Game Bar.
Registry keys: Disable_DVR.reg, Disable_Game_Bar_Integration.reg
This ensures that your machine does a full shutdown. Disabling this prevents a lot of potential issues and has almost no downside if your PC has an SSD boot drive.
Registry key: Disable_Fast_Startup.reg
This reduces battery drain in sleep mode. Only applicable if your PC supports Modern Standby.
Registry key: Disable_Modern_Standby_Networking.reg
Win11Debloat can replace the layout of pinned apps in the Windows 11 start menu for a specific user, or for all existing & new users. You can find more information here.
Win11Debloat can apply changes to a different user profile instead of the currently logged-in user. You can find more information here.
Sysprep Mode in Win11Debloat lets you modify the default user profile of your Windows installation. This ensures that any new user accounts created after running the script will automatically inherit all of the changes. You can find more information here.