Win11Debloat
Open-source PowerShell script that removes bloatware, ads and unwanted features from Windows 10/11.
HN commenters run it first on fresh Windows 11 installs to strip out ads and annoyances in minutes,1234 with changes that persist across updates.56 The main caveats are that it is use-at-your-own-risk and does not fix quite everything,78 and that copycat versions exist, so commenters point people to the original repo.9
Why people recommend it
Removes annoyances · 3
Commenters say it removes most of the Windows 11 ads, UI clutter and other annoyances.
“You can easily get rid of most Windows annoyances in <10 minutes without AI. I do this first on every Windows 11 install”
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“I cannot recommend this set of configuration changes etc more highly.”
Fresh-install staple · 3
Several commenters run it as a standard step on every new Windows 11 install.
“It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years.”
“You can easily get rid of most Windows annoyances in <10 minutes without AI. I do this first on every Windows 11 install”
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“I cannot recommend it enough, I am eternally grateful to the maintainers”
Persists across updates · 2
Its changes are reported to survive Windows updates.
“It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years.”
“I cannot recommend it enough, I am eternally grateful to the maintainers”
Quick to run · 2
Commenters say it takes under 5 to 10 minutes.
“I cannot recommend it enough, I am eternally grateful to the maintainers”
“You can easily get rid of most Windows annoyances in <10 minutes without AI. I do this first on every Windows 11 install”
Auditable and granular · 2
It is described as an easily auditable PowerShell script using OS-provided APIs, with granular options and a low-risk default mode.
“It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years.”
“I cannot recommend it enough, I am eternally grateful to the maintainers”
Caveats and dissent
Use at own risk · 1
Even an enthusiastic user warns to use it at your own risk.
“I cannot recommend this set of configuration changes etc more highly.”
Copycat versions · 1
A copy of the project was called out as AI slop, and commenters urge using the original.
“Support the original, not the copy: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat”
Not everything fixed · 2
It kills almost but not all annoyances, and it cannot fix update length.
“I cannot recommend this set of configuration changes etc more highly.”
“It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years.”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything 2 mentions
- Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11 2 mentions
- GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilities 1 mention
- Windows 11½ 1 mention
- Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers 1 mention
- O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11 1 mention
Also written as win11debloat. Data: win11debloat.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 11
“You can easily get rid of most Windows annoyances in <10 minutes without AI. I do this first on every Windows 11 install”
“Never a wrong time to promote windows 11 debloat”
“This looks less sketchy than what I used.”
“Support the original, not the copy: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat”
“I cannot recommend this set of configuration changes etc more highly.”
“It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years.”
“I used this when installing fresh copies of Windows 11 and was very satisfied with it.”
“I used https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat on a family member's new Win11 install and it actually works reasonably snappy.”
“(recommended elsewhere in this thread)”
“I cannot recommend it enough, I am eternally grateful to the maintainers”
“I use this script here and it will remove the stupid bing search feature.”