Get rid of default windows 10 crap

edited November 2019 in Technical

Hey folks,

i improved a script that removed crap from windows 10 (windows 10 only) operating systems.

here some steps:
1. https://pastebin.com/bjLLkzTR copy this (feel free to inspect it before you go)
2. paste it in a .bat file
3. run and see the magic happen

what it does:
- Remove Telemetry & Data Collection
- SCHEDULED TASKS tweaks
- Disable Some Service
- Settings -> Privacy -> General -> Let apps use my advertising ID...
- WiFi Sense: HotSpot Sharing: Disable
- Change Windows Updates to "Notify to schedule restart"
- Remove Apps (be sure to remove the ones you need)
- Uninstall OneDrive (remove if you want)

feel free to improve if you like.
and beware check what default app you wanna keep.

feel free to remove this thread if this violates the rules. i have no intention to harm pc's.

Comments

  • edited November 2019

    perryoo11 said: i have no intention to harm pc's

    Don't worry about that - was already done by installing Windoze. What about the other GBytes of crap? ;)
    Plus, remember to add the _optout_nomap to your SSID, for when your 'friends' visit.

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  • mikhomikho AdministratorOG

    I've used this https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 on many installs.
    The main annoyance is that many unwanted installs are user-based and will be reinstalled every time you create a new user.

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  • I remembered back in the XP days there was a "MiniXP" iso floating around the interwebs.
    Super speedy boot up and shutdown.
    Missed those days...

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  • Whilst I am more of a macOS person I have to admit being on my Windows PC more often recently and been quite liking Windows 10. Been a number of years since I last used it in any real way, a lot has improved.

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  • MichaelCeeMichaelCee OGServices Provider

    Confirmed the script in OP is a RAT.exe and it cleaned the trash right out of my Windows installation.

    :+1:

  • @terrorgen said:
    I remembered back in the XP days there was a "MiniXP" iso floating around the interwebs.
    Super speedy boot up and shutdown.
    Missed those days...

    I miss that. That thing booted up faster on a legacy HDD compared to my windows 10 on Samsung pro grade NVMe SSD...

    If it’s not broken, keep fixing it until it is. Blink twice if you agree.

  • WSSWSS OGRetired

    I fix Windows 10 by removing it and installing 7 for others.

    For myself? I just nuke the drive and install Loonicks, since *BSD doesn't have any drivers for wifi under a decade old.

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  • Windows 7 was an example of how high any windows would ever get. Everything that came after was filled with crap.

  • @Rahul said:
    Windows 7 was an example of how high any windows would ever get. Everything that came after was filled with crap.

    Of course it has to be 7. We do not accept anything more than 7.

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  • Rahul said: Windows 7 was an example of how high any windows would ever get

    Nah, Win 3.11, then it all went bloatware.

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  • @AlwaysSkint said:

    Rahul said: Windows 7 was an example of how high any windows would ever get

    Nah, Win 3.11, then it all went bloatware.

    I remember installing it using 3.5 inch floppies.. those were the days

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  • I seem to recall having to upgrade the Win 3.11 PC to 16MB RAM, to get some Adobe software to run. :-/

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  • I use decrapify, or just download the ameliorated version of Win10 or the embedded ltsc one

  • Well, Win10Privacy and such, enough tools for that.
    Besides, they do detect changes after updates, so you can restore your config with 1 click.

  • edited November 2019

    @WSS said:
    I fix Windows 10 by removing it and installing 7 for others.

    For myself? I just nuke the drive and install Loonicks, since *BSD doesn't have any drivers for wifi under a decade old.

    It comes as regular and forte.
    It's a diarrhea medication, probiotic something, something.

    PS: Here's mine, recorded with a potatoe.

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