slightly adapt #2

lib/reg-helper.psm1

@@ -26,3 +26,50 @@ function Takeown-Registry($key) {
     $acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
     $key.SetAccessControl($acl)
 }
+
+function Elevate-Privileges {
+    param($Privilege)
+    $Definition = @"
+    using System;
+    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+    public class AdjPriv {
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall, ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr rele);
+
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, ref IntPtr phtok);
+
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name, ref long pluid);
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
+            internal struct TokPriv1Luid {
+                public int Count;
+                public long Luid;
+                public int Attr;
+            }
+
+        internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
+        internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
+        internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;
+
+        public static bool EnablePrivilege(long processHandle, string privilege) {
+            bool retVal;
+            TokPriv1Luid tp;
+            IntPtr hproc = new IntPtr(processHandle);
+            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
+            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
+            tp.Count = 1;
+            tp.Luid = 0;
+            tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);
+            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+            return retVal;
+        }
+    }
+"@
+    $ProcessHandle = (Get-Process -id $pid).Handle
+    $type = Add-Type $definition -PassThru
+    $type[0]::EnablePrivilege($processHandle, $Privilege)
+}

scripts/disable-defender.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   Description:
 # This script will disable Windows Defender via Group Policies.
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
+Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
 
 echo "Disabling Windows Defender"
 Import-Registry(@"

scripts/disable-telemetry.ps1

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This script redirects telemetry related domains to your nowhere using the
 # hosts file. Additionally telemetry is disallows via Group Policies.
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
+Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
 
 echo "Adding telemetry routes to hosts file"
 $hosts = @"

scripts/fix-privacy-settings.ps1

@@ -2,58 +2,10 @@
 # This script will try to fix many of the privacy settings for the user. This
 # is work in progress!
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
+Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
-
-function Enable-Privilege {
-    param($Privilege)
-    $Definition = @"
-    using System;
-    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-    public class AdjPriv {
-        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
-            internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall, ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr rele);
-
-        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
-            internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, ref IntPtr phtok);
-
-        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-            internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name, ref long pluid);
-
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
-            internal struct TokPriv1Luid {
-                public int Count;
-                public long Luid;
-                public int Attr;
-            }
-
-        internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
-        internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
-        internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;
-
-        public static bool EnablePrivilege(long processHandle, string privilege) {
-            bool retVal;
-            TokPriv1Luid tp;
-            IntPtr hproc = new IntPtr(processHandle);
-            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
-            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
-            tp.Count = 1;
-            tp.Luid = 0;
-            tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
-            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);
-            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
-            return retVal;
-        }
-    }
-"@
-    $ProcessHandle = (Get-Process -id $pid).Handle
-    $type = Add-Type $definition -PassThru
-    $type[0]::EnablePrivilege($processHandle, $Privilege)
-}
-
 
 echo "Elevating priviledges for this process"
-do {} until (Enable-Privilege SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege)
+do {} until (Elevate-Privileges SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege)
 
 echo "Defuse Windows search settings"
 Set-WindowsSearchSetting -EnableWebResultsSetting $false
@@ -313,7 +265,7 @@ Import-Registry(@"
 "SensorPermissionState"=dword:00000000
 "@)
 
-echo "Disable submission of Windows Defender findings"
+echo "Disable submission of Windows Defender findings (w/ elevated privileges)"
 Takeown-Registry("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet")
 Import-Registry(@"
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet]

scripts/optimize-windows-update.ps1

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This script optimizes Windows updates by disabling automatic download and
 # seeding updates to other computers.
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
+Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
 
 echo "Disable automatic download and installation of Windows updates"
 Import-Registry(@"

scripts/remove-onedrive.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   Description:
 # This script will remove and disable OneDrive integration.
 
-Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
+Import-Module -DisableNameChecking $PSScriptRoot\..\lib\reg-helper.psm1
 
 echo "Kill OneDrive process"
 taskkill.exe /F /IM "OneDrive.exe"