A collection of Scripts which disable / remove Windows 10 Features and Apps
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# Description:
# This script disables unwanted Windows features. If you do not want to
# disable certain features comment out the corresponding lines below.
echo "Disabling so-called Windows Features"
$features = @(
"Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64"
"MediaPlayback"
"WindowsMediaPlayer"
"WorkFolders-Client"
)
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -NoRestart -FeatureName $features
echo "Disabling Windows Defender via Group Policies"
mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender"
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" "DisableAntiSpyware" 1
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" "DisableRoutinelyTakingAction" 1
mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection"
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" "DisableRealtimeMonitoring" 1
echo "Disable Notification Center"
sp "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell" UseActionCenterExperience 0
echo "Disable startmenu search features"
mkdir -Force "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" AllowCortana 0
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" DisableWebSearch 1
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" AllowSearchToUseLocation 0
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\" ConnectedSearchUseWeb 0
# This will disable the startmenu search feature.
#echo "Disable searchUI.exe"
#taskkill.exe /F /IM "SearchUI.exe"
#foreach ($_ in (0..15)) {
# if (Test-Path "$env:windir\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy") {
# mv "$env:windir\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy" `
# "$env:windir\SystemApps\_Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy" `
# -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# } else {
# break
# }
#}
echo "Disabling telemetry via Group Policies"
mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection"
sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" "AllowTelemetry" 0
#echo "Disable AutoRun"
#mkdir -Force "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
#sp "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" 0xff
#mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
#sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" 0xff