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A community powered project that aims to make Windows 10 better.

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CleanWin

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How to run:

  1. Read the full documentation properly before proceeding.
  2. Download the latest release from the Releases page, unzip it and run what you want between CLI/GUI (ignore SmartScreen errors, they exist because the executables aren't signed).

List of tasks:

This section contains the list of tasks that CleanWin performs. They're grouped in the following categories (sorted by alphabetical order):

Apps & Features Uninstall all bloat apps:
3D Viewer
Alarms & Clock
Cortana
Camera
Feedback Hub
Films & TV
Get Help
Get started
Groove Music
Mail and Calendar
Messaging
Maps
Microsoft News
Microsoft Solitaire Collection
Mixed Reality Portal
Network Speed Test
OneConnect
OneNote
Office
Office Lens
Paint 3D
Print 3D
People
Sway
Snip & Sketch
Sticky Notes
Skype
Voice Recorder
Whiteboard
Weather
Xbox
Xbox Game bar
Your Phone

List of apps installed:
Windows Package Manager
7-zip
Microsoft PowerToys (optional)
Revo Uninstaller (optional)
VLC Media Player (optional)
MicSwitch (optional)
Optional features Turn on Windows Subsystem for Linux (optional)
Turn on Hyper-V (optional)
Turn on Virtual Machine (optional)
Turn on dotNET 3.5 (optional)
Turn off Internet Explorer
Turn off Math Recognizer
Turn off Windows Hello Face
Turn off Work Folders
Privacy & Security Disable data collection:
Disable Feedback
Disable Maps updates
Disable Advertising ID
Disable Location tracking
Disable background apps
Disable access to language list

Turn off telemetry
Tasks & Services Disable the following unnecessary services:
Turn off Windows Update delivery via P2P and LAN
Turn off AutoPlay
Turn off Autorun
Set BIOS time to UTC

Disable automatic Windows Updates

Disable the following unnecessary tasks:
Turn off Consolidator
Turn off DmClient
Turn off DmClientOnScenarioDownload
Turn off Disk Diagnostics Data Collector
Turn off Disk Defragmentation (optional)
Turn off Feedback Notifications task
Turn off Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
Turn off ProgramDataUpdater
Turn off QueueReporting
Turn off UsbCeip
Windows Explorer One click Cleanup Explorer
Hide 3D Objects tabs from This PC and Quick Access
Hide task view icon from taskbar
Hide Cortana icon from taskbar
Hide Meet now button from tray
Hide search bar from taskbar
Set This PC as default view
Show seconds in taskbar clock
Show verbose status
Turn off sticky keys prompt
Turn off blur in lock screen
Use Print Screen key to open Snip & Sketch overlay

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Wiki:

To view detailed documentation, please visit the Wiki.

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