Features

App Removal

Remove a wide variety of preinstalled apps.

Win11Debloat can remove a wide variety of preinstalled applications from your PC, be it apps from Microsoft, OEMs such as HP, or third parties such as TikTok. You can find more info about app removal here.

Telemetry, Tracking & Suggested Content

Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.

Registry key: Disable_Telemetry.reg

Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows.

Registry key: Disable_Windows_Suggestions.reg

Disable ads, suggestions and the MSN news feed in Microsoft Edge.

Registry key: Disable_Edge_Ads_And_Suggestions.reg

Disable the 'Windows Spotlight' desktop background option.

Registry key: Disable_Desktop_Spotlight.reg

Bing Web Search, Copilot & AI Features

Disable & remove Bing web search, Bing AI and Cortana from Windows search.

Registry key: Disable_Bing_Cortana_In_Search.reg

Disable & remove Microsoft Copilot.

This removes the Microsoft.Copilot app and disables Microsoft Copilot using a user and local machine policies.

Registry key: Disable_Copilot.reg

Disable Windows Recall. (W11 only)

This disables Windows Recall using user and local machine policies.

Registry key: Disable_AI_Recall.reg

Disable Click to Do, AI text & image analysis tool. (W11 only)

Registry key: Disable_Click_to_Do.reg

Disable AI Features in Edge. (W11 only)

Registry key: Disable_Edge_AI_Features.reg

Disable AI Features in Paint. (W11 only)

Registry key: Disable_Paint_AI_Features.reg

Disable AI Features in Notepad. (W11 only)

Registry key: Disable_Notepad_AI_Features.reg

Personalisation

Enable dark mode for system and apps.

Disable transparency, animations and visual effects.

Turn off Enhance Pointer Precision, also known as mouse acceleration.

Disable the Sticky Keys keyboard shortcut. (W11 only)

Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. (W11 only)

Hide the 'Include in library', 'Give access to' and 'Share' options from the context menu. (W10 only)

File Explorer

Change the default location that File Explorer opens to.

Show hidden files, folders and drives.

Show file extensions for known file types.

Hide the Home or Gallery section from the File Explorer navigation pane. (W11 only)

Hide the 3D objects, music or OneDrive folder from the File Explorer navigation pane. (W10 only)

Hide duplicate removable drive entries from the File Explorer navigation pane, so only the entry under 'This PC' remains.

Taskbar

Align taskbar icons to the left. (W11 only)

Choose combine mode for taskbar buttons and labels. (W11 only)

Choose how app icons are shown on the taskbar when using multiple monitors. (W11 only)

Hide or change the search icon/box on the taskbar. (W11 only)

Hide the taskview button from the taskbar. (W11 only)

Disable widgets on the taskbar & lockscreen.

Hide the chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar. (W10 only)

Enable the 'End Task' option in the taskbar right click menu. (W11 only)

Enable the 'Last Active Click' behavior in the taskbar app area. This allows you to repeatedly click on an application's icon in the taskbar to switch focus between the open windows of that application.

Start

Disable the recommended section in the start menu. (W11 only)

Disable the Phone Link mobile devices integration in the start menu. (W11 only)

Other

Disable Xbox game/screen recording, this also stops gaming overlay popups.

Disable Fast Start-up to ensure a full shutdown.

Disable network connectivity during Modern Standby to reduce battery drain. (W11 only)

Advanced Features

Replacing pinned apps layout in Start

Running as another user

Sysprep Mode