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Those who still use MS windows at work or home for any reason, please see this debloat script to recliaim your sanity and privacy. Win11Debloat is a simple, lightweight PowerShell script designed to customize and declutter your Windows experience. It removes pre installed apps, disables telemetry, and applies various other changes to improve performance on both Windows 10/11 https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat Do what you wish to do with this information.

GitHub - Raphire/Win11Debloat: A simple, lightweight PowerShell script that allows you to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to declutter and customize your Windows experience. Win11Debloat works for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

A simple, lightweight PowerShell script that allows you to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to declutter and customize your Windows experience....

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wojtek Nov 3

@nixCraft omg… so much crap o_O

Anyone used it? how safe it is?

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Snuffleupadon Nov 3

@wojtek @nixCraft I run it after every update. I haven't encountered any issues. I also think since it's publicly hosted on Github you would expect people to flag issues.

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wojtek Nov 3

@Unsightly3055 @nixCraft just because something is on #github doesn't mean it's good… or safe for that matter… see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor

XZ Utils backdoor - Wikipedia

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Snuffleupadon Nov 3

@wojtek @nixCraft well nothing is guaranteed 100% safe. I think the more eyeballs are on it the less likely there are safety issues. I've been following some security people on Mastodon, present company included, and yes there are always things that come up. I guess it comes down to your personal risk tolerance. FWIW, I haven't heard of any issues related to this script.

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Snuffleupadon

@wojtek @nixCraft, !@briankrebs , !@GossiTheDog , and !@8bitsecurity are a few people/accounts I follow in the space here on Mastodon. I think Brian and Kevin are better positioned to speak to the efficacy of this and other scripts.

(Sorry Brian, Kevin, and 8bit, if I mentioned you and you were notified, I couldn't remember/find the documentation on how to mute mentions; I thought it was prepending an exclamation 🤷‍♂️).

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8Bit Security Nov 10

@Unsightly3055 @wojtek
At first glance, it seems absolutely legit, though I would go through a full code review before running it on my own PC. Also, I think it’s a really nice idea for privacy that I’d support. At the same time, maybe it’s easier to switch to a Linux environment for your daily use, with a dual boot on Windows for the software you need.

Final note: I would never ever recommend installing it on your work device, since you could very likely break some internal rule (telemetry!).