NikoDec 10
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.

https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11

Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

GitHub
Dec 10 at 9:50amWeb
Show threadpegaz 🇪🇺Dec 10
@nixCraft it's an irony that it's hosted on github 😅
Show threadwikiyuDec 10

@pegaz @nixCraft I hope that Author used Copilot to check his script for validity.

"Hey copilot, I want to get rid of all AI scam in windows 10 and windows 11, and here is my powershell script for that, have I missed anything?"

Show threadOld Fucking PunkDec 10
@pegaz @nixCraft Yes. #MicrosoftGithub is a trough to feed AI. Even after you remove your repositories Microsoft keeps the archives to feed its AI.
Show threadcosmictionDec 10
@nixCraft If you want to take few more steps, install AtlasOS instead.
Show threadMáňa ZalabákDec 10
@nixCraft hm, while I'm totally supporting this endeavor, running downloaded powershell scripts as admin makes my security spidey senses very uneasy!
Show threadSpiritDec 10
@mana_z @nixCraft so true. Windows makes it's users more vulnerable by not having official patches to do the same thing.
Show threadCount HoldemDec 10
@mana_z @nixCraft It took me awhile to trust memstechtips on Github. I keep Git to a bare minimum as a rule, let alone scripts.
Show threadJoe WDec 10

@mana_z @nixCraft also the post above that stated "because some people have to use it at work"... if it is a work machine don't run random stuff.

Nag your IT person about this. And your boss. And the union.

Show threadChristianDec 10
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Show threadpeter KIRNDec 10
@nixCraft nope, much appreciated! Some of us are doing cross-platform developing and testing and -- this stuff is *really* in the way when you're virtualizing, too.
Show threadSpaceLifeFormDec 10

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Fortunately, I can not test this.

Show threadNicole ParsonsDec 10

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When Charles Koch is working to impose AI features, you know it's awful...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

Gates (net worth: $116.9 billion)
Charles Koch ($67.5 billion)
Steve Ballmer ($142.5 billion)
Intuit founder Scott Cook ($7.7 billion)
Hedge fund investor John Overdeck ($7.4 billion) 

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Forbes
Show threadDec 10

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Okay, but when you're forced to use Win11 at work, you're either not granted to apply such mods on your workstation

Show threadPachli UserDec 10
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Show threadHacker Dec 10
@nixCraft 62 forks and ~2100 stars. Lol.
Show threadDragonBardDec 10

@nixCraft hmm... I may need to mine this for anything else to add to my "AI Control" policy at work.

Please don't leak protected information to the the oligarchs.

Show threadJeffrey D. StarkDec 10
@pixelate @nixCraft sure but at work you aren't allowed to do that hehe
Show threadWayne the Science GuyDec 10
@nixCraft 'tis why I stick with Linux.
Show threadsludgefossilDec 10

@nixCraft I’ve tested this on a VM; be warned that it does download some cab files and installs them as features. I cracked them open and they just seem to be signed manifest files, but that could change….

Other than that, I found it to be a very comprehensive AI removal script with a few neat tricks used to get rid of stubborn packages. I have seen no explanation for the cab files though.

Show threadNot a Spring OnionDec 10
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Goes in the deployment tool 
Show threadDavid CohenDec 10
@nixCraft @briankrebs Umm, you shouldn’t run this on a work computer. That’s your employer’s machine, not yours, and you shouldn’t be messing with it (if it even lets you).
Show threadThe Little WarsDec 10
@davidbcohen @nixCraft @briankrebs does the employer use the computer? Do they need it for something other than their employees using it? I dont think you understand how property works.
Show threadDavid CohenDec 10
@Montaagge @nixCraft @briankrebs If the employer supplies the computer then they own it, not the employee. It is a work-provided tool, and you can’t go putting your own software on it.
Show threadThe Little WarsDec 10
@davidbcohen @nixCraft @briankrebs except that you physically can, so, I presume there is no actual metaphysics grounding your claim. If your employer dies who owns the computer? What is the provenance of the components? Do you claim this employer has always had a significant relationship to the atoms that compose the object?
Show threadDavid CohenDec 10
@Montaagge @nixCraft @briankrebs LOL dude
Show threadThomas Dec 10
@nixCraft or... Don't use Windows
Show threadSnowDec 10
@nixCraft Good thing Windows Iot doesn't get AI features
Show threadVariaxocellus mastodonteDec 10
@nixCraft Using something like this in my work computer seems like a good way to get fired if IT finds out
Show threadbogosityDec 10
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Much better than my little rmai.cmd file that relies on winget and other CLI tools.
Show threadSarah [7252]Dec 11
@nixCraft I did on my Win11 company laptop (with local admin rights). Right after the script did its thing, the company IT watchdog Crowdstrike disconnected me from the net....
Show threadelchamaco Dec 12
@nixCraft the script removes Windows and install Linux? 🤣
Show threadJeff McNeillDec 27
@nixCraft pretty cool, but removing the OS and replacing with Linux is a more permanent solution.