WARNING: THIS SCRIPT IS NOW DEPRECATED FOR PUBLIC USE. Use https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 instead. At the time of writing (2024), this is currently the ONLY debloat program ever made in the history of humanity that allows you to INSTANTLY REVERT YOUR CHANGES in case ANYTHING goes wrong. No other debloat program in existence currently allows you to do this. I'm honestly not sure how they are doing this WITHOUT creating a System Restore Point, it's kind of witchcraft.
Starting from September 2023, Windows 10 AND Windows 11 will automatically try to revert changes in the registry to defaults. This is because the average Windows user is braindead and installs "debloat" scripts on Github created by room temperature IQ individuals coughcoughSycnexcoughcoughXyuetacoughcough that remove important functionality that power users (and Windows itself) actually need, making the system a lot more unstable than it should be. This is a GOOD thing, because many users who don't use debloat scripts at all will also damage their registry by installing malware such as Adobe Creative Cloud when they could easily just use Photopea instead, which is so small it can run on virtually any device in existence as long as it has a web browser. But on the other hand, GOOD debloat scripts like this one will need to be assigned to Task Scheduler at each reboot in order to work properly.
- This Powershell Script File entirely automates the configuration process that is USUALLY done right after installing Windows 10 2020 or above, without removing any features.
- It is NOT designed for Windows 11 or above. It might still work, but don't expect it to magically fix your Electron infested UI.
- It can be ran multiple times. However, it will fail if multiple instances are running at once. You can close it and re-run it later, anytime.
- This Powershell Script WILL redirect your entire user folder to the Z: Drive. This is a very common and effortless step to prevent C: failure induced data loss, but it comes with the downside that the Z: Drive must be plugged in at all times.
- This Powershell file currently does NOT have an option to revert changes, so make sure you know how to reinstall Windows 10 again in case you don't like something.
This script is also used in my Windows 10 installation 100% speedrun content. For those of you who don't know, Any% is for installing Windows 10 as fast as possible. This category requires no scripts whatsoever, and this script is entirely unrelated to this category. The current World Record is 1:39.96 by NTDev, using a completely custom Tiny10 ISO. I don't expect someone else to break the 100 second barrier again until a few years from now, but anyone can easily get below 5 minutes first try, and 2 minutes with enough practice. (Unless they're using a 20 year old laptop, am I right AFOLMET???)
100% on the other hand, is a category that no one ever does, because on top of installing Windows 10, you need to configure it exactly how you want. Changing settings, installing drivers and programs, etc. This means that you can easily say "the default installation is all I need", and the world record would STILL be 1:39:96. The 100% category is only and exclusively meant for self satisfaction, triggering Linux paid shills, and IT practice, which is one of the reasons why I created this script. In this case, using Tiny10 is NOT recommended. The only versions of Windows recommended to use here are official Microsoft ISO's.
Before installation, make sure you have visited the entirety of Gravesoft or Massgrave. These sites are the perfect starting point for anyone who is completely new to Windows and has no idea where to even start. They provide plenty of guides, tools, activators, and even charts that help you decide which version of Windows you want. For this script in particular, it is heavily recommended to clean reinstall Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, since it's the most powerful and lightweight official version of Windows to this date. You can use other versions of IoT Enterprise LTSC as well, but they might be more bloated, or have atrociously bad features that can NOT be turned off no matter what. (Such as Windows 11's taskbar being taller than the Mariana Trench.).
You can fork your own version on GitHub, on these conditions:
- You must credit @ Miles Farber as per MIT License agreement.
- Everything must be packed into one .PS1 file that can be executed with Right Click on a stock Windows installation, without requiring any other files, UNLESS they're created OR downloaded by the .PS1 file itself.
- NO REMOVAL OF FEATURES, that's not what this script is for. You can only disable them if the user can easily re-enable them (Such as the navigation pane).
Windows+X > A > Invoke-Expression ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MilesFarber/Windows10SuperCharger/trainer/Windows10SuperCharger.ps1'))