Debloating Windows 11
It’s now common knowledge that Windows 11 is full of bloatware that they call "useful services". After years of use, I’ve written a list of these programmes that can be safely uninstalled without affecting the operation of the operating system (in fact, they reduce the load on both the CPU and RAM).Each item on the list is accompanied by the relevant PowerShell command to uninstall it (remember to run it as an administrator).
- Widget panel (you will free Win+W hotkey)
Get-AppxPackage -allusers | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*WebExperience*"} | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers - Phone connection
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers - Remove host service
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *CrossDevice* | Remove-Appxpackage -allusers - XBox Gamebar
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *Xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers - Copilot & ads from start
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *copilot* | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers
Get-AppxPackage -allusers *startexperience* | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers - Disable Microsoft Recall (the worst software known, so awful that you can't uninstall it)
Dism /Online /Disable-Feature /Featurename:Recall
Other useful commands
- Restore old right-click menu (requires a reboot of explorer.exe)
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve - Enter BIOS from Powershell
Shutdown /r /fw /f /t 0