GitHub - builtbybel/bloatbox: ☑️🌠 Remove Bloatwares from Windows 10
<div id=""> <h3 align="center"><a id="user-content-️-goodbye-bloatware" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#️-goodbye-bloatware"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a><g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="ballotboxwithcheck" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2611.png">☑️</g-emoji> Goodbye, Bloatware!</h3> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/releases/latest"> <img alt="Latest GitHub release" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6b4b6a6ddcc1e983902c20aace5c08c47a4d260768e614ebaafa94db2523c553/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f6275696c74627962656c2f626c6f6174626f782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265" data-canonical-src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/builtbybel/bloatbox.svg?style=flat-square"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/releases"> <img alt="Downloads on GitHub" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/27f1aacd47a9192c8ce5bee76b81ed53eca55dee65cc604abe191706656daa73/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f646f776e6c6f6164732f6275696c74627962656c2f626c6f6174626f782f746f74616c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265" data-canonical-src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/builtbybel/bloatbox/total.svg?style=flat-square"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/commits/master"> <img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e5fd352efb5ec0c918487aaf51171541265b0a9ca73bf37ffc65fe69a23c46e8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6173742d636f6d6d69742f6275696c74627962656c2f626c6f6174626f782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f3d676974687562266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465" alt="GitHub last commit" data-canonical-src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/builtbybel/bloatbox.svg?style=flat-square&logo=github&logoColor=white"/> </a><a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/issues"> <img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c015007d9f10be887c9304cad8ffcf5edd25f0e9a456167adb358270b1eeaddf/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6973737565732d7261772f6275696c74627962656c2f626c6f6174626f782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f3d676974687562266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465" alt="GitHub issues" data-canonical-src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/builtbybel/bloatbox.svg?style=flat-square&logo=github&logoColor=white"/> </a></p><a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/issues"> </a><p align="center"><a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/issues"> </a><a href="#about" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-1">About</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-1" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[1]</sup></small></a> • <a href="#download" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-2">Download</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-2" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[2]</sup></small></a> • <a href="#community-package" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-3">Community package</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-3" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[3]</sup></small></a> • <a href="#credits" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-4">Credits</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-4" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[4]</sup></small></a> </p> <p><a target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/blob/master/assets/bloatbox.png"><img src="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/raw/master/assets/bloatbox.png" alt="screenshot"/></a></p> <h2><a id="user-content-about" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#about"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>About</h2> <p>I know there are a thousand ways to uninstall modern Windows 10 apps. Here is the One Thousand and One with Bloatbox! This was intended as a small extension for my app <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-5">Privatezilla</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-5" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[5]</sup></small></a> to uninstall specific apps. Since I didn't want to bloat Privatezilla unnecessarily (those who know me know that I am a friend of small apps and lean code), I have now made this available as a standalone app.</p> <p>This code is based on parts of this nice project from <a href="https://github.com/ConditionalException/Windows10Privacy" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-6">ConditionalException</a>. Some inspiration has also flowed from this ugly guy <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/p/app/9n8b6qf719pt" rel="nofollow" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-7">AppManager by Microsoft</a> but on Windows Forms <g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="smirk" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f60f.png">😏</g-emoji><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-6" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[6]</sup></small></a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-7" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[7]</sup></small></a></p> <h2><a id="user-content-download" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#download"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>Download</h2> <h2>Community package</h2> <p>The community package for Bloatbox adds support for several advanced scripting features based upon PowerShell, e.g.</p> <ul> <li>Reinstall of all built-in apps</li> <li>Removal of specific pre-installed apps</li> <li>Uninstall of OneDrive</li> <li>Unpinning Startmenu tiles</li> <li>Disable of Windows Defender (NOT recommended! I can highly recommend using Windows Defender on consumer versions of Windows 10)</li> <li>Blocking telemetry via firewall and host files. Rules are provided by <a href="https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-8">crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-8" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[8]</sup></small></a></li> </ul> <h4><a id="user-content-check-also-the-marketplace-for-new-script-files" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#check-also-the-marketplace-for-new-script-files"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>Check also the <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/tree/master/marketplace" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-9">Marketplace for new script files</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-9" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[9]</sup></small></a></h4> <p>Script files provided for <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-10">Privatezilla</a> or my older app SharpApp are fully compatible with Bloatbox. You will find some on my site <a href="https://www.builtbybel.com/marketplace" rel="nofollow" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-11">here</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-10" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[10]</sup></small></a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-11" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[11]</sup></small></a></p> <p>All scripts included to the latest package can be viewed <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/tree/master/marketplace" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-12">here</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-12" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[12]</sup></small></a></p> <h3><a id="user-content-how-to-install" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#how-to-install"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>How-to Install</h3> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/blob/master/marketplace/bloatboxpkg-EXTRACTFIRST.zip?raw=true" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-13">Download</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-13" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[13]</sup></small></a></strong> the latest <code>bloatboxpkg.zip</code> file.</li> <li><strong>Extract the package</strong> to Bloatbox installation directory</li> <li><strong>Restart Bloatbox</strong></li> </ul> <h3>Intro of community package after Installing</h3> <p><a target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/blob/master/assets/bloatbox-pkg.gif"><img src="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/raw/master/assets/bloatbox-pkg.gif" alt="community-package"/></a></p> <h4><a id="user-content-this-feature-is-only-supported-by-bloatbox-version-014-and-higher" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#this-feature-is-only-supported-by-bloatbox-version-014-and-higher"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>This feature is only supported by Bloatbox version 0.14 and higher!</h4> <h2><a id="user-content-credits" class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#credits"><svg class="octicon octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"/></svg></a>Credits</h2> <p>This project is partly based upon</p> <p>This software uses the following packages:</p> <hr/> <blockquote readability="2.3134328358209"> <p><a href="https://www.builtbybel.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-14">builtbybel.com</a> · GitHub <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-15">@builtbybel</a> · Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/builtbybel" rel="nofollow" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" name="readabilityLink-16">@builtbybel</a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-14" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[14]</sup></small></a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-15" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[15]</sup></small></a><a href="#readabilityFootnoteLink-16" class="readability-DoNotFootnote" style="color: inherit;"><small><sup>[16]</sup></small></a></p> </blockquote> </div><div id="readability-footnotes"><h3>References</h3><ol id="readability-footnotes-list"><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-1" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="#about" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-1">About</a></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-2" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="#download" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-2">Download</a></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-3" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="#community-package" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-3">Community package</a></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-4" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="#credits" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-4">Credits</a></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-5" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-5">Privatezilla</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-6" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/ConditionalException/Windows10Privacy" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-6">ConditionalException</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-7" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/p/app/9n8b6qf719pt" rel="nofollow" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-7">AppManager by Microsoft</a><small> (www.microsoft.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-8" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-8">crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-9" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/tree/master/marketplace" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-9">Marketplace for new script files</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-10" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-10">Privatezilla</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-11" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://www.builtbybel.com/marketplace" rel="nofollow" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-11">here</a><small> (www.builtbybel.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-12" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/tree/master/marketplace" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-12">here</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-13" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/blob/master/marketplace/bloatboxpkg-EXTRACTFIRST.zip?raw=true" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-13">Download</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-14" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://www.builtbybel.com" rel="nofollow" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-14">builtbybel.com</a><small> (www.builtbybel.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-15" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://github.com/builtbybel" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-15">@builtbybel</a><small> (github.com)</small></li><li><small><sup><a href="#readabilityLink-16" title="Jump to Link in Article">^</a></sup></small> <a href="https://twitter.com/builtbybel" rel="nofollow" name="readabilityFootnoteLink-16">@builtbybel</a><small> (twitter.com)</small></li></ol></div>