Many times this will debloat the install but will BREAK the MS Store or uninstall any games / apps that were installed using it. I must warn you to NOT use all the settings at once, or simple remove everything from the MS Store. Very minor optimizations will also be made. Minimal - This one will just do the absolute basic privacy / security settings. Laptop - This one is just like desktop but doesn’t mess with power settings as we don’t want to kill our laptops battery. This will give your desktop the best performance without any downside. These are curated selections based on my recommendationsĭesktop - This is for Desktops DUH, but it will disable features like power throttling and many services will be set to not auto start. At the top there are three buttons Desktop, Laptop, and Minimal. This takes a more minimal approach that should not damage your Windows install. Many of them are too heavy handed in my opinion.

Debloatĭebloating windows is always a moving target and there are many utilities out there. By using this utility you will save hours on the install, but also make it very easy to keep all your programs up to date.

It leverages Microsoft’s winget utility to not only install tons of software that you select with a check-mark, but also gives you the ability to upgrade all the software quickly. The install is basically a better version of ninite that many people use. Let me breakdown what each part does and what you should use. As of the writing of this article there is 4 main parts: install, debloat, features and old panels, and windows updates. There are four main parts of this utility but I can expand this to an infinite number of tabs if expansion is needed and will probably happen in the future.

Microsoft powertoys github