Remove Bloat from Windows 10 is two batch files from the HWInfo team designed to remove tracking, telemetry, data collection, and default apps from Windows 10.

Remove Bloat from Windows 10 is two batch files from the HWInfo team designed to remove tracking, telemetry, data collection, and default apps from Windows 10.There have to be thousands of programs and tutorials on the internet about removing the Windows 10 bloat. There's custom ISO's, tutorials, uninstallers, and of course dozens of apps.So why a batch file? Well, because it's simple. No reading. No checkboxes. Just right-click on RemoveW10Bloat.bat and "Run as Administrator." Don't like the changes? Then rename RemoveW10Bloat.bat to RemoveW10Bloat.bat.txt, open it and customize it by removing the lines that have tweaks you don't want to be applied. Changed your mind? Right-click on PutBackW10Bloat.bat and "Run as Administrator" to restore the changes. So, the answer is simplicity. How well does it work? We tested on our primary computer about 6 hours before posting and went about our business with no issues. It's possible some of these tweaks won't work in the Fall Creators update, but it got the job done in seconds, rather than hours. We had a couple of errors as seen in the screenshots, but most likely because we had already manually removed some apps.There may be some tweaks that require some, er, tweaking. Indexing is shut off, so we are being told that in File Explorer. SmartScreen was off leaving an exclamation point in Windows Defender which you can check "ignore" in Defender. So, a few things like that may pop up, but it seems worth the effort.Of course, this is only one take on what someone didn't like, and you might not agree which is why skimming the batch file as text might be useful for more advanced users. Techs might find this handy for quick speedup of a customers machine or new installations of Windows 10. Less advanced users can speed up their computer and remove bloat in seconds with little risk of damage, but we can't guarantee that. It does remove some apps that as far as we know, can't be restored. The rest of it is mostly registry editing so that a registry backup would be a good idea.Overall, we loved the ability to remove the bloat without all the work, and we think you will too. Remember, use at your own risk.

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