cleaning up windows after a fresh install

[_Jimlad_]

Hi Chaps,

i am doing a clean install tomorrow for windows 10 with the latest build. any nice scripts or apps people use to take all the rubbish out and unnecessary services ?

 

[Quartz]

A bit of the reverse: go to ninite.com to install all those useful utilities quickly and easily.

 

[d_brennen]

Hi Chaps,

i am doing a clean install tomorrow for windows 10 with the latest build. any nice scripts or apps people use to take all the rubbish out and unnecessary services ?

Submit to the telemetry

 

[Deleted member 77746]

If you want it your way then make your own scripts. You can remove nearly anything with power shell

 

[_Jimlad_]

If you want it your way then make your own scripts. You can remove nearly anything with power shell

I am not at that level, Just asking if anyone uses any generic scripts or tools to quick remove all the junk

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I am not at that level, Just asking if anyone uses any generic scripts or tools to quick remove all the junk

What you class as junk might not be someone else's junk though. As a default install of Windows 10 it doesn't really install much junk.

 

[_Jimlad_]

What you class as junk might not be someone else's junk though. As a default install of Windows 10 it doesn't really install much junk.

yeah people do love candy crush kingdom

 

[Deleted member 77746]

yeah people do love candy crush kingdom

The problem with windows 10 default apps is that the install package is generated on the fly. A default script that I use won't be the same one that might work on your machine simply because of this.

Here is the command line way to remove that.

https://appuals.com/how-to-remove-candy-crush-saga-from-windows-10/

or maybe this generic command possibly?

Get-AppxPackage *CandyCrush* | Remove-AppxPackage

 

[_Jimlad_]

ok thanks for the info, i just wondered if a program existed that had nice tick boxes to remove certain non essential services, apps and such.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

If looking to save space first thing I do is
powercfg.exe - h off
From admin cmd
I never use hibernate anyway and sleep still works saves lot of space if you have a lot of ram

 

[Deleted member 77746]

ok thanks for the info, I just wondered if a program existed that had nice tick boxes to remove certain non essential services, apps and such.

As I said. Your non essential services and apps won't be the same as someone else's.

Here are some scripts that removes things but you need to edit them otherwise it might remove something you want.

https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater

or

https://www.howtogeek.com/224798/ho...-10s-built-in-apps-and-how-to-reinstall-them/

 

[Deleted member 77746]

If looking to save space first thing I do is
powercfg.exe - h off
From admin cmd
I never use hibernate anyway and sleep still works saves lot of space if you have a lot of ram

That won't work. You put a space between - and h

powercfg.exe -h off

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

That won't work. You put a space between - and h

powercfg.exe -h off

Thanks mate

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Thanks mate

oh and it's got to be run in elevation administrator mode.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

oh and it's got to be run in elevation administrator mode.

Ah I actually said admin cmd lol

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Ah I actually said admin cmd lol

so you did.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

so you did.

So at least I only made 1 slip up lol

 

[Deleted member 77746]

So at least I only made 1 slip up lol

I tried the command that's how I realised where the mistake was.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I tried the command that's how I realised where the mistake was.

Checking up my stuff lol
It does save a good amount of space
If you type the spaces right lol

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

And for the op
Sorry should have explained that command deletes the hyberfil.sys file
Used for hibernation
If you have a lot of ram hyberfil.sys is a pretty large file
Deleting it stops being able to hibernate but sleep still works fine