Either they work for Microsoft or are dumb enough to understand the meaning of open source. Let's have fun using debloated systems and this is for them ☕
Haha. Haters gonna hate. Let them try and make this nice format videos! You make great descriptive videos! Thanks for your contribution. Proud to be South African
Best piece of software I have used for several years now. Installing new computers couldn't get any easier and the best thing is that Chris reads all the requests and has added lots of features in the past months. 10/10 for this little app
Microsoft could literally install a Bitcoin miner, track and sell everything you do and people would still complain about a dude trying to clean up your system and all that for free xD
All the people talking about hate in the comments, but I only see people happy with the tool. I prefer to install a custom windows, it’s faster and I don’t have to think
I've tried some custom windows but it ends up messing with permission and group policy... I would rather use this. There's target audience for every alternative
Every time I install a version of Windows 11, I use this tool already in the installation with a script. I practically don't need to do anything until the system installs itself. If I want to remove anything else, I just open CTT again... This is so useful that it made me like Windows 11 a little more
@@matthiash.4670 On windows 7 ( and server 2008 r2) you go to services and you can stop Defender and other stuff. In windows 10,11 you CANNOT you need scripts to remove it and even if you remove it then you will get messages all the time "windows try to install stuff and failed" There is not a single reason for someone to have WINDOWS 10,11 not even one but there is plenty of reasons to have windows server 2008 r2 with desktop expirence
We've been stripping the bloat since XP. Remember TinyXP builds? I remember de-bloating Windows 7, don't you? Win 11 is worse with the telemetry and ads BS, but 7 still needed tweaks like this.
@@theicebolt4361 Didn't have any problems on mine. I know that's not an especially helpful thing to hear, but maybe there's something on your particular system it doesn't like.
@@Cristian_22972 Chris Titus has a video explaining that he has packaged it into an exe file if anyone wants, but it's not necessary. There's no evidence it's a scam (as long as you get it directly from him). It looks like a lot of people have flagged this comment as malicious (RU-vid asked me to rate it), but the commenter isn't giving a direct link to anything. They're just commenting that they've tried it, so I don't think this is malicious.
Been using this on all my and family's machines since ctt launched it. This utility and before this "Debloat Windows" are the ONLY reason I have a hobby machine with Windows. My daily driver is a fedora machine.
My Pleasure! I was quite shocked to find out that a lot of people still don't know about it. It's already actually quite popular, but hopefully this video makes it even more popular!
Note, never disable Teredo when you are playing Forza Horizon 4. You will not be able to play online anymore because it needs teredo. Nobody ive seen so far doing tweak videos mentions this....
@@TheSometimeAfter Some Microsoft games depend on teredo to play online. Even though modern games don't need it anymore i don't know why this is never mentioned. These are great videos but they absolutly miss this. Even if they or the majority of viewers don't play game like forza this should at least be said in the video. Forza Horizon 4 was released 2018 and still has a big playerbase because the new Forza Horizon 5 didn't went as planned.
NO! Never EVER paste something directly from a webpage into PowerShell or Command Prompt. ALWAYS paste into something like notepad first to make sure the webpage didn't add malicious stuff into the clipboard.
@@spacecadet4876 Yeah and also web pages can change what gets put into the clipboard, as you know if you'd tried to copy song lyrics from some webpages. It can add some fishy extra commands and even an Enter. And pasting into notepad gives you a chance to see that what is in the clipboard is actually what was on the webpage. Also you should then copy from notepad before actually pasting into CLI. Tho in this case you're also running a utility as Admin directly from the website so if you don't trust the website you shouldn't trust the tool itself either. But websites getting pwned and having malicious things injected by 3rd parties is a thing that happens.
I really like this script but i would not recommend removing edge sometimes it breaks the start search function. Rather just download another browser and set it to default.
I agree. Keep Edge (it's quite fast), and make another browser like Brave (watching movies), Firefox or Vivaldi your default browser and remove CoPilot and One Drive.
It's funny how noticing and learning about the right-click on the windows menu was the most exciting part of this video for me. That's definitely a how-the-hell-didn't-I-know-that moment
This is a great utility for Windows. I use it on my Windows build and find it very helpful. That being said, that you need a utility like this to run Windows says a lot about it.
Unfortunately it's true, but I think some people are just uninformed. If they do some research on the project (which is completely open source) and Chris Titus himself, they would see that they're wrong and they need to stop worrying.
@@memstechtips I have a feeling the Naysayers are either trolling or they are not tech savvy enough to understand how useful such a utility truly is, and in a way, this utility would not be for those anyhow. Those who are likely to use and benefit from such a utility would not dare badmouth it.
Amazing tool? it downloads software and bypasses the webpages these developers have made. THIS IS BAD : the developers get recognition, donations and views from people going to their webpages. Limit the tool to debloat windows.
@@mhavock In this respect, it's just a slim package manager... If you're installing a set of stuff on every new PC, do you really want to go download stuff manually from a bunch of webpages? How does it happen the developers? Their SW is installed, and you see who made it... Linux does it in a similar fashion
Nice i have done one cleaner file which cleans all temporary files and extra files also logs will b provided at last. Your development is really helpful ❤
This is great windows update broke my start menu.. put open shell onto the system through this SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better... I feel liberated and I have a start menu again.
@@memstechtips you arent insulting anyone or mean, you are giving away tour knowledge (which is good well informed knowledge) for free and they are crying about not trusting a guy who makes everything he does open source but instead trusting a company (which has shown many times to not have your best interest in mind). I don't get it... Its a great video, hope those people hating for nothing hit their small toe against a table 😆
This is amazing, thank you so much, the fact that Windows just installs and changes settings on update is crazy, have to use a Windows computer for work and it honestly scary
This is a very well put together video. Personally, I have been onboard tweaking and optimizing windows for many many years, although lately I've found things are very, very intertwined system wise, which might lead to many problems, some apparent, some latent. That's the reason why I've opted to not tweak windows anymore. However, for those that do want to tweak with it, this was a very clear, very practical video. Alas, it appears that the user does not have any control if the utility installs any other script or even executable, which to me might represent a severe security breach.
The tool is actually fine. Idk what the comments are about either, I've been using the tool for some time now and I love it. Most good tweak software is paid so Chris coming in with a open source tool is amazing.
A great example is the person who replied to you, completely misunderstood your comment and sounds like a bot. Though I know of Chris Titus, and I highly doubt he would be responsible for this. It may just be bots targeting this RU-vid creator but idk.
I've used the CTT script on my old laptop that came with 8 but I upgraded to 10, it really lagged during boot and was using a lot of cpu for like minutes after booting, like barely usable. I ran this script, probably most of it came from the switching processes to manual option, but now it runs smooth enough to actually be usable.
Yes it makes a huge difference. From my testing it's not just the services that makes the process count lower. The other tweaks also have an influence on that.
Tried this program out a while back, i was a bit reluctant to give it a go due to how you need to hook up to the internet to run it. What i found after using this program was that my internet connection was constantly busy, even after rebooting and/or shutting down. Each time my computer was running the internet connection was running in the background. Just beware, and if you do decide to try this program check your internet connection`s activity before and after. Something just doesn`t seem right. ps i realise that there will be occasional background activity on any OS stock or otherwise, but this is constant activity.
Apparently people in this comment section like to trust Microsoft more than a fully open source script that removes spyware that Microsoft put in their own operating system.
If only they knew about Recall and understood the fact there's copious amounts of telemetry that Microsoft collect.. If Microsoft put as much effort into the design (and debloating) of their own software as what they do collecting (and likely selling) everyone's personal data, we'd have native a 64bit modular OS with amazing levels of compatibility and speed and minimal resource wastage.
People like to actually have their operating system, you know, not break down the line nor have a harder time troubleshooting issues. "I gutted out Blutooth or I changed its service to manual as I don't need it" > "Why isn't this Blutooth device working automagically?"
Update : I have multiple software installed by choco, and in Chris Titus I only selected Audacity, but after I did click Update All, and Chris Titus is updating All installed on my laptop :) ...is good or bad varies :) ...posted as information comment ... Regardless cool software Thank You
Hey, "Upgrade all" will upgrade everything installed and supported by winget. @memstechtips is right here, in that case you should click "install/upgrade selected"
Windows 11 is the reason I switched to an Apple environment. Still using Win 10 on a PC for gaming shenanigans but regular work is just a pain in the neck on a Windows machine nowadays
Word of caution: the tool doesn't directly mention it, but CT personally dislikes Win Defender and therefore the tool will disable and isolate it (can't be reactivated). The script doesn't offer an exception or revert option.
Very useful - Thank you. As for the hate comments... pffff. I have been a global IT manager in Gambling and Finance for over 30 years, and I still watch videos like this. Ignore the children, they are not yet worthy of attention. You know how people like me stay in our jobs? Videos like this. Keep it coming fella - The older I get, the more I need it!
i doubt this because like there's a decent amount of security issues with this video right from the top, posting random links into power shell usually isn't a wise move. and obviously the level of this video is for beginner, due to the fact he has to explain how to expand a window....
Tbh all the hate for a free program that actually helps. At this point I’m starting to believe someone running a bot farm with all of them commenting something negative. Cause it crazy. They’ll say some negative shit then never respond back.
Totally agree! If you can do all of the stuff manually, that's great. The tool just makes it easier, but it might also do some thing you might not necessarily want.
Much apreciated! Had a lot of those scripts installed before, manually. This is a godsend, if you know what youre doing. Is there a MicroWin equivalent for Windows 10?
There's also Sophia script that uses ps scripts you can select from a set, but while it is more capable in some regards that ctt, it's a lot more finicky to use. CTT's tool is very easy to use.
I want to Thank You for your excellent video and work on the Answer File. I have been a Computer Consultant since 1982. Windows is full of junk and more gets added with each version. Please keep up the Good Fight!!!
We need to send a copy of this to Boeing. They have some junk floating in space that apparently doesn't work right. Or maybe they can use a drone with some superglue and some spare bolts.
It's better to debloat manually, so you know exactly what you're doing. These apps, including the one from O&O, can break things in interesting ways, so that down the road, it makes you wonder why something that works for everyone else doesn't work for you.
True, but if you understand the changes these apps make to your computer, it's a real time saver. But we don't all use our computers for the same things and that's where the issues come in.
Thanks for more good info on this great utility. I can't believe your Windows 11 is only using 2.1 to 3 GB of memory on boot up! My Laptop that runs Windows 11 eats tons of memory on boot up! After I boot up it's used 5.5 GB of memory! I've ran this utility and disabled telemetry and set processes to manual. That didn't help free up any additional memory on start so I'll probably look into disabling or removing the Lenovo software because it's likely eating a bunch of memory!?
No need! Already done it myself and I only used it to install programs like chrome, blender, discord, etc without needing to go to websites. Awesome tool but you don’t want to do too much.
