win-mute: an open-source switch for Windows AI, telemetry, and bloatware (Windows 10/11)

Description and use

win-mute is a PowerShell toolkit that disables unwanted AI features, telemetry, and bloatware on Windows 10/11, automatically detecting the OS version and providing safe defaults.

Problem

Windows ships unwanted AI features, telemetry, and bloatware by default, causing privacy concerns and unnecessary system clutter.

Outcome

All 72 tweaks are applied with a single command, disabling unwanted AI features, telemetry, services, scheduled tasks, and bloatware while preserving personal files and system stability.

Workflow

• Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/obrenoalvim/win-mute
• Run the interactive picker: .Invoke-WinMute.ps1
• Select categories or use -All for all tweaks
• Optionally use -SafeOnly to apply only zero‑downside tweaks
• Use -Undo to revert all changes
• For non‑PowerShell users, run START-GUI.bat to launch a WPF UI

Evidence

Each tweak is a plain PowerShell object with Apply, Revert, and Test script blocks, touching the same levers those closed‑source tools use: Group Policy registry keys, service startup types, scheduled tasks, Appx package removal.

Source

A System Restore point gets created by default before any change, as a second safety net.

Source