Windows 11 Remove Bloatware And Telemetry [better]

To disable telemetry:

There are third-party tools available that can help you remove bloatware and telemetry, such as:

$domains = @( "v10.vortex-win.data.microsoft.com", "v20.vortex-win.data.microsoft.com", "settings-win.data.microsoft.com", "telemetry.microsoft.com" ) foreach ($domain in $domains) New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block $domain" -Direction Outbound -RemoteAddress $domain -Action Block windows 11 remove bloatware and telemetry

Stop-Process -Name OneDrive -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 $onedrive = "$env:SYSTEMROOT\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe" if (Test-Path $onedrive) & $onedrive /uninstall Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\OneDrive" Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:PROGRAMDATA\Microsoft OneDrive"

Right‑click on unwanted apps (Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, Candy Crush, etc.) → . This works for many but not all. To disable telemetry: There are third-party tools available

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting such as: $domains = @( "v10.vortex-win.data.microsoft.com"

⚠️ Avoid removing critical apps like Calculator, Store, Camera, or Settings – unless you’re sure.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search