Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by housemusicfan on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:46AM (#36970839)

You're trying to convince a bunch of people that think

  curl | sudo sh

with random scripts off the internet is perfectly okay.

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Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by imadj on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:09AM (#36971128)

What better alternatives do you recommend?

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Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by smt88 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:47AM (#36971660)

Signed executables

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Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by imadj on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:32AM (#36972283)

Are there signed executables that do what Win11Debloat and similar tools do?

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Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by smt88 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:17PM (#36975719)

I know that ShutUp10 is signed[1].

1. https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

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Re:Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installe... by joshuaissac on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:00AM (#36971822)

> What better alternatives do you recommend?

Install packages only from the operating system's package repository or from another trusted repository.

If the software installer is only available as a script, download the script manually and check its contents instead of piping it to a root shell (and maybe run it in a VM instead). That way, you can know if the code is trying to do something nefarious. Piping to Bash can also be detected server side, so a server can serve malicious code when it is piped and good code when it is not.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11532599

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