Here’s a comprehensive, step-by-step write-up on disabling all bloatware in Windows 11, including built-in tools, PowerShell commands, and best practices for safety and performance. Introduction Bloatware refers to pre-installed or unnecessary applications, services, and background processes that consume system resources, reduce performance, clutter the Start Menu, and potentially compromise privacy. Windows 11 ships with numerous such components—from Xbox Game Bar to OneDrive, Skype, Teams, and third-party shortcuts (Disney+, Spotify, etc.). Disabling them properly improves boot time, RAM usage, CPU background activity, and storage efficiency.
| Service | Action | |--------|--------| | Xbox Live Auth Manager | Disable | | Xbox Live Networking | Disable | | Xbox Live Game Save | Disable | | Connected User Experiences and Telemetry | Disable | | Print Spooler (if no printer) | Disable | | Windows Search (if you don't use Start search) | Disable | | SysMain (Superfetch) | Disable (if on SSD) | disable all bloatware windows 11
$Bloatware = @( "*Xbox*", "*Bing*", "*Teams*", "*Spotify*", "*Netflix*", "*Disney*", "*YourPhone*", "*Clipchamp*", "*PowerAutomate*", "*Todos*", "*Maps*", "*MixedReality*", "*People*", "*Skype*" ) foreach ($App in $Bloatware) Remove-AppxPackage Disabling them properly improves boot time, RAM usage,