# Create a tag file just so Intune knows this was installed I added a few lines to create a log file (RemoveW10Bloatware.log) and I added a tag file () for detection, if you gonna deploy it with Microsoft Intune. I copied and edited the script a little, so I can use it in Intune. So, we have work to do to edit this script for the built-in apps. His script is to remove HP bloatware, but we can edit this script to remove Windows 10 bloatware as well. And… what about to remove the HP bloatware, in this case, as well from all the devices?Īfter several hours of searching on the internet, I found a script from mark05E on his GitHub. But with this solution you got a lot of “pollution” in your Intune tenant. After that you can assign this app as uninstall for your computers. There are plenty of solutions on the internet, for example, if you want to remove the built-in apps, like the Xbox apps, you can “buy” the Xbox app in the Microsoft Store for Business and sync that to Microsoft Intune. So, we did not receive the Signature Edition, so we had to create a solution to remove all the Windows 10 bloatware. This means you will receive the full Windows 10 experience. No additional software is included with computers that ship with Windows 10 Signature Edition. Manufacturers earn more money by installing trial versions of games and other unwanted trialware on new PCs, which is why they come bundled with the garbage apps.īy delivering clean, fast, and efficient PCs, Microsoft Signature Editions aim to alleviate the suffering of crapware. In the worst-case scenario, the hidden programs that operate in the background can cause your PC to slow down. These programs may send out pop-up messages at regular intervals, asking the user to subscribe or purchase the premium version. But something was wrong in the order because they asked for the Windows 10 Signature Edition, but they got the normal Windows 10 Pro edition.īut first, what is a Windows 10 Signature Edition?Ī typical boxed computer purchased from a retailer includes crapware, spyware, toolbars, antivirus programs, games, and other undesirable programs that assume a large amount of space on your hard drive.

In the past year, I worked at a customer, who ordered around 4000 HP laptops to distribute it to their end-users.

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