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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
      last edited by JaredBusch

      Hot damn, it did work. I was acting like @Dashrender and getting over excited about shit before trying. All because the twitter icon popped in.

      0_1495752427632_upload-893f953c-203f-4a39-be4d-aecaac6d5910

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      • stacksofplatesS
        stacksofplates
        last edited by

        Wow reading through this makes my head hurt.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
          last edited by

          That Reg fix in the OP stopped working in 1607.

          Perhaps what was fixed was that MS fixed the issues Sysprep was having with the pre installed apps.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

            That Reg fix in the OP stopped working in 1607.

            Perhaps what was fixed was that MS fixed the issues Sysprep was having with the pre installed apps.

            You would be incorrect as I just clearly showed it working in 1703

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @JaredBusch
              last edited by

              @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

              @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

              That Reg fix in the OP stopped working in 1607.

              Perhaps what was fixed was that MS fixed the issues Sysprep was having with the pre installed apps.

              You would be incorrect as I just clearly showed it working in 1703

              Maybe they added it back in 1703 due to complaints. Also, so now that you've got the image, have you deployed it and none of those crappy apps came back?

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @Dashrender
                last edited by

                @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                That Reg fix in the OP stopped working in 1607.

                Perhaps what was fixed was that MS fixed the issues Sysprep was having with the pre installed apps.

                You would be incorrect as I just clearly showed it working in 1703

                Maybe they added it back in 1703 due to complaints. Also, so now that you've got the image, have you deployed it and none of those crappy apps came back?

                I've never cared about them coming back.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                  Maybe they added it back in 1703 due to complaints.

                  I never made a 1607 - Anniversary Update image, so no idea.

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                    @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                    @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                    I made a PowerShell script to run that cleans it all up automatically. Well a .bat that runs it. I have it somewhere on SW, but it's out of date. I'll find the one I have that's more up to date and edit this post.

                    I honestly do not care if the crap is there or not.

                    But sysprep fails with some of it there. That is the problem I have with it. I just want a fucking image with my basic stuff pre-installed. I could care less if the user has Candy Crush. That is a managerial issue.

                    Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
                    Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -Like "*Candy*"} | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName}
                    

                    That's basically all the powershell script contains. Removes about 30 different things. Probably more with the Creators update. But you need to uninstall it from both the "allusers" and "online". You'll have to reboot for it to be completely gone.

                    If you don't remove the app using the bottom "-online" part, it'll be there for new users.

                    I'm going have to update my scripts as I just gave a presentation on this last night. Thanks.

                    Also, if you look at the fullpackagename property of the appx, if the suffix is cw5n1h2txywey then it is system dependent and cannot be removed. The some of the XBox appx packages are that way.

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce @NerdyDad
                      last edited by

                      @NerdyDad said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                      @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                      @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                      @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                      I made a PowerShell script to run that cleans it all up automatically. Well a .bat that runs it. I have it somewhere on SW, but it's out of date. I'll find the one I have that's more up to date and edit this post.

                      I honestly do not care if the crap is there or not.

                      But sysprep fails with some of it there. That is the problem I have with it. I just want a fucking image with my basic stuff pre-installed. I could care less if the user has Candy Crush. That is a managerial issue.

                      Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
                      Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -Like "*Candy*"} | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName}
                      

                      That's basically all the powershell script contains. Removes about 30 different things. Probably more with the Creators update. But you need to uninstall it from both the "allusers" and "online". You'll have to reboot for it to be completely gone.

                      If you don't remove the app using the bottom "-online" part, it'll be there for new users.

                      I'm going have to update my scripts as I just gave a presentation on this last night. Thanks.

                      Also, if you look at the fullpackagename property of the appx, if the suffix is cw5n1h2txywey then it is system dependent and cannot be removed. The some of the XBox appx packages are that way.

                      I noticed that if you want to keep an up to date list of Crapware MS sticks on, like after big updates such as 1703 and the like, you'll need to run a command to get a new list of apps to see if you need to add any to the list. This is what I use:

                      Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name | FT
                      

                      and

                      Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName | FT
                      
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                      • black3dynamiteB
                        black3dynamite @Obsolesce
                        last edited by

                        @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                        @NerdyDad said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                        @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                        @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                        @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                        I made a PowerShell script to run that cleans it all up automatically. Well a .bat that runs it. I have it somewhere on SW, but it's out of date. I'll find the one I have that's more up to date and edit this post.

                        I honestly do not care if the crap is there or not.

                        But sysprep fails with some of it there. That is the problem I have with it. I just want a fucking image with my basic stuff pre-installed. I could care less if the user has Candy Crush. That is a managerial issue.

                        Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
                        Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -Like "*Candy*"} | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName}
                        

                        That's basically all the powershell script contains. Removes about 30 different things. Probably more with the Creators update. But you need to uninstall it from both the "allusers" and "online". You'll have to reboot for it to be completely gone.

                        If you don't remove the app using the bottom "-online" part, it'll be there for new users.

                        I'm going have to update my scripts as I just gave a presentation on this last night. Thanks.

                        Also, if you look at the fullpackagename property of the appx, if the suffix is cw5n1h2txywey then it is system dependent and cannot be removed. The some of the XBox appx packages are that way.

                        I noticed that if you want to keep an up to date list of Crapware MS sticks on, like after big updates such as 1703 and the like, you'll need to run a command to get a new list of apps to see if you need to add any to the list. This is what I use:

                        Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name | FT
                        

                        and

                        Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName | FT
                        

                        Any harm removing all AppxPackages and AppxProvisionedPackages?

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @black3dynamite
                          last edited by

                          @black3dynamite said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          @NerdyDad said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                          I made a PowerShell script to run that cleans it all up automatically. Well a .bat that runs it. I have it somewhere on SW, but it's out of date. I'll find the one I have that's more up to date and edit this post.

                          I honestly do not care if the crap is there or not.

                          But sysprep fails with some of it there. That is the problem I have with it. I just want a fucking image with my basic stuff pre-installed. I could care less if the user has Candy Crush. That is a managerial issue.

                          Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
                          Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -Like "*Candy*"} | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName}
                          

                          That's basically all the powershell script contains. Removes about 30 different things. Probably more with the Creators update. But you need to uninstall it from both the "allusers" and "online". You'll have to reboot for it to be completely gone.

                          If you don't remove the app using the bottom "-online" part, it'll be there for new users.

                          I'm going have to update my scripts as I just gave a presentation on this last night. Thanks.

                          Also, if you look at the fullpackagename property of the appx, if the suffix is cw5n1h2txywey then it is system dependent and cannot be removed. The some of the XBox appx packages are that way.

                          I noticed that if you want to keep an up to date list of Crapware MS sticks on, like after big updates such as 1703 and the like, you'll need to run a command to get a new list of apps to see if you need to add any to the list. This is what I use:

                          Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name | FT
                          

                          and

                          Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName | FT
                          

                          Any harm removing all AppxPackages and AppxProvisionedPackages?

                          Yes don't do it.

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                            last edited by

                            @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @black3dynamite said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @NerdyDad said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            @Tim_G said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                            I made a PowerShell script to run that cleans it all up automatically. Well a .bat that runs it. I have it somewhere on SW, but it's out of date. I'll find the one I have that's more up to date and edit this post.

                            I honestly do not care if the crap is there or not.

                            But sysprep fails with some of it there. That is the problem I have with it. I just want a fucking image with my basic stuff pre-installed. I could care less if the user has Candy Crush. That is a managerial issue.

                            Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
                            Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.PackageName -Like "*Candy*"} | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName}
                            

                            That's basically all the powershell script contains. Removes about 30 different things. Probably more with the Creators update. But you need to uninstall it from both the "allusers" and "online". You'll have to reboot for it to be completely gone.

                            If you don't remove the app using the bottom "-online" part, it'll be there for new users.

                            I'm going have to update my scripts as I just gave a presentation on this last night. Thanks.

                            Also, if you look at the fullpackagename property of the appx, if the suffix is cw5n1h2txywey then it is system dependent and cannot be removed. The some of the XBox appx packages are that way.

                            I noticed that if you want to keep an up to date list of Crapware MS sticks on, like after big updates such as 1703 and the like, you'll need to run a command to get a new list of apps to see if you need to add any to the list. This is what I use:

                            Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select Name | FT
                            

                            and

                            Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Select DisplayName | FT
                            

                            Any harm removing all AppxPackages and AppxProvisionedPackages?

                            Yes don't do it.

                            Can you not do a regular expression to match everything not like that specific version of that key

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                            • black3dynamiteB
                              black3dynamite
                              last edited by black3dynamite

                              Windows Configuration Designer seems to be the tool that helps with removing pre-installed software.

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                So @JaredBusch claimed that using the registry entry listed in the first post would prevent the crap from coming back in 1703, but I couldn't get the same results.

                                Today while creating a new image again, I noticed that the account created during logon had most, if not all of the crap, in spite of the registry key, but now I'm noting a followup user logon to the system does not have the crapware listed in the start menu.

                                0_1499108753903_1703.jpg

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @Dashrender
                                  last edited by JaredBusch

                                  @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                                  So @JaredBusch claimed that using the registry entry listed in the first post would prevent the crap from coming back in 1703, but I couldn't get the same results.

                                  Today while creating a new image again, I noticed that the account created during logon had most, if not all of the crap, in spite of the registry key, but now I'm noting a followup user logon to the system does not have the crapware listed in the start menu.

                                  I am not claiming shit. I clearly documented it.

                                  I expect you problem is because the "crap" you are seeing is not part of the items restricted. I showed a screen shot right there in post 33.
                                  https://mangolassi.it/topic/8691/fresh-win-10-install-doesn-t-include-crapware/33

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @JaredBusch said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                                    @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                                    So @JaredBusch claimed that using the registry entry listed in the first post would prevent the crap from coming back in 1703, but I couldn't get the same results.

                                    Today while creating a new image again, I noticed that the account created during logon had most, if not all of the crap, in spite of the registry key, but now I'm noting a followup user logon to the system does not have the crapware listed in the start menu.

                                    I am not claiming shit. I clearly documented it.

                                    I expect you problem is because the "crap" you are seeing is not part of the items restricted. I showed a screen shot right there in post 33.
                                    https://mangolassi.it/topic/8691/fresh-win-10-install-doesn-t-include-crapware/33

                                    FFS - I was saying you appeared to be right, geez!

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender
                                      last edited by Dashrender

                                      Here is the first profile picture.

                                      Notice the crap. (I built the machine with no network connection, put the reg key in (saw the arrows), rebooted, then logged in as this user again - installed my apps - then plugged into the network and got updates, added second user, and logged in as them - saw cleaner start menu)

                                      0_1499109525955_1703-2.jpg

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch
                                        last edited by

                                        The image I posted in post 22 shows what it looked like after getting online and doing updates
                                        https://mangolassi.it/topic/8691/fresh-win-10-install-doesn-t-include-crapware/22
                                        Here is is again for you. The six apps on the right never downloaded or installed.
                                        https://i.imgur.com/KtnDvEn.png

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          My only guess is that you didn't give them enough time.

                                          I definitely have had the arrows hang around after several reboots, but eventually they always turned into the crap.

                                          But the new users after the registry entry is added never have the arrows, and never have the crap.

                                          So the end result is no crap, well - Xbox is still there, and Skype.. but at least most of the shit is gone.

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @Dashrender
                                            last edited by

                                            @Dashrender said in Fresh Win 10 install - doesn't include crapware:

                                            My only guess is that you didn't give them enough time.

                                            I definitely have had the arrows hang around after several reboots, but eventually they always turned into the crap.

                                            But the new users after the registry entry is added never have the arrows, and never have the crap.

                                            So the end result is no crap, well - Xbox is still there, and Skype.. but at least most of the shit is gone.

                                            Shall I prove you wrong? I still have the virtual machine pre-sysprep. I can boot it back up anytime. One of them was booted and running for over a month before I ran made a snapshot and did sysprep and it is still like that after reverting to the snapshot.

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