[username923409]

You could take a look at AtlasOS[0]. It's a patchset made to be applied on top of a fresh Windows 10 22H2 installation, and aims to perform many of the optimizations you've mentioned. I've been using it for about 8 months without any issues, but I still have a fresh Windows installation in a VM on hand in case of some emergency situation.

They're also currently in the process of making it easier to configure with more granularity, but the current version still allows you to toggle a lot of the important options post-installation.

[0] https://github.com/Atlas-OS/Atlas/

[h4ch1]

Hmm looking here: https://docs.atlasos.net/troubleshooting/removed-features/

It just seems to remove a lot of security modules, out of all the bloat out there why would I want to just remove the sec modules? Also it now adds an option to include those, so all in all, it then removes:

- Some APPX and UWP applications

- Logging of Network Configuration

- Microsoft Edge and WebView

- Restore Points and System Reset

- Telemetry

- Windows Error Reporting

- Windows Updates

- Hyper-V and VBS

- Background Apps

- Disk Defragmentation

- User Account Control (UAC)

I can use https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 and https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 and https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster to do most of the debloating and telemetry tasks.

I don't see the point of removing

- Disk Defragmentation (how much does this even affect general usage?)

- UAC (?)

- Hyper-V (since this is an optional feature anyway)

- Edge (it's not that bad once the telemetry is removed from it, sleeping tabs are very good)

- System Restore Points (haven't they ever bricked a system?)

All are pretty useful, and we end up using them one way or the other

I also took a look at their scripts: https://docs.atlasos.net/troubleshooting/scripts/ ; nothing that interesting and seems to be there just to troubleshoot/fix issues caused by Atlas.

[username923409]

You can enable all of the things you've mentioned after applying the patch if you need them. It's mainly targeted for gaming use cases, where security is sacrificed for optimal performance.

I found that it improved the responsiveness of my system immensely, even after re-enabling most of the security features. Right after booting, I have 1GB of memory usage and only 50 total processes running, whereas a fresh install would use around 3GB of memory with 120 processes.

Of course, don't install it if you feel happy with what you can get with the scripts/programs you've linked. I've used those in the past, but they are generally more limited in scope.

[pipes]

That's really interesting. But given that it makes Windows defender changes etc I'm hesitant to use it. Also, why would removing edge improve performance?

[markus_zhang]

Thanks a lot. I'll read the doc and see if I can apply it on an existing Windows 10 pro.