the script for this downloads and installs gimp, code points to this link:
https://download.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.10/windows/gimp-2.10.14-setup-2.exe

why??

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**Latest ver of Debotnet isn't removing Cortana. Windows 10 Home, Build 18362.19h1_release.190318-1202. (all up to date).

Other than that, Debotnet seems to be working flawlessly.**

Hey @Belim,

as the subject is asking it already.
Will debotnet stay in the current state to became replaced by SharpApp?

On the SharpApp issue board, I found a question asking the same but from a different side.
What are the big differences between debotnet and sharpapp?
If the truth is that you've figured out that the core setup of debotnet is not fitting and you fixed that in sharpapp, I am fine with this answer.

It would also be good to know if sharpapp will be the successor of debotnet meaning debotnet won't get any fixed or features in the future.

Best regards and thanks for your work,
Stev

Please convert or rewrite the tool from VB6 to anything using the .NET Framework to support unicode and support Paths only visible for 64bit applications.

• It would be nice to have the sources here.

(for convert VB6->.NET see https://www.mobilize.net/solution/msdn)

First congratulations on the exciting Windows privacy and tweaking tool.
Could there be an option to disable the hibernate function for those who rarely use the feature. Disabling it can free up quite a bit of space depending on how much ram you have. If you are using an SSD turning off the hibernate function can improve SSD longevity.
I roughed out a script that seems to work;
[Code]
File1=Run,powershell.exe -command powercfg.exe /hibernate off
[Undo]
File1=Run,powershell.exe -command powercfg.exe /hibernate on

Hi, 4 engines on Virustotal.com detected the Debotnet.exe as malicious (SecureAge APEX, Qihoo-360, Endgame and Trapmine) What could be the reason?

the results are unreadable if the system locale differs from the english one

From the looks of it, it seems like Debotnet only locally saves the state of the applied tweaks in the INI-file, instead of actually checking the state of them on the system. This causes two issues:

1. Tweaks that have been reset by the system are still shown as if they were applied inside Debotnet
2. Tweaks that have been applied by using other programs, .reg-files or other means are not detected as being applied by Debotnet.

This (especially 1) would severely debilitate Debotnet's usefulness, as you'll never really know if tweaks are still applied; you can only see whether the tweaks have been applied in the past, not whether they're actually still active. Similarly, when you copy the program to an USB stick and try to deploy it on another system, I think it'll show as if the tweaks you applied before on a different system are allready applied on the new system.

Hello,

nice work!

Can it be used via CLI in order to be automatized (eg. post-installation automatic setup) and/or does it use a config file to be just ready with pre-built configuration (enabled/disabled scripts)?

Thanks

mcafee virusscan enterprise detected debotnet as "Artemis!43FCEF7F1D44" trojan

If you choose the Bloatware tab, then right click and choose recommended settings, the apps with (green) Bloatware tag don't get checked.

Version 0.4.0

1. Clicking on category on left doesn't update text (Disable Reserved Storage) in middle area. See this short demonstration
2. Similarly, text on the right side doesn't update by choosing a different category on left. One has to select text in middle in order for it to update.
3. All doesn't contain other options. It's a confusing title.
4. Security doesn't have anything?

Hi,

Not sure if this is a bug or not or whether anything can be done about it, I selected "Disable OneDrive Everywhere"

However there are still some remnants of One Drive left over:

• One Drive still in Start Menu, clicking on it opens empty window which does nothing
• One still in applications list, trying to uninstall gives error message saying it can't find the onedrivesetup.exe

Option to "Select All " and "Unselect All" scripts in a particular category would be nice. This is especially true for first run after a update/refresh/reset/new installation

Like a button in app interface for user to name ex. Notebook , Tablet, Desktop - and each "button" after pressing should run user selected scripts, 1 by 1. So after new OS install/ reinstall all user have to do is run app and press corresponding button to "debotnet" it`s system.

Hi Belim,

Would you add an option/script to disable telemetry in Microsoft SSMS?
According to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-telemetry-ssms

Something as simple as this should be enough:

# Disable SSMS telemetry feedback

$path17 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\14.0'
$path18 = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\SQL Server Management Studio\18.0_IsoShell'
$entry = 'UserFeedbackOptIn'

Set-ItemProperty -Path $path17 -Name $entry -value 0

Regards

i use debotnet script to delete windows defender by accident i search online how to install it again and i didn't find anything , is there any method to re install or recover windows defender after delete with debotnet script , and thanks in advance

fresh install of windows 10 pro 64 bit 1909 with latest updates, ran debotnet offline, ran script no more forced driver updates and no more forced updates, restarted, uninstalled display driver, restarted, then immediately windows started updating the display driver...

subj

Feature request/improvement
Disable the preservation of script selections when the program is closed and opened, or provide the option in settings to preserve/discard script selections made in previous run

Hey there,
First of all, thanks for working on such a great tool and having it open-source!

A feature request: would be nice to be able to remove UWP apps not just for the current user, but for all users. Would be really nice to do the debloating just once instead of for every new/existing user.

Hi,
This is a screen reader user.
I use NVDA to navigate the program and found that I cannot perform the basic function.

specifically, nvda can found a list view listing all the functions, use up and down arrow can navigate to different functions, e.g. Turn off Windows updates sharing
However tab to different part of the window seemed to be problematic, for example one some parts nvda reported as unknown;
one part nvda report "all" but nothing else;
the only part that is accessible to nvda is the part displaying the description of the function, e.g. Turn off Windows updates sharing

And I found no way to activate the function with nvda screen reader.

Please try to address this issue, thanks.

Where's the source code that makes "Debotnet.exe"?

The first line of Federico Dossena's script Remove Telemetry (Advanced) removes the registry key for Windows Security Center Service (But doesn't actually remove it) this breaks Windows Defender (even if you don't have any Windows Defender options selected)

Suggest this registry change is moved to another section

Remove GameBar script actually toggles ON the recording features of Game Bar in PC Settings.

I run the powershell "Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.RemoteDesktop | Remove-AppxPackage", Now i want to undo, please help,
Thanks.

Hey,

Starting with version 0.7.5, our Kaspersky Endpoint Security is detecting Debotnet.exe as `PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic".

Sadly, that is currently all I know so far.
Does anyone else have issues with this too?
Until this issue is solved, I switch back to Debotnet.exe 0.7.

I'm running nightly 0.6.221 and upon checking for updates, I get the error message:

You are using an unofficial version of Debotnet.

certUtil -hashfile output is:

certUtil -hashfile Debotnet.exe
SHA1 hash of Debotnet.exe:
e5e83d548768d4c4052cd7360326adf1da72c827

Is this intended behavior?

1- removed apps are still exist in the store and they are re-downloading after opening store. tested on (Windows 10 Pro build 1909)
2- i believe that there are many outdated scripts since you have many old names in the list for example "get started app" is called "Microsoft tips" now.
3- you forgot to add "don't include drivers in windows update".
4- The GUI is messy.
5- some scripts failed to restore apps/settings.
well looks like i will have to use power shell and group policy for now.
how about to create a script to remove all apps except "Store" and "Shell Experience Host"? i believe this give the users more control over the apps since they can go to store and re download the only needed apps
Out of Curiosity did you test these scripts one by one?
because i see that most of them manipulate registry entries but they got no effect in group policy (i refer to Computer Configuration).
thanks for your effort and good luck with the project.

There is the possibility of having an interface in Italian ?

plz add this task of auto-create a system restore points before executing actions in the program so if something happens we can role back

Today I've run a bunch of scripts, one of them to disable web search in start menu, but now my start menu search is broken completely, so if I hit win key and write "note", nothing appears.

How can I fix it?

I ran the remove default apps (bloatware) and restarted my computer. When I restarted debotnet, it shows an almost blank screen. I unpacked it from the zip file again and restarted, with the same result. At screen shot of the window is attached.

Fresh install of windows 10 pro 20h1 with the internet unplugged, copied debotnet 0.4.5 from an usb stick to laptop, ran it, ran no more forced windows updates and no more driver updates scripts, also block automatic installation of apps script, restarted, plugged in the internet and windows started updating drivers.

hi, I download the source code but there is no source code. Is this closed source project?

subj

Hi,

I've noticed the People App did not get removed despite me selecting it.
I have removed the People App manually using powershell (just the people package not People Experience) and it seems ok so far

This is with Windows 10 1909 (Just did a fresh install)

under the category bloatware when you select gamebar it only removes the "xboxgamingoverlay" which no longer actually removes the game bar. you can still see the xbox game bar is present when you go to your installed apps.

after run your program all my desktop gone wtf

Could there be an option to reduce the UAC level to the lowest level.
Although this is not a privacy tweak it does make the using Windows a lot easier and is usually my first tweak when working on a new PC.
I have included a working script that I use although I am sure that it could be improved upon as there is no undo.

Running the scripts like the CleanMgr+, Geek, Manage Windows updates and Patch Windows apps seem to fail downloading after running a lot of the recommended scripts under Privacy, and Start.

I did a clean format of my machine, and ran dbotnet and did 3 things. Recommended Start, Recommended Privacy, and Recommended Update in the tool. and haven't been able to download anything within dbotnet. however I can copy and paste the URLs and download them manually.

Hi, After reading Ghacks article on your app I decided to try it out and just wanted to let you know that Kaspersky Internet Protection flags Debotnet as PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic;Debotnet - I uploaded debotnet.exe to Virustotal.com and here are the results:

24.12.2019 16.16.16;Detected malware;PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic;Debotnet;c:\users\user\documents\windows10 spying\debotnet\debotnet.exe;12/24/2019 16:16:16

VirusTotal results:

Steps to reproduce:

• Download Debotnet
• Extract and Scan for virus - results clean
• run Debotnet.exe. Select and Run scripts
• KIS notifies malware running

I have added Debotnet to 'Trusted apps' but after seeing VirusTotal's results it has left me uneasy. Of course, I have the option to not use Debotnet but I believe it is being flagged because it is tampering with protected system files and therefore suspicious.

Please, do not think I am questioning your integrity or trustworthiness. Only trying to bring your attention to this issue and would appreciate your advice.

Many Thanks,

davide-alt

In case I ever want Cortana (or some other feature) back, how can I bring it back? Is there an option in the program to do it, or do I need to reinstall the system?

There is a misspelling on the most current version (0.2.9). "Turn off Windows udates sharing", should be "Turn off Windows updates sharing". It appears that you're missing the letter P in updates. It's also wrong on the hover over text as well. I haven't noticed any other misspellings though I haven't combed over everything. Thank you.

https://i.imgur.com/01QBBjZ.png

Hi,

In the script, where it say:
net stop dmwappushsvc
"HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\dmwappushsvc"
"HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\DiagTrack"

I think it should say:
net stop dmwappushservice
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmwappushservice"
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DiagTrack"

Thanks a lot for your work.

Hey Mirinsoft,

I am really thankful for your work and hope you get enough donations for your great work.
Since I start to have a kind of same and same task again, I started writing a basic powershell script to check if my finest selection of default software is installed or not.
Now, as another evolution, I would like to implement to automate "my best guesses"-settings when I use debotnet.

So right now, I start debotnet by hand and click on the areas to get my preselected settings plus hit "run".
I would like to automatically execute my sections with my settings from the command line via my powershell script.
I found the command line section in the wiki but I don't have a clue how to use it.
I also found my local debotnet-settings.txt and with that I am irritated how I have to convert this txt file into the script file mentioned in the wiki.

Can you please push me into the right direction, if you get my question :).

Best regards,
Stev

version 0.5.2

• clicking on a script enables the display of its description on the right side
• after running a script, the description is replaced by script execution commandline/powershell information
• once this is complete, clicking on a script fails to display its description and I am forced to closed and reopen the program!