# Win11Debloat

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/win11debloat/

24 people recommended Win11Debloat in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 12 months, in 25 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Removes most Windows 11 ads, bloat and annoyances in one run, with sensible defaults. Critics note it can break pen tablet settings and Windows updates can undo its changes.

Summary written by Claude from 30 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 29 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Removes most Windows 11 annoyances (5 comments in the sample): "the recommended defaults remove nearly all annoyances I care about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349901)) "Win11debloat solves 99% of annoyances with Windows 11" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47221970)) "It kills _almost_ everything that irked me about 11." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48538413))
- Run once after install (3 comments in the sample): "It's the first thing I install on any fresh Windows 11 install for the past 4+ years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48538105)) "all I need to do is run Win11Debloat once on install and it gets out of my way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45909743)) "have never needed to re-run it after an update" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547227))
- System stays stable afterward (3 comments in the sample): "No issues so far, no ads, none of the complaints others are seeing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46446789)) "leaving a pretty stable system that hasn't actually changed much" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46772678)) "Windows 11 isn't too bad after running Win11Debloat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46446529))
- Open source, well structured (3 comments in the sample): "there are examples that are well-regarded and open-source" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49598610)) "Neat codebase, well structured imho." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004298)) "Support the original, not the copy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564368))

## What people warn about

- Breaks pen tablet settings (1 comment in the sample): "this script messes up pen tablet settings and destroyed usability with my wacom pen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45815424))

## What people recommend instead

- [O&O ShutUp10++](https://hackerapproved.com/p/o-o-shutup10/): 29 recommend, 3 mixed, 7 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Win11Debloat", https://hackerapproved.com/p/win11debloat/ (24 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.