# Chris Titus WinUtil

17 Hacker News commenters recommended Chris Titus WinUtil and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free open-source PowerShell tool that debloats Windows 10 and 11 and handles common setup tasks. Critics say it is not recommended for beginners.

## Why people recommend it

- Open source, inspectable code (2 comments): "It's a suite of powershell scripts and tweaks that are open source for inspection frontended by a nifty powershell multi tabbed TUI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46120094)) "The tool is open-source here: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677947))
- Wraps PowerShell and registry tweaks (2 comments): "It's a suite of powershell scripts and tweaks that are open source for inspection frontended by a nifty powershell multi tabbed TUI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46120094)) "I've had good luck with the winutil tool, which is wrapper for a bunch of powershell commands and registry edits" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47545717))
- Removes bloat and crapware (2 comments): "I'd recommend Chris Titus' winutil to remove most of the crap." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46813428)) "I personally use Chris Titus's WinUtil to debloat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46136450))

## What people warn about

- Not recommended for beginners (1 comments): "Winutil is definitely a tool I wouldn't recommend for a beginner" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47740430))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Microsoft PowerToys](https://hackerapproved.com/p/powertoys.md): 49 recommend
- [Chris Titus Tech Windows Utility](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chris-titus-tech-windows-utility.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Chris Titus WinUtil", https://hackerapproved.com/p/winutil/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).