Use PowerShell To Disembowel Windows 11 AI Features
Using GitHub For Good
Those who are fed up with the AI infestation in Windows 11 rejoice, for with a simple Powershell script you can remove all those unwanted features thanks to the efforts of zoicware. The script goes through all the random AI additions to programs like Paint and Voice Access as well as preventing Copilot or Recall from launching. It also successfully interferes with a lot of the data harvesting that has been introduced in Windows 11.
It will likely trigger a warning from your antivirus as it does touch quite a few sensitive parts of Windows 11, so be aware before you run it. It also wants at least PowerShell 7, so make sure you aren’t launching PowerShell 5.1. The easiest way to be sure is to launch pwsh.exe not powershell.exe, and do it as admin.
The script will be continually updated, as the fight against the AI will be eternal.
The script, which its developers have worked on since 2024, includes contributions from devs "adeel26in" and "csmit195." The repo warns that third-party antivirus software "will falsely detect the script as malicious" and advises those unsure about the code to test it on a virtual machine.
More Tech News From Around The Web
- Microsoft updates Windows DLL that triggered security alerts @ Bleeping Computer
- Clone Wars: IBM Edition @ Hackaday
- Verizon Wireless outage puts phones in SOS mode without cell service @ Bleeping Computer
- Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical” @ Ars Technica
- Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack @ The Register
- Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers @ Ars Technica
