If (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]'Administrator')) { Start-Process PowerShell.exe -ArgumentList ("-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"{0}`"" -f $PSCommandPath) -Verb RunAs Exit } function Run-Trusted([String]$command) { Stop-Service -Name TrustedInstaller -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue #get bin path to revert later $service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='TrustedInstaller'" $DefaultBinPath = $service.PathName #convert command to base64 to avoid errors with spaces $bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($command) $base64Command = [Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes) #change bin to command sc.exe config TrustedInstaller binPath= "cmd.exe /c powershell.exe -encodedcommand $base64Command" | Out-Null #run the command sc.exe start TrustedInstaller | Out-Null #set bin back to default sc.exe config TrustedInstaller binpath= "`"$DefaultBinPath`"" | Out-Null Stop-Service -Name TrustedInstaller -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } #disable ai registry keys Write-Host 'Applying Registry Keys...' #set for local machine and current user to be sure $hives = @('HKLM', 'HKCU') foreach ($hive in $hives) { Reg.exe add "$hive\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot" /v 'TurnOffWindowsCopilot' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null Reg.exe add "$hive\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v 'DisableAIDataAnalysis' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null Reg.exe add "$hive\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v 'AllowRecallEnablement' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null } Reg.exe add 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced' /v 'ShowCopilotButton' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\input\Settings' /v 'InsightsEnabled' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null #remove copilot from search Reg.exe add 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' /v 'DisableSearchBoxSuggestions' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null #disable copilot in edge Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' /v 'CopilotCDPPageContext' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' /v 'CopilotPageContext' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' /v 'HubsSidebarEnabled' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null #disable additional keys Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot\BingChat' /v 'IsUserEligible' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot\BingChat' /v 'IsUserEligible' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings' /v 'AutoOpenCopilotLargeScreens' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\generativeAI' /v 'Value' /t REG_SZ /d 'Deny' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy' /v 'LetAppsAccessGenerativeAI' /t REG_DWORD /d '2' /f *>$null #disable ai image creator in paint Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'Behavior' /t REG_DWORD /d '1056800' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'highrange' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'lowrange' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'mergealgorithm' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'policytype' /t REG_DWORD /d '4' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'RegKeyPathRedirect' /t REG_SZ /d 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Paint' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'RegValueNameRedirect' /t REG_SZ /d 'DisableImageCreator' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WindowsAI\DisableImageCreator' /v 'value' /t REG_DWORD /d '0' /f *>$null Reg.exe add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Paint' /v 'DisableImageCreator' /t REG_DWORD /d '1' /f *>$null #force policy changes gpupdate /force >$null #prefire copilot nudges package by deleting the registry keys Write-Host 'Removing Copilot Nudges Registry Keys...' $keys = @( 'registry::HKCR\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\ActivatableClassId\Global.CopilotNudges.AppX*.wwa', 'registry::HKCR\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\ActivatableClassId\Global.CopilotNudges.wwa', 'registry::HKCR\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\Applications\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy!Global.CopilotNudges', 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\Applications\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy!Global.CopilotNudges', 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications\Backup\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy!Global.CopilotNudges', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\ActivatableClassId\Global.CopilotNudges.AppX*.wwa', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\ActivatableClassId\Global.CopilotNudges.AppX*.mca', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_*.*.*.*_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\ActivatableClassId\Global.CopilotNudges.wwa' ) #get full paths and remove $fullkey = @() foreach ($key in $keys) { try { $fullKey = Get-Item -Path $key -ErrorAction Stop if ($null -eq $fullkey) { continue } if ($fullkey.Length -gt 1) { foreach ($multikey in $fullkey) { $command = "Remove-Item -Path `"registry::$multikey`" -Force -Recurse" Run-Trusted -command $command Start-Sleep 1 #remove any regular admin that have trusted installer bug Remove-Item -Path "registry::$multikey" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } else { $command = "Remove-Item -Path `"registry::$fullKey`" -Force -Recurse" Run-Trusted -command $command Start-Sleep 1 #remove any regular admin that have trusted installer bug Remove-Item -Path "registry::$fullKey" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } catch { continue } } $aipackages = @( 'MicrosoftWindows.Client.Photon' 'MicrosoftWindows.Client.AIX' 'MicrosoftWindows.Client.CoPilot' 'Microsoft.Windows.Ai.Copilot.Provider' 'Microsoft.Copilot' ) $provisioned = get-appxprovisionedpackage -online $appxpackage = get-appxpackage -allusers $eol = @() $store = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore' $packageState = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\PackageState' $users = @('S-1-5-18'); if (test-path $store) { $users += $((Get-ChildItem $packageState -ea 0 | Where-Object { $_ -like '*S-1-5-21*' }).PSChildName) } #disable copilot policies in region policy json $JSONPath = "$env:windir\System32\IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json" if (Test-Path $JSONPath) { Write-Host 'Disabling CoPilot Policies in ' -NoNewline Write-Host "[$JSONPath]" -ForegroundColor Yellow #takeownership takeown /f $JSONPath *>$null icacls $JSONPath /grant administrators:F /t *>$null #edit the content $jsonContent = Get-Content $JSONPath | ConvertFrom-Json try { $copilotPolicies = $jsonContent.policies | Where-Object { $_.'$comment' -like '*CoPilot*' } foreach ($policies in $copilotPolicies) { $policies.defaultState = 'disabled' } $newJSONContent = $jsonContent | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 Set-Content $JSONPath -Value $newJSONContent -Force Write-Host "$($copilotPolicies.count) CoPilot Policies Disabled" } catch { Write-Warning 'CoPilot Not Found in IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet' } } #use eol trick to uninstall some locked packages foreach ($choice in $aipackages) { Write-Host "Removing $choice" if ('' -eq $choice.Trim()) { continue } foreach ($appx in $($provisioned | Where-Object { $_.PackageName -like "*$choice*" })) { $next = !1; foreach ($no in $skip) { if ($appx.PackageName -like "*$no*") { $next = !0 } } ; if ($next) { continue } $PackageName = $appx.PackageName; $PackageFamilyName = ($appxpackage | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $appx.DisplayName }).PackageFamilyName New-Item "$store\Deprovisioned\$PackageFamilyName" -force >''; foreach ($sid in $users) { New-Item "$store\EndOfLife\$sid\$PackageName" -force >'' } ; $eol += $PackageName dism /online /set-nonremovableapppolicy /packagefamily:$PackageFamilyName /nonremovable:0 >'' remove-appxprovisionedpackage -packagename $PackageName -online -allusers >'' } foreach ($appx in $($appxpackage | Where-Object { $_.PackageFullName -like "*$choice*" })) { $next = !1; foreach ($no in $skip) { if ($appx.PackageFullName -like "*$no*") { $next = !0 } } ; if ($next) { continue } $PackageFullName = $appx.PackageFullName; New-Item "$store\Deprovisioned\$appx.PackageFamilyName" -force >''; foreach ($sid in $users) { New-Item "$store\EndOfLife\$sid\$PackageFullName" -force >'' } ; $eol += $PackageFullName dism /online /set-nonremovableapppolicy /packagefamily:$PackageFamilyName /nonremovable:0 >'' remove-appxpackage -package $PackageFullName -allusers >'' } } ## undo eol unblock trick to prevent latest cumulative update (LCU) failing foreach ($sid in $users) { foreach ($PackageName in $eol) { Remove-Item "$store\EndOfLife\$sid\$PackageName" -force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue >'' } } #remove recall optional feature $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' try { Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName 'Recall' -Remove -NoRestart -ErrorAction Stop *>$null } catch { #hide error } Write-Host 'Removing Package Files...' #-----------------------------------------------------------------------remove files $appsPath = 'C:\Windows\SystemApps' $appsPath2 = 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps' $pathsSystemApps = (Get-ChildItem -Path $appsPath -Directory -Force).FullName $pathsWindowsApps = (Get-ChildItem -Path $appsPath2 -Directory -Force).FullName $packagesPath = @() #get full path foreach ($package in $aipackages) { foreach ($path in $pathsSystemApps) { if ($path -like "*$package*") { $packagesPath += $path } } foreach ($path in $pathsWindowsApps) { if ($path -like "*$package*") { $packagesPath += $path } } } foreach ($Path in $packagesPath) { #only remove dlls from photon to prevent startmenu from breaking if ($path -like '*Photon*') { $command = "`$dlls = (Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Filter *.dll).FullName; foreach(`$dll in `$dlls){Remove-item ""`$dll"" -force}" Run-Trusted -command $command Start-Sleep 1 } else { $command = "Remove-item ""$Path"" -force -recurse" Run-Trusted -command $command Start-Sleep 1 } } #remove package installers in edge dir #installs Microsoft.Windows.Ai.Copilot.Provider $dir = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft" $folders = @( 'Edge', 'EdgeCore', 'EdgeWebView' ) foreach ($folder in $folders) { if ($folder -eq 'EdgeCore') { #edge core doesnt have application folder $fullPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path "$dir\$folder\*.*.*.*\copilot_provider_msix" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FullName } else { $fullPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path "$dir\$folder\Application\*.*.*.*\copilot_provider_msix" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FullName } if ($fullPath -ne $null) { Remove-Item -Path $fullPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } #remove additional installers $inboxapps = 'C:\Windows\InboxApps' $installers = Get-ChildItem -Path $inboxapps -Filter '*Copilot*' foreach ($installer in $installers) { takeown /f $installer.FullName *>$null icacls $installer.FullName /grant administrators:F /t *>$null Remove-Item -Path $installer.FullName -Force } #remove any screenshots from recall Write-Host 'Removing Any Screenshots...' Remove-Item -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\CoreAIPlatform*" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $input = Read-Host 'Done! Press Any Key to Exit' if ($input) { exit }