If you’ve just bought a new laptop or upgraded to Windows 11, you’ve likely met some uninvited guests: bloatware . These pre-installed apps (Candy Crush, Spotify, Xbox, random HP/Dell utilities) run in the background, eat up RAM, delay startup, and clutter your Start Menu.

iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex (Short explanation: iwr downloads the script from Chris’s site, iex runs it.) Once the blue/white menu appears, you’ll see options like:

The Chris Titus script automates what would take hours of manual tweaking. The script is a PowerShell-based tool with a text-based menu. You choose what to change. It does not auto-delete everything unless you tell it to.

Let’s break down what it does, why it’s safe, and how to use it. Windows 11 doesn’t offer a one-click “remove all bloat” button. Manually uninstalling apps via Settings often leaves leftovers, registry entries, and telemetry services intact. Plus, many annoying features (like Bing web search in Start, tips, and Xbox Game Bar) are buried deep in Group Policy or the Registry.

For years, tech enthusiasts have turned to —a well-known YouTuber and Linux advocate—for a smarter, safer way to clean Windows. His Windows 11 debloat script is not just another "run this and pray" tool. It’s an interactive, modular utility that gives you control.