Either they work for Microsoft or are dumb enough to understand the meaning of open source. Let's have fun using debloated systems and this is for them ☕
Haha. Haters gonna hate. Let them try and make this nice format videos! You make great descriptive videos! Thanks for your contribution. Proud to be South African
All the people talking about hate in the comments, but I only see people happy with the tool. I prefer to install a custom windows, it’s faster and I don’t have to think
I've tried some custom windows but it ends up messing with permission and group policy... I would rather use this. There's target audience for every alternative
@@HammadB16 bull shit, you cvan easily manage security with updates and reg win11 is nothing but privacy intrusion, And it'll only be getting worse! IF you RECALL! smh
Microsoft could literally install a Bitcoin miner, track and sell everything you do and people would still complain about a dude trying to clean up your system and all that for free xD
Best piece of software I have used for several years now. Installing new computers couldn't get any easier and the best thing is that Chris reads all the requests and has added lots of features in the past months. 10/10 for this little app
If you dont mind I would like to ask some questions. I have been reading so many articles with regards to getting an absolutely clean experience with a Win10 installation but theres quite a bit of information. So one option that I know is creating an unattended file and place it in the original Win10 iso and install that, and that seems to remove majority of the bloatware but when it updates, some of the bloat comes back it seems. Another option is in this video, installing Win10 and then using the CTT to debloat the OS. Which would be a better method?
Apparently people in this comment section like to trust Microsoft more than a fully open source script that removes spyware that Microsoft put in their own operating system.
If only they knew about Recall and understood the fact there's copious amounts of telemetry that Microsoft collect.. If Microsoft put as much effort into the design (and debloating) of their own software as what they do collecting (and likely selling) everyone's personal data, we'd have native a 64bit modular OS with amazing levels of compatibility and speed and minimal resource wastage.
People like to actually have their operating system, you know, not break down the line nor have a harder time troubleshooting issues. "I gutted out Blutooth or I changed its service to manual as I don't need it" > "Why isn't this Blutooth device working automagically?"
NO! Never EVER paste something directly from a webpage into PowerShell or Command Prompt. ALWAYS paste into something like notepad first to make sure the webpage didn't add malicious stuff into the clipboard.
@@spacecadet4876 Yeah and also web pages can change what gets put into the clipboard, as you know if you'd tried to copy song lyrics from some webpages. It can add some fishy extra commands and even an Enter. And pasting into notepad gives you a chance to see that what is in the clipboard is actually what was on the webpage. Also you should then copy from notepad before actually pasting into CLI. Tho in this case you're also running a utility as Admin directly from the website so if you don't trust the website you shouldn't trust the tool itself either. But websites getting pwned and having malicious things injected by 3rd parties is a thing that happens.
It's funny how noticing and learning about the right-click on the windows menu was the most exciting part of this video for me. That's definitely a how-the-hell-didn't-I-know-that moment
Every time I install a version of Windows 11, I use this tool already in the installation with a script. I practically don't need to do anything until the system installs itself. If I want to remove anything else, I just open CTT again... This is so useful that it made me like Windows 11 a little more
Unfortunately it's true, but I think some people are just uninformed. If they do some research on the project (which is completely open source) and Chris Titus himself, they would see that they're wrong and they need to stop worrying.
@@memstechtips I have a feeling the Naysayers are either trolling or they are not tech savvy enough to understand how useful such a utility truly is, and in a way, this utility would not be for those anyhow. Those who are likely to use and benefit from such a utility would not dare badmouth it.
Amazing tool? it downloads software and bypasses the webpages these developers have made. THIS IS BAD : the developers get recognition, donations and views from people going to their webpages. Limit the tool to debloat windows.
@@mhavock In this respect, it's just a slim package manager... If you're installing a set of stuff on every new PC, do you really want to go download stuff manually from a bunch of webpages? How does it happen the developers? Their SW is installed, and you see who made it... Linux does it in a similar fashion
Note, never disable Teredo when you are playing Forza Horizon 4. You will not be able to play online anymore because it needs teredo. Nobody ive seen so far doing tweak videos mentions this....
@@TheSometimeAfter Some Microsoft games depend on teredo to play online. Even though modern games don't need it anymore i don't know why this is never mentioned. These are great videos but they absolutly miss this. Even if they or the majority of viewers don't play game like forza this should at least be said in the video. Forza Horizon 4 was released 2018 and still has a big playerbase because the new Forza Horizon 5 didn't went as planned.
@@memstechtips you arent insulting anyone or mean, you are giving away tour knowledge (which is good well informed knowledge) for free and they are crying about not trusting a guy who makes everything he does open source but instead trusting a company (which has shown many times to not have your best interest in mind). I don't get it... Its a great video, hope those people hating for nothing hit their small toe against a table 😆
Been using this on all my and family's machines since ctt launched it. This utility and before this "Debloat Windows" are the ONLY reason I have a hobby machine with Windows. My daily driver is a fedora machine.
@@theicebolt4361 Didn't have any problems on mine. I know that's not an especially helpful thing to hear, but maybe there's something on your particular system it doesn't like.
My Pleasure! I was quite shocked to find out that a lot of people still don't know about it. It's already actually quite popular, but hopefully this video makes it even more popular!
@@matthiash.4670 On windows 7 ( and server 2008 r2) you go to services and you can stop Defender and other stuff. In windows 10,11 you CANNOT you need scripts to remove it and even if you remove it then you will get messages all the time "windows try to install stuff and failed" There is not a single reason for someone to have WINDOWS 10,11 not even one but there is plenty of reasons to have windows server 2008 r2 with desktop expirence
We've been stripping the bloat since XP. Remember TinyXP builds? I remember de-bloating Windows 7, don't you? Win 11 is worse with the telemetry and ads BS, but 7 still needed tweaks like this.
This is amazing, thank you so much, the fact that Windows just installs and changes settings on update is crazy, have to use a Windows computer for work and it honestly scary
Very useful - Thank you. As for the hate comments... pffff. I have been a global IT manager in Gambling and Finance for over 30 years, and I still watch videos like this. Ignore the children, they are not yet worthy of attention. You know how people like me stay in our jobs? Videos like this. Keep it coming fella - The older I get, the more I need it!
i doubt this because like there's a decent amount of security issues with this video right from the top, posting random links into power shell usually isn't a wise move. and obviously the level of this video is for beginner, due to the fact he has to explain how to expand a window....
@@BarfusWOW Are you referring to the irm command as the random link? If so that's not random, it's open source software that you can literally open to see what it does.
@@IDunique-v7z Chris Titus has a video explaining that he has packaged it into an exe file if anyone wants, but it's not necessary. There's no evidence it's a scam (as long as you get it directly from him). It looks like a lot of people have flagged this comment as malicious (RUclips asked me to rate it), but the commenter isn't giving a direct link to anything. They're just commenting that they've tried it, so I don't think this is malicious.
This is a great utility for Windows. I use it on my Windows build and find it very helpful. That being said, that you need a utility like this to run Windows says a lot about it.
The tool is actually fine. Idk what the comments are about either, I've been using the tool for some time now and I love it. Most good tweak software is paid so Chris coming in with a open source tool is amazing.
A great example is the person who replied to you, completely misunderstood your comment and sounds like a bot. Though I know of Chris Titus, and I highly doubt he would be responsible for this. It may just be bots targeting this RUclips creator but idk.
Nice i have done one cleaner file which cleans all temporary files and extra files also logs will b provided at last. Your development is really helpful ❤
Update : I have multiple software installed by choco, and in Chris Titus I only selected Audacity, but after I did click Update All, and Chris Titus is updating All installed on my laptop :) ...is good or bad varies :) ...posted as information comment ... Regardless cool software Thank You
Hey, "Upgrade all" will upgrade everything installed and supported by winget. @memstechtips is right here, in that case you should click "install/upgrade selected"
This is a very well put together video. Personally, I have been onboard tweaking and optimizing windows for many many years, although lately I've found things are very, very intertwined system wise, which might lead to many problems, some apparent, some latent. That's the reason why I've opted to not tweak windows anymore. However, for those that do want to tweak with it, this was a very clear, very practical video. Alas, it appears that the user does not have any control if the utility installs any other script or even executable, which to me might represent a severe security breach.
This is great windows update broke my start menu.. put open shell onto the system through this SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better... I feel liberated and I have a start menu again.
Love this. I've been running either Debian, Zorin, or Mint for 5 years and kicked MS out of bed, or so I thought. Last week I bought a Lenovo Yoga Thin 7 14" Snapdragon X Elite, and it obviously came with WIndows. I've been stripping and removing telemetry for a couple days, and it is such a pain. This app would have cut my adoption time down by a factor of 10 (I'm guessing). I'll be on Windows (reluctantly again) until the folks at Mint get their Distro to run on the Snapdragon X ARM.
Much apreciated! Had a lot of those scripts installed before, manually. This is a godsend, if you know what youre doing. Is there a MicroWin equivalent for Windows 10?
I want to Thank You for your excellent video and work on the Answer File. I have been a Computer Consultant since 1982. Windows is full of junk and more gets added with each version. Please keep up the Good Fight!!!
No need! Already done it myself and I only used it to install programs like chrome, blender, discord, etc without needing to go to websites. Awesome tool but you don’t want to do too much.
I use choco for most used software. If I select software already installed by choco will it install duplicate, or Chris Titus will recognise that software is already installed ??
I stopped using Windows 15 years ago but when I got back into electronics was forced to get one, nearly all of the apps for things like o-scopes only run on Windows. I had completely forgotten how icky it is out of the box, had no idea this existed, thanks.
It shows how Windows is not created for your benefit. This tool is a good start to limit MS power over you. Start with checking out the tweaks section. Complimenten, Chris!
100% agreed but why would they make it for your benefit? It’s a paid bit if software that 99% of people never pay for and they have zero obligation to make it the way you want it. Quite the opposite, they are a public company that has a legal fiduciary duty to make as much profit as possible.
Thanks for the upload. I find it hard to recommend it to my peers, because 1. It can break the OS if used wrong and 2. even when i was here helping debloating, Windows WILL revert it bit by bit with their updates. This is why i always carry a Ventoy boot drive with Windows LTSC, Linux Mint and ZorinOS. Best regards 🥰
Me watching this and casually looking at Task Manager to find 292 Processes / 8600 Threads / 167000 Handles. 😭😅 I was considering running this a while back but decided ill wait till I can get a new NVMe for my game drive; and repurpose my 2TB 980 Pro and do a fresh Windows install
Cure my ignorance. Did you say this program works with a PowerShell connection to a remote server?!?!? How is this not a potential security risk? This isn't an attack on Chris. I'm just saying, in general, why are you comfortable with this?
Windows 11 is the reason I switched to an Apple environment. Still using Win 10 on a PC for gaming shenanigans but regular work is just a pain in the neck on a Windows machine nowadays
only bad things about his script is it installs chocolatey wether you want it or not, use it or not. and it's intentional, not going to get "fixed". theres a fix in github issues, you can run the script with a modifier that stops it from happening.
@@mrlucmorin right so I'm supposed to use this uninstaller script and then manually uninstall the crap it leaves behind? Not to mention I have no idea where it leaves chocolatey it's not like it's in the add/remove programs dialogue.
@@GizmoTheGreen Then by all means don't use it. There's tons of shit getting installed by "legit" software anyway, and they're not as friendly as Chocolatey.
@@mrlucmorin the issue is its trivial to prompt about installing chocolatey for the few packages that require it or if winget fails, instead it's silently installed in the background very opposite of the goal of the script.
Tbh all the hate for a free program that actually helps. At this point I’m starting to believe someone running a bot farm with all of them commenting something negative. Cause it crazy. They’ll say some negative shit then never respond back.
As far as I know, it actually installs chocolatey and winget. It might have changed, because there's also nuget now, and I think Chris changed it to Winget/Nuget. Could be wrong though.
The advice they should give you is that if you are unsure nor understand what its doing, just don't use it. TBH, I've done tests with and without and the performance difference is so small, its not worth it.
I'm sorry but, this is throwing off all kinds of security red flags. Just because nothing is downloaded to your computer doesn't mean squat. Imagine if the tool is hacked where it resides centrally and now everyone who uses it automatically has the hacked code running on their computer if they run this. This is a huge yikes. That's not hate, that's common sense and IT security/safety. You want an actual useful powershell command? Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Restricted
@@lussor1 Yes, that would be very bad. And we have already seen instances of supply chain corruption in libraries and tooling used in central repositories. A really good example of that is the ms powershell repository. You can even spoof official scripts or make it look like you own them when you don't.
Thanks for god information! Im only missing one thing I personally consider a fairly important thing: you didn't mention that is useful (if you use the tool for the first time or after making changes outside of the room that affect it), is to click "Get installed" button before changing selections. This will make sure you have a better overview of your current status.
Literally did this this morning after watching Chris Titus my computer, which is brand new had 215 processes running before I even installed programs on it I was furious. I ran Chris Titus‘s latest powershell, 40 processes in my computer runs like one of those computers that you’re rich cousin has that you hate. I even won Fortnite today three times 3FN times!
You definitely shouldn't be running scripts on your computer that is from unknown sources. The Chris Titus Windows Utility is not from an unknown source though, and the code is all open source. There's nothing malicious in it.
Word of caution: the tool doesn't directly mention it, but CT personally dislikes Win Defender and therefore the tool will disable and isolate it (can't be reactivated). The script doesn't offer an exception or revert option.
@@DavidG2P no the thing on default dont remove the win defender. there is an option to turn it on/off again. it will be the same as it was before on default.
I did the thing in your video about "cleanest windows version ever" (It's a thumbnail title) while installing win 10 and it is fantastic Do I still need this utility for further performance?
In 2025, there are still people using the Windows operating system. I can't understand how people can be so naive to use such a slow, terrible system that spies on users and is paid, not free. It has many issues, such as sudden crashes, black screens, blue screens, and more. On the other hand, there's Linux, which is incredibly powerful and secure, free forever, and respects your privacy. It offers complete freedom and customization. It's safe, and you can do anything you want with it. Nowadays, you can even play major video games on Linux without any issues, including playing Steam games smoothly. You can also perform tasks like video editing, design, 3D modeling, and graphics work easily and seamlessly without any problems. For newcomers to Linux, there's a great distribution called Linux Mint. It's powerful, lightweight, and has a user interface similar to Windows, making it easy for any beginner or new user coming from Windows to transition seamlessly.
I think everyone agrees windows is a trash OS but they use it cause it was more support and apps than what Linux does for example adobe apps, other 3D modelling apps like maya and etc
@@gearfriedtheswmas no isnt. in Linux you can even play major video games on Linux without any issues, including playing Steam games smoothly. You can also perform tasks like video editing, design, 3D modeling, and graphics work easily and seamlessly without any problems.
Calling people naive because they use windows is complete ignorance, or maybe insulting arrogance. If you are happy with Linux, good for you. But those who use Windows do it for reasons other than naivety.
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Can't believe all of the "hate" comments on this video... Imagine the day I make a video on his Linux utility...🤭
@@memstechtips cant wait for linutil to have as much stuff as winutil
the tools he makes are amazing
Either they work for Microsoft or are dumb enough to understand the meaning of open source. Let's have fun using debloated systems and this is for them ☕
You are a liar.
No one is saying anything negative or hateful in the comments.
Either you delete the comments or you just lie to get more views.
yea i can alredy see them acting smart and saying things on linux they heard 10 years ago and start saying for u to switch to windows
Haha. Haters gonna hate. Let them try and make this nice format videos!
You make great descriptive videos! Thanks for your contribution.
Proud to be South African
Dude, Chris is legit. I'm now on Linux but I will Absolutely use this on Every Windows installation. Glad to see Chris getting more renowned.
Google "Chris Titus Tech Linux Utility" ;-)
Legit and a good guy.
All the people talking about hate in the comments, but I only see people happy with the tool. I prefer to install a custom windows, it’s faster and I don’t have to think
I've tried some custom windows but it ends up messing with permission and group policy... I would rather use this. There's target audience for every alternative
I scrolled down to see the hate comments too, but nothing. That comment must be a reverse psychology comment or something.
@@KennTollens They've been removed. I gather there were quite a lot that were irrationally angry and rude.
yes custom windows faster then original but they not secure if want security privacy and policy custom windows not for you
@@HammadB16 bull shit, you cvan easily manage security with updates and reg win11 is nothing but privacy intrusion,
And it'll only be getting worse!
IF you RECALL! smh
Microsoft could literally install a Bitcoin miner, track and sell everything you do and people would still complain about a dude trying to clean up your system and all that for free xD
This has to be the best comment on this video.
Nah tf u mean
And why would Microsoft do that 😂
True story...
I don't doubt it but how would you know?
Best piece of software I have used for several years now. Installing new computers couldn't get any easier and the best thing is that Chris reads all the requests and has added lots of features in the past months. 10/10 for this little app
If you dont mind I would like to ask some questions. I have been reading so many articles with regards to getting an absolutely clean experience with a Win10 installation but theres quite a bit of information.
So one option that I know is creating an unattended file and place it in the original Win10 iso and install that, and that seems to remove majority of the bloatware but when it updates, some of the bloat comes back it seems.
Another option is in this video, installing Win10 and then using the CTT to debloat the OS.
Which would be a better method?
Thank god this got recommended to me! Im tired of doing all these tweaks by myself and this tool will make the process a whole lot easier.
fixed my whole setup without reinstalling windows. thank you ALOT bro. would have liked more coverage of the details but it helped alot anyway
Apparently people in this comment section like to trust Microsoft more than a fully open source script that removes spyware that Microsoft put in their own operating system.
I know right, it's crazy.
litterly i jsut scroll down and all i see is ppl full of un educated asses acting smart where they shouldnt
If only they knew about Recall and understood the fact there's copious amounts of telemetry that Microsoft collect..
If Microsoft put as much effort into the design (and debloating) of their own software as what they do collecting (and likely selling) everyone's personal data, we'd have native a 64bit modular OS with amazing levels of compatibility and speed and minimal resource wastage.
@ortivox explain
People like to actually have their operating system, you know, not break down the line nor have a harder time troubleshooting issues.
"I gutted out Blutooth or I changed its service to manual as I don't need it" > "Why isn't this Blutooth device working automagically?"
NO! Never EVER paste something directly from a webpage into PowerShell or Command Prompt.
ALWAYS paste into something like notepad first to make sure the webpage didn't add malicious stuff into the clipboard.
Hmm interesting, haven't thought of that tbh.
I've used that technique for years. Notepad strips special characters, etc. plus right click paste text only.
@@spacecadet4876 Yeah and also web pages can change what gets put into the clipboard, as you know if you'd tried to copy song lyrics from some webpages. It can add some fishy extra commands and even an Enter. And pasting into notepad gives you a chance to see that what is in the clipboard is actually what was on the webpage. Also you should then copy from notepad before actually pasting into CLI.
Tho in this case you're also running a utility as Admin directly from the website so if you don't trust the website you shouldn't trust the tool itself either. But websites getting pwned and having malicious things injected by 3rd parties is a thing that happens.
Great tip, as @spacecadet4876 mentioned, it strips hyperlinks and the like.
Chris tool is number 1 in github
It's funny how noticing and learning about the right-click on the windows menu was the most exciting part of this video for me. That's definitely a how-the-hell-didn't-I-know-that moment
You can also open the menu with keyboard shortcut: winkey + x
Every time I install a version of Windows 11, I use this tool already in the installation with a script. I practically don't need to do anything until the system installs itself.
If I want to remove anything else, I just open CTT again... This is so useful that it made me like Windows 11 a little more
Very true, it makes Windows a lot better.
@@memstechtipsI learned this from your video about Unattend files, thx so much for the hard work ^-^
these comments are actually unreal
they shit on the amazing tool for no reason
did zero research about the script themselves
Unfortunately it's true, but I think some people are just uninformed. If they do some research on the project (which is completely open source) and Chris Titus himself, they would see that they're wrong and they need to stop worrying.
@@memstechtips I have a feeling the Naysayers are either trolling or they are not tech savvy enough to understand how useful such a utility truly is, and in a way, this utility would not be for those anyhow. Those who are likely to use and benefit from such a utility would not dare badmouth it.
@@memstechtips I mean its a simple program. Windows makes you jump through some hoops to get to this stuff but the tool isn't anything revolutionary
Amazing tool? it downloads software and bypasses the webpages these developers have made.
THIS IS BAD : the developers get recognition, donations and views from people going to their webpages.
Limit the tool to debloat windows.
@@mhavock In this respect, it's just a slim package manager...
If you're installing a set of stuff on every new PC, do you really want to go download stuff manually from a bunch of webpages?
How does it happen the developers? Their SW is installed, and you see who made it... Linux does it in a similar fashion
Note, never disable Teredo when you are playing Forza Horizon 4. You will not be able to play online anymore because it needs teredo. Nobody ive seen so far doing tweak videos mentions this....
Oh
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Why would they
@@TheSometimeAfter Some Microsoft games depend on teredo to play online. Even though modern games don't need it anymore i don't know why this is never mentioned. These are great videos but they absolutly miss this. Even if they or the majority of viewers don't play game like forza this should at least be said in the video. Forza Horizon 4 was released 2018 and still has a big playerbase because the new Forza Horizon 5 didn't went as planned.
Nobody mentioned it because nobody plays that terrible game.
Hi, I tried to do it but for some reason it won't let me use it and it's driving me a little crazy.
how strange, by any chance how did you acquire all the features of windows 11?
I installed it in a non-conventional way, so to speak, hahaha
Well, the best way to have all the features of Windows 11 is to buy it in full.
It is always best to buy it in full on pages that sell it like bnh software or others that you can get
@@markjam55 It's the best and you leave the stress behind
Amazing tool, all the hate in the comments is just from people who either dont have a clue what open source means or they work for Microsoft
Unfortunately it's true yes, and I'm not trying to insult anyone or be mean. People are just uninformed.
@@memstechtips you arent insulting anyone or mean, you are giving away tour knowledge (which is good well informed knowledge) for free and they are crying about not trusting a guy who makes everything he does open source but instead trusting a company (which has shown many times to not have your best interest in mind). I don't get it... Its a great video, hope those people hating for nothing hit their small toe against a table 😆
bot account lol
@@TheBolt1992 yes I'm most definitely a bot account 😂
Been using this on all my and family's machines since ctt launched it. This utility and before this "Debloat Windows" are the ONLY reason I have a hobby machine with Windows. My daily driver is a fedora machine.
It's a very good utility. Fedora is quite nice, I tried Nobara before, which is based on Fedora right?
@@memstechtips Yes Nobara is based on Fedora.
The best all around customization and tweaking Windows 1x utility I have seen so far, bar none! Well done, Chris!
Agreed!
it hangs on win 10 pro 64
@@theicebolt4361 Didn't have any problems on mine. I know that's not an especially helpful thing to hear, but maybe there's something on your particular system it doesn't like.
That's fantastic. Thank you for sharing the info and the walk through.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I commented on one video on how to debloat without reinstalling windows and this answered, thank you so much broe
Pleasure! Thanks for your comments, it helps me to determine which videos to make in the future.
If one debloated without installing, how did you install in the first place?
Thank you for showing this Free Utility... I will use it from now on!
My Pleasure! I was quite shocked to find out that a lot of people still don't know about it. It's already actually quite popular, but hopefully this video makes it even more popular!
thanks for bumping Chris' tool! as a follower and contributor, I fully support and agree this is the best tool Period! Chris is Da Man! :P ;)
No problem, it's a great utility and the more people contribute to it, the better it will become.
@@memstechtips zactly!
Remember then windows 7 didnt needed all these tweaks? Yeah, good times.
True true.
and any reason yu dont still have them as i do?
On Windows 7 there are similar tools. Especially telemetry started in Vista back then.
@@matthiash.4670 On windows 7 ( and server 2008 r2) you go to services and you can stop Defender and other stuff.
In windows 10,11 you CANNOT
you need scripts to remove it
and even if you remove it then you will get messages all the time "windows try to install stuff and failed"
There is not a single reason for someone to have WINDOWS 10,11 not even one but there is plenty of reasons to have windows server 2008 r2 with desktop expirence
We've been stripping the bloat since XP. Remember TinyXP builds? I remember de-bloating Windows 7, don't you? Win 11 is worse with the telemetry and ads BS, but 7 still needed tweaks like this.
I followed Chris when his utility was free. He is doing a great job with it. Good video. 👌
Thanks! The utility is still free hey.
This is amazing, thank you so much, the fact that Windows just installs and changes settings on update is crazy, have to use a Windows computer for work and it honestly scary
It's true, it's really annoying tbh.
Immediate like and share, I just sent this video to a few of my buddies, thank you for this!
Very useful - Thank you. As for the hate comments... pffff. I have been a global IT manager in Gambling and Finance for over 30 years, and I still watch videos like this. Ignore the children, they are not yet worthy of attention. You know how people like me stay in our jobs? Videos like this. Keep it coming fella - The older I get, the more I need it!
i doubt this because like there's a decent amount of security issues with this video right from the top, posting random links into power shell usually isn't a wise move. and obviously the level of this video is for beginner, due to the fact he has to explain how to expand a window....
@@BarfusWOW You're replying to a bot
@@BarfusWOW Are you referring to the irm command as the random link? If so that's not random, it's open source software that you can literally open to see what it does.
I already have this tool as a file. it's pretty good
Highly recommend 👍
Guide?
Awesome! 😀
scam, don't download it
@@IDunique-v7zhow? Care to explain?
@@IDunique-v7z Chris Titus has a video explaining that he has packaged it into an exe file if anyone wants, but it's not necessary. There's no evidence it's a scam (as long as you get it directly from him). It looks like a lot of people have flagged this comment as malicious (RUclips asked me to rate it), but the commenter isn't giving a direct link to anything. They're just commenting that they've tried it, so I don't think this is malicious.
This is a great utility for Windows. I use it on my Windows build and find it very helpful. That being said, that you need a utility like this to run Windows says a lot about it.
Very true, it's not a good look for Windows.
People have different quarrels and will bitch regardless if the os is not tailored for their specific needs.
Everyone is talking about the 'hate' in the comments but I dont see any which leads me to believe these are bot comments so I dont trust this program
The tool is actually fine. Idk what the comments are about either, I've been using the tool for some time now and I love it. Most good tweak software is paid so Chris coming in with a open source tool is amazing.
A great example is the person who replied to you, completely misunderstood your comment and sounds like a bot. Though I know of Chris Titus, and I highly doubt he would be responsible for this. It may just be bots targeting this RUclips creator but idk.
@@ghoulbby Thanks bro, appreciate it.
Ye now u mention it the comments sound like the ones on cat and dog videos
lol all of these positive comments looks like fake to me. seems better avoid this.
You all have filled my heart with joy. Thank you for your kind words!
Chris Titus is great guy. Great tool to make Windows comfortable to use.
Nice i have done one cleaner file which cleans all temporary files and extra files also logs will b provided at last. Your development is really helpful ❤
As of August 1st Edge slipped back into my machine. I think Microsoft has caught on
This is a great tutorial! Highly informative and no stupid music in the background ❤
Thanks for sharing this. I just got W11. It is going to be very useful.
Thanks for the great walk through. I love Chris’s videos, but your style of direction is much nicer for this sort of video. Liked and sub’ed.
Thanks for the vid, that video about MicroWin would also be great!
Keep an eye out for it! I'm quite busy, but I will make the video sometime.
This tool is a life saver for my work laptop 🔋for nearly 4 years
Update : I have multiple software installed by choco, and in Chris Titus I only selected Audacity, but after I did click Update All, and Chris Titus is updating All installed on my laptop :) ...is good or bad varies :) ...posted as information comment ... Regardless cool software Thank You
I'm not sure about this. I think you should click on the "Install/Upgrade Selected" not the "all" button.
Hey, "Upgrade all" will upgrade everything installed and supported by winget. @memstechtips is right here, in that case you should click "install/upgrade selected"
i have seen this project from being created from scratch!
it seems so awesome and clean now
Brilliant video . Thank You :)
Thanks so much!
This is a very well put together video. Personally, I have been onboard tweaking and optimizing windows for many many years, although lately I've found things are very, very intertwined system wise, which might lead to many problems, some apparent, some latent. That's the reason why I've opted to not tweak windows anymore. However, for those that do want to tweak with it, this was a very clear, very practical video. Alas, it appears that the user does not have any control if the utility installs any other script or even executable, which to me might represent a severe security breach.
What a great complete video! definatelly gonna try soon! looks like a really powerfull and USEFUL tool. thanks for this video.
I use this for everything besides installs i have a harddrive that has all my essential installs, the tweaks and config are great.
Nice! 😀
This is great windows update broke my start menu.. put open shell onto the system through this SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better... I feel liberated and I have a start menu again.
didn't know for this tool, cant wait to try it, thx
Have fun!
Great explaination
My system recently got corrupted and I am reinstalling windows. This will make it an absolute breeze! Thank you.
Glad you found the video useful!
Love this. I've been running either Debian, Zorin, or Mint for 5 years and kicked MS out of bed, or so I thought. Last week I bought a Lenovo Yoga Thin 7 14" Snapdragon X Elite, and it obviously came with WIndows. I've been stripping and removing telemetry for a couple days, and it is such a pain. This app would have cut my adoption time down by a factor of 10 (I'm guessing). I'll be on Windows (reluctantly again) until the folks at Mint get their Distro to run on the Snapdragon X ARM.
Glad you found the video useful and that the utility made Windows a little bit more usable for you.
Thanks for the video; great job explaining how it works. Much appreciated.
My pleasure, I'm glad you like it!
Super Video my dude thank you I appreciate you for this❤
I'm actually writing my own utility but the Chris Titus Tech Winutil is awesome!
Link it
It's really well developed. Yeah, be sure to share your utility too!
@@SoloRedacted Just linked it as a reply to @memstechtips 's comment.
Also if anyone reading this knows Batch I'd appreciate some contributions 😂
Ok this is cool AF. Great vid! And thanks for letting us know about this one!
Much apreciated! Had a lot of those scripts installed before, manually. This is a godsend, if you know what youre doing. Is there a MicroWin equivalent for Windows 10?
Removing Edge break things
I want to Thank You for your excellent video and work on the Answer File. I have been a Computer Consultant since 1982. Windows is full of junk and more gets added with each version. Please keep up the Good Fight!!!
After we use your UnattendedWinstal, should we tweak windows again with CTT utility or not?
No need! Already done it myself and I only used it to install programs like chrome, blender, discord, etc without needing to go to websites. Awesome tool but you don’t want to do too much.
Like I said in the video, after Windows Updates are installed, it can be good to run the Utility again.
Thank you for your time and effort. You have the most concise & comprehensive content. Baie waardeer.
I use choco for most used software. If I select software already installed by choco will it install duplicate, or Chris Titus will recognise that software is already installed ??
I replied to your other comment. 😀
This utility is excellent. I have been using it on every windows install for the past 2 years
Awesome! It's really good and just keeps on improving.
I stopped using Windows 15 years ago but when I got back into electronics was forced to get one, nearly all of the apps for things like o-scopes only run on Windows. I had completely forgotten how icky it is out of the box, had no idea this existed, thanks.
Took me a couple of moments to realise that you’re not actually from the future 😂
Just got back into Windows for the same reason, electronic software only available for Windows. I get your point.
@@DeanMurphyCDMI’m half asleep and I read it 3 times before I realized I was doing the same thing 😂
Great video sir ❤
It shows how Windows is not created for your benefit. This tool is a good start to limit MS power over you. Start with checking out the tweaks section.
Complimenten, Chris!
Agreed!
Windows is now Software As A Service... sucks, and likely to get worse with future iterations of the OS.
100% agreed but why would they make it for your benefit? It’s a paid bit if software that 99% of people never pay for and they have zero obligation to make it the way you want it. Quite the opposite, they are a public company that has a legal fiduciary duty to make as much profit as possible.
Thanks for the upload. I find it hard to recommend it to my peers, because 1. It can break the OS if used wrong and 2. even when i was here helping debloating, Windows WILL revert it bit by bit with their updates. This is why i always carry a Ventoy boot drive with Windows LTSC, Linux Mint and ZorinOS. Best regards 🥰
Me watching this and casually looking at Task Manager to find 292 Processes / 8600 Threads / 167000 Handles. 😭😅
I was considering running this a while back but decided ill wait till I can get a new NVMe for my game drive; and repurpose my 2TB 980 Pro and do a fresh Windows install
Hopefully it makes a difference for you!
Holy shit this is incredible, I had the process cound went from 210 to 130, Incredible
Cure my ignorance. Did you say this program works with a PowerShell connection to a remote server?!?!? How is this not a potential security risk? This isn't an attack on Chris. I'm just saying, in general, why are you comfortable with this?
You can go to github and look at the code, it's open source.
This is excellent - cheers.
Cheers! Glad you like it.
What about ninite for installing apps?
Also very good, I use it too.
Windows 11 is the reason I switched to an Apple environment. Still using Win 10 on a PC for gaming shenanigans but regular work is just a pain in the neck on a Windows machine nowadays
The best free Windows utility is... Linux.
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lol 😀
Running it now, thank you!
only bad things about his script is it installs chocolatey wether you want it or not, use it or not.
and it's intentional, not going to get "fixed".
theres a fix in github issues, you can run the script with a modifier that stops it from happening.
I can understand how that can be a pain for some.
Ever heard of uninstall?
@@mrlucmorin right so I'm supposed to use this uninstaller script and then manually uninstall the crap it leaves behind?
Not to mention I have no idea where it leaves chocolatey it's not like it's in the add/remove programs dialogue.
@@GizmoTheGreen Then by all means don't use it. There's tons of shit getting installed by "legit" software anyway, and they're not as friendly as Chocolatey.
@@mrlucmorin the issue is its trivial to prompt about installing chocolatey for the few packages that require it or if winget fails, instead it's silently installed in the background very opposite of the goal of the script.
Hi great video, if can i ask u can use it more than once?
Watching the entire vid would answer your question.
Do i need it if i already used your auto unattend file to install a clean version of windows?
No not really, but you could run the tweaks after Windows update every once in a while.
@@memstechtips alright thanks man! Appreciate the help with your videos :D
Thanks for a great video. When I run this utility I see an "Enumeration Error" but it still works.
Memory hates Edge with passion
LOL. I don't actually, but I want to be able to uninstall it easily hehe.
I like the Chris Titus Utility a lot. I will always use that if I'm on Windows.
WinAero Tweaker does the same for a looong time
Also a good app, but not exactly the same.
Good for them!
Tbh all the hate for a free program that actually helps. At this point I’m starting to believe someone running a bot farm with all of them commenting something negative. Cause it crazy. They’ll say some negative shit then never respond back.
from 5%-15% cpu usage in idle to 10%-35% in idle, great utility :D
LOL.
10%-35% wasn't in idle, Windows Update was running. Check 18:40
Thanks mate!
Can you disable Bill Gates?
You may want to read up on the guy you're trying to flame here. I recommend starting with the year 2000.
Titus is awesome, and he has kept getting better !
1:25 Nuh uh, It installs chocolatey package manager.
Not anymore I think.
it got rebased to winget iirc, which is on windows 11 by default for a while now.
As far as I know, it actually installs chocolatey and winget. It might have changed, because there's also nuget now, and I think Chris changed it to Winget/Nuget. Could be wrong though.
Oh no, Earth is going to implode!
thanks man i really shock this work insanely
How do you know the security is OK?
It's just a Power shell script that you can read yourself to check.
It’s a fully open source script that is developed by a trusted person in the community.
Yes, it's fully open source, meaning you can go and look at the code.
The advice they should give you is that if you are unsure nor understand what its doing, just don't use it. TBH, I've done tests with and without and the performance difference is so small, its not worth it.
The fact that you make this comment exposes your ignorance of the subject…
OMG i love this, esp the F8 and remove telemetry-best!!!!, how can i suggest to add apps on your list? thanks
This isn't my app, but you can visit the GitHub page and create an issue or discussion there with your suggestions.
I'm sorry but, this is throwing off all kinds of security red flags. Just because nothing is downloaded to your computer doesn't mean squat. Imagine if the tool is hacked where it resides centrally and now everyone who uses it automatically has the hacked code running on their computer if they run this. This is a huge yikes. That's not hate, that's common sense and IT security/safety.
You want an actual useful powershell command? Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Restricted
Github being hacked you say
@@lussor1 Yes, that would be very bad. And we have already seen instances of supply chain corruption in libraries and tooling used in central repositories. A really good example of that is the ms powershell repository. You can even spoof official scripts or make it look like you own them when you don't.
Thanks for god information!
Im only missing one thing I personally consider a fairly important thing: you didn't mention that is useful (if you use the tool for the first time or after making changes outside of the room that affect it), is to click "Get installed" button before changing selections. This will make sure you have a better overview of your current status.
real
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Literally did this this morning after watching Chris Titus my computer, which is brand new had 215 processes running before I even installed programs on it I was furious. I ran Chris Titus‘s latest powershell, 40 processes in my computer runs like one of those computers that you’re rich cousin has that you hate. I even won Fortnite today three times 3FN times!
I Am not saying its true here, but isn't this an easy way for someone to hack your system?
You definitely shouldn't be running scripts on your computer that is from unknown sources. The Chris Titus Windows Utility is not from an unknown source though, and the code is all open source. There's nothing malicious in it.
Generally yes. Which is why I would recommend not running this tool this way unless you understand what it does.
one of the best, maybe even the best free tool to rid your windows of bloat and tracking, yet ppl talk smack because stupid.
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Word of caution: the tool doesn't directly mention it, but CT personally dislikes Win Defender and therefore the tool will disable and isolate it (can't be reactivated). The script doesn't offer an exception or revert option.
Wtf would he do that? So stupid
@@DavidG2P no the thing on default dont remove the win defender. there is an option to turn it on/off again. it will be the same as it was before on default.
I did the thing in your video about "cleanest windows version ever" (It's a thumbnail title) while installing win 10 and it is fantastic
Do I still need this utility for further performance?
In 2025, there are still people using the Windows operating system. I can't understand how people can be so naive to use such a slow, terrible system that spies on users and is paid, not free. It has many issues, such as sudden crashes, black screens, blue screens, and more.
On the other hand, there's Linux, which is incredibly powerful and secure, free forever, and respects your privacy. It offers complete freedom and customization. It's safe, and you can do anything you want with it. Nowadays, you can even play major video games on Linux without any issues, including playing Steam games smoothly. You can also perform tasks like video editing, design, 3D modeling, and graphics work easily and seamlessly without any problems.
For newcomers to Linux, there's a great distribution called Linux Mint. It's powerful, lightweight, and has a user interface similar to Windows, making it easy for any beginner or new user coming from Windows to transition seamlessly.
I think everyone agrees windows is a trash OS but they use it cause it was more support and apps than what Linux does for example adobe apps, other 3D modelling apps like maya and etc
Linux is bad for gaming. And for a os that is all about freedom is too dependent on valve for gaming. You get much more gaming freedom in windows.
@@gearfriedtheswmas no isnt. in Linux you can even play major video games on Linux without any issues, including playing Steam games smoothly. You can also perform tasks like video editing, design, 3D modeling, and graphics work easily and seamlessly without any problems.
BUT CAN YOU GAME ON LINUX? OH YES, BUT WITH A LOT OF EFFORTS AND NOT EVERY GAME IS SUPPORTED.
Calling people naive because they use windows is complete ignorance, or maybe insulting arrogance.
If you are happy with Linux, good for you. But those who use Windows do it for reasons other than naivety.
That’s A great video THANKS a bunch
Or switch to linux 🐧
In the future yes, not right now.
That's a whole new can of worms.
the best channel for windows optimization