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Top 23 PowerShell Window Projects
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You can use Scoop package manager to install various packages. If you want to skip this step, you can install WezTerm manually. Open a PowerShell terminal and type
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InfluxDB
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Win11Debloat
A simple, easy to use PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps from Windows, disable telemetry, remove Bing from Windows search as well as perform various other changes to declutter and improve your Windows experience. This script works for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Project mention: I Tried Windows Gaming on a Mac and It's Amazing | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-26I simply run this Powershell script once on a fresh install of Windows 11 and don't have to deal with any annoyances even after updates.
https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat
I daily drive MacOS, Windows 11 and Linux Mint on different devices and Windows doesn't particularly bother me post de-bloating, and it easily has the most reliable multi monitor / variable DPI support of the three in my experience.
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Atlas
ð An open and lightweight modification to Windows, designed to optimize performance, privacy and usability.
Project mention: Atlas: A Windows modification to optimize performance, privacy and usability | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-08-11 -
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commando-vm
Complete Mandiant Offensive VM (Commando VM), a fully customizable Windows-based pentesting virtual machine distribution. [email protected]
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Win-Debloat-Tools
Re-imagining Windows like a minimal OS install, already debloated with minimal impact for most functionality.
Project mention: Dicas e truques: Ferramentas para produtividade para dev no Sistema operacional ðŠ Windows 11 | dev.to | 2024-06-01Win-Debloat-Tools
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Project mention: Windows 0-day was exploited by North Korea to install advanced rootkit | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-08-24
All you need for an .ISO is fido (from rufus). But since nowadays Windows 10 is too large for a standard DVD all the USB stuff OP recommended is the way. Not sure the best way to get 'hold of one from back in the reasonable size days.
https://github.com/pbatard/Fido
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PersistenceSniper
Powershell module that can be used by Blue Teams, Incident Responders and System Administrators to hunt persistences implanted in Windows machines. Official Twitter/X account @PersistSniper. Made with âĪïļ by @last0x00 and @dottor_morte
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Windows-Super-God-Mode
Creates shortcuts to virtually every special location or action built into Windows
Project mention: Show HN: Creates shortcut to every special location or action built into Windows | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-08-30 -
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packer-windows
Windows Templates for Packer: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, also with Docker (by StefanScherer)
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Windows-Optimize-Harden-Debloat
Enhance the security and privacy of your Windows 10 and Windows 11 deployments with our fully optimized, hardened, and debloated script. Adhere to industry best practices and Department of Defense STIG/SRG requirements for optimal performance and security.
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playbook
A lightweight, stable, and performance-focused customized version of Windows that enhances privacy and compatibility (by meetrevision)
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Pode
Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework for creating REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP servers
Project mention: Pode â Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-27 -
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Window projects in PowerShell? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Scoop | 22,265 |
| 2 | Win11Debloat | 19,791 |
| 3 | SpotX | 16,647 |
| 4 | Atlas | 15,474 |
| 5 | Sophia-Script-for-Windows | 8,288 |
| 6 | commando-vm | 7,189 |
| 7 | Win-Debloat-Tools | 5,953 |
| 8 | PrivescCheck | 3,267 |
| 9 | Fido | 2,542 |
| 10 | windows_hardening | 2,455 |
| 11 | PowerRemoteDesktop | 2,213 |
| 12 | PersistenceSniper | 1,988 |
| 13 | Windows-Super-God-Mode | 1,861 |
| 14 | move-wsl | 1,508 |
| 15 | BurntToast | 1,504 |
| 16 | HardeningKitty | 1,469 |
| 17 | packer-windows | 1,326 |
| 18 | Windows-Optimize-Harden-Debloat | 1,263 |
| 19 | WSLab | 1,263 |
| 20 | playbook | 1,219 |
| 21 | PowerZure | 1,182 |
| 22 | dorado | 1,111 |
| 23 | Pode | 939 |
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