PowerShell Windows

Open-source PowerShell projects categorized as Windows

Top 23 PowerShell Window Projects

  1. Scoop

    A command-line installer for Windows.

    Project mention: Configuring LazyVim and Python on Windows with WSL | dev.to | 2025-03-25

    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

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. 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 | 2025-04-26

    I 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.

  4. SpotX

    SpotX patcher used for patching the desktop version of Spotify

  5. Atlas

    🚀 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
  6. Sophia-Script-for-Windows

    :zap: The most powerful PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows

    Project mention: Simplewall Has Been Discontinued | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-22
  7. commando-vm

    Complete Mandiant Offensive VM (Commando VM), a fully customizable Windows-based pentesting virtual machine distribution. [email protected]

  8. 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 🊟 Windows 11 | dev.to | 2024-06-01

    Win-Debloat-Tools

  9. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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  10. PrivescCheck

    Privilege Escalation Enumeration Script for Windows

  11. Fido

    A PowerShell script to download Windows or UEFI Shell ISOs

    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

  12. windows_hardening

    HardeningKitty and Windows Hardening Settings

  13. PowerRemoteDesktop

    Remote Desktop entirely coded in PowerShell.

  14. 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 âĪïļ by @last0x00 and @dottor_morte

  15. 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
  16. move-wsl

    Easily move your WSL distros VHDX file to a new location.

  17. BurntToast

    Module for creating and displaying Toast Notifications on Microsoft Windows 10.

  18. HardeningKitty

    HardeningKitty - Checks and hardens your Windows configuration

  19. packer-windows

    Windows Templates for Packer: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, also with Docker (by StefanScherer)

  20. 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.

  21. WSLab

    Azure Stack HCI, Windows 10 and Windows Server rapid lab deployment scripts

  22. playbook

    A lightweight, stable, and performance-focused customized version of Windows that enhances privacy and compatibility (by meetrevision)

  23. PowerZure

    PowerShell framework to assess Azure security

  24. dorado

    🐟 Yet Another bucket for lovely Scoop

  25. Pode

    Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework for creating REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP servers

    Project mention: Pode – Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-27
  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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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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What are some of the best open-source Window projects in PowerShell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
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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