Remove Windows AI takes care of all AI features in Windows 11

Microsoft continues to increase the number of AI-related features in its Windows 11 operating system. The evolution into an agentic operating system has been announced, which means that the next feature update for Windows 11 will surely introduce more AI-related features.

Not all Windows users welcome the change with open arms. While there are not any meaningful polls out there, many appear indifferent to the changes while some oppose them openly.

If you fall into the category, you may have discovered switches and tweaks here and there that deal with certain AI features. Or, you may have used a program like DoNotSpy11 that handles them.

Remove Windows AI is an open source script that promises to disable all AI features in Windows 11.

The script removes the following features

Note that the script is in constant development. The developer reacts to new features and changes that Microsoft makes and introduces. As such, it is recommended that you check out the homepage over on GitHub for an updated listing.

• Disable Registry Keys
  • Disable Copilot
  • Disable Recall
  • Disable Input Insights and typing data harvesting
  • Copilot in Edge
  • Image Creator in Paint
  • Remove AI Fabric Service
  • Disable AI Actions
  • Disable AI in Paint
  • Disable Voice Access
  • Disable AI Voice Effects
  • Disable AI in Settings Search
• Prevent Reinstall of AI Packages
  • Installs custom Windows Update package to prevent reinstall of AI packages in the CBS (Component-Based Servicing) store
• Disable Copilot policies
  • Disables policies related to Copilot and Recall in IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json
• Remove AI Appx Packages
  • Removes all AI appx packages including Nonremovable packages and WindowsWorkload
• Remove Recall Optional Feature
• Remove AI Packages in CBS
  • This will remove hidden and locked AI packages in the CBS (Component-Based Servicing) store
• Remove AI Files
  • This will do a full system cleanup removing all remaining AI installers, registry keys, and package files
• Hide AI Components
  • This will hide the settings page AI Components
• Disable Rewrite AI Feature in Notepad
• Remove Recall Tasks
  • Forceably removes all instances of Recall’s scheduled tasks

How to use the script on a Windows 11 machine

Since this is a PowerShell script, it is necessary to run a command on the Windows machine. Good news is that it will show a user interface with options. This allows you to enable or disable certain features individually.

Recommendation: Create a system backup before you run the script. While I did not run into any issues during testing, it is better to be safe than sorry. Use any Windows backup tool that supports full system backups. My preferred tool is Paragon Backup & Recovery, which is free and excellent, but any other utility will do.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type PowerShell.
3. Select “run as administrator” to launch an elevated PowerShell command prompt.
4. Paste the following line: & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm “https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI/main/RemoveWindowsAi.ps1”)))
5. Press the Enter-key to execute it.

This should launch the user interface. All options are enabled by default, but you can uncheck any that you want to skip. Click on the question mark icon next to an option to get an explanation.

It is recommended to enable backup mode, which is not enabled by default. The developer notes on GitHub that backup mode is the only way to full revert the changes using the script, if the need arises.

Clearly, as is the case with any of these tools that automate the tweaking, you have to trust the developer to a) include all relevant AI bits and b) that the solution is stable. Cautious users may check and edit the script, or turn off AI features in Windows manually instead.

Expect a guide in the near future here on this site.

Now You: have you used AI features in Windows? If so, which and how did it go? Or are you in the disable-camp instead? Feel free to leave a comment down below.