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Change the main pain points changed in Windows 11 back to the way they were in Windows 10.
# PowerShell script to revert Windows 11 to Windows 10 aesthetics
# v0.0.1
# 2023-08-15
# Function to print colored messages
function Write-Color([string]$Message, [string]$Color) {
Write-Host $Message -ForegroundColor $Color
}
# Revert Right-Click Context Menu
Write-Color "Reverting right-click context menu to Windows 10 style. Press ENTER to continue..." "Yellow"
Read-Host
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
Start-Process explorer.exe
Write-Color "Context menu reverted to Windows 10 style successfully!" "Green"
# Align Taskbar to the Left
Write-Color "Aligning taskbar to the left. Press ENTER to continue..." "Yellow"
Read-Host
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name TaskbarAl -Value 0
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
Start-Process explorer.exe
Write-Color "Taskbar aligned to the left successfully!" "Green"
# Disable Widgets
Write-Color "Disabling Widgets feature. Press ENTER to continue..." "Yellow"
Read-Host
Get-AppxPackage *WebExperience* | Remove-AppxPackage
Write-Color "Widgets feature disabled successfully!" "Green"
# Disable Chat Icon from Taskbar
Write-Color "Disabling Chat Icon from Taskbar. Press ENTER to continue..." "Yellow"
Read-Host
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v TaskbarMn /t REG_DWORD /d 0
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Chat" /f /v ChatIcon /t REG_DWORD /d 3
Write-Color "Chat Icon disabled from Taskbar successfully!" "Green"
Write-Color "\nFinished." "Green"
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