# Remove Dell Bloatware - Silent mode with error suppression # Run as Administrator #Requires -RunAsAdministrator $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Dell Bloatware packages to remove $DellApps = @( 'Dell.*Update', 'DellSystemDetect', 'DellClientManagementService', 'Dell.*Backup', 'Dell.*Dock', 'Dell.*Display.*Manager', 'Dell.*Easy.*Access', 'Dell.*Foundation.*Services', 'Dell.*SupportAssist', 'Dell.*SupportAssistRemediation', 'Dell.*Optimizer', 'DellPowerManager', 'Dell.*Command.*Update', 'Dell.*KACE', 'Alienware.*' ) # Remove via WMI foreach ($app in $DellApps) { try { $installed = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name LIKE '$app'" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue foreach ($item in $installed) { $item.Uninstall() | Out-Null } } catch { } } # Remove via PowerShell App Removal foreach ($app in $DellApps) { try { Get-AppxPackage -Name "*Dell*" -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers } catch { } } # Remove Dell services $DellServices = @( 'DellClientManagementService', 'DellSystemDetect', 'DSAService', 'DellDataTransport', 'DellSSDMonitor', 'DellPowerManagementService' ) foreach ($service in $DellServices) { try { $svc = Get-Service -Name $service -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($svc) { Stop-Service -Name $service -Force Set-Service -Name $service -StartupType Disabled } } catch { } } # Remove Dell scheduled tasks try { Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath "*Dell*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false } catch { } # Remove from Registry try { $DellRegPaths = @( 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*Dell*', 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*Dell*', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*Dell*' ) foreach ($path in $DellRegPaths) { Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -Recurse } } catch { } # Remove Dell installation directories $DellDirs = @( 'C:\Program Files\Dell', 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell', 'C:\ProgramData\Dell', 'C:\ProgramData\SupportAssist' ) foreach ($dir in $DellDirs) { try { if (Test-Path $dir) { Remove-Item -Path $dir -Recurse -Force } } catch { } } Write-Host "Dell bloatware removal complete." -ForegroundColor Green