# Remove HP Bloatware - Silent mode with error suppression # Run as Administrator #Requires -RunAsAdministrator $ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # HP Bloatware packages to remove $HPApps = @( 'HP.*Support.*Assistant', 'HP.*Alerts', 'HPControlledShutdown', 'HP.*Cloud.*Recover', 'HP.*Client.*Services', 'HP.*Quickdrop', 'HP.*Photo.*Creations', 'HP.*Security.*Update', 'HPIASystemAgent', 'HP.*Wireless.*Assistant', 'HP.*Print.*Library', 'HP.*Wolf.*Security', 'HPWolfSecurity', 'HPDeskjet.*', 'HPOfficejet.*', 'HPPhotosmart.*', 'HPEnvy.*', 'HPLaserJet.*' ) # Remove via WMI (works for most systems) foreach ($app in $HPApps) { try { $installed = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name LIKE '$app'" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue foreach ($item in $installed) { $item.Uninstall() | Out-Null } } catch { } } # Remove via PowerShell App Removal (Windows 10+) foreach ($app in $HPApps) { try { Get-AppxPackage -Name "*HP*" -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers } catch { } } # Remove HP services $HPServices = @( 'hpsysdrv', 'HPDrvMaintSvc', 'HP*' ) foreach ($service in $HPServices) { try { $svc = Get-Service -Name $service -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($svc) { Stop-Service -Name $service -Force Set-Service -Name $service -StartupType Disabled } } catch { } } # Remove HP scheduled tasks try { Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath "*HP*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false } catch { } # Remove HP registry entries and startup items try { $HPRegPaths = @( 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*HP*', 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*HP*', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\*HP*' ) foreach ($path in $HPRegPaths) { Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -Recurse } } catch { } # Remove HP installation directories $HPDirs = @( 'C:\Program Files\HP', 'C:\Program Files (x86)\HP', 'C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard', 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard' ) foreach ($dir in $HPDirs) { try { if (Test-Path $dir) { Remove-Item -Path $dir -Recurse -Force } } catch { } } Write-Host "HP bloatware removal complete." -ForegroundColor Green