Windows AI - Disable And Remove

  "WPFTweaksWindowsAI": {
    "Content": "Windows AI - Disable And Remove",
    "Description": "Removes and disables all AI features/packages",
    "category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",
    "panel": "1",
    "registry": [
      {
        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer",
        "Name": "SettingsPageVisibility",
        "Value": "hide:aicomponents",
        "Type": "String",
        "OriginalValue": "<RemoveEntry>"
      },
      {
        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\WindowsNotepad",
        "Name": "DisableAIFeatures",
        "Value": "1",
        "Type": "DWord",
        "OriginalValue": "<RemoveEntry>"
      }
    ],
    "InvokeScript": [
      "
      $Appx = (Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftWindows.Client.CoreAI).PackageFullName
      $Sid = (Get-LocalUser $Env:UserName).Sid.Value

      New-Item \"HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Appx\\AppxAllUserStore\\EndOfLife\\$Sid\\$Appx\" -Force

      Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers \"*Copilot*\" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
      winget uninstall -e --name \"Copilot\" --silent --force --accept-source-agreements 2>$null
      Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

      if ($Appx) {
          Remove-AppxPackage $Appx
      }

      # WSAIFabricSvc only exists on some Windows 11 builds; without the guard a
      # missing service aborts the rest of this script block and Recall stays enabled
      if (Get-Service -Name WSAIFabricSvc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
          Set-Service -Name WSAIFabricSvc -StartupType Disabled
      }
      # Store/MSIX PowerShell 7 can hang or fail COM activation in DISM.
      $RecallCommand = {
          Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Recall -Online -NoRestart -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
      }
      $RecallOutput = powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command $RecallCommand 2>&1
      if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
          throw \"Failed to disable Recall (exit code $LASTEXITCODE): $(($RecallOutput | Out-String).Trim())\"
      }
      $RecallOutput | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }

      Write-Host \"Windows AI Disabled\"
      "
    ],
  }

Registry Changes

Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify Windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.

You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft’s Website.