[FEATURE] Disabled more services & scheduled tasks and removed more appx.

src/playbook/Configuration/atlas/appx.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ actions:
   # Seems legacy - not in 23H2
   - !taskKill: {name: 'msteams*', ignoreErrors: true}
   - !appx: {name: 'MicrosoftTeams*', type: family}
-  - !registryValue: {path: 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Communications', value: 'ConfigureChatAutoInstall', data: '0', type: REG_DWORD}
+  - !registryValue: {
+      path: 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Communications',
+      value: 'ConfigureChatAutoInstall',
+      data: '0',
+      type: REG_DWORD,
+   }
 
   # New AppX Teams in 24H2
   - !taskKill: {name: 'ms-teams*', ignoreErrors: true}
@@ -66,6 +71,9 @@ actions:
   - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub*', type: family}
   - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.WindowsMaps*', type: family}
   - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder*', type: family}
+  - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay*', type: family} # Xbox speech-to-text feature
+  - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.ZuneMusic*', type: family} # Phone app
+  - !appx: {name: 'MicrosoftCorporationII.QuickAssist*', type: family}
   # Removing using AME Wizard causes issues with Cross Device Experience Host installing
   # - !appx: {name: 'Microsoft.YourPhone*', type: family}
   - !powerShell:

src/playbook/Configuration/atlas/services.yml

@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ actions:
   - !service: {name: 'TrkWks', operation: change, startup: 4}
   - !service: {name: 'PcaSvc', operation: change, startup: 4}
   - !service: {name: 'DiagTrack', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'WbioSrvc', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'SysMain', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'RetailDemo', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'DoSvc', operation: change, startup: 4} # Disables Delivery Optimization
+  - !service: {name: 'SensorDataService', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'SensrSvc', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'SensorService', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'icssvc', operation: change, startup: 4} # Disables Windows Mobile Hotspot Service
+  - !service: {name: 'WalletService', operation: change, startup: 4}
+  - !service: {name: 'FontCache', operation: change, startup: 4} # Slows down font rendering
+  - !service: {name: 'DPS', operation: change, startup: 4} # Disables Diagnostic Policy Service; telemetry mostly.
+  - !service: {name: 'WdiServiceHost', operation: change, startup: 4} # Disables Diagnostic Service Host; telemetry mostly.
+  - !service: {name: 'WdiSystemHost', operation: change, startup: 4} # Disables Diagnostic System Host; telemetry mostly.
+
 
     # ------ Microsoft recommendation - 'Do not disable' -----
   - !service: {name: 'diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service', operation: change, startup: 4}

src/playbook/Configuration/tweaks/debloat/config-content-delivery.yml

@@ -126,3 +126,10 @@ actions:
     value: 'SoftLandingEnabled'
     data: '0'
     type: REG_DWORD
+
+    # Disable 'Occasionally show suggestions in Start'
+  - !registryValue:
+    path: 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager'
+    value: 'SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled'
+    data: '0'
+    type: REG_DWORD

src/playbook/Configuration/tweaks/debloat/disable-scheduled-tasks.yml

@@ -36,20 +36,16 @@ actions:
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\Scheduled', operation: disable}
 
     # Wouldn't be randomly executed
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT'}
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector', operation: disable} # Disables disk diagnostic data collection (Telemetry)
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics', operation: disable} # Disables disk footprint diagnostics (Telemetry)
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT', operation: disable} # Disables measuring system performance (Telemetry)
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\RunFullMemoryDiagnostic'}
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\IndexerAutomaticMaintenance'} # Unless indexing is enabled
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyMonitor'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefresh'}
+  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefreshTask'}
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\PI\Sqm-Tasks'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup'} # Registry backups are disabled by default
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\StateRepository\MaintenanceTasks'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\appuriverifierdaily'}
-  # - !scheduledTask:
-  #   path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Location'
-  #   operation: deleteFolder
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\StateRepository\MaintenanceTasks', operation: disable} # Disables State Repository maintenance tasks (Telemetry)
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\appuriverifierdaily', operation: disable} # Disables daily app URI verifier (Telemetry)
 
     # Needs research
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\AppID\EDP Policy Manager'}
@@ -68,4 +64,4 @@ actions:
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary'}
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask'}
   # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\DsSvcCleanup'}
-  # - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask'} # notification to the user if there are too many startup entries
+  - !scheduledTask: {path: '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask', operation: disable} # Disables notification about too many startup entries (Telemetry)