An open-source and lightweight modification method to Windows, designed to optimize performance, privacy and usability.

Friendly note: SucklessWindows is not related to suckless.org

🔧 Installation • 🤔 Why Suckless Windows • 💝 Support • ☎️ Discord

🤔 Why Suckless Windows?

🚀 Optimize Performance

Suckless Windows attempts to speed up your system, by eliminating redundant tasks and services running in the background, without any sacrificing on stability.

🔒 Enhance privacy and security

Suckless Windows removes the majority of telemetry embedded within Windows and implements numerous group policies to minimize data collection.

Unlike most other Windows modifications, Suckless Windows doesn't remove any security features that most users need to maintain a secure system.

😍 Increase usability

Suckless Windows applies some modifications to make Windows easier to use. This includes removing bloatware and unwanted apps, configuring the interface, disabling ads, telemetry and so on.

🔧 Installation

Recommend version

• Windows 10 (1809 or higher)
• Windows 11

Some notes

• Dont care about the Unverified playbook pop-up, this playbook is safe & open-source. Paying money to get verified is unnecessary (and we don't have money :p).
• Before using, considering you already have a small understand how and what you need in your Windows machine, as the source code is public, please read what does it do, you can modify it to suit your needs.
• I'm not responsible for anything if this breaks your Windows machine, I RECOMMEND only use Suckless Windows after reinstalled stock Windows from Microsoft, NOT ANY 3RD PARTY WINDOWS!

Installation guide

• Download AME Wizard Beta.zip and Suckless Windows Playbook.
• Extract the .zip file and run AME Wizard Beta.exe.
• Drag and drop the sw-x.xxx.abpx into AME Wizard window.
• Follow the on-screen instructions from AME Wizard to successfully install your Suckless Windows!

💝 Support

If you like my project and would like to support & appreciate it via donation then I'll gladly accept it.

• ☕Ko-fi
• 💳 PayPal

🛠️ Build

• Install 7-zip
• Clone this repo or download the zip file

git clone https://github.com/SucklessWindows/SucklessWindows

• Extract file (if you download the zip file)
• Select all the files and folders within the Playbook folder
• Right click and select 7-zip > Add to archive...
• Name the archive as you please, add .apbx as file extension at the end of the name
• Set archive password to malte
• Set the Archive format to 7z and click OK (New easier packing method comming soon...)

Credits

• p3nguin-kun (of course!)
• Some cool contributors

Big thanks to ReviOS & AtlasOS

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.