Trim Windows to the metal it has. KEEL reads the processor, memory, and graphics on the PC it runs on, then removes store junk, stops telemetry, and points the machine at a game or at the app in front of you. It does not take the install apart.
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Preview a machine Thin office Daily laptop Mid tower High-end Old game PC
Threads 12
Cores 6
Memory 16 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Chassis Desktop
Disk SSD Or set the numbers yourself
Memory
4 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Discrete GPU Desktop SSD
What it should favor Auto Game if there is a discrete GPU, at least 16 GB, and 8 or more threads. Otherwise Focus. Focus Park background apps. Spend the CPU on the window in front and on keeping Windows responsive. Game Game Mode, GPU scheduling, and a copied high-power plan. Background apps still park if RAM or threads are short.
8 GB or 4 threads always parks background apps, even if you pick Game. Integrated Arc Graphics and Radeon Vega are not treated as discrete cards.
Boundaries Strict privacy Also turns off location, Find My Device, settings sync, and cloud clipboard. Telemetry is off either way. On Remove Xbox apps Game Bar and the Xbox app. The sign-in package stays so games can still log in. Leave this off for Game Pass. Off Uninstall OneDrive Uses Microsoft's uninstaller. The OneDrive folder already on disk is not deleted. Off Turn off hibernate The one optional file deletion: Windows removes hiberfil.sys. Sleep still works. Off unless you ask. Off Plan for this preview
Game
Discrete graphics, enough memory, and enough threads. KEEL trims junk and telemetry, then aims the machine at the game.
Download KEEL.ps1 Copy script Copy WhatIf
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On the PC Put KEEL.ps1 in Downloads. Run it from the Windows account you actually use. First pass, no changes. It prints the live CPU, RAM, and GPU, then stops. Run it again without -WhatIf, approve UAC, and type YES. Reboot when it says so. Set-Location $env:USERPROFILE\Downloads
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\KEEL.ps1 -WhatIf Set-Location $env:USERPROFILE\Downloads
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\KEEL.ps1 A second window opens for the administrator prompt. The log and the revert script land in C:\ProgramData\KEEL. Revert undoes the latest run. Removed store apps come back from the Microsoft Store.
Safety Restore point, log, and a revert script
Writes under C:\ProgramData\KEEL. System Restore is turned on for the system drive if it was off. If a restore point cannot be created, KEEL still continues, because every registry, service, and task change is recorded in the revert script.
Nothing on disk that you own
No temp wipe, no hosts file, no page file, no WinSxS, no drivers, no documents. Defender, the firewall, and Windows Update stay enabled. Edge stays installed.
Bloat Remove a fixed list of store apps, if they are installed
Bing apps, Clipchamp, Teams, Copilot, Mail and Calendar, Solitaire, and sponsored preinstalls (Candy Crush, TikTok, Spotify, and the like). Xbox stays. Removed for every account, and unpinned from new accounts.
Store, Photos, Notepad, Paint, Terminal, Camera, and Security stay
Those are on a hard protected list. A wildcard cannot reach them, or the shell, or the Windows App Runtime.
OneDrive stays
The sync app is left alone unless you opt in. Files are never moved.
Privacy Telemetry, ads, tips, and cloud suggestions off
DiagTrack stopped and disabled. Advertising ID, tailored experiences, Bing in Start, widgets news, Copilot, and Recall off. Delivery Optimization no longer uploads to other PCs. Windows Update itself stays on. Edge stays installed and will show as managed, because startup boost and background mode are policy-off. Home edition may keep a basic diagnostic flag; the service that sends it is still stopped.
Strict: location, Find My Device, and settings sync off
Also stops activity history upload and cloud clipboard. Local clipboard history can stay. Find My Device will not locate this PC if it is lost.
Run Background apps left available
This PC can carry background apps, so KEEL does not blanket-deny them. Startup junk (Edge boost, Teams, Spotify, Skype, Cortana) still comes out of the Run keys. Steam and Discord stay.
Visual effects left alone
A 16 GB-class machine with a game profile keeps your current animations. Menus are not restyled.
Ultimate Performance, as its own plan
KEEL copies Ultimate Performance, names the copy, and edits the copy. The built-in plan is not modified. On wall power the processor minimum is 100%. The revert script switches back to the plan you had.
SysMain off
The system disk is an SSD and prefetch is not earning the RAM it uses on this profile.
Processor scheduling set to Programs
The window in front gets the foreground boost. KEEL does not switch the PC to background-services scheduling.
Game Game Mode on, Game DVR off
Recording stays off. The Game Bar overlay stays available.
Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling on
Set only because a discrete GPU was detected. It applies after a reboot. Integrated Arc Graphics and AMD Vega iGPUs are not treated as discrete.
Game scheduler and network throttle
Multimedia game tasks get a higher GPU priority. Windows network throttling is lifted so a match is not paced like a download.
Packages it is allowed to remove Microsoft.BingNews Microsoft.BingWeather Microsoft.BingSearch Microsoft.GetHelp Microsoft.Getstarted Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection Microsoft.People Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub Microsoft.YourPhone Microsoft.ZuneMusic Microsoft.ZuneVideo Microsoft.WindowsMaps Microsoft.Todos Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 Microsoft.Windows.DevHome Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal Microsoft.SkypeApp Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer Microsoft.Wallet Microsoft.Messaging Microsoft.Office.Sway Microsoft.OneConnect Microsoft.WindowsCommunicationsApps Microsoft.OutlookForWindows Clipchamp.Clipchamp Microsoft.Copilot MicrosoftTeams MSTeams Plus sponsored preinstalls matching *CandyCrush*, *BubbleWitch*, *MarchofEmpires*, *FarmVille*, and the rest of that list. The shell, Store, runtime, and Security packages are on a hard deny list.
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