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The script will still fall back to the script directory when it is run in system context.\r\n\r\nThis release introduces one of the most requested features for Win11Debloat: localization support! Made possible by contributions from the community, the GUI now supports 13 languages. Special thanks to @SashankBhamidi for laying the foundation for this!\r\n\r\nBeyond localization, this update brings several new features, expanded app removal support, and numerous improvements to the user interface, security, reliability, and performance.\r\n\r\n## New Features & Enhancements\r\n\r\n* Localization support\r\n  * Add localization framework for the GUI (en-US baseline) by @SashankBhamidi in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/764\r\n  * Add localization for app names and descriptions by @SashankBhamidi in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/769\r\n  * Add Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR) translation by @2ButAqUxVy in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/768\r\n  * Add Dutch (nl-NL) translations by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/778\r\n  * Add pt-BR app names and descriptions by @YWZsaXRv in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/781\r\n  * Add Italian (it-IT) translations by @habby1337 in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/786\r\n  * Add Japanese (ja-JP) translations by @willybilly981 in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/791\r\n  * Add Simplified Chinese (zh-CN) GUI translations by @quanfanpro-code in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/799\r\n  * Add Russian (ru-RU) GUI translation by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/857\r\n  * Add Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) (zh-TW) GUI translation by @wang13zhe in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/838\r\n  * Add Korean (ko-KR) GUI translation by @wang13zhe in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/842\r\n  * Add German (de-DE) GUI translation by @wang13zhe in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/839\r\n  * Add French (fr-FR) GUI translation by @wang13zhe in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/841\r\n  * Add Spanish (es-ES) GUI translation by @wang13zhe in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/840\r\n  * feat: add Turkish (tr-TR) UI translations by @kararliadam in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/845\r\n* Add an option to disable Google Chrome AI features by @yasar11732 in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/763\r\n* Add settings UI for theme and language by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/780\r\n* chore: update Edge AI feature to also disable Copilot Chat button by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/811\r\n* feat: update FriendlyNames and descriptions for various apps by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/861\r\n* feat: Add support for removing the Windows App by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/863\r\n* feat: Add support for removing additional OEM bloatware apps by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/864\r\n* feat: add option to disable driver updates through Windows Update by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/870\r\n\r\n## Other Changes & Fixes\r\n\r\n* Allow home screen buttons to expand to fit localized labels by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/775\r\n* Optimize installed app detection by @EvilGorilla13 in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/771\r\n* Add warning to 'Hide Home' feature tooltips regarding Quick access links by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/779\r\n* Add performance warning to Xbox Game Overlay descriptions by @Raphire in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/787\r\n* fix(translations): add the missing en-US translation for DisableChromeAI by @HetCreep in https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat/pull/797\r\n* Refactor a"},"readme":true,"readme_zh":false,"news":[{"title":"Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware","url":"https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat","hn":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36969022","source":"Hacker News","lang":"en","date":"2023-08-02","points":123,"comments":186},{"title":"Win11Debloat – declutter and improve your Windows experience","url":"https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat","hn":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799287","source":"Hacker News","lang":"en","date":"2025-11-03","points":72,"comments":44},{"title":"Windows 想清爽一点? 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