@echo off SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion :: Define paths and names SET "STEAM_FOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" SET "SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat" SET "SCRIPT_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%SCRIPT_NAME%" SET "VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs" SET "VBS_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%VBS_NAME%" SET "XML_NAME=DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml" SET "XML_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%XML_NAME%" echo ================================ echo Disabling GamesDows echo ================================ :: Reset the default shell to Explorer echo [1/5] Resetting default shell to Explorer... REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /f if ERRORLEVEL 1 ( echo [ERROR] Failed to reset the default shell. goto end ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Default shell reset to Explorer. ) :: Terminate Steam processes to ensure changes take effect echo [2/5] Terminating Steam processes... taskkill /IM "Steam.exe" /F >nul 2>&1 taskkill /IM "SteamService.exe" /F >nul 2>&1 echo [INFO] Steam processes terminated. :: Delete the DelayedExplorerStart.bat script echo [3/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStart.bat... IF EXIST "%SCRIPT_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%SCRIPT_PATH%" if ERRORLEVEL 1 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %SCRIPT_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %SCRIPT_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %SCRIPT_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete the RunBatchSilently.vbs script echo [4/5] Deleting RunBatchSilently.vbs... IF EXIST "%VBS_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%VBS_PATH%" if ERRORLEVEL 1 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %VBS_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %VBS_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %VBS_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete the DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml file echo [5/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml... IF EXIST "%XML_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%XML_PATH%" if ERRORLEVEL 1 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %XML_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %XML_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %XML_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete the scheduled task echo [6/6] Deleting scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'... schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f >nul 2>&1 if ERRORLEVEL 1 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete the scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart' deleted. ) echo. echo ================================ echo GamesDows has been disabled successfully. echo A system restart is recommended for all changes to take effect. echo ================================ :end ENDLOCAL pause