@echo off SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion echo ================================ echo Disabling GamesDows echo ================================ :: Check for administrative privileges echo Checking for administrative privileges... net session >nul 2>&1 if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [ERROR] This script requires administrative privileges. echo Please run it as an administrator. pause exit /b 1 ) :: 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 "ADMIN_VBS_NAME=LaunchSteamAsAdmin.vbs" SET "ADMIN_VBS_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%ADMIN_VBS_NAME%" SET "XML_NAME=DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml" SET "XML_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%XML_NAME%" :: Terminate Steam processes to ensure changes can be applied echo [1/7] Terminating Steam processes... taskkill /IM "Steam.exe" /F >nul 2>&1 taskkill /IM "SteamService.exe" /F >nul 2>&1 echo [INFO] Steam processes terminated. :: Reset the default shell to Explorer echo [2/7] Resetting default shell to Explorer... REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [ERROR] Failed to reset the default shell. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Default shell reset to Explorer. ) :: Delete DelayedExplorerStart.bat echo [3/7] Deleting DelayedExplorerStart.bat... IF EXIST "%SCRIPT_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%SCRIPT_PATH%" if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %SCRIPT_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %SCRIPT_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %SCRIPT_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete RunBatchSilently.vbs echo [4/7] Deleting RunBatchSilently.vbs... IF EXIST "%VBS_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%VBS_PATH%" if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %VBS_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %VBS_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %VBS_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete LaunchSteamAsAdmin.vbs echo [5/7] Deleting LaunchSteamAsAdmin.vbs... IF EXIST "%ADMIN_VBS_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%ADMIN_VBS_PATH%" if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %ADMIN_VBS_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %ADMIN_VBS_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %ADMIN_VBS_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Delete the scheduled task echo [6/7] Deleting scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'... schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f >nul 2>&1 if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete the scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart' deleted. ) :: Delete the XML file echo [7/7] Deleting DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml... IF EXIST "%XML_PATH%" ( DEL /F /Q "%XML_PATH%" if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Could not delete %XML_NAME%. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] %XML_NAME% deleted. ) ) else ( echo [INFO] %XML_NAME% does not exist. ) :: Revert registry modifications echo Reverting registry modifications... echo [INFO] Enabling Boot UI... bcdedit.exe -set {globalsettings} bootuxdisabled off if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to enable Boot UI. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Boot UI enabled. ) echo [INFO] Enabling Visual Effects... reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v VisualEffects /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to enable Visual Effects. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Visual Effects enabled. ) echo [INFO] Re-enabling Last Access Update... reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" /v NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to re-enable Last Access Update. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Last Access Update re-enabled. ) echo [INFO] Reverting Paging Executive... reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v DisablePagingExecutive /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to revert Paging Executive. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Paging Executive reverted. ) echo [INFO] Reverting Startup Delay... reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Serialize" /v StartupDelayInMSec /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to revert Startup Delay. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Startup Delay reverted. ) echo [INFO] Reverting Explorer Process Priority... reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe\PerfOptions" /v CpuPriorityClass /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to revert Explorer Process Priority. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Explorer Process Priority reverted. ) echo [INFO] Reverting Large System Cache... reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v LargeSystemCache /f if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to revert Large System Cache. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Large System Cache reverted. ) echo [INFO] Disabling Quiet Boot... bcdedit /set {current} quietboot off if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo [WARNING] Failed to disable Quiet Boot. ) else ( echo [SUCCESS] Quiet Boot disabled. ) echo. echo ================================ echo GamesDows has been disabled successfully. echo A system restart is recommended for all changes to take effect. echo ================================ ENDLOCAL pause