Some ideas

[ConjurerGitHub]

Hi,

I've used the Deepclean batch-script on a Asus G14 (2020) laptop (Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024). Working great, thank you very much. Couple of ideas/suggestions:

1. Windows tasks deletion
   After execution there was still a task in Task Scheduler present: "ASUS Update Checker 2.0".

2. Services deletion
   Also, after execution there is still a service called "AsusPTPService" which you could consider of deleting.

3. Prevent auto re-installing
   I've run your batch-script multiple times. But Windows keeps re-installed services, tasks, etc. I changed a couple of settings to prevent Windows automatically re-install Asus bloatware. Still monitoring, so far so good. Maybe it's possible to incorporate these into your script.

   • In sysdm.cpl, Hardware tab, click Device Installation Settings, select "No," and save.
   • In gpedit.msc, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage updates offered from Windows Update, and enable "Do not include driver with Windows Update".
   • In regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DriverSearching, and set SearchOrderConfig to 0.

4. Deletion of Asus drivers
   I've deleted all Asus drivers from the DriverStore. I restarted in Safe Mode and listed all drivers with pnputil -e. Then I deleted all those with ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. for Driver package provider with (example): pnputil /delete-driver oem61.inf /uninstall /force.

5. User options
   It would be nice to be able to run the script multiple times silently: without messages/errors, confirmations, etc. Also an option for skipping making backups would be nice.

[allenk]

Hi @ConjurerGitHub, thanks for the detailed feedback! We've addressed all 5 suggestions in v0.2c. Here's a summary:

1. ASUS Update Checker 2.0 — ✅ Fixed
   The dynamic task cleanup had a parsing bug — the old FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=" ... findstr ASUS approach couldn't handle task names with spaces or tasks outside the \ASUS\ folder.

v0.2c changes:

Replaced with PowerShell Get-ScheduledTask using dual filters: case-sensitive name/path (-clike 'ASUS') + Author verification (-like 'ASUS'), preventing false positives (e.g. Windows' own ScanForUpdatesAsUser)
Added ASUS Update Checker 2.0 to the hardcoded fallback list as well

2. AsusPTPService — ⏭️ Bypassed (intentional)
   We've seen cases where removing input-related ASUS services (similar to the HID driver incident in Dec 2025) caused complete loss of keyboard/touchpad input on laptops. AsusPTPService (Precision Touchpad) falls in the same risk category, so it's intentionally not removed. The bypass is documented in the script with a reference to this issue.

3. Prevent auto re-installing — ⏭️ Bypassed
   The script already requires users to disable ASUS apps in BIOS before running (step 2). We chose not to modify Windows Update driver policies because many users run deepclean to start fresh — they want to cleanly reinstall ASUS software, not permanently block it. Modifying SearchOrderConfig or Group Policy would prevent that.

4. pnputil vendor batch removal — ⏳ Deferred
   Great idea, but carries the same HID risk as #2 — a blanket pnputil /delete-driver by vendor name could remove touchpad/keyboard drivers. We'll revisit this once we have proper HID driver protection logic in place.

5. /SILENT + /NOBACKUP — ⏳ Deferred
   Given that this tool performs deep system modifications, we want to keep the confirmation prompts and backup-first approach for now. The existing /DRYRUN mode lets you preview all operations safely. We'll consider automation flags once the tool is more mature.

— your feedback directly improved the tool! 🙏