Remove ads from Windows

scripts/Windows/Collections/Personal.ps1

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ function Restore-PersonalApps([Context] $context) {
         Install-PersonalDrivers $context;
     }
 
+    . "$PSScriptRoot/../Config/Windows/InstallUser.ps1";
     . "$PSScriptRoot/../Software/chocolatey/Install.ps1";
-    $context.RemoveDesktopIcon("Microsoft Edge");
 
     # Backed up applications
     Restore-Git $context;

scripts/Windows/Config/Windows/InstallUser.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/pwsh
+param($context)
+
+. "$PSScriptRoot/../../Scripts/Context.ps1";
+
+[Context] $context = $context;
+$tempDir = $context.GetTempDirectory();
+$startLayoutFile = "start.json";
+Push-Location "$tempDir";
+
+Write-Host "Configuring Windows for Users";
+Write-Information "Remove MSEdge Icon";
+$context.RemoveDesktopIcon("Microsoft Edge");
+
+Write-Information "Remove ads from pinned apps";
+Export-StartLayout $startLayoutFile;
+
+$startLayout = Get-Content "$startLayoutFile" | ConvertFrom-Json;
+[System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Object]] $removalQueue = @();
+
+foreach ($pinnedItem in $startLayout.pinnedList) {
+    if (
+        ($pinnedItem.desktopAppLink -like "*Microsoft Edge*") -or
+        [System.Linq.Enumerable]::Any(
+            @(
+                "*MicrosoftOfficeHub*",
+                "*SpotifyMusic*",
+                "*WhatsApp*",
+                "*PrimeVideo*",
+                "*Netflix*",
+                "*Instagram*",
+                "*Chipchamp*",
+                "*Facebook*"),
+            {
+                param($pattern)
+                return $pinnedItem.packageAppId -like "$pattern";
+            })) {
+        $removalQueue += @($pinnedItem);
+    }
+}
+
+foreach ($item in $removalQueue) {
+    $startLayout.pinnedList.Remove($item);
+}
+
+$startLayout | ConvertTo-Json | Set-Content $startLayoutFile;
+
+Pop-Location "$tempDir";
+Remove-Item -Recurse "$tempDir";