diff --git a/.github/workflows/hassfest.yaml b/.github/workflows/hassfest.yaml
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+name: Validate with hassfest
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 0 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+        - uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
+        - uses: "home-assistant/actions/hassfest@master"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+---
+name: "Release"
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: "Release default_config_disabler"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "⬇️ Checkout the repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: "🔢 Adjust version number"
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          version="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          version="${version,,}"
+          version="${version#v}"
+          yq e -P -o=json \
+            -i ".version = \"${version}\"" \
+            "${{ github.workspace }}/custom_components/default_config_disabler/manifest.json"
+      - name: "📦 Created zipped release package"
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ github.workspace }}/custom_components/default_config_disabler"
+          zip default_config_disabler.zip -r ./
+      - name: "⬆️ Upload zip to release"
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.15
+        with:
+          files: ${{ github.workspace }}/custom_components/default_config_disabler/default_config_disabler.zip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+[![hacs_badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/HACS-Custom-41BDF5.svg)](https://github.com/hacs/integration)
+
+Home Assistant integration to disable selected components from default_config.
+See popular feature request at https://community.home-assistant.io/t/why-the-heck-is-default-config-so-difficult-to-customize/220112
+
+Note: After a Home Assistant update this integration will re-disable selected components and automatically restart Home Assistant.
+
+# Installation
+
+## HACS
+1. [Add](http://homeassistant.local:8123/hacs/integrations) custom integrations repository: https://github.com/tronikos/default_config_disabler
+2. Select "Default Config Disabler" in the Integration tab and click download
+3. Restart Home Assistant
+4. Enable the integration
+
+## Manual
+1. Copy directory `custom_components/default_config_disabler` to your `<config dir>/custom_components` directory
+2. Restart Home-Assistant
+3. Enable the integration
+
+## Enable the integration
+1. Go to [Settings / Devices & Services / Integrations](http://homeassistant.local:8123/config/integrations). Click **+ ADD INTEGRATION**
+2. Search for "Default Config Disabler" and click on it
+3. Restart Home Assistant
+
+# Configuration
+1. Go to [Settings / Devices & Services / Integrations](http://homeassistant.local:8123/config/integrations)
+2. Select "Default Config Disabler" and click on "Configure"
+3. Select the default_config components you want to disable
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/__init__.py b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/__init__.py
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/__init__.py
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+"""The Default Config Disabler integration."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.const import SERVICE_HOMEASSISTANT_RESTART
+from homeassistant.core import DOMAIN as HA_DOMAIN, HomeAssistant
+
+from .const import CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE
+from .helpers import (
+    backup_original_default_config_manifest,
+    load_default_config_manifest,
+    load_original_default_config_manifest,
+    restore_original_default_config_manifest,
+    save_default_config_manifest,
+)
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
+    """Set up Default Config Disabler from a config entry."""
+    disabled_components = entry.options.get(CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE, [])
+
+    backup_original_default_config_manifest()
+
+    new_manifest = load_original_default_config_manifest()
+    for disabled_component in disabled_components:
+        if disabled_component in new_manifest["dependencies"]:
+            new_manifest["dependencies"].remove(disabled_component)
+
+    current_manifest = load_default_config_manifest()
+
+    if new_manifest == current_manifest:
+        _LOGGER.info(
+            "Components: %s are already removed from default_config",
+            disabled_components,
+        )
+    else:
+        save_default_config_manifest(new_manifest)
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Components: %s were removed from default_config", disabled_components
+        )
+        _LOGGER.warning("Restarting Home Assistant to use the updated default_config")
+        await hass.services.async_call(HA_DOMAIN, SERVICE_HOMEASSISTANT_RESTART)
+
+    entry.async_on_unload(entry.add_update_listener(update_listener))
+
+    return True
+
+
+async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
+    """Unload a config entry."""
+    if restore_original_default_config_manifest():
+        _LOGGER.warning("Restarting Home Assistant to use the original default_config")
+        await hass.services.async_call(HA_DOMAIN, SERVICE_HOMEASSISTANT_RESTART)
+    return True
+
+
+async def update_listener(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> None:
+    """Handle options update."""
+    await hass.config_entries.async_reload(entry.entry_id)
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/config_flow.py b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/config_flow.py
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/config_flow.py
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+"""Config flow for Default Config Disabler integration."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant import config_entries
+from homeassistant.core import callback
+from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResult
+from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
+
+from .const import CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE, DOMAIN, NAME
+from .helpers import get_default_config_components
+
+
+class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
+    """Handle a config flow for Default Config Disabler."""
+
+    VERSION = 1
+
+    async def async_step_user(
+        self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    ) -> FlowResult:
+        """Handle the initial step."""
+        if self._async_current_entries():
+            return self.async_abort(reason="single_instance_allowed")
+
+        if user_input is not None:
+            return self.async_create_entry(title=NAME, data=user_input)
+
+        return self.async_show_form(step_id="user", data_schema=vol.Schema({}))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @callback
+    def async_get_options_flow(
+        config_entry: config_entries.ConfigEntry,
+    ) -> config_entries.OptionsFlow:
+        """Create the options flow."""
+        return OptionsFlowHandler(config_entry)
+
+
+class OptionsFlowHandler(config_entries.OptionsFlow):
+    """Default Config Disabler options flow."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config_entry: config_entries.ConfigEntry) -> None:
+        """Initialize options flow."""
+        self.config_entry = config_entry
+
+    async def async_step_init(
+        self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    ) -> FlowResult:
+        """Manage the options."""
+        if user_input is not None:
+            return self.async_create_entry(title="", data=user_input)
+
+        return self.async_show_form(
+            step_id="init",
+            data_schema=vol.Schema(
+                {
+                    vol.Optional(
+                        CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE,
+                        default=self.config_entry.options.get(
+                            CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE, []
+                        ),
+                    ): cv.multi_select(get_default_config_components()),
+                }
+            ),
+        )
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/const.py b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/const.py
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/const.py
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+"""Constants for the Default Config Disabler integration."""
+from typing import Final
+
+DOMAIN: Final = "default_config_disabler"
+NAME: Final = "Default Config Disabler"
+
+CONF_COMPONENTS_TO_DISABLE: Final = "components_to_disable"
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/helpers.py b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/helpers.py
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/helpers.py
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+"""Helper functions for the Default Config Disabler integration."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+
+import homeassistant.components as ha_components
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(ha_components.__file__)), "default_config"
+)
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST = os.path.join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, "manifest.json")
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL = os.path.join(
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, "manifest.original.json"
+)
+
+
+def backup_original_default_config_manifest() -> bool:
+    """Backup default_config/manifest.json to manifest.original.json."""
+    if not os.path.exists(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL):
+        shutil.copyfile(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST, DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL)
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def restore_original_default_config_manifest() -> bool:
+    """Restore default_config/manifest.json from manifest.original.json."""
+    if os.path.exists(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL):
+        shutil.copyfile(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL, DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST)
+        os.remove(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL)
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def load_original_default_config_manifest() -> dict:
+    """Load default_config/manifest.original.json."""
+    with open(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST_ORIGINAL, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+
+def load_default_config_manifest() -> dict:
+    """Load default_config/manifest.json."""
+    with open(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+
+def save_default_config_manifest(manifest: dict) -> None:
+    """Save manifest to default_config/manifest.json."""
+    with open(DEFAULT_CONFIG_MANIFEST, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(manifest, f, indent=2)
+
+
+def get_default_config_components() -> list[str]:
+    """Return a list of components in the default_config."""
+    backup_original_default_config_manifest()
+    return load_original_default_config_manifest()["dependencies"]
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/manifest.json b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/manifest.json
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/manifest.json
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+{
+  "domain": "default_config_disabler",
+  "name": "Default Config Disabler",
+  "codeowners": [
+    "@tronikos"
+  ],
+  "config_flow": true,
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "documentation": "https://github.com/tronikos/default_config_disabler",
+  "iot_class": "local_push",
+  "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/tronikos/default_config_disabler/issues",
+  "requirements": [],
+  "version": "0.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/strings.json b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/strings.json
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/strings.json
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+{
+  "config": {
+    "step": {
+      "user": {
+        "description": "[%key:common::config_flow::description::confirm_setup%]"
+      }
+    },
+    "abort": {
+      "single_instance_allowed": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::single_instance_allowed%]"
+    }
+  },
+  "options": {
+    "step": {
+      "init": {
+        "data": {
+          "components_to_disable": "default_config components to disable"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/custom_components/default_config_disabler/translations/en.json b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/translations/en.json
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+++ b/custom_components/default_config_disabler/translations/en.json
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+{
+    "config": {
+        "abort": {
+            "single_instance_allowed": "Already configured. Only a single configuration possible."
+        },
+        "step": {
+            "user": {
+                "description": "Do you want to start setup?"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "options": {
+        "step": {
+            "init": {
+                "data": {
+                    "components_to_disable": "default_config components to disable"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/hacs.json b/hacs.json
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+++ b/hacs.json
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+{
+  "name": "Default Config Disabler",
+  "homeassistant": "2023.7.0",
+  "render_readme": true,
+  "zip_release": true,
+  "filename": "default_config_disabler.zip"
+}