[ARCHIVED] Windows Editions Reconstruction Project

Perhaps if one wants a lean Windows. Installing core or starter is really pointless

Just install Win server

Remove the payload of the unused/unwanted features/roles with powershell

Code:

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | where { $_.State -match "Disabled" } |
foreach { $_ = $_.FeatureName;
DISM /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:$_ /Remove
}

then use it as is or, optionally, switch it to any w10 version you prefer

2 minutes of work and 3 lines of code to get the leanest and less resource hungry windows ever, with the added bonus of having at hand any of the server roles you may need, like LAN routing or backup just to mention a couple o them

 

That's what I tried with 20348. Unfortunately I'm having trouble with drivers. My touchpad doesn't work at all. Doesn't even show up in the device manager.

What do you mean with "switch it to any w10 version"?
The regular way with Set-Edition?

 

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Single line useless bat script code :

Code:

Powershell -C "Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | where { $_.State -match 'Disabled' } | foreach { $_ = $_.FeatureName; DISM /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:$_ /Remove }"

What will you achieve by doing this ? Whats the actual use of disabling already disabled optional features in windows via dism commandlets ?

 

a lean Windows

 

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Possibly your driver is artificial limited to client only SKUs so Switch to Sever from Client and 99% it will work

More or less...

add client SKU(s) certificate folder(s) under tokens

replace the branding folder with a client's one

do

slmgr /rilc

slmgr /ipk <client serial>

reboot

that's all

 

Be sure the brain is fully turned on before calling useless other's work

In my dictionary "removing" and "disabling" have a different meaning, MS uses the same dictionary.

What you achieve is possibly 2GB of spared space in the installed system and/or say 800MB smaller WIM image

 

Q: Is it possible to make 19041.1 with updates accepted by sfc /scannow online?

 

only achieving disk space nothing else or if it refers to clearing cache of already disabled features with adjacent capabilities. Pl be sure dear friend
hence we can do so by removing capabilities of same optional features we disable on current installed os . even i havent stated your work to be useless rather saying the script code to be.
its ok . be happy always & stay blessed.

 

you do what the command states. the payload is removed, just like .NET 3.5

So you gain space like you would do using MSMG (a lot of space, given in servers the unused optional features are so many. Even the defender cancer is optional)

But unlike the above you can always install the removed features using the server GUI after specifying the path of the untouched install media

 

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It's for the image will working with Windows Update
More explained here:
https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...struction-project.80939/page-226#post-1684190
Is there any better way?

 

Thanks, just not understand !
better way ? I think @xinso have one

 

Yes! I'm think so!

 

Ok Ok why becoming so aggressive for it . Be Cool man Gift

Code:

echo --- Remove OneDrive
Powershell -C "Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*OneDrive*' -Name Visibility -Value 1 -Force -Verbose"
Powershell -C "Remove-Item -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*OneDrive*' -Include *Owner* -Recurse -Force -Verbose"
Powershell -C "Get-ChildItem -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*OneDrive*' -Name | ForEach-Object {DISM /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:$_ /NoRestart}"
echo.
echo --- Remove Defender
Powershell -C "Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*Defender*' -Name Visibility -Value 1 -Force -Verbose"
Powershell -C "Remove-Item -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*Defender*' -Include *Owner* -Recurse -Force -Verbose"
Powershell -C "Get-ChildItem -Path 'HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*Defender*' -Name | ForEach-Object {DISM /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:$_ /NoRestart}"

 

Aggressive ?

i politely explained what the command does, as per your request.

 

Ok friend my Mindset is of different kind goes deep inside some words to investigate it in different different scenarios ie assumptions , well concluded , very well decided etc etc . forget it . Enjoy this Special Month .

 

And that procedure is where?

 

if there is one, it has not been shared.