Just check your package list. Cortana: Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-PAL-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 P.S. This kills completely the magnifing glass function. BTW the standard search will work. Just use Classic Shell and anything will work in win 7 style.
My Config ...LTSB Enterprise ita iso In powershell: DISM /Mount-Wim /Wimfile:C:\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\1 Dism /image:C:\1 /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\2 (Update folder) install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-OneDrive-Setup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-AM-Default-Definitions-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Client-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Client-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Client-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Client-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Group-Policy-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "C:\1" /c Windows-Defender-Group-Policy-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureNamerinting-Foundation-Features Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureNamerinting-Foundation-InternetPrinting-Client Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:FaxServicesClientPackage Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureNamerinting-XPSServices-Features Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureNamerinting-PrintToPDFServices-Features Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Xps-Foundation-Xps-Viewer Dism /image:C:\1 /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64 Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\1 /commit
Cortana: Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~it-IT~10.0.10240.16384 Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-PAL-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 checked in my 2 entreprises iso : 10240.16384.150709-1700.TH1_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US and en_windows_10_enterprise_2015_ltsb_x64_dvd_6848446.iso I dont have thoses packages listed ??? but my computer was installed from the first iso, and cortana runs as an un-killable service ... install_wim_tweak was executed in win 8.1 x64 in a admin cmd windows, do i have to start a powershell instead ?
Looks very strange to me. Do you mean you checked this offline from win 8.1? Anyway thec ommandas should work nicely in PS too, but I used CMD.
well i dont understand the online offline thing, but i think wim-tweak is giving me what is included in my win 8.1 not the win10 ??? i'm trying to set the path ... and recheck on a new clean installation ??
Online=run win 10 and use the commands inside it to remove some packages from the actual OS (the currently running OS will be modded) Offline= remove the features from the WIM image before installing it (the installation media, will be modded) You need to mount the W10 WIM image, and then specify the mount point to operate to that image. There are zillions of tutorials about how to mount and modify an offline image. And also an example here on message #43
ok now i'm more lost Now i am with an win10 entreprise windows. Is wim_tweak can mount an install.win or not ??, i whant offline modifications of an install.wim iso If i do an online modification, i can't do it (file access error) under a powershell or command prompt with admin mode ...
For offline mode the WIM must be mounted with DISM, then you can use wim_tweak Try to use the alternate wim_tweak way instead of DISM.
Can I add.. I have just used this .exe to remove Defender. In the midst of testing my results. It does look a pretty good tool though. One thing I found useful was to copy the exe into Code: C:\Windows\System32 Then windows can easily find it.
Copied install_wim_tweak in my system32 The abrupt method is to remove/delete C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy form my Win 8.1. No problems shown, no cortana processes until now. Dism mounted the install.win, taken a looooong time. install_wim_tweak.exe /p I:\1 /c "Cortana" /r Creating BKP of registry file... OK Mounting registry file... OK Taking Ownership... OK Editing 'Packages' subkeys 3/3OK Editing 'PackagesPending' subkeys FAIL - Key not exist Modifying registry completed sucessfully. Unmounting key... OK Removing 'Packages'... OK Removed packages successfully. dism /image:i:\1 /Get-Packages > Dism_Get_Packages_List.txt cortana packages still showed 3 times ??? unmounted with dism ... will try this install.wim
Are you checking for the packages before committing ? Would it still show up before committing or would you have to commit then check again ?
argh forgot the commit changes things pfff I will try again ?? I heard that i have to hide the package again, it may crap things. Just seen dism gui softwares like dism++ and dism gui, will try thoses if they will show packages once unhidden with wim_tweak Woah cortana came back from the dead, even with the app folder removed ..... C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
well after a lot of reading, here's my tryout, i have to put back the install.win in my en_windows_10_enterprise_2015_ltsb_x64_dvd_6848446.iso and do a run test... too tired C:\WINDOWS\system32>I: DISM /Mount-Wim /Wimfile:I:\install.wim /index:1 /MountDir:I:\1 ; mount the install.win at root of I: install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /l ; create the packages.txt (long text file) at root of I: ;1819 items ;Cortana install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r ; take a long time install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-PAL-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r ;Xbox install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Xbox-GameCallableUI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Xbox-GameCallableUI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Xbox-IdentityProvider-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Xbox-IdentityProvider-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-WOW64-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-WOW64-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-Networking-XboxLive-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-Networking-XboxLive-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-Networking-XboxLive-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-Networking-XboxLive-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Drivers-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Drivers-xbox-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Package-AutoMerged-xbox~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Package-AutoMerged-xbox~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-WOW64-Package-AutoMerged-xbox~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-WOW64-Package-AutoMerged-xbox~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r ;Onedrive install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-OneDrive-Setup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r ;Telemetry install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-AllowTelemetry-Reduced-Default-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-OneCore-TroubleShooting-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r ;Search install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Search2-base-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Search2-base-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Search2-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~10.0.10240.16384 /r install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /c Microsoft-Windows-Search2-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.10240.16384 /r Dism /Commit-Image /MountDir:I:\1 install_wim_tweak.exe /p "I:\1" /l ; recheck removed packages with the packages.txt file install_wim_tweak.exe /p I:\1 /h /l ; rehide all packages, avoiding breaking things in the OS dism /unmount-Wim /MountDir:I:\1 /commit
Seem's to have worked, no install errors No Cortana is loaded or installed, no xbox, receiving the kb3081424, realtek audio and NVidia updates.
nope no icon either, official MS updates installed, with no system tweaks, still no change, seem's good, Will retry a new test with the "Microsoft.BioEnrollment_cw5n1h2txyewy" package removed
I'm doing the same as you but removing Metro crap too with this command, not tested yet Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -Path c:\1 | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path c:\1 Where C:\1 your Mount path