I have the same use and I remove everything except Windows Defender, you should just keep what you need like Photo viewer or Windows Store.
Actually microsoft didn't messed up with LTSC version of this year, first because everything you're seeing is should be on the old version of LTSC. The difference is that with Microsoft Edge Chromium, microsoft decide to give the companies a browser ready to use, and the package Microsoft.Windows.Search previously was Cortana/SearchUI package stripped without cortana features.The math input probably was added because some companies, needed and I don't see is a big problem, since all these features we might use in the future even if we hate it in the moment.
Yeah you're right, well I would need for Steam, Battle.net, Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons, and potentially a game like Sims 4 (but not necessary) I don't think I have ever played a Microsoft game in my life (except Minecraft) so I can pass on this one. I don't know if it's worth noting that I am using NVCleanstall for Nvidia driver, so no need of geforce experience for example If it's possible I want to know what to retain for both version of Windows
I kept Windows Defender, Windows Store and Firewall but I removed Windows Photos because I use Imageglass
Use the following informations as a reference for windows 11 or any edition you wanna edit For windows 10 (I use the applist for 19044 version) Apps to remove Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 (Cortana App) Microsoft.BingWeather (Weather App) Microsoft.GetHelp (Get Help app) Microsoft.Getstarted (Get Started App) Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer (3D Viewer app) Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub (Office Hub app) Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection (Solitaire collection app, this could give you a error when removed the packages through the Windows components menu, try use the remove app list using in the menu remove. Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal Microsoft.MSPaint Microsoft.Office.OneNote Microsoft.People Microsoft.SkypeApp Microsoft.Wallet Microsoft.WindowsCamera Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub Microsoft.WindowsMaps Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay Apps to Keep Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller - Windows Package Manager (You can use to download the programs like battle.net through cmd or powershell really useful app) Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension - Extension for Movies & TV (Safe to remove) Microsoft.ScreenSketch - Snip & Sketch (W10) , if you're in windows 11 (Snipping tool and Snip & Sketch) (Safe to remove) Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp - Microsoft Store purchse app (Keep this if you will keep Microsoft Store, otherwise safe to remove) Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions - Extension for Movies & TV (Safe to remove) Microsoft.Windows.Photos - Microsoft Photos (Safe to remove) Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions- Extension for Movies & TV (Safe to remove) Microsoft.WebpImageExtension - Extension for Movies & TV (Safe to remove) Microsoft.WindowsAlarms - Alarms & Clock (Safe to remove) Microsoft.WindowsCalculator - Calculator (If you don't like the modern calculator make sure you download the Win32Calc from the packs available in the MSMG mega folder and integrate to W10 or W11) (Safe to remove) microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps - Mail and calendar (Could be useful for you, you might need it to access you email. Otherwise is safe to remove.) Microsoft.WindowsStore - Microsoft Store (Since you want use Minecraft, you might need it) Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI - (Xbox Live API Communication - Required by Xbox App, could be used by Minecraft) Microsoft.XboxApp - Xbox App (if you're editing windows 11, make sure Microsoft.GamingApp is removed from the list) Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay - Xbox Game Bar (Required by Xbox App, could be used by Minecraft) Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider - (Required by Xbox App - Used to sign in to Xbox Console Companion and Xbox App. could be used by Minecraft) Microsoft.YourPhone - Your Phone (Useful for use apps of your phone in Windows 10, Windows 11. Obs: Is safe to remove this if you don't use) Microsoft.ZuneMusic - Groove Music (Safe to remove) Microsoft.ZuneVideo - Movies & TV (Safe to remove) The packages you should keep is Windows Photo Viewer (Alternative to Microsoft Photos) Internet Explorer (Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Package-ua, don't remove this package is the HTML Engine used by many games. the other packages is safe to remove but test in a VM before install in a real machine) AAD Broker Plugin (In system apps, you will see as Azure Active Directory AppX Broker Plugin which is needed for: Microsoft Account, Windows Store) Accounts Control (Needed for: Microsoft Store) Content Delivery Manager (Needed for: Out of Box Experience) Cortana (Needed for: Search) Obs: if you're using version 19H1, 19H2,20H1,20H2,21H1,21H2 and W11 is safe to remove. Windows Store Back-end Client (Keep this, if you decide in the future UWP apps just download .appx and your dependencies and you will be able to install through powershell and them use the apps, to download the apps MSMG has GettingApps.txt check in the MEGA folder) Xbox Console Companion Back-end Client (Keep this, if you decide in the future UWP apps just download .appx and your dependencies and you will be able to install through powershell and them use the apps, to download the apps MSMG has GettingApps.txt check in the MEGA folder) Xbox Live (XboxGameCallableUI) (keep this if you want to Minecraft from Microsoft Store, might get connected to Xbox App) Other information is, in the Windows Components menu available in the Toolkit, make sure you don't let in Internet Explorer like this [-] Internet Explorer (This will remove all the packages including HTML Engine which is used by some games). Probably this is the most important informations to guide you, the other menus, is up to you to decide which feature you will use. Hope this help you and any other person that are new in the MSMG
omg man, you're a life saver, I'm gonna keep this as the holy grail, thank you so much mate !!! : )) But I have a question for this one, is this the old Photo Viewer built-in in Windows ? Because I use ImageGlass, another photo viewer, that's why ^^ so do I need to keep it ?
Oh and sorry but what about Windows Media Player, I heard it is used by many games, should I keep it too ?
"FocusOn Image Viewer" or "Honeyview" the both best of them, myself I'm using "FocusOn Image Viewer" in win11
@MSMG please, if possible.... need Lang pack 'ar-SA' for windows 11 I'm searched in google many times and found nothing, Please.
Yes keep the windows media player and about windows photo viewer is just for optional purposes, for example imageglass or other software you use crash you still have some image viewer available. but if you want to remove, them remove it is safe to remove.
Need to check with Edge whether has anything changed in LTSC builds. The Toolkit doesn't remove the Windows Search or Math Input stuffs.
Don't mix-up removal method just use one method to remove apps or components. Either use the App list + Package list (DISM method) or use Remove Windows components menu or Package list (ToolKitHelper Method)
In my experience, removing Windows Media Player only led to problems launching GTA 5. Solution: do not uninstall Windows Media Player. But you can disable it with DisableFeaturesList, and with EnableFeaturesList enable MediaPlayback only.
That's not what I meant. I don't need to upgrade the image, I'm using the latest release of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021. 1. Will I be able to remove components without errors using my Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 operating system? 2. Which one should I use from the "ToolkitHelper_Templates" folder if the RemovePkgsList_W10_LTSC_2021.txt file is empty? p.s. I need to remove components using the same system, so I'm asking if this will work. OS Build 194044.1288 -- the source image, and the main working system.