Hi, how to ruin hours of effort an a perfectly lite running Windows 10 : Go to Update (disabled with MSMG), see there is a Visual Redistributable Package available (I have some games that doesn't work...) and go a bit to fast... On reboot, Microsoft Piece of Edge is there, Login Screen, and all the s**t I removed... It was not only a Visual Update, also some other stuff, like a "Servicing Stack" I hate me
Removing Windows Mixed Reality on Windows 10 18363.2274 makes remote desktop unavailable (black screen after connected), is WMR required for remote desktop?
Image: 19045.2311 x64 (yes, I'm fully aware it's not supported at the moment) Toolkit.cmd version: current available 12.9 After removing components with component removal, searching in start menu is broken. Searching in windows explorer works. Removed components: Code: Removed Internet Components - Adobe Flash For Windows - Edge Chromium Browser Removed Multimedia Components - First Logon Animation - Game Explorer | Needed for: Microsoft Games - Speech Recognition | Needed for: Cortana, Ease of Access - Windows TIFF IFilter (OCR) - Windows System Assessment Tool Removed Network Components - Offline Files - Open SSH - Remote Desktop Client - Remote Differential Compression (RDC) - Simple TCP/IP Services - Telnet Client - TFTP Client - Windows Mail | Needed for: Windows Mail App Removed Privacy Components - Assigned Access - Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) - Face Recognition - Kernel Debugging | Depends on: Windows Error Reporting - Location Service - Picture Password - Pin SignIn Support - Unified Telemetry Client (Asimov) | Depends on: Windows Error Reporting - WiFi Network Manager (WiFi Sense) - Windows Error Reporting - Windows Insider Hub Removed Remoting Components - Home Group - MultiPoint Connector - OneDrive Desktop Client - Remote Assistance - Remote Desktop Server - Remote Registry - Work Folders Client Removed System Components - Device Lockdown (Embedded Experience) - Ease of Access Cursors | Depends on: Accessibility Tools - Ease of Access Themes | Depends on: Accessibility Tools - Easy Transfer - File History - Magnifier | Depends on: Accessibility Tools - Projected File System (ProjFS) - Security Center | Depends on: Windows Defender - Steps Recorder - Storage Spaces - Windows Firewall - Windows Subsystem For Linux - Windows To Go Removed System Apps - Add Suggested Folders to Library Dialog - App Resolver UX - Modern Open With Dialog - Async Text Service - Messaging extensions for People and Maps Apps - Bio Enrollment - Windows Hello Setup - Calling Shell App - App to host call progress on shell - CBSPreview - App for Camera Barcode Scanner - Credential Dialog Host - Authentication (Sign -in) shell support for Windows Hello - ECApp - Modern UI Dialog App for Eye Movement Control | Depends on: WindowsMixedReality - Edge Classic Browser - Edge Developer Tools Client - An extension to edge containing tools for web developers | Depends on: Edge - File Explorer - Modern File Explorer App - File Picker - Modern File Picker Dialog - Lock App - Container App for Apps and Messages on the Lockscreen - Map Control - Narrator Quick Start - QuickStart Guide for Narrator - NcsiUwpApp - Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) - Parental Controls - App for Parental Controls - People Experience Host - People Bar (People Hub) - Pinning Confirmation Dialog - Retail Demo Content - Secure Assessment Browser - Special Windows Mode for Exams (Take Test App) - Setting Sync - Sync settings between your Windows PCs and devices - Skype ORTC - Smart Screen - Windows Defender SmartScreen Functionality for Modern Apps - Webcam Experience - Win32 Web View Host - Desktop App Web Viewer - Windows Defender App - Windows Mixed Reality - Windows Reader (PDF) | Depends on: Edge - XGpu Eject Dialog - Modern Dialog App for safe removal of external GPUs Removed Windows Apps - 3D Viewer | Depends on: Windows Mixed Reality - Advertising Xaml - Alarms & Clock - Cortana | Depends on: Speech Recognition - Desktop App Installer - Feedback Hub - Get Help - Google's VP9 WebM Video Codec Plugin - Groove Music - High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) Codec Plugin - Maps | Depends on: Map Control - Microsoft Pay - Mixed Reality Portal | Depends on: Windows Mixed Reality - Movies & TV App - My Office - OneNote - Paint 3D - People | Depends on: People Bar - Phone Link - Photos - Services Store Engagement | Depends on: Windows Store App - Skype - Solitaire Collection | Depends on: Xbox Live - Sticky Notes | Depends on: Services Store Engagement - Store Experience Host | Depends on: Windows Store App - Tips - Windows tips and tutorials App - Weather | Depends on: Advertising Xaml - Web Media Codec Plugin - WebP Image Codec Plugin - Windows Mail App | Depends on: Advertising Xaml, Windows Mail Applied Tweaks - Disable Automatic Download and Install of 3rd Party Apps - Disable Microsoft Reserved Storage Space for Windows Updates - Enable Windows Photo Viewer - Hide Taskbar Cortana Icon - Hide Taskbar Meet Now Icon - Hide Taskbar News and Interests - Hide Taskbar Search Bar - Hide Taskbar Task View Icon I'm not surprised this happens, it's just that I've been using the latest toolkit version at any given time on an unsupported build and haven't had such issues, everything worked as expected. By chance, is Cortana needed for search in start menu to work?
Updated the Toolkit to v13.0 Spoiler: Change-log v13.0 + Updated Toolkit's Bin folder with Windows 11 v22H2 Insider Preview WADK (v10.0.25247.1000) Tools. + Updated the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 Pack (Windows 7/Server 2008 R2) with .NET 4.8 KB5020621 (4.8.4585.2) (Thanks to MDL Member : abbodi1406). + Updated the Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11) with Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime 3.1.31 Runtime. + Updated the Microsoft .NET 6 Desktop Runtime Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11) with Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.11 Runtime. + Added a Feature "Integrate Microsoft .NET 7 Desktop Runtime". + Added the Microsoft .NET 7 Desktop Runtime Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11) with Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 7.0.0 Runtime. + Updated the Microsoft Edge Chromium Browser Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1) with Microsoft Edge Chromium v107.0.1418.56 setup files. + Updated the Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime Pack (Windows 7/8.1/Windows 10) with Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime 1.3.169.31 setup files. + Added a Feature "Integrate Mozilla Firefox Browser". + Added the Mozilla Firefox Browser Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11) with Firefox 107.0 setup files. + Updated the Microsoft Windows PowerShell 7 Pack (Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11) with PowerShell 7.3 Runtime. + Fixed few Bugs in the Feature "Integrate Microsoft Default Inbox Apps". + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component", Split Wallet Service from Wallet App for Windows 10 Client v1809/v1903/v1909/v2004/v20H2/v21H1/v21H2, Windows 11 Client v21H2/v22H2 Source OS. + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component" to support Windows 10 Client v1809/LTSC2019 (v10.0.17763.1/v10.0.17763.3650 [KB5019966]) Source OS. + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component" to support Windows 10 Client v1903 (v10.0.18362.1) & v1903/v1909 (v10.0.1836x.2274 [KB5013945]) Source OS. + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component" to support Windows 10 Client v2004 (v10.0.19041.1) & v2004/v20H2/v21H1/v21H2 (v10.0.1904x.2251 [KB5019959]), LTSC2021 (v10.0.19044.1288/v10.0.19044.2251 [KB5019959]) Source OS. + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component" to support Windows 11 Client v21H2 (v10.0.22000.1/v10.0.22000.1219 [KB5019961]) Source OS. + Updated the Feature "Remove Windows Component" to support Windows 11 Client v22H2 (v10.0.22621.1/v10.0.2262x.819 [KB5019980]) Source OS. + Optimized the Toolkit code (Thanks to MDL Members : inTerActionVRI).
Likes, on my part, in the interesting questions, are because I don't know about and I also want this answer that may be provided by someone.
@MSMG esddecrypt.exe present in the bin folder is well outdated - it is a version of 2014-11-05. Abbodi does not use Dism++CUI.exe only the recent esddecrypt.exe version of 2019-06-28, present in the esd-decrypter-wimlib-63.7z. Is there any special reason for using Dism++CUI.exe? Or was it just the need of that moment, in which was developed the converting Encrypted ESD code for Toolkit?
For 1904x, the Cortana is separated and the Start menu Search works without it. Removing the SearchApp present in the System Apps section will break the Start menu Search feature, from your above list, you haven't removed the Search App, will test and update.
It was added at the start, right now there are no encrypted ESD released so just left it, will update/replace with the new one.
No worries, I'm merely playing around with what is currently available. No production quality is expected when using unsupported versions.