hello ，everyone ！whether the removed component will be restored after the system update ? or is there a way to stop them from recovering ?
Most things don't come back but the big one that annoys everyone is Defender coming back. This isn't a toolkit problem, Microsoft goes to great lengths to make sure Defender is installed and working after every update.
To integrate service pack update cumulative update do i need to extract the msu before or does the toolkit do that and install?
The same thing happened to me.It seems that if you want to update the component without returning it, you may need to handle the update package separately.
Hi, Thanks a ton for this list and apologies for the late reply. This is my list for Windows 10 22H2 19045.2486 based on the information on this thread, your list with notes, my testing and various sources on the net, I've added explanations for the items I could find an explanation for and I would appreciate it if users with much more experience could check and tell me whether more items can be removed? Is the information wrong? Will they break something as well as people contributing to it because there's no definitive list that explains components/removing them will break something because this is Windows after all and to a new user if they stumble upon this, will help them build that first ISO: Spoiler: 1: Internet Code: Internet [+] Internet Explorer: Needed for Adobe online installers Spoiler: 2: Multimedia Code: Multimedia [+] Game Explorer: Needed for Microsoft Games/Halo 3/Microsoft Classic games pack from MSMG [+] Snipping Tool: Probably breaks apps such as ShareX/Screen recording in OBS(?) (Untested) [+] Speech Recognition: Needed for Cortana/Narrator which in turn is dependent on Accessibilty Tools (If you want 'Ease of Access' under Windows settings to work, don't delete) [+] Windows Media Player: Needed for Rockstar Games/Red Dead Redemption [+] Windows TIFF IFilter (OCR): Needed for Text Extractor from PowerToys [+] Windows System Assessment Tool: Needed for Game Explorer Spoiler: 3: Network Code: Network [-] Offline Files: Needed for syncing network drives/folders and keeping files offline [+] Open SSH: No Brainer to keep if you've used SSH [+] Remote Desktop Client: Breaks Defender application guard(?) (Untested) [+] Remote Differential Compression (RDC): Encryption technique used in data transfer over network and is a .dll than an application(?) used by some apps, keep it if applicable to you [-] Simple TCP/IP Services: Collection of command line utilities for network diagnostics, Vulnerabilities could be exploited by hackers/viruses, turned off by default in features list [-] Telnet Client: Remote accessing client using TCP/IP, Inherently insecure [-] TFTP Client: Trivial FTP client, unused by network admins Spoiler: 4: Privacy Code: Privacy [-] Assigned Access: Needed for: Assigned Access Lock App for enabling kiosk mode [-] Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP): Part of Telemetry [-] Face Recognition: Windows Hello Face [-] Kernel Debugging | Depends on: Windows Error Reporting [+] Location Service: Self explanatory [-] Picture Password: Harmful more than helpful [+] Pin SignIn Support: Self explanatory [-] Unified Telemetry Client (Asimov) | Depends on: Windows Error Reporting: Breaks drivers from Windows Updates/sticky notes(?) [-] WiFi Network Manager (WiFi Sense): Actual Security threat [-] Windows Error Reporting: Depends on: Asimov, Kernel Debugging [-] Windows Insider Hub: Applicable for bleeding edge build testers Spoiler: 5: Remoting Code: Remoting [-] Home Group: Network sharing between computers [-] MultiPoint Connector: Multiple computers controlled by a single server [-] OneDrive Desktop Client: Self explanatory [-] Remote Assistance: Connect another person to your pc remotely to help in problems [+] Remote Desktop Server: Connect to desktop remotely through supported application [-] Remote Registry: Ability to modify registry remotely (could pose a security threat) [-] Work Folders Client: Access work folder through a URL/E-mail address if offered by your organisation Spoiler: 6: System Code: System [+] Accessibility Tools: Needed for Ease of Access Cursors, Ease of Access Themes, Magnifier, Narrator and On Screen Keyboard. [-] Device Lockdown (Embedded Experience): Needed for ATMs/Merchant kiosks/Using Windows for a concert PC [+] Ease of Access Cursors | Depends on: Accessibility Tools [+] Ease of Access Themes | Depends on: Accessibility Tools [-] Easy Transfer: Tool to migrate data between windows PCs [-] File History: Backs up User folders i.e. Documents, Downloads, Libraries etc. (Not useful if you regularly backup these folders) [+] Magnifier | Depends on: Accessibility Tools [-] Manual Setup (InPlace Upgrade): Used to Install ISOs (Not useful if you do a clean installation ISO) [+] Narrator | Depends on: Accessibility Tools [+] Notepad : | Needed for: Open With Dialog [+] On Screen Keyboard | Depends on: Accessibility Tools [+] Paint: Only good M$ software [-] Projected File System (ProjFS): Similar to how Git handles very large repositories [+] Security Center | Depends on: Windows Defender [+] Steps Recorder: Screenshot recorder with annotations (Could be useful for problems, better tools available) [-] Storage Spaces: Conceptually similar to how ReFS/RAID handles mirrored drives, built into software [+] Windows Subsystem For Linux: Inferior to WSL in Windows 11. VMs are still better, Hyper-V is a better built in alternative [+] Windows To Go: Live Windows ISO Spoiler: 7: System Apps Code: System Apps [+] AAD Broker Plugin - Credential Handler for Microsoft Azure Logon | Needed for: Microsoft Account, Windows Store/To use M$ Office [+] Accounts Control - App to add Microsoft Account for Microsoft Apps | Needed for: Windows Store [-] Add Suggested Folders to Library Dialog [+] App Resolver UX - Modern Open With Dialog [-] Assigned Access Lock App - Windows Kiosk Mode | Depends on: Assigned Access [-] 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 (Could be dependent on Device lockdown, untested) [+] Capture Picker - A system picker UI control to select an item on the screen to capture | Needed for: Screen snip/OBS(?) (Untested) [+] CBSPreview - App for Camera Barcode Scanner [+] Content Delivery Manager - Automatic installation of sponsored or promoted apps, suggestions and Ads | Needed for: OOBE & Microsoft Account/M$ Office [+] 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: (Explorer stays even after removing this) [+] File Picker - Modern File Picker Dialog for UWP [+] Lock App - Container App for Apps and Messages on the Lockscreen [+] Map Control: Needed for 'Maps'/File information in photos app(?) (Untested) [+] Narrator Quick Start - QuickStart Guide for Narrator [+] NcsiUwpApp - Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) [+] OOBE Network Captive Portal - Captive Network Portals support during OOBE-Phase of Windows [+] OOBE Network Connection Flow - Connection Flow Network Portals support during OOBE-Phase of Windows [-] Parental Controls - App for Parental Controls [-] People Experience Host - People Bar (People Hub) [+] Pinning Confirmation Dialog: (Could be responsible for apps pinned to start menu? Untested) [+] Print Dialog - Modern Print Dialog | Needed for: Printing [-] Quick Assist App - Modern Remote Assistance App [-] Retail Demo Content [+] Search App - Start menu, taskbar & settings search App | Depends on: WebView2SDK [-] Secure Assessment Browser - Special Windows Mode for Exams (Take Test App) | Depends on: WebView2SDK [-] Setting Sync - Sync settings between your Windows PCs and devices [-] Skype ORTC [+] Smart Screen - Windows Defender SmartScreen Functionality for Modern Apps [+] Webcam Experience [+] WebView2 Runtime [+] Win32 WebView Host - Desktop App Web Viewer (Could be dependent on WebView2? Untested) [+] Windows Defender App [-] Windows Mixed Reality [-] Windows Reader (PDF) | Depends on: Edge [-] Windows Store Back-end Client [-] Xbox Console Companion Back-end Client [+] Xbox Game Callable UI - Xbox Live [+] XGpu Eject Dialog - Modern Dialog App for safe removal of external GPUs Spoiler: 8: Windows Apps Code: Windows Apps [-] 3D Viewer | Depends on: Windows Mixed Reality [-] Advertising Xaml [+] Alarms & Clock [-] Calculator App [+] Camera [-] 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 | Depends on: Wallet Service [-] Mixed Reality Portal | Depends on: Windows Mixed Reality [+] Movies & TV App [-] My Office [-] OneNote [-] Paint 3D [-] People | Depends on: People Bar [-] Phone Link [+] Photos [+] Screen Sketch [-] 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 [+] Voice Recorder [-] Weather | Depends on: Advertising Xaml [+] Web Media Codec Plugin [+] WebP Image Codec Plugin [-] Windows Mail App | Depends on: Advertising Xaml, Windows Mail [-] Windows Store App | Depends on: Windows Store Back-end Client, Xbox Identity Provider [+] Xbox Console Companion | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion Back-end Client [+] Xbox Game Bar Plugin | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion [+] Xbox Game Bar | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion [+] Xbox Identity Provider | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion [+] Xbox Game Speech Window | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion [+] Xbox UI | Depends on: Xbox Console Companion Also, I have a couple more questions if someone could guide me: 1. What are the names of the packages that windows updates depends on because I would like to rip out windows updates from the ISO completely and not just disable it because I use PSWindowsUpdate through PowerShell to handle my windows updates and I find that way better because I have more control that way and I like having more control over my system. 2. Is it possible to remove "Xbox" but still somehow keep Game Bar functioning? Asking if this is possible or I really have to keep all Xbox components including Live and all that other garbage just for game bar? Is it very much dependent on them? Asking because I actually like Game Bar's shortcuts and stuff.
@MSMG Good afternoon master, how to proceed in these applications with direct user folders, as well as brave browser, whatssap and others, how to modify these names of the records, to get the user name after training, because I see that some that I install, when I go to uninstall in the control panel it uninstalls, but they are still there on the desktop in their original folder those I am talking about are applications without folders installed directly from the user, because those of users do not even appear to remove, because of that, how to proceed A part of the original total uninstaller file; Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Generated by Total Uninstall [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH\ARP] "0"=hex(7):53,00,2D,00,31,00,2D,00,35,00,2D,00,32,00,31,00,2D,00,32,00,37,00,\ 39,00,33,00,30,00,39,00,34,00,39,00,35,00,35,00,2D,00,34,00,30,00,39,00,30,\ 00,36,00,37,00,31,00,30,00,39,00,39,00,2D,00,39,00,37,00,34,00,31,00,39,00,\ 34,00,39,00,38,00,32,00,2D,00,31,00,30,00,30,00,31,00,5C,00,53,00,6F,00,66,\ 00,74,00,77,00,61,00,72,00,65,00,5C,00,4D,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6F,00,73,00,\ 6F,00,66,00,74,00,5C,00,57,00,69,00,6E,00,64,00,6F,00,77,00,73,00,5C,00,43,\ 00,75,00,72,00,72,00,65,00,6E,00,74,00,56,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,69,00,6F,00,\ 6E,00,5C,00,55,00,6E,00,69,00,6E,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6C,00,6C,00,00,00,42,\ 00,72,00,61,00,76,00,65,00,53,00,6F,00,66,00,74,00,77,00,61,00,72,00,65,00,\ 20,00,42,00,72,00,61,00,76,00,65,00,2D,00,42,00,72,00,6F,00,77,00,73,00,65,\ 00,72,00,00,00,22,00,43,00,3A,00,5C,00,55,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5C,00,\ 41,00,6C,00,62,00,65,00,72,00,74,00,6F,00,5C,00,41,00,70,00,70,00,44,00,61,\ 00,74,00,61,00,5C,00,4C,00,6F,00,63,00,61,00,6C,00,5C,00,42,00,72,00,61,00,\ 76,00,65,00,53,00,6F,00,66,00,74,00,77,00,61,00,72,00,65,00,5C,00,42,00,72,\ 00,61,00,76,00,65,00,2D,00,42,00,72,00,6F,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,5C,00,\ 41,00,70,00,70,00,6C,00,69,00,63,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6F,00,6E,00,5C,00,31,\ 00,30,00,33,00,2E,00,31,00,2E,00,34,00,30,00,2E,00,31,00,30,00,39,00,5C,00,\ 49,00,6E,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6C,00,6C,00,65,00,72,00,5C,00,73,00,65,00,74,\ 00,75,00,70,00,2E,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2D,00,2D,00,75,00,6E,00,\ 69,00,6E,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6C,00,6C,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2793094955-4090671099-974194982-1001\Software\BraveSoftware] [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2793094955-4090671099-974194982-1001\Software\BraveSoftware\Promo] "StubInstallerPath"="C:\\Kinghaze\\X64.exe" [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2793094955-4090671099-974194982-1001\Software\BraveSoftware\Update] "LastInstallerError"=dword:00000000 "LastInstallerExtraCode1"=dword:00030000 "LastInstallerResult"=dword:00000000 "LastInstallerSuccessLaunchCmdLine"="\"C:\\Users\\Bira\\AppData\\Local\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser\\Application\\brave.exe\" --from-installer" "LastOSVersion"=hex:1C,01,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,80,25,00,00,02,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,01,00 "path"="C:\\Users\\Bira\\AppData\\Local\\BraveSoftware\\Update\\BraveUpdate.exe" "UninstallCmdLine"="\"C:\\Users\\Bira\\AppData\\Local\\BraveSoftware\\Update\\BraveUpdate.exe\" /uninstall" "version"="1.3.361.113" [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2793094955-4090671099-974194982-1001\Software\BraveSoftware\Update\Clients] [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2793094955-4090671099-974194982-1001\Software\BraveSoftware\Update\Clients\{AFE6A462-C574-4B8A-AF43-4CC60DF4563B}] "lang"="en" "name"="Brave" "pv"="103.1.40.109"