I hate to say it, but I feel that Windows 11 will be a constant fight for you from now on. I hope not, as I am sure that you already have enough to do now.
are ETA allowed to ask.? been checking daily. was going to start but then saw the mention of 13.3 update.
I must have gotten lucky. Removing the NcsiUwpApp doesn't break the NCSi indicator for me. @MSMG did you have a chance to look at the issue with the shared Edge Webview systemapp and secure assessment browser issues as mentioned here... https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/msmg-toolkit.50572/page-1230#post-1775060
before i remove components could anyone help i have some doubts about some apps. Internet explorer- safe to remove.? Game explorer.?? needed for microsoft games. i use solitary. i dont use account.. i only use store to update solitary and installed apps AAD broker plug in Account control Edge classic browser.?? setting sync.? xbox callable UI.? i dont have xbox live
Now that Windows updates can be removed, I am going to see how annoying it is to do manual updates. I hate the way Defender always come back but with more built in control over updates, it might be reasonable to live with.
Remove it using dism not the toolkit, I never had it reappearing, not sure why @MSMG decided to use the toolkit over dism to remove defender, like it used to do on old versions.
It always comes back with CU installs. With updates removed that won't be a problem since the only time I will ever update is when I install a new modified build over the top.
Depends on the magnitude of the update. For stuff like a .net update, obviously not building an image.
No not defender. Even in late W10 installs (I have no experience of W11 on MSMG, I just use server 11 which is mostly clean by its own). Defender likely behaves differently than other crapware, because in Server it's meant to be uninstalled directly from the GUI. Say you can't (officially) uninstall cortana, even on servers
Game explorer is to browse for games in microsoft store? Cmiiw U only play solitaire? Well i think it is save to remove if u dont login to microsoft store to update ur apps. AAD broker plug in and Account control use to login to microsoft store to update apps.. cmiiw @MSMG @inTerActionVRI I dont play games, i dont update apps, i dont even use internet during installation setup. Which still bother me, i cant remove cloudexperiencehost and some dlls in client.cbs folder @MSMG didnt answer me how to remove them from install.wim
Currently I'm doing an in-place update every 6 months or so. Not so paranoid about "windows security updates" each month. Cheers.