MSMG ToolKit

Store and other apps can be integrated without any issue, I do that all the time.
Just be sure you download all the apps from the mega link provided.

Cheers.

 

I had run out of oxygen when i read your post. j/k.

 

hehe but is true dude my OS works fine and after my install I use sfc/scannow 0 issues and also use Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealt 0 issues I think is sufficient

 

@Tiger-1 Normally I do not need the Store but would like to have this option ready to use if need be. I think it would be useful only for games that need this and maybe for some apps like Netflix (I do not even know if it works well).

And LTSB really is quite lean. I have been using without removing anything just by disabling but I consider that my hardware is fairly good maybe in weaker hardware that makes a greater difference.

But I have been testing with removals and I believe that having good judgment and removing the right things will not have problems. Some Windows components are not worth removing as they can easily cause problems. Some components are good to maintain because they may be required for certain programs. Anyway, it is not at all easy to get a stable system removing things, it is a test of patience and trial and error for a very long term.

 

hi guys

is there a method to restore "classic photo viewer", bacuse i deleted from MSMG?

 

I answered you above.
Use the program WinaeroTweaker.

 

I seen a post where a guy said that the only downside to this tool is you have to manually add new Windows builds that come out through the tool. Is that true? or can you use windows update?

The persons post:
"I think the downside to MSMG Toolkit is that each time a new Windows 10 build comes out (Creators, Fall Creators for instance) you have to manually download the ISO and apply your customization again and then upgrade using your custom ISO as if you update directly through Windows Update it's going to install all the bloat again."

 

V8.6 can’t remove windows defender on windows 10 enterprise LTSB 2016, it can’t find the cab files.

V8.4 works fine.

Please ignore, it seems 8.4 is not working as well now ?

I did this the other day and it was fine, only difference is i'm using the latest cu update instead of the previous one.

 

The solution is simple, don't integrate any updates... Seems that the toolkit is having some problems with the latest CU.

 

Ok that explains it then, thanks for your reply.

 

not works, i think is related of missing files.

 

I just tried again with clean rs4 iso and removed all metro apps and all windows compenents and cortana
i didn't remove those in 'at last' section telemetry, defender etc
so now i can see smartscreen settings there are inside windows defender itself
i think you should just mention that removing defender remove also smartscreen along with it except for edge if you didn't remove edge itself or smartscreen
and about the phone section in windows 10 settings it still disabled and same message given 'settings managed by your organization'
i thought keeping telemetry will make it works but no, it seems that it is related to something else i don't konw what is it
but i hope to find a way to make it work, it's the only problem i have now after using the toolkit

 

That's actually the point of discussion we have here.
LTSB does not install any bloat when using Windows Update.
But if you used a non-LTSB image, and don't disable feature updates, you will get all the bloat back after 6 months.

If you read back you can see that there are some solutions to tackle this, by means of group policy or registry entries.
You can use still use Windows Update, but if you like to upgrade to a new version (feature upgrade) then you'd better first make an image with MSMG and upgrade from that one.

@Gadget-Man:
Defender can be removed without problem on LTSB 1607, I did it a few days ago. No issues at all. You can also integrate the CU.
It seems you are not following the correct order.

Cheers.

 

Hello,
how's the mic doing? Has it been a solution found for the non-working problem?

Thanks a lot!

 

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please someone tells ms which part of the toolkit is responsible for this issue !!
what i did with the toolkit is the following:

Code:

Integrated Windows Features:

Microsoft Win32 Calculator
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
=======================================

Removed all Default Metro Apps except Store
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Removed Windows Components:

OneDrive Desktop Client
Skype ORTC
Take Test App
Hyper-V
Internet Explorer UI
Windows Media Player
Microsoft Telemetry
Windows Defender
Windows People Experience Host
=======================================

MSMG Toolkit Tweaks:
Cortana Disabled
Automatic Driver Updates through Windows Update Disabled
Automatic Downloading and Installing 3rd Party Apps Disabled
Windows Photo Viewer Enabled as default viewer

i tried again from the start without removing telemetry, defender and people experience
and same problem still happens

View attachment 45691 View attachment 45692

 

Doesn't make sense since Asimov is almost the base of the telemetry in Windows 10.

 

like posted several pages ago, if you remove Asimov, you will not be able to get drivers for devices from windows updates!

 

I did it in the same order as I've always done it, i integrated the CU first, then removed defender.

This is exactly the way i did it with the previous CU and it worked fine, so it must be the latest CU causing it as already mentioned.

 

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