1) The only difference is that the WHD contains new updates/hot fixes not yet released through WU. With W10 there's now no much difference as there are only SS, CU, Dynamic and Flash. 2) - The first one will update only the bootable image used to install windows from. - The second one will update the Windows Installation image and also the Windows Recovery Image. - The third one will update all the above images. The third one will make a fully updated installation media. 3) Although enabling and making the Photo Viewer as the default one by using the tweak, still the Setting app won't obey it, it uses some extra tweaks to make it automate. Will try to extract those tweaks and add them to Toolkit.
Use these commands 1) Get the list of drivers and their oem name. dism.exe /image:<Mount-Dir> /Remove-Driver /Get-Drivers 2) Remove the required drivers using their oem name dism.exe /Image:<Mount-Dir> /Remove-Driver /Driver:<oem-driver-name>
I've used this tool and removed cortana from it. Now I find that the start menu search is not working at all. Is there a way to bring the search back without installing cortana? If cortana is a must, where would I find the package now?
@MSMG Thank you! I really appreciate your reply! I think now I'm ready to use my serviced image in real machine.
lol it never gets old, in the sense that it constantly gets old. lol. longer users of the program and the forums know but new comers don't. Just keep up the amazing work you do
Will removing Windows Defender remove it permanently from the OS if you use MSMG Toolkit? Or just disable it?
Do you remove the Xbox using ToolKit Menu? If yes then do try removing it using the ToolKitHelper.exe method which does more tweaking and then see if the same error occurs or not.
A Turkish x64 Enterprise iso with removed telemetry and defender never installs Winows 10.. It gives error at OOBE stage.. You told me to have a test on it for Turkish Languge..Have you had a chance to test it , MSMG ? The Error is "Windows Setup could not configure Windows on this computer’s hardware” Thank you
yeah was using the menu, i must be blind or something, can't find the instructions in the readme how do i do via ToolKitHelper.exe, if i run the exe it just opens and closes, thinking i might have to call it via cmd?
Right now, I don't have the W10 Enterprise x64 Turkish (tr-TR) image with me, will test the ToolKit once I do download the ISO.
No It's not present in the Readme.txt. As I said before the DISM method will either remove more then required or less and so it will break some functionality and so we don't have any control over it's execution. So the ToolKitHelper.exe was created to remove components manually and to have control over what to remove and what not to. Since the ToolKitHelper.exe is still in experimental and also few more components are left to be added to it's removal list, I have not used it fully in the ToolKit Menu yet. At present the ToolKitHelper.exe supports Windows 10 RS3 and RS4 all languages for these components : Code: Assigned Access Lock App Bio Enrollment App Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Content Delivery Manager Cortana App Edge Browser App File Explorer App Holorgraphic First Run App Kernel Debugging Lockscreen App OneDrive Desktop Client Parental Controls App People Experience Host Quick Assist App Connect App Retail Demo Content Take Test App Setting Sync Skype ORTC SmartScreen App Microsoft Store App Unified Telemetry Client (Asimov) Windows Defender App Windows Error Reporting Microsoft Xbox App Xbox Game Callable UI For Windows 10 RS3 (All Languages) it also supports removing Windows Mixed Reality. And, For Windows 10 RS4 (en-GB) it supports removing these Apps: Code: Mixed Reality Viewer App Advertising XAML Alarms & Clock App Weather App Calculator App Camera App Calendar & Mail App Desktop App Installer Feedback Hub App Get Help App Tips App Maps App Messaging App My Office App OneNote App Mobile Plans App Paint 3D App People App Photos App Print 3D App Skype App Solitaire Collection App Voice Recorder App Sticky Notes App Wallet Service App Web Media Extensions App Groove Music App Films & TV App To use the ToolKitHelper.exe manual you need to use a NSudo command prompt, follow these steps : - Use the ToolKit to select the source - Open Nsudo.exe - Choose User: TrustedInstaller - Choose Enable All Previliges - Under Open box type : cmd - A command prompt window will be opened. - Navigate to ToolKit folder - run the below command to get the list of components Code: Bin\ToolkitHelper.exe mount\install /? - run the below command to remove a component Code: Bin\ToolkitHelper.exe mount\install <Component-Name> E.g: Bin\ToolkitHelper.exe mount\install XboxApp - Apply changes to the ToolKit and follow other instructions specified in the Readme.txt
@MSMG OneDrive is still present if removed on 1803. At least on Home, whereas on Pro, any remains are gone. shortcut is still left on Home. Not game-breaking but figured I'd report.
just disable Game Bar in the Windows 10 Settings and there will be no notification after the removal of xbox compontents.