Use the original ISO and extract this file <mount-dir>\Windows\servicing\InboxFodMetadataCache\metadata\Browser.InternetExplorer~~11.0.mum To C:\Windows\servicing\InboxFodMetadataCache\metadata\Browser.InternetExplorer~~11.0.mum Then restart and do the steps I had said in the previous post.
@MSMG, I sent PM with one more suggestion and a request for assistance to see if we could get it up and running.
Did that and Internet explorer appears in optional features, but is not installed. It doesn't appear in the start-menu and in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer, iexplore.exe alone exists and execution of the same is not working either.
Yes, this is expected in Custom, because for the exportation from esd to wim to be faster, the compression level was set to "fast", but when finalizing and converting back to esd I believe that both Official and Custom should stay the same size. Regarding the removal process, the modes that can be compared are list removal and the official removal processes that remain in Custom. After apply and save they should already be the same size, but I think I already know where a detail can be corrected. I suppose it was a modification related to removing an empty index after converting from esd to wim. So, I ask you to do the test until the image is finished. If it really stays bigger, I'll check if there was a problem. Maybe I'll just go back to the "Maximum" compression level, since the performance increase is not so noticeable and there is certainly a preference for size reduction. It would be nice if you could do a test with an ISO generated through UUPDUMP, but without compressing to esd. Then, you make your changes, convert to esd and give us your feedback. A big hug!
I JUST DO MY MDIFICATIONS ALREADY PREDICTING WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ONLINE SO IT REMAINS ONLY COMMON SENSE BEFORE REMOVING SOMETHING edit: my softtware for all languages have some issue, so sorry for big letters s**t
Can I ask why you didn't chose to use Education instead of Enterprise? Intrigued and maybe this is something I should also consider.
21H1 is not yet released, if you want can add the support for normal tasks other then the component removal.
Assuming you want to know why I went with Education instead of Enterprise: Mainly after reading some posts here on this board. @Enthousiast for example said: "Easily available on Techbench, has the least UWP apps and the same administrative options as Enterprise." Education is build off Enterprise, so it was not difficult to decide upon. This edition was also suggested by others, some mentioned that telemetry can be easily switched of (just like enterprise) by using the group policy editor. Finally, there is a noticeable performance increase in those recent builds, so it was the right moment to leave LTSC in the past. Cheers.