MSMG ToolKit

Thanks for your reply! That makes sense about not using unattended installations. I eventually want to do unattended installations in the future, so I'll need to learn how to do that. Do you have any resources I can reference when I get to that stage? Especially with regard to using MSMG?

That's good to know. I'll just integrate them in all three whenever I'm given the option.

For drivers, is there a particular format they need to be in (.exe, for example), and does it matter where I sourced them? Like from SDI, for instance?

 

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And on that same note of broken installations,

Does this render the Dism /RestoreHealth command unusable?

Code:

The restore operation failed. Either the repair source was not found or the component store cannot be repaired.
Error: 0x800f081f

 

I ended up running this, which at least enabled me to open the Settings (and any other MS "store" type of apps) again.

Code:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose }

But I would like to know: Does this, in any way, undo the removals that MSMG Toolkit performs?

 

MSMG,

An error occurred trying to open - Microsoft-Windows-OneDrive-Setup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1.mum Error: 0x80070057

Error: 87

An error occurred while processing the command.
Ensure that the command-line arguments are valid. For more information, review the log file.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log


Didn't change anything in the script!

 

Thank you very much MSMG. Your tool is so precious.
A few days, weeks or maybe a month ago I asked for a possible solution regarding the removal components. System apps remain after a cu or a feature update.
You replied that you were working on it.

After much research I found a wonderful tool customized by raiyvaN called "W10AIO debloater v1.1 Final".
With this tool, it seems possible to remove NcsiUwpApp and UndockedDevKit. Unfortunately, this tool is not working for me for some reasons. I'll give it another try someday because I'm curious. Thanks raiyanV for this work.
In my despair I remembered that there was an option in the toolkit tool (turn off automatic updates). I decided to do more research on this option and in the end I gave it a try.
I downloaded Windows 10 20h2 19042.631. I integrated the update (870 for cu and 867 for feature updates). I used the package list method to remove the components and this time I turned off the automatic update. On first boot I got the sfc error because I cleaned up the image. I started the sfc / scannow and the sfc got clean. I used pstool, db browser for sql and sqlite studio (for the trigger in machine-srd) to change the IsInbox value and successfully remove NcsiUwpApp and UndockedDevKit.

The dangerous moment came when I started the Windows update and WOW ... WOW ... I got the security updates but this time no feature update shows up or something else . I checked in regedit and the automatic updates are indeed disabled. Finally, your tool saved me once again.
In my case, I don't need new features. I am now running Windows 10 20h2 19042.870 (which already contains plenty of features) and I couldn't believe the solution was there from the start in your tool.
Stupid that I am.

Now I have a real win10 pro which will work like my previous ltsc2019.

Thanks again. Fantastic tool. It s so speed with toolkit to install a windows os like I want it work.

 

@MSMG ,

In that part, the code we talked about the other day is going on. If you select Y, you perform the task of cleaning the files, but if you select N, you are also performing the cleaning.
so... from

Code:

choice /C:YN /N /M "Do you want to cleanup Image folder ? ['Y'es/'N'o] : "
echo.
if %errorlevel% equ 1 (
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   echo.Cleaning up Image folder...
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   echo.
   echo.Cleaning up Image temporary and log files or folders.

to

Code:

choice /C:NY /N /M "Do you want to cleanup Image folder ? ['Y'es/'N'o] : "
echo.
if errorlevel 2 (
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   echo.Cleaning up Image folder...
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   echo.
   echo.Cleaning up Image temporary and log files or folders.

Is it necessary to optimize boot.wim when it is not mounted during service with the toolkit?

This is happening.

When the work starts, without mounting the boot.wim, when the image is finished, optimization is taking place at the time of saving.

Perhaps it should be so. But I don't know the dynamics. It may be interesting to optimize winre.wim, but within what I have absorbed until the moment of knowledge, it would not be necessary. I may be mistaken.
from

Code:

:: Saving & Un-Mounting Source Boot Images
if "%IsBootImageSelected%" equ "Yes" (
   for /l %%i in (1, 1, 2) do (
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       echo.Applying Changes ^& Un-Mounting [Boot.wim, Index : %%i] Image...
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call :UnMountImage "%BootMount%\%%i", "Commit"
       call :RemoveFolder "%BootMount%\%%i"
   )
)

:: Re-Building Source Boot Image with Maximum Compression.
echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo.Optimizing Source [Boot.wim] Image with Maximum Compression...
echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
call :ExportImage "%BootWim%", "%Temp%\rebuild.wim", "WIM", "No"
move /y "%Temp%\rebuild.wim" "%BootWim%" >nul

to

Code:

:: Saving & Un-Mounting Source Boot Images
if "%IsBootImageSelected%" equ "Yes" (
   for /l %%i in (1, 1, 2) do (
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       echo.Applying Changes ^& Un-Mounting [Boot.wim, Index : %%i] Image...
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call :UnMountImage "%BootMount%\%%i", "Commit"
       call :RemoveFolder "%BootMount%\%%i"

       :: Optimizing Source Boot Image with Maximum Compression.
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       echo.Optimizing Source [Boot.wim, Index : %%i] Image with Maximum Compression...
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call :ExportImageIndex "%BootWim%", %%i, "%Temp%\rebuild.wim", "WIM", "No"
   )
   move /y "%Temp%\rebuild.wim" "%BootWim%" >nul
)

maybe

Code:

:: Saving & Un-Mounting Source Boot Images
if "%IsBootImageSelected%" equ "Yes" (
   for /l %%i in (1, 1, 2) do (
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       echo.Applying Changes ^& Un-Mounting [Boot.wim, Index : %%i] Image...
       echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call :UnMountImage "%BootMount%\%%i", "Commit"
       call :RemoveFolder "%BootMount%\%%i"
   )
   :: Optimizing Source Boot Image with Maximum Compression.
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   echo.Optimizing Source [Boot.wim] Image with Maximum Compression...
   echo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   call :ExportImage "%BootWim%", "%Temp%\rebuildBoot.wim", "WIM", "No"
   move /y "%Temp%\rebuild.wim" "%BootWim%" >nul
)

Some minor i send to you in PM.

 

To update an ISO, I need to add the latest one SSU and CU update only?

 

Can anyone provide me post, video or some guide that I can properly clean an ISO of all unneccessary things/bloatware/privacy issues using this tool?
I don't know where to start and 1000 pages is a lot of reading, so sorry for taking it the easy way. Thanks in advance.

 

First remove everything you can just by going through the menus - it's straightforward - then you go ahead and get that error (see a few posts above), then you run that powershell command I posted above to fix the errors.

 

@MSMG

In Packs\Apps\w10, some packages have the same hash with different names, such as "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay" and "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider"

which should I keep?

 

The best way to remove all the bloat from the image is to use 3-3-2 (Toolkit Method)

Remember to use whd update pack before, it will only work with the CU update from changelog

Make your list from
Toolkit\Bin\Lists\ToolKitHelper_Templates (Supported Windows List)

And copy that list in the correct order into Toolkit\Bin\Lists RemovePkgsList

I have made changes to this list, so make your own list.

This list will remove most of the worst bloat from the image

Spoiler: RemovePkgsList

CEIP
LocationService
UnifiedTelemetryClient
WindowsInsiderHub
CBSPreview
ContentDeliveryManager
MapControl
OneDrive
PeopleExperienceHost
RetailDemoContent
XboxClient
3DViewer
AdvertisingXaml
Alarms
BingWeather
Camera
CommunicationsApps
Cortana
DesktopAppInstaller
FeedbackHub
GetHelp
Getstarted
Maps
MixedRealityPortal
OfficeHub
OfficeOneNote
Paint3D
People
Photos
ScreenSketch
SkypeApp
SolitaireCollection
SoundRecorder
StickyNotes
XboxApp
XboxIdentityProvider
YourPhone
ZuneMusic
ZuneVideo

If u only wanna remove all bloat apps and nothing else, you can use 3-2 (this way should work on any image, updated or not) MS Dism Way

Make your list from
Toolkit\Bin\Lists\DISM_Templates (Supported Windows List)

And copy that list in the correct order into Toolkit\Bin\Lists RemoveAppsList

I have made changes to this list, so make your own list.

This list will remove most of the bloat apps from the image

Spoiler: RemoveAppsList

Microsoft.549981C3F5F10
Microsoft.BingWeather
Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller
Microsoft.GetHelp
Microsoft.Getstarted
Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension (Keep for Photo App)
Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer
Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub
Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection
Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes
Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal
Microsoft.MSPaint
Microsoft.Office.OneNote
Microsoft.People
Microsoft.ScreenSketch
Microsoft.SkypeApp
Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp (Windows Store Related)
Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions (Keep to view Streaming in Chrome Browser)
Microsoft.Wallet (Windows Store Related)
Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions
Microsoft.WebpImageExtension
Microsoft.Windows.Photos
Microsoft.WindowsAlarms
Microsoft.WindowsCalculator
Microsoft.WindowsCamera
microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub
Microsoft.WindowsMaps
Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder
Microsoft.WindowsStore (Keep to update the needed apps)
Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI
Microsoft.XboxApp
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay
Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay (Keep for gaming)
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay
Microsoft.YourPhone
Microsoft.ZuneMusic
Microsoft.ZuneVideo