Optimize-Offline Guide - Windows Debloating Tool, Windows 1803, 1903, 19H2, 1909, 20H1 and LTSC 2019

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  1. spanishfly

    spanishfly MDL Senior Member

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    It is hard to figure out what's wrong. You may not want to hear this, but I do know a that running a script with elevated TI privileges is a good way to test your host operating system's stability. If it fails then you've maybe disabled too much or your OS is broken.
    Figuring out what needs to be turned back on or updated is truly challenging. Sometimes it's easier to test the script in a fresh virtual machine.
     
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  2. rentay

    rentay MDL Junior Member

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    Got it working, the directory I was trying to run the script from must've been too long

    Should I still disable SecHealthUI from System Apps?
     
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    #1703 spanishfly, Jan 14, 2022
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    #1707 spanishfly, Jan 15, 2022
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    @gdeliana
    I suddenly remembered that the OO script natively applies an optional online component!
    That was the other reason I didn't go further with integrating ToggleDefender.bat. I couldn't think how to include the required online aspect.
    I forgot that "SetupComplete.cmd" calls "Refresh-Explorer.ps1" which self-implants into "$Env:SystemRoot\Refresh-Explorer.ps1 and adds registry entries to make itself accessible from the right-click desktop menu.

    The part that would make this less likily for me to achieve is I don't quite understand how 'Refresh-Explorer.ps1' does the self-implant trick, but you may have completely different, and better, plans for how to make ToggleDender integration work!
     
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    gdeliana MDL Senior Member

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    Hello mate :)

    Actually my whole plan is just to take some reg keys from the ToggleDefender @BAU script. Maybe reg keys that have been left out or new ones that have come up later since the time the script part was written by @GodHand . I don't think there is anything else needed. But i liked the DormanDefender switch idea, is not a bad one. Just check my comments in the PR you made me, and if we can shave those issues off and make a solid user experience then i am more than glad to add the switch :)

    Refresh-Explorer is called from Content\Additional\Setup\SetupComplete.cmd. At least this is the only place i can find in the sourcecode.
     
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    spanishfly MDL Senior Member

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    my reply here https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...20h1-and-ltsc-2019.80038/page-86#post-1716986 is a silmular suggestion. Try running the script in a fresh virtual machine.
    The other possibility is to post your issue on this thread: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/lean-and-mean-snippets-for-power-users.83479/ and see if someone can advise you on how to repair your OS.
     
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    #1716 spanishfly, Jan 17, 2022
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    HI!
    The switch I added is ok, but I prefer your plan and to incorporate ToggleDefender in a way that makes it easy for the user to activate/deactivate defender from maybe a script in the desktop context menu or something like that.
    Yes, the only method I've seen used is to inject an additional Online Scripts by including the script in the "Content\Additional\Setup\" folder and call the script from Content\Additional\Setup\SetupComplete.cmd.
    Another example applied by GodHand in earlier versions of OO was a script that forced the creation of a restore point. This script was applied in the same manner as Refresh-Explorer and was accessed online from Right-clicking the desktop context menu.

    I replied to your comments to the PR. The short-answer is I've placed responsibility for the user having the expected experience on their ability to read and comprehend the explanation of Dormant Defender I put into the README.md. If you think I need to be more clear with what I wrote there, than I'm happy to fix that.
     
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  10. ghostwalkergamma

    ghostwalkergamma MDL Novice

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    Yeah, I tried main branch too, and I never use the drivers option anyway. Here's my latest configuration:

    Code:
    {
      "SourcePath": "Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021.iso",
      "WindowsApps": "None",
      "SystemApps": "Whitelist",
      "Capabilities": "None",
      "Packages": "None",
      "FeaturesToEnable": "None",
      "FeaturesToDisable": "List",
      "Services": "None",
      "DeveloperMode": false,
      "WindowsStore": false,
      "MicrosoftEdge": false,
      "Win32Calc": false,
      "Dedup": false,
      "DaRT": [],
      "Registry": true,
      "Additional": {
        "Setup": true,
        "Wallpaper": false,
        "SystemLogo": false,
        "LockScreen": false,
        "RegistryTemplates": true,
        "LayoutModification": false,
        "Unattend": false,
        "Drivers": false,
        "NetFx3": true
      },
      "ComponentCleanup": true,
      "ISO": "No-Prompt",
      "CompressionType": "Maximum",
      "SelectiveRegistry": {
        "DisableWindowsUpgrade": false,
        "DisableWindowsUpdateMicrosoft": false,
        "DisableDriverUpdate": false,
        "DormantOneDrive": true,
        "Disable3rdPartyApps": true,
        "W11ClassicInterface": true,
        "ClassicSearchExplorer": true,
        "RemoveTaskbarPinnedIcons": true
      }
    }
    
     
  11. ghostwalkergamma

    ghostwalkergamma MDL Novice

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    Tks for the advice,I tried to keep my post short since a long post may cause annoyance in many other forums, maybe it's not the case for MDL :)
    Regarding your troubleshooting steps, I ran BAU's script after killing explorer, and the path is pretty short (D:\Win10LTSC)
    I also turned off many switches with the exception of SystemApps and FeaturestoDisable, I may try a trail run run later