Reduce Size of Windows Image

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by DioNZB, Aug 17, 2014.

Tags:
  1. DioNZB

    DioNZB MDL Member

    Jun 23, 2013
    239
    419
    10
    Hello everyone,

    Do you have tools/tips Or Programs to Reduce the size of a Windows (image) (Install.wim) but i don't want to delete components

    thx

    gr. diolo
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  2. HALIKUS

    HALIKUS MDL Addicted

    Jul 29, 2009
    526
    371
    30
    I too want to make something smaller without removing anything. :)

    Re-exporting the wim may decrease it's size.
     
  3. DioNZB

    DioNZB MDL Member

    Jun 23, 2013
    239
    419
    10
    yes i have that already done..
    but thx for the answer :)
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  4. Y314K

    Y314K MDL Junior Member

    May 25, 2014
    51
    13
    0
    I think WinReducer 8.1 can help you remove non-component stuff that might reduce the size. I would give it a shot.
     
  5. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

    Nov 18, 2012
    7,394
    11,615
    240
    There really isn't a safe way to remove stuff from a Win8 image in a way that will increase performance.
    You could disable a couple inconsequential services like fax, windows defender, and a couple others by using an autounattend.xml file, but I've found it better to leave the options at their default settings and let users do their own disabling.

    You can technically remove all the modern ui apps and remove the payload of all the disabled services, but it doesn't increase performance. It just saves a couple hundred megs of space.
     
  6. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

    Jul 14, 2013
    8,575
    15,645
    270
    ... and this is the final word.
     
  7. Y314K

    Y314K MDL Junior Member

    May 25, 2014
    51
    13
    0
    #7 Y314K, Aug 17, 2014
    Last edited: Aug 17, 2014
    Also, make sure you are using a SSD drive as your install drive. That will probably be the biggest thing you can do to get a performance boost. But for just WIM size WinReducer would be the best way to go.

    BTW, WinReducer 8.1 v1.16 which should be available later in the week will have it's multi version of windows capability increased to 30. So your 24IO should be fully compatible with it. Hopefully there will be a Aug. version for it. Or are you waiting for MS to fix their "Update 2" issues first :confused:
     
  8. DioNZB

    DioNZB MDL Member

    Jun 23, 2013
    239
    419
    10
    I'am not increasing the performance..

    i want that they fit on a normal (4,7 gb) DVD
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  9. sunilk

    sunilk MDL Member

    May 15, 2014
    111
    16
    10
    go to programs and features and remove some which not worth of.

    Del temp folder files.

    defragment the hdd.
     
  10. M0rriss0n

    M0rriss0n MDL Senior Member

    Sep 17, 2011
    317
    96
    10
    #10 M0rriss0n, Aug 18, 2014
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    Powershell

    Code:
    Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | where { $_.State -match "Disabled" } | `
        foreach { `
            $_ = $_.FeatureName; `
            DISM /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:$_ /Remove `
        }
    
    enter
    enter

    This will remove the payload of disabled features
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  11. bchat

    bchat MDL Smart Azz

    Nov 7, 2008
    1,722
    453
    60
    Any good reason you can't use a USB of suitable size?
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  12. DioNZB

    DioNZB MDL Member

    Jun 23, 2013
    239
    419
    10
    This is not what i mean sorry..

    i don't won't to delete anything

    Winreducer can..

    do you have something else?
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  13. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

    Nov 18, 2012
    7,394
    11,615
    240
    You can export to esd recovery compression to reduce the size. I have info about that in post 2 of the integration thread.
    It's a bit buggy if you have quite a lot of images and information though.. x64 versions like to cause setup errors if you have too much data crammed into the esd.
     
  14. DioNZB

    DioNZB MDL Member

    Jun 23, 2013
    239
    419
    10
    Thx Murphy..

    But i have done that in Windows 8.1
    But i 7 it can't
    you said in another tread that i have to use Winpe...

    what is the simpliest way to make a windows 7 esd?
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  15. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

    Aug 15, 2012
    16,104
    24,378
    340
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...