Slimdown10_v2.0.2 (continued)

Please add all the modifications and tweaks of Windows 10 in the Windows 11 script as I have noticed Windows 11 have more ram usage than Windows 10 specially on the first boot. You have removed many things from the script, I am sure you have done it intentionally to make the script work in Windows 11, but it would be better if you reapply those tweaks or modifications in the script to make the ram usage as minimum as possible.

 

While I appreciate SunLion's Windows 11 efforts, hope they continue, I would offer a sort of PSA and cautionary note regarding Windows 11...

Spoiler: Recall PSA

Microsoft Recall is the forward facing 'consumer friendly' packaging and name given to the Windows 11 telemetry (SpyWare) that includes (but is not limited to): your entire browsing history, login history, passwords, key logging, download history, all file access, regular screen shots of your activity, and local AI training with this data...

Just the file i/o and CPU load of all this alone is onerous, but fortunately you won't see it, so you can pretend it's not happening -- because this happens behind all visible performance counters and system telemetry that report through Task Manager or Resource Monitor. Yay!

While Microsoft is now 'promising' an 'opt-in option' if you look at Microsoft history of 'promises', and what Microsoft actually means by "Opt-In" (they explain this quite clearly in the license and TOU) -- little or nothing will actually be disabled, just your access to what's being logged and uploaded. What's more Microsoft has promised that current means to disable and remove Recall, "is a bug", and you will not be able to do this in the future.

All though SEO, litigation, and take down notices have made finding good articles and deep dives on Windows 11 telemetry a little more work, I'd encourage anyone sincerely interested in Windows 11 performance and privacy make a more concerted effort to look at what is being documented before you go all-in and get excited about 'Great Because New'...

Of course none of this cause for concern to those who don't care, but those that don't care because they don't understand, may encounter rude surprises in the future...

 

Can I use the official updated .iso:
en-us_windows_10_consumer_editions_version_22h2_updated_sep_2024_x64_dvd_377ddb19.iso
with set IntegrateUpdates=0?

 

I ran it SD10v202_28 on a UUPDump created 19045.4894 ISO, with "IntegrateUpdates=0" and some other personal tweaks, and it went perfectly. Have not "install tested" the ISO yet to see the final result though.

EDIT: @SunLion I noticed some changes in the script I am curious about. The whole sections about Openshell and disabling Search Indexing has "::" in front of it. Doesn't that cause it to be completely ignored, not used? Should I remove those "::" if I want the section applied? Because I did, so did I 'bork' the resulting ISO by doing that?

 

I tried SD10v202_28 with official updated .iso:
en-us_windows_10_consumer_editions_version_22h2_updated_sep_2024_x64_dvd_377ddb19.iso
on a VM and everything went fine.

The SD10v202_28_without_EDGE.LOG file has only one error:
Disable News and Interests
ERROR: Access is denied.
Do not notify about new apps or frequently used apps

Thank you very much for your effort.

 

This doesn't create .iso file automatically. Why?

 

Did you set it in the config area of the batch file?

Code:

:: Create ISO image or leave installer files in DVD folder
:: 0 - Not Create
:: 1 - Create
set CreateISO=0

 

Thanks, worked!

 

I used the script to install W10 on my laptop. When I tried on my last holiday trip to connect to public wifi's I was always struggeling to acces the wifi login pages. Is this a result of the script or does it have different reasons?

 

I hope you don't remove them, either make them optional or comment them out so they can be commented back in if desired/needed?

 

I'm having problems with this password? G|=/WGk421V0\=Iy0732