hi how does this debloat solution compare to something like an autounattend.xml file from schneegans added to the installation medium or the Winhance software? I decided i want to make the best possible win10 install but there seem to be many possible pathways, and honenstly i'm quite new to the whole windows debloat topic. I'd like to make an install that will be reliable in the future and not require me to do a fresh install in the near future because something broke
I have used this on a gold wim. It does not reduce the wim by very much at all. Basically disables apps & services.
An other question, if i activate this with the masgrave tool and therefore activate ESU support for updates on a 22h2, how do i get those updates if windows update is disabled?
I remember using an older version of SlimDown10 on Windows 10 LTSC 2021 and it was dead silent on the network (using TCPview) after a fresh install. However, using this latest version of SD10 1.36 on Windows 10 enterprise it's quite noisy after a fresh install. I used the "19045.1826.220707-2303.22h2" link to the .esd from the links text in the ISO dir. Then I had to find an ESD to ISO converter script here on MDL. After predownloading the updates, I used the SD10_Renewed_1.36_Start.cmd script and used these options: REMOVE ClickToDo - GetStarted - WindowsBackup DISABLE Windows Defender REMOVE Edge DISABLE windows store Enable Modern Calculator Remove WinRE.wim Don't Enable Media Player Enable Subsystem-Linux install Openshell automatically Apply PersonalTweaks After Windows 10 was installed, I noticed: SystemSettings.exe made 3 tcp connections when I opened it to date and time. I get that maybe 1 connection is needed for time syncing, but 3? Cryptsvc transferred some data in the background before closing. Calculator caused the wlidsvc service to make 4 tcp connections. Apparently it's a microsoft live login service. I thought this was going to be disabled by default with SD10? LicenseManager made 1 tcp connection. I'm guessing this is normal. CalculatorApp.exe made 3 more tcp connections, making me regret enabling it. Does any of this sound unusual? I'm coming from Windows 7, and it's kind of unnerving to see so many things connecting to different servers for no apparent reason.
That's not quite right. It installs with Windows Update disabled. The ToggleWindowsUpdate tool is also installed, allowing you to make your own modifications; that is, you can enable Windows Update and disable it again whenever you want, according to your preferences and needs.
Actually, the original script removed far more things than the current one. But I've been trying not to be excessive in the removals because that also disables some functions that some users have been complaining about. So, I'm looking for the simplest way to do this. In the next version, I intend to include a much less invasive script for those who want to keep many things on their system, which I greatly respect. Let's see how it will work...
Thank you for posting this! I haven't had a look at all the background noise on Slimdown10 install since Wochech Keller was working on it. A default install of Windows 10 also has an absolutely horrendous and absurd amount of disk i/o that Slimdown10 (and a few tweaks) would get to zero, a lot of this is completely unnecessary event logging, and there's also caching telemetry most would not want stored on their system for later upload. Your assumptions about what's going on there are correct, this is not however unusual, and there is a reason: Windows is spying on you. Fortunately you can still post uninstall the Modern Calculator which Microsoft acknowledges has telemetry, and install the old Classic Calculator, or one of dozens of FOSS calculators that are even better. Timesync on Windows has always been and remains buggy so seeing multiple attempts may not be anything onerous.
Ah, I understand, so you're just going to include this as a sort of separate simpler script in the same main distro?
Yes, this script will be located in the DVD\EXTRA folder for anyone who wants to use it. To do this, simply copy the script to the main folder and run start as administrator.