Slimdown11 – turn Windows 11 or LTSC 2024 into classic/legacy Windows

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  1. SunLion

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  2. Carlos Detweiller

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    You are not allowed to share any Homebrew content here, publicly (private messaging is fine). Link removed. For official ISOs, always post the official MS hash in addition, to remove any doubt.
     
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  3. sainfo

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    #263 sainfo, Apr 14, 2025
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    It's not allowed, but why not? This is not a state or commercial resource. It just occurred to someone - it's not allowed!
     
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  4. Carlos Detweiller

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    As I said, private messaging (aka conversation) is fine. Just not publicly.
     
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    #265 siliconbeaver, Apr 17, 2025
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    Update
    my 24H2 install test completed successfully on VirtualBox, host Windows 10 22H2 and host Windows 7 (updated VirtualBox-7.0.24/26-Win).

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    my 24H2 install test completed successfully on VirtualBox, host Windows 10 22H2.

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    run the script then run _CreateISO.cmd to generate the iso file.
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    performed install test on VirtualBVox. host Windows 10 22H2 is ok. host Windows 7 failed. should be an issue of VBox on W7.


    Build: 26100
    Service Pack Build: 3775

    Thank SunLion, for very good work.


    Windows 10 22H2 will be my OS until its last day. I am get 24H2 ready for that day.
    my Windows 7 is still up. but apps request Java 17(Long Term Release) and chrome to run. have to move to Windows 10.
     
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    #266 bendeyar, Apr 19, 2025
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    I installed the latest windows update KB5055627 with 24H2_Integrator and the laptop became like F16.
    With some editing I reduced the 4gb update to 850mb.
     

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  7. sainfo

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    Well done, thanks for the good tip!
     
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  8. bendeyar

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    I had read about it somewhere in this forum.
    It is not my discovery.
     
  9. siliconbeaver

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    must be ivankehayov. ;)

    he made tiny version. 700-800mb.

     
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    #270 sainfo, Apr 20, 2025
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    You can make the version even smaller, but who needs it like that, cut to the very tomatoes, version. Have you tried to work on such a version, no, but I tried. This is a version in which half of the functionality does not work stably. As for me, it’s nothing good – just pampering.
     
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  11. bendeyar

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    I did not downgrade "install.wim".
    I downgraded the update "Windows11.0-KB5055627-x64.msu"

    "install.wim" is about 3.7gb.
     
  12. Mavericks Choice

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    Care to share your method?
     
  13. sainfo

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    In fact, there is no method. It's very simple: when you go to the Windows Update Catalog and find this huge update there, click "Download" and you see three links in front of you. We only need one of them, download only that one. This update is about 800 MB.
     
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    #274 sainfo, Apr 26, 2025
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    Greetings all, can anyone suggest a solution. When installing the OS I get the following message: No installation disk found or corrupted. What file in boot.wim is responsible for this, what would it take to fix or replace it?
    :cheers:
     
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  15. Dark Vador

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    No installation disk found or corrupted might refer to HARD DRIVE ? sound likely. (maybe driver's missing ? BAD hard drive ?)
     
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  16. sainfo

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    More precisely, where in the boot.wim file is the path to the install.wim file written?
     
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  17. bendeyar

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    Use "boot.wim" from "windows10" and you won't have any problems with the installation.
     
  18. sainfo

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    What are you really saying? You are giving advice that even a child would understand. I am only interested in the answer to my question.
     
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  19. Mavericks Choice

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    In my tests a win 10 boot.wim will not work in win 11 without modification.
     
  20. bendeyar

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    I thought you had an installation problem.
    Your problem was different.