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

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  1. sainfo

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  2. bendeyar

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    #962 bendeyar, Aug 21, 2025
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    I changed ''nSudo.exe'' to ''PowerRun_x64.exe'' and everything worked.

    color 06
    pushd "%~dp0"
    CLS

    set version=3.6.5
    set title=Slim_%version%
    title %title%

    echo.
    echo Source: Slim25


    if exist %windir%\SysWOW64 (
    WHOAMI /USER | FINDSTR "S-1-5-18" >nul || "%~dp0Data\Tools\PowerRun_x64.exe" "%~0" &&exit
    ) else (
    WHOAMI /USER | FINDSTR "S-1-5-18" >nul || "%~dp0Data\Tools\PowerRun.exe" "%~0" &&exit
    )


    SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
    SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS


    REM Check admin rights
    fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% >nul 2>&1
    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
    ECHO.
    ECHO.
    ECHO ===========================================================
    ECHO The script needs Administrator permissions!
    ECHO.
    ECHO Please run it as the Administrator.
    ECHO ===========================================================
    ECHO.
    PAUSE >NUL
    goto end
    )

    REM Check parenthesis in script PATH, which brakes subsequent for loops
    set incorrectPath=0

    echo "%~dp0" | findstr /l /c:"(" >nul 2>&1 && set incorrectPath=1
    echo "%~dp0" | findstr /l /c:")" >nul 2>&1 && set incorrectPath=1

    if not "%incorrectPath%"=="0" (
    ECHO.
    ECHO.
    ECHO ===========================================================
    ECHO The script cannot be run from this location!
    ECHO Current location contatins parenthesis in the PATH.
    ECHO.
    ECHO Please copy and run script from Desktop or another directory!
    ECHO ===========================================================
    ECHO.
    PAUSE >NUL
    goto end
    )

    The script started.
    And I didn't change anything before that.

    In the photo you shared,
    after selecting 1 or 2,
    you get the error from the photo
    that I shared.
     
  3. sainfo

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    I don't know what to tell you, what does one have to do with the other? Whatever it is, but everything works fine for me in the original without any questions.
     
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  4. drew84

    drew84 MDL Expert

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    Just a reminder...
    Some AV software (including Defender) have recently taken to blocking nSudo
     
  5. Mavericks Choice

    Mavericks Choice MDL Guru

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    @SunLion Just tested, the start2.bin mod works here for me.
     
  6. SunLion

    SunLion MDL Expert

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    And also wimlib-imagex (ESET).
     
  7. Carlos Detweiller

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    What do you expect from Snake Oil?
     
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  8. Dark Vador

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    nsudu, not work well anyway, there is other option, that does work well on latest w.11, and does not trip A/V
     
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  9. sainfo

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    There you go again, say “A”, say “B.” If you know any other option, it would be nice to voice it, please.
     
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    #971 Dark Vador, Aug 22, 2025
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  14. Dark Vador

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    Did re compile godMode.

    6/72. nothing.
     

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  15. minenskie

    minenskie MDL Novice

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    is this good for gaming environment?
     
  16. sainfo

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    #976 sainfo, Aug 22, 2025
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    O-oоh, very good! I already went to the depths and downloaded nanarun_1.0_v.1.0.18.0.0.0.zip for testing.
    :shake:

    p.s. Question: With the NSudo.exe utility, the command looked like this:
    Code:
    “%~dp0Data\Tools\amd64\NSudo.exe” -U:T -P:E “%~dp0Default.cmd”
    How should it look with the GodMode.exe utility?
     
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    #977 sergey130270, Aug 22, 2025
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    Conclusion: how it should look with GodMode.exe

    If GodMode.exe is not NSudo, and does not provide launch functions like TrustedInstaller, then:

    No way.
    Changing NSudo.exe to GodMode.exe simply will not work - these are different tools.
    NSudo has special keys -U:T -P:E, which GodMode does not understand.

    What to do next

    If you know that GodMode really launches the process as TrustedInstaller, you need specific documentation from the author. Without it, I can't help.

    Otherwise, I recommend continuing to use NSudo.exe, it is reliable, understandable and works - just what you used before.

    If you still find documentation for your version of GodMode.exe, with examples of launching as TrustedInstaller, I will gladly help rewrite the command for this!

    Alternative ways to run from TrustedInstaller

    Through Task Scheduler (Task Scheduler + PowerShell)
    In PowerShell, you can create a task and run the program on behalf of TrustedInstaller, although without interactivity:

    $a = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "cmd.exe"
    Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'TI' -Action $a
    $svc = (New-Object -ComObject 'Schedule.Service'); $svc.Connect()
    $task = $svc.GetFolder('\').GetTask('TI')
    $task.RunEx($null, 0, 0, 'NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller')

    Works, but is not suitable if you need an interactive
    Super User window
    .

    Through third-party utilities
    NSudo is the most popular. There are PowerRun, PsExec and others, but GodMode.exe is not one of them.
    And in general, listen less to Krylov's fables
     
  18. Dark Vador

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    quote
    Code:
    GodMode.exe /m /p /c "cmd /k whoami"
    
    quote

    Code:
    GodMode.exe /m /p /c "cmd /k whoami"
    
    which fail on windows 11. etc etc.
    ...................
    anyway, darki think, it can be re compile in better way,
    so, it will have 0/72, i will find a way.
     
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  19. sainfo

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    #979 sainfo, Aug 23, 2025
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    The description for this utility says: Godmode.exe - Windows utility to run any command or process with the highest privileges. It sounds tempting and I would like to try it, but I don't understand how to write a command with this utility.

    Probably something like this - will try different command line options:
    Code:
    “%~dp0Data\Tools\amd64\GodMode.exe" /m /p /c  “%~dp0Default.cmd”
    
    p.s. No, no matter how I tried different interpretations of the command line, it didn't work!

    So, for now, I'll leave everything as it was, as it worked fine for me - NSUDO.
     
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    #980 Dark Vador, Aug 23, 2025
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    try this 3 diffrent way's
    Code:
    GodMode /m /p /c "cmd /k D:\Software\Scripts\Privacy\MUST-H~1.CMD"
    GodMode /m /p /c "D:\Software\Scripts\Privacy\must-have privacy policies for windows.cmd"
    GodMode /d /m /p /c "cmd /k ""D:\Software\Scripts\Privacy\must-have privacy policies for windows.cmd"""
    
     
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