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

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by SunLion, Mar 2, 2025.

  1. hoak

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    #1563 hoak, Mar 10, 2026
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    Yes, I'm not recommending this for anyone, I was looking to how close Windows 11 can get to Windows 10 in all things being equal raster performance and DPC latency -- things that are important for multimedia, content editing & creation, and gaming.

    Disabling Microsoft Windows.Client.CBS Dumpster Fire Experiences is however easy to do/undo -- you can even use a toggle script. So, for people that have a use case where tweaking Windows 11 is important for maximizing performance, battery life, or have older constrained hardware -- there's an approach here to get more, at low cost , with virtually no risk that some people may like...

    The entire C:\Windows\SystemApps approach to adding 'System Applications Experiences' to Windows which is little more than features without benefits, and applications that are NOT applications -- is such a horrific nightmare of a bloat, inefficiency, bugs, more bugs, and gaping security holes -- it's a terrible way to even add real features to an OS no less 'Experiences'...

    I guess it's a good thing we can hack and disable this crap, and if something conspicuously better doesn't come in the way of Linux or Windows 12, I hope there's a Windows Shell project that gets some traction that obviates this intrusive, insecure, resource heavy liability...
     
  3. wuliyen

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    I only deleted some files located in the Client.CBS folder. Completely disabling it will affect Simplified Chinese input.
     
  4. SunLion

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    Try this attached tweak.
     

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    Thank
     
  6. Deerbo

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    Taskbar often freezes after I've closed a program. I have to use restart explorer
     
  7. SunLion

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    =========================
    26H1_Creator_1.6
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    Updated to 28000.1719


    - Added option to customize boot.wim
    - Added option to Enable Media Player
    - Add Disable_GameBar.cmd in "PersonalTweaks\Config\W112xH2+.cmd"
    - Add regfile "Enable_widgets_feature_for_all_users.reg" into EXTRA folder
    - Other minor adjustments


    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...to-classic-legacy-windows.90039/#post-1872013

    Enjoy
     
  8. SunLion

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    Which script did you use?
     
  9. Deerbo

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    #1571 Deerbo, Mar 11, 2026
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    = Remove the Edge
    = Enable the Ms Store
    = Disable the Windows Defender
    = Remove the WinRE.wim
    = Remove the MediaPlayer
    = Enable the Windows Search
    = Enable the Classic calculator
    = Do not REMOVE ClickToDo - GetStarted - WindowsBackup
     
  10. SunLion

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    Sorry, but that's not part of my scripts.

    Perhaps it's @sainfo's script.
     
  11. sainfo

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    #1573 sainfo, Mar 12, 2026
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  12. wuliyen

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    For individual users, you can try deleting the following files.
    \Windows\system32\configmanager2.dll
    \Windows\system32\dcsvc.dll
    \Windows\system32\declaredconfiguration.dll
    \Windows\system32\DeclaredConfigurationAPI.dll
    \Windows\system32\DiagnosticLogCSP.dll
    \Windows\system32\dmcfgutils.dll
    \Windows\system32\dmenterprisediagnostics.dll
    \Windows\system32\dmoleaututils.dll
    \Windows\system32\dmwappushsvc.dll
    \Windows\system32\dmxmlhelputils.dll
    \Windows\system32\enrollmentapi.dll
    \Windows\system32\EnterpriseAppMgmtClient.dll
    \Windows\system32\EnterpriseAppMgmtSvc.dll
    \Windows\system32\enterprisecsps.dll
    \Windows\system32\Enterpriseresourcemanager.Dll
    \Windows\system32\MdmDiagnosticsTool.exe
    \Windows\system32\policymanagerprecheck.dll
    \Windows\system32\unenrollhook.dll

    \Windows\SysWOW64\dmcfgutils.dll
    \Windows\SysWOW64\dmoleaututils.dll
    \Windows\SysWOW64\dmxmlhelputils.dll
    \Windows\SysWOW64\enrollmentapi.dll
    \Windows\SysWOW64\EnterpriseAppMgmtClient.dll
    \Windows\SysWOW64\enterpriseresourcemanager.dll
     
  13. sainfo

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    You write that: Individual users can try deleting the following files.

    What do you mean by “individual users”?
     
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  14. wuliyen

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    It's for personal use, not the kind that requires controlling various computers in the company
     
  15. raptorddd

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    share the enavle siable option script. i just messed with cbs. i had textinputhost.exe ruuning supposed to be for touch screens dont know why it was running. tried renaming the folder but wasnt allowed. boot into safe mode in there inside folder i did renamed textinputhost.exe and its gone now but i wish to expirience disabling cbs please.
     
  16. SunLion

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    Updated

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    2xH2_Creator_15.6
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    Updated to 26x00.8037


    - Added option to enable Net35
    Net35 is enabled at the end of the script, separate from W10UI.cmd
    The updates will not be reintegrated because they are causing unexpected integration errors
    - Added option to customize boot.wim
    - Add Disable_GameBar_TairikuOkami.cmd in PersonalTweaks\Config\W112xH2+.cmd
    - Add Enable_widgets_feature_for_all_users.reg into EXTRA folder
    - Updated all.txt
    - Other minor adjustments


    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...to-classic-legacy-windows.90039/#post-1872013

    Enjoy
     
  17. SunLion

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    I'm sorry I can't help you.

    You used a script modified by another user.

    I suggest you redo the process using the 2xH2_Creator_15.6 script.

    I will try to provide the best possible support.

    Good luck!
     
  18. hoak

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    #1580 hoak, Mar 14, 2026
    Last edited: Mar 14, 2026