Changelog 2016

December 19, 2016

1.2.0.4660

New

General: Win10 Preview build 14986 support
Config-Machine: ‘Allow Telemetry’
Config-Machine-Win10: ‘Allow Experimentation’
Config-Machine-Win10: ‘Allow Location’
Components: ‘Windows Activation’ compatibility option

Update

Components: ‘Windows Store’ compatibility option includes more components
UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Russian (Den-s), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft)

Fix

Components: ‘Hyper-V’ removal was blocking Netlogon service start
Components: ‘WWAN’ removal could cause Store app crash
Components: ‘WCN’ removal was causing Settings crash on accessing WPS-enabled WLAN
Components: ‘Mobile Device Management’ removal was breaking ‘netsh wlan’ command
Components: ‘SMB witness’ leftovers

November 21, 2016

1.2.0.4550

New

Tweaks: ‘Restore Windows Photo Viewer’ option

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Tweaks-Win10: Disabling of Consumer Experience now works post the 1607 upgrade

Fix

Source: listing of some custom captured WIMs wasn’t working
Source: now also listing moved, previously mounted images, unloading solves stuck image directories
Components: removal of some previously integrated drivers was not working, e.g. Intel NVMe

November 7, 2016

1.2.0.4510

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Updates: Automatic boot.wim setup.exe refresh on update
UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), French (tistou), German (KrX), Dutch (Rene), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Italian (gabritb01)

Fix

Updates-Win7: 32-bit servicing stack detection
Components: Moved ‘Paint’ and ‘Wordpad’ under ‘UI Ribbon’ (dependency)
Components-Win7: aepic.dll setup error on Telemetry removal

October 31, 2016

1.2.0.4500

New

Updates: Autodetection of Servicing Stack updates (important for auto-sort future compatibility)
Source: ‘Verify image files’ option in File-Settings (speed or safety when it comes to WIM handling)
Components: ‘USB 3G Modem’ and ‘Video Playback’ compatibility options

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General: File handling is now more resilliant to antivirus interference during editing, and prompts on locked files
General-Win10: Preview RS2 build 14955 support

Fix

Source: Network share image fresh Mount + Load access error popup
Components: Applying a Compatibility option was also re-checking sub-components of the protected parent
Components-Win7: KB3185330 update was causing some leftovers
Updates-Win7: KB943790 MSU now can be added to the list

October 17, 2016

1.2.0.4453

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Config-Services: Descriptions show related components
Components: Internet Explorer Engine added to OOBE compatibility

Fix

General: Load crash tied to duplicate drivers
General: Temporary directory on a Ram Drive was not deleting some files
Components: Group Policy Client removal could cause logon and UI delay

October 11, 2016

1.2.0.4433

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General: Win10 ‘Preview’ build 14942 (RS2) support

Fix

Components-Win10LTSB: ‘Xbox’ services removal detection
Components-Win8.1: ‘Windows Update’ removal was blanking language list
Components-Win7: Setup was aborting with certain removals and KB3102429-v2 integrated

October 3, 2016

1.2.0.4400

New

UI: Host Refresh wizard – easily update or change Windows 10 lite without re-installation
UI: Install Updates wizard – quickly install already downloaded MSU and CAB updates
Components: ‘SmartScreen’
Components: ‘SMB Direct (RDMA)’
Components: ‘Data Center Bridging (DCB)’
Tweaks: ‘Show Task View button’
CreateISO: SkipNonStdWimInISO settings.xml option to skip non-standard WIMs
UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Italian (gabritb01), Dutch (Rene), German (KrX),
Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Portugues-Brasil (Igor),
Polish (Macio)

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Drivers: Existing driver detected on queue insertion
Drivers: Integrated or installed 3rd-party drivers split into component per version
UI: Source page toolbar split into tabs per category
Components: Voice codec wmspdmod removed with ‘Media Codecs’
Components-Win10: ‘Skype ORTC’ split from ‘Skype App’
Components-Win10: Game bar removed with ‘Xbox App’
Components-Win8: ‘Windows Store’
Components-Win7: ‘Search shell’ split from ‘Windows Search’
Components: Accessories components merged to other sections

Fix

General: Image handling from a network share
General: Crash on saving image
Updates: Update Cleanup had driver leftovers
Updates-Win8: Update Cleanup error 234
Components: ‘Remote Desktop Server’ was breaking WMI Service dependency listing
Components-Win7: ‘Cache and temp files’ detection
Components-Win7: ‘IPsec Policy Agent’ removal was breaking netsh AdvFirewall
Features-Win7: Desktop Gadget Platform state

v1.2 merge

New

Components: ‘Application Virtualization (App-V)’
Components: ‘Camera Frame Server’
Components: ‘Messaging Service’
Components: ‘Microsoft Passport’
Components: ‘NDIS User Mode I/O driver’
Components: ‘Radio Management and Airplane Mode Service’
Components: ‘Shared PC mode’
Components: ‘SMS Router Service’
Components: ‘Sync Host’
Components: ‘UI Ribbon’
Components: ‘User Data Access and Storage Services’
Components: ‘User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)’
Components: ‘Windows Subsystem for Linux’
Components: ‘Boot Manager (PXE)’ boot.wim only
Components: ‘Link-Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD)’
Components: ‘Network Adapter Multiplexor Protocol’
Components: ‘Quality of Service Packet Scheduler (QoS)’
Components: ‘Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator’
Components: ‘Shell Hardware Detection’
Components: ‘User Device Registration’
Components: ‘Windows Componentization Database’ (boot.wim and Live only)
Components: ‘Windows Componentization Store (WinSxS)’ (boot.wim and Live only)
Components: ‘Windows Symbolic Debugger Engine’
Components-Win10: ‘Device Management’
Components-Win10: ‘Mobile Device Management (MDM)’
Components-Win10: ‘Storage Quality of Service (Storage QoS)’
Components-Win10: ‘WAP Push Message Routing Service (dmwappushsvc)’
Components-Win10: ‘Windows Provisioning’
Components-Win10: ‘Windows Push Notifications’

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Licensing: Registration upgraded to the License Manager

August 25, 2016

1.1.0.4210

New

General: Win10 RS2 build 14905 support
Unattended: ‘Compact’ destination OS option
Components: ‘Containers’
Tweaks: ‘On resume, display logon screen’

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Updates: Update integration now processed before Features configuration
Unattended: Product key split into setup and activation entries
Components: ‘Windows Components Database and Store’ enabled for images as well
Components: ‘Remote FX’ split from Remote Desktop Server and Client
Components: ‘NDIS Packet Capturing (NDISCAP)’ split from Diagnostics
Components-Win10-1607: ‘Shell Launcher’ leftovers. And merged to ‘Device Lockdown (Embedded Experience)’
Components-Win10-1607: ‘Windows Time’ now also includes Auto Time Zone Updater service
Components-Win10-1607: ‘Windows Defender’ leftovers
Components-Win10-1607: ‘Telephony’ now also includes Phone Service
Tweaks-Win10-1607: More service types displayed on the list
UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), French (tistou), Ukranian (MrHelgi), Dutch (Rene), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), German (KrX), Russian (Den-s), Polish (Macio)

Fix

Updates: KB3133719 (Media Pack) MSU integration support
Components-Win10-1607: ‘Workplace Join’ wasn’t listed
Components-Win10-1607: Hyper-V start and switch creation fix depending on other removals
Components-Win10-1607: Hyper-V guest removal was blocking Windows Time service startup
Post-Setup: UI was crashing if adding and removing an empty command

August 8, 2016

1.1.0.4135

New

Tweaks: ‘Automatic activation tweak’
Tweaks-WIN10: ‘Automatically download device apps and icons’
Tweaks-WIN10: ‘Update device drivers’
Tweaks-WIN10-ENT: ‘Automatic installation of sponsored apps (Consumer Features)’

Fix

Updates: IE11 dependency detection
Components: ‘Windows Store’ removal could prevent activation

August 5, 2016

1.1.0.4115

Fix

Components-Win10.1607: Hyper-V removal was causing setup failure

August 2, 2016

1.1.0.4105

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UI: Italian (thx gabritb01)

Fix

Updates-Win8.1: KB3173424 sorting
Components-Win8.1: Windows Appx support removal loop at 99%
Unattended: Autofill Computer Name was always in capital letters

July 25, 2016

1.1.0.4100

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General: Windows 10 1607 (build 14393) support
Components-Win10: ‘Shell Search’ split from ‘Search’
Components-Win10: ‘Xbox Support’ listed on LTSB (it doesn’t have the app)
Components-Win10: ‘Windows Mobile Hotspot Service’ removed with ‘Internet Connection Sharing’
Components: Live-only removals allowed on boot.wim, smaller boot image
UI-Translations: Thanks for Polish (Macio), French (tistou), Dutch (Rene),
Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Chinese Traditional (Matt),
German (KrX), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Russian (Den-s)

Fix

Components: ‘Application Compatibility’ was needed for Samsung Magician Rapid mode
Components-Win7: ‘IE Engine’ removal was causing Explorer to opening each folder separately
Components-Win7: ‘Updates cleanup’ could have leftovers on second pass
Components-Win10: ‘Xbox app’ leftovers
Components-Win10: ‘IE Engine’ was needed for ms-settings shortcuts

Change

Components-Win10: ‘Internet Explorer’ removal not Live-only any more
Components: XPS merged into Printing, too many dependencies

June 21, 2016

1.1.0.3990

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Post-Setup: DisableSetupCompleteCleanup settings.xml option

Fix

Source: ESD conversion was broken with the previous update
Drivers: Some non-standard INFs 32-bit architecture was not detected
Unattended: double-clicking Autologon Username would bug the UI
UI: Now using user-defined short date format

June 15, 2016

1.1.0.3985

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Updates-Win10: KB3163018 and KB3149135 support
Components: Split ‘On-Screen Keyboard’ to the Accessories and Tablet versions
Components-Win10: Now can remove all Metro Apps, no need to keep one

Fix

Components-Win7: faster removal of built-in printer drivers
ISO-Win7: ISO crash with too long file paths on Win7 hosts, now warns
Post-setup: processing crash in a certain situation

June 5, 2016

1.1.0.3960

New

General: Win10 RS1 14352 support
UI: 4k resolution resizing support

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Updates-Win7: Better KB2592687(RDP 8.0) and KB2830477(RDP 8.1) integration support (not using Runonce any more)
Drivers: Host Import/Export enabled for 3rd party drivers only (ensures proper driver signing and less bloat)

Fix

Drivers: Intel Chipset 32-bit driver architecture detection
Components: Terminal Services USB fixed and merged back with RDP Client (was breaking USB3 on Win10RS1)
Components-Win7: Journal, Telemetry and Indian keyboard removal fix after rollup update integration
Updates-Win7: KB2533552 integration

Change

Components: HW Support – Xbox Support merged into existing Metro apps

May 20, 2016

1.1.0.3933

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Updates-Win7: Analysis updates (simpler IE11 and Convenience Rollup WU scan fix)

Fix

Registry: REG integration reports on key permission errors (was silent)

Change

Components: “Credential Manager” added to the “Windows Store and Apps support” compatibility

May 17, 2016

1.1.0.3925

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Updates-Win7: KB3125574 integration support (check Analyze for dependencies if enabled/any)

Fix

Updates: Detect existing invisible updates, solves KB2849696 and KB2849697 detection

Change

Components: Storage Service removal disabled in Win10, crucial component

May 11, 2016

1.1.0.3910

New

General: Win10 Preview RS1 14342 support
Updates-Win7SP1: Windows Update Agent 7.6 EXE integration support

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Updates-Win7: Win10 cumulative update warning (Win7 host cannot integrate those)
Updates: Servicing stack KB3140741 detection and recommendation on Win10 1511 image
Updates: Some update names are better displayed
Components: Storage Spaces, Diagnostics, Biometrics and Internet Explorer remove more

Fix

General: Load preset was crashing with specific post-setup situation

Change

Components: Natural Language moved to System
Components: Windows Recovery moved under System-SPP

May 6, 2016

1.1.0.3860

Fix

Crash on startup when using Windows 7 RTM as a host
Crash when creating ISO from NTFS drive root

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Components: Search faster, and F3 key for Find Next if list focused
Features: Select All/None toolbar options

Change

Components: Do not expand on preset load

April 27, 2016

1.1.0.3850

New

General: Win10 RS1.14328 support
General: Tool crashdump support, helpful in debugging
General: Long path support during process, more than 260 characters
Drivers: INF architecture (32/64-bit) detection
Components: Fonts
Components: ‘Default fonts’ compatibility option
Components: ‘Previous install (Windows.old)’
Components: ‘Language Panel’
Unattended: Reset toolbar option

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Components: ‘On-Screen Keyboard’ split from ‘Tablet PC’/’Accessibility tools’
Components: ‘Windows Journal’ split from ‘Tablet PC’
Components: ‘Terminal Services USB Redirector’ split from ‘Remote Desktop Client’
Components: ‘Firewall’ merged with ‘Firewall Service’ in pre-Win10
Components: ‘Reporting and Telemetry’ group restructured to ‘Remoting and Privacy’

Fix

Components: ‘WWAN AutoConfig’ removal was crashing ‘Windows Mail’ account setup
Components: ‘Task Scheduler’ blank icon

v1.1 merge

New

Registry page (integrate REG files and edit image hives)
Post-Setup: [Toolbar-Add] Templates (User password expiration, disable Hibernate and Pagefile)
Unattended: Disk Config Wizard (partitioning templates)
Config-Machine: Pagefile setup (disabling, drive and sizes)
Config-Machine: Hibernation size option (size only, disable in Post-Setup)
UI: Page navigation redesigned
Components: ‘System Resource Usage Monitoring Service’
Components: Wallet Service
Components: Certificate Tools
Components: Display Switch
Components: Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)
Components: Font Cache Service
Components: IPsec Policy Agent
Components: Language Pack Setup
Components: Network Access Protection (NAP)
Components: Networking Background Transfer
Components: Performance CMD Tools for Tracing
Components: Rights Management support
Components: Windows Management Instrumentation Tools
Components: Windows Setup and Deployment
Components-Win10: AllJoyn Router Service
Components-Win10: Embedded Mode
Components-Win10: Delivery Optimization
Components-Win10: Connected Device Platform Service (CDPSvc)
Components-Win10: Client License Service (ClipSVC)

March 17, 2016

1.0.0.3690

New

Unattended: Dual architecture mode (useful for AIO with 32 and 64-bit)
Components: Manual Setup and Network Map compatibility options

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General: Win10 RS1 build 14279 support
General: Isolated WIM image Post-Setup and runonce update install support
Components: EVR split from Media Foundation
Post-Setup: VBS and MSP file support

Fix

Components: Proximity was needed for Windows Store
Components-Win7: Mail was needed for People Near Me
Components-Win10: WiFi Sense was crashing Manage Wireless Networks
Unattended: Server edition UI language wasn’t being detected
Updates-Win7: Post-SP1 language pack integration was being skipped
Tweaks-Win7: Hide libraries wasn’t working on Win7
Features: Save full checklist in the preset

February 2, 2016

1.0.0.3600

New

General: Win10 Redstone support (RS1 14257.1000)
Components: Network Discovery compatibility option
UI: Ukrainian translation. Thx MrHelgi!

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Components: Event Viewer and Event Log Service split
Components: IME languages split
Components: Chinese split into Simplified and Traditional
Components: French (Canadian) split
Components: Keyboard removal for kept languages unlocked
Components: Showing all referenced compatibilities in component description
Components: Wildcard support for the compatibility file protection
Unattended: Product key now also used on Welcome screen
Unattended: Added ‘Recovery’ partition type
UI: Individual removed MB size per component on Apply removal progress

Fix

Components: ‘Disk Management’ was dependent on ‘Virtual Disk Support’
Components: ‘Media Player’ removal was causing IE Flash playback crash
Components: ‘US Dvorak’ keyboards added to Recommended compatibility (breaks cpanel input)
Components: ‘On Screen Keyboard’ was dependent on ‘Tablet PC’
Components: ‘Internet Explorer Engine’ error 5 during removal
Components: ‘Windows Store’ was causing OOBE reboot loop if not autologged-in
Components-Win7: ‘Network Access Protection’ was needed for ‘Network Center’
Unattended: ‘Join Domain’ was not automatically logging in
UI: Unattended page filter crash

Changelog 2016

NTLite stable version changes history

December 19, 2016

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November 21, 2016

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November 7, 2016

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October 31, 2016

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October 17, 2016

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October 11, 2016

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October 3, 2016

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v1.2 merge

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August 25, 2016

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August 8, 2016

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August 5, 2016

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August 2, 2016

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July 25, 2016

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June 21, 2016

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June 15, 2016

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June 5, 2016

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May 20, 2016

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May 17, 2016

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May 11, 2016

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May 6, 2016

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April 27, 2016

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v1.1 merge

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