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Hi, is there some list that developer or moderator could share so ppl has an idea to what to do not disable or enable

I have the listen things that could be useful such as
Bluetooth
Wi-fi
Microsoft store
Xbox
Virtualization
.exe app compatability

I think that could be useful for ppl that wants to strip the iso without getting issues
 
The components are color-coded to help you understand the risk level for removal (Green to Red). Most of your listed features can be safely removed, though parts of Virtualization may be needed by other Windows features to work.

In additional, NTLite enforces a Compatibility mode. If you uncheck certain components, you will be warned that it might cause issues with other dependencies. You can still remove the components, but only after clicking on the Compatibility button in the upper left toolbar, and unchecking the named compatibility.

Some components might be covered by multiple categories in Compatibility mode.

There isn't an explicit guide to what's safe to remove. Simply because Windows is a moving target. A feature that was more standalone in one release may create problems in a later release, or after a specific Monthly Update is applied.

If you're learning, just go slow and not remove too many items at the same time. It will be easier to figure out why your image is broken, if you knew exactly what recently changed. The more obviously named features are usually safer to remove. If you don't recognize what a feature does, then don't try removing it first.
 
Yeah, it's a constant struggle to keep up with what has changed in Windows. It would be impossible to provide such list. Even if someone tried, it would not be 100% reliable and would have to be updated every month. No sane person would want to do that :)

Windows is a mess of seemingly unrelated bits and parts that, if removed, it unexpectedly breaks something completely different and this changes almost monthly. So, no, there can't possibly be such a list or a guide.

What one person would consider "broken', another person would consider "desirable". I break many things in my builds willingly, but I don't need them, though others might. So, how would you even decide universally what is "broken"? Like, for instance, I rip out any and all Xbox features but there are people who legit use it and play Xbox games on their PCs. So, for me this is a desirable outcome as I only care about Steam and GOG and I consider Xbox stuff useless bloat, while you added Xbox to your list of "useful things". Or, another example: I remove any all cloud sync capabilities, which breaks OneDrive and even Dropbox and Sync.com, they don't work on my PCs, but I don't care because I use Nextcloud.

So yeah, not only Windows is a moving target but also people's priorities and expectations are vastly different.

I have two rules:

1) The less you remove, the more stable and more compatible system you'll end up with.

2) Only remove things that you know what they do, never remove unfamiliar items only "because they look like I don't need them" as their names can be misleading.

Always check these forums, if unsure as many known "gotchas" have been already discussed here. And if something new comes up, it's likely that someone will post here.

So yeah, start slowly, don't go bonkers removing things because you will break something and you won't even know for days or weeks after you start using your build.

Good luck!
 
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Yeah, it's a constant struggle to keep up with what has changed in Windows. It would be impossible to provide such list. Even if someone tried, it would not be 100% reliable and would have to be updated every month. No sane person would want to do that :)

Windows is a mess of seemingly unrelated bits and parts that, if removed, it unexpectedly breaks something completely different and this changes almost monthly. So, no, there can't possibly be such a list or a guide.

What one person would consider "broken', another person would consider "desirable". I break many things in my builds willingly, but I don't need them, though others might. So, how would you even decide universally what is "broken"? Like, for instance, I rip out any and all Xbox features but there are people who legit use it and play Xbox games on their PCs. So, for me this is a desirable outcome as I only care about Steam and GOG and I consider Xbox stuff useless bloat, while you added Xbox to your list of "useful things". Or, another example: I remove any all cloud sync capabilities, which breaks OneDrive and even Dropbox and Sync.com, they don't work on my PCs, but I don't care because I use Nextcloud.

So yeah, not only Windows is a moving target but also people's priorities and expectations are vastly different.

I have two rules:

1) The less you remove, the more stable and more compatible system you'll end up with.

2) Only remove things that you know what they do, never remove unfamiliar items only "because they look like I don't need them" as their names can be misleading.

Always check these forums, if unsure as many known "gotchas" have been already discussed here. And if something new comes up, it's likely that someone will post here.

So yeah, start slowly, don't go bonkers removing things because you will break something and you won't even know for days or weeks after you start using your build.

Good luck!
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didnt tought about this, but yes. that slowly changes. windows 23h2 is much different from 24 and 25- even in the registry
but, could u provide some of the forums? i think that can help ppl out. understanding what they can remove tho
 
While you could say that w10 1809 and 1903 were similar i treat ltsc 1809 and ltsc 21h2 as 2 different operating systems.
 
16309 said:
While you could say that w10 1809 and 1903 were similar i treat ltsc 1809 and ltsc 21h2 as 2 different operating systems.
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i can surely say that 25h2 is almost a version of 24h2 but with less errors maybe, 24h2 back then had so many troubles. and experiencing disabling drivers on it is really limited. altrough 25h2 is kinda of the same, not many changes. it changed much from 23h2, which in my opinion is better, and more likely to give less issues. stripping things such as drivers is really compact and usually doesnt bluescreen easly even going heavy in it.
 
Away said:
didnt tought about this, but yes. that slowly changes. windows 23h2 is much different from 24 and 25- even in the registry
but, could u provide some of the forums? i think that can help ppl out. understanding what they can remove tho
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When I said "check these forums", I meant look here first, on NTLite forums, for solutions when you get stuck or simply when you have questions, before you start googling around elsewhere. These forums here are very focused, NTLite staff members visit here daily and answer questions and there are many knowledgeable, resourceful and helpful people here. There isn't any particular forum I can point you to, for the same reasons I mentioned above.
 
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