Preset Woes

[WizKid]

So I'm getting closer.

Using the attached preset, I get the following error message upon completion:

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The Start Menu is similarly affected:
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Yes, I removed Copilot and Windows Defender (as well as Outlook) but they still show up.

Even worse, there are leftovers in the filesystem:
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Those leftovers are Windows Defender and Windows PowerShell.

Any ideas why it's bugged like this?

 

[tistou77]

It's the client.aix component that breaks the explorer and the start menu (from memory)
Using the old explorer, and another start menu, I remove this component, so not sure at 100%

No leftovers from the image, but maybe there are some in Live (or WD protection)

For errors in the log, do you disable real-time protection in Windows Defender before the process (as advised by NTLite)?

 

[WizKid]

'Old' Explorer? Like from 23H2?

"microsoftwindows.client.aix" is "Windows Recall" (or as it's called now, "Windows Copilot), according to this post.

What does "Windows Recall" (aka "Copilot") have to to do with Explorer?

 

[tistou77]

'Old' Explorer? Like from 23H2?

Explorer like your screen (with rubban)

"microsoftwindows.client.aix" is "Windows Recall" (or as it's called now, "Windows Copilot), according to this post.

What does "Windows Recall" (aka "Copilot") have to to do with Explorer?

MS's voices are "impenetrable"
The Client.aix component also "manages" some of these features

 

[WizKid]

And now it wackier. If I keep the Input Method Editor (with_ime.xml) I get constant "Unknown Hard Error" messages.

If I remove it (noime.xml), the errors disappear, but typing in Settings doesn't work.

Regardless, it seems to stall after OOBE and I have to restart to continue:

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And then during first login, not only does the background not appear, but the infamous "stack overflow" error appears:

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Not to mention to 'Unknown hard error' continues to appear even after I dismiss it:

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And two devices it Device Manager appear as not installed:

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Should I have kept the firmware class?

 

[garlin]

Remove these lines from with_ime.xml:

                <c>driver_acpipagr.inf</c>
                <c>driver_acpipmi.inf</c>
                <c>microsoft.net.native.framework.2.2 'Microsoft .Net Native Framework Package 2.2'</c>
                <c>microsoft.net.native.runtime.2.2 'Microsoft .Net Native Runtime Package 2.2'</c>
                <c>microsoft.windowsappruntime.1.3 'WindowsAppRuntime.1.3'</c>
                <c>microsoft.windowsappruntime.cbs.1.6 'Windows Application Runtime v1.6'</c>
                <c>microsoftwindows.client.cbs 'Windows Feature Experience Pack - Desktop'</c>
                <c>netframework4wpfcore 'Windows Presentation Foundation (Core)'</c>

 

[tistou77]

I just keep these components (and the ACPI drivers appropriate for my PC) and no error messages

Microsoft .Net Native Framework Package 2.2, Microsoft .Net Native Runtime Package 2.2 and Windows Presentation Foundation (Core)