Some questions - not strictly related to NTLite

[MacVap]

Hi.

1. Nvcleanstall vs Nvslimmer?
1a. Is one better than the other? For example, removes more things or breaks less things?
1b. Will I get the same result on both if I select the same things (if possible)?

I currently use a slimmed driver from guru3d (I think made with some of these programs) and I think I see some problems (might be related to CPL not present because LTSC). That (CPL on LTSC) is a whole another issue, I will deal with it when all else is sorted out.

2. SimpleWall notifications are lost. How to get them back?

This is a full install (non-lited), but I apply enormous amount of tweaks from various sources and programs. But it also happenned on two lited tests I did. Before, Simplewall would pop up a small window (dialog) on the bottom of the screen (just above the clock) notifying me of a program attempting to connect and asking me what to do, now it doesnt. Nothing. The dialog, as far as I can remember, doesn't look like a normal (old-style) dialog/popup window, I think it is a "modern" notification or whatever it's called (toast?). I suspect I killed it with Autoruns (ShellServiceObjects), but I restored all of them to no avail. Maybe someone can point me out to the tweak in registry that disables these notifications?

That's it for now.

 

[garlin]

1. Most NVIDIA slimmers do the same things, it's more about how they repackage the results. You can this manually, but obviously a tool is more convenient.

First step is 7-Zip extract the NVIDIA installer. Tools can either update the config file (removing the unwanted categories), or simply delete the matching folders and setup.exe will ignore the missing parts. This point, you could copy everything to an $OEM$ folder and run a wrapper script. The real question is how often each tool's author provides bug fixes.

2. How to Turn On or Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10

 

[lawdin]

1. Nvcleanstall vs Nvslimmer:

• nvidia clean install is more actively maintained, user-friendly, and less likely to break things.
• Nvslimmer is older and more manual—can remove more, but riskier.
• If you select the same components, results are mostly similar, but Nvcleanstall is safer and more consistent.

2. SimpleWall notifications missing:

• Most likely caused by disabled Windows toast notifications or related services.
• Make sure these are enabled:
  • Windows Push Notification Service (wpnservice)
  • Focus Assist turned off
  • In Settings > System > Notifications, check if SimpleWall is allowed.
• Also recheck notification-related registry keys, like:
  
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications]
  "ToastEnabled"=dword:00000001

 

[PhsMu]

2. SimpleWall notifications are lost. How to get them back?

This is a full install (non-lited), but I apply enormous amount of tweaks from various sources and programs. But it also happenned on two lited tests I did. Before, Simplewall would pop up a small window (dialog) on the bottom of the screen (just above the clock) notifying me of a program attempting to connect and asking me what to do, now it doesnt. Nothing. The dialog, as far as I can remember, doesn't look like a normal (old-style) dialog/popup window, I think it is a "modern" notification or whatever it's called (toast?). I suspect I killed it with Autoruns (ShellServiceObjects), but I restored all of them to no avail. Maybe someone can point me out to the tweak in registry that disables these notifications?

That's it for now.

Also on simplewall: its worth noting that it uses a slightly older (but very power protocol, WFP, so it doesn't play nicely with some of the newer switches introduced in the new control panel. I recently had an issue where certain programs could not prompt for internet access if I had a custom DNS setup in the modern config (cr)app. Using the older, tried and true method of the DNS provider app works normally though.

1. Nvcleanstall vs Nvslimmer?
1a. Is one better than the other? For example, removes more things or breaks less things?
1b. Will I get the same result on both if I select the same things (if possible)?

I currently use a slimmed driver from guru3d (I think made with some of these programs) and I think I see some problems (might be related to CPL not present because LTSC). That (CPL on LTSC) is a whole another issue, I will deal with it when all else is sorted out.

I mostly used NVslimmer for a very barebones Nvidia driver. Never managed to get the modern (cr)App to work on my nlited and airgapped machine, so never bothered to really try. The old settings works fine and can be used without telemetry.