What Services are essential for Windows Installers?

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I'm hoping to make a really bare-bones version of Win-10-21H2 LTSC with NTLite... Can anyone tell me what services I'm going to need to leave on while I'm installing apps? Eventually, i'd like to really turn off everything non-essential for operation. I've already experimented disabling as many services as I feel I can get away with.... and seem to have a problem with installers hanging for a long time, even though they do eventually finish. Not sure exactly what's causing that... so would be nice to get some guidance from people here who are bound to have much more experience of 'tweaking'

Also... be good to know if customization is possible to Win-10-21H2 LTSC -- things like removing edge, etc. It appears that this is possible with a NTlite license. At the moment I just have the free version and it won't let me do much with LTSC.
 
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This depends on which type of app installers are running.

MSI (Windows Installer):
- Windows Installer​

UWP (or Store) Apps:
- App Readiness​
- AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)​
- Client License Server (ClipSVC)​
- Microsoft Store Install Service [for Store App]​
- Windows PushToInstall Service [for Store App]​
- Rremote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator​

Component removals are limited in the free edition; but most of the other major functions like integrating Updates or downloaded Appx packages, Unattended mode and Post-Setup tasks are available.
 
Clang2 said:
to be honest bareboning services is best done last post install when all your drivers and required software is all installed.
here is what ltsc 1809 is capable of.
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Yeah, I saw that post and was inspired!

As it happens, the Tiny10/Tiny11 guy NTDEV has a 'smallest ever' iso (900MB or so) that is 1809 LTSC. I loaded it up and out of the box it has 43 processes running.

To be honest, I found 1809 a little too 'old-school' for my liking though (sad to be swayed by differences that are mostly eye-candy... but i have to admit it)... whereas I find 21H2 is pretty close to the way I have win11 set up.
 
i keep that thread of mine because it shows w10 and w11 users what kind of gains can be made on w10/w11 when compared to a thrashed windows 7. i dont tell users what and how because we all have different requirements but what is possible when you are armed with determination(stubborness/ocd - whatever you want to call it) and turd polish. 1809 or 21H2 is your choice but 21H2 should be capable the same kind of improvements as 1809.
 
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