WinSxS - how to remove intermediate versions

[IronJosie]

Hello everyone,

I'm using NTLite to customize a Windows 11 ISO. I've trimmed all editions except for Pro and integrated the latest update from today.
However, after doing so, I can see that I have know three version of components in WinSxS folder, e.g.:

• amd64_microsoft-edge-webview_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.26100.1_...
• amd64_microsoft-edge-webview_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.26100.3775_...
• amd64_microsoft-edge-webview_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.26100.4061_...

It appears that the intermediate version (10.0.26100.3775) is left over after the update.
I would like to remove this specific intermediate version while keeping the latest version (10.0.26100.4061).

Is there a way to safely remove this intermediate version from the WinSxS folder using NTLite? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[garlin]

From the Updates screen, select one of the Toolbar options for Clean update backup.

- None (keep all superseded components)​

- DISM Compatible (keep only the first and last component versions)​

- DISM ResetBase (keep only the last version, removing the option to uninstall the last update)​

- Custom (special NTLite mode to remove more leftovers, but not guaranteed to be compatible with non-NTLite image tools)​

After applying cleanup, there's no way to revert except to start over from a backup copy of the image. Normally this is fine for an offline image, because if you have a bad install experience, you're mostly likely to create a new image.