I love when people are like "Linux is to complicated" but this is the crap you have to do to make windows not awful. As always, thanks Chris and all the github contributors.
I had an epiphany this week about the ethos of each major OS. I think this sums up how people get locked into each one: Windows (ideally) = broad, top-down power user control, messy if consistent enough for users at most experience levels to get around Windows (in practice) = sloppy, dictative control as predicted by Microsoft, shoehorning together the experiences of basic and power users... we all know how that's worked out Mac OS = stripped-down, tucked-away control, intended to reduce drudgery/busywork of computing to automated processes or muscle memory gestures (e.g. drag+drop, swiping, etc.) Linux = DIY, built-up control, depending on the distro could be extremely intensive to straightforward (I'm a dirty Mint casual myself)
Hey man. I'm the systems administrator at a small government facility (less than 100 endpoints) and have been using your utility for over a year now. We can't really justify the cost of some of the bigger management tools so I end up doing a lot of stuff manually when deploying new machines. Your utility has been a life saver and I've used it on probably 60 deployments in the past year. I REALLY appreciate your work and I'm a big fan of your channel.
MicroWin performance is extremely good I can safely install a debloated os instead of someone else's questionable custom os and it is extremely good that with Winutil I can customize the computer the way I want and all this is all free and open source.
Yeah, I used this and a custom set up Unattend.xml and I was able to fresh install W11 without any unwanted bloat and it was super fast too. It was also great to be able to easily install Steam, Firefox and other apps as well without having to go download them myself.
What timing. I looked at the utility again last night, great work. I was contemplating trying to assist you last year but got caught up in too many work projects and didn't have time. I see there was no need as you have a lot of excellent volunteers helping you out and the project has grown quite well. Hats off to you and the others, and keep up the great work Chris. 👍
My go to tool for all annoying Windows configurations and bloatware. Love it! Thanks for all the amazing effort you’ve put to this. This also has taught me basic Powershell and I enjoy it.
I'm pleased with the chocolatey option available for installations. I don't know why, but I often encounter various errors during fresh installs, which sometimes leads to frequent reinstalls of winget, resulting in functions like "upgrade all" not working well, or even not working at all in some cases. I have recommended this tool to friends, family, and other admins at my job, many of whom end up put off because of this. So, it's great to have an alternative.
Thank You CTT Team. What a great collaborative effort. Way less complicated than NTLite. This the way to go if you want to get it done quick and a fast system. This can be a great start to a gaming system.
Nice Job! This is the only reason I'm staying with Windows! CTT make it a lot easier for me! Thanks Chris for your hard work. When running CTT Microwin you must run it under " Run as administrator" again Thank you. I brought the exe file.
Hi Cris, thank you for all the recent updates to the Windows utility! It has significantly streamlined my workflow, making Windows installations a breeze. I truly appreciate the effort you've put into enhancing its functionality. If possible, I’d love to see malware removal tools integrated into the utility in the future. This addition would be incredibly beneficial and could enhance overall system security for users.
Hey Chris, May I design a new "CTT" ASCII welcome screen for you? If you give me the row/column character limitations and some inputs for the overall design, I'd love to create a custom ASCII CTT Logo for you😎 Thanks for CTT Utils, it's a blessing. Cheers.
I want to say thank you to all the contributors to this project. This is super helpful and I am using these tools on my low end laptop. Planning to install Windows 11 next
Chris, Thank you for all the work you have done for the modded windows community. These tools are incredible at worst, life changing at best. Can you please add an option for windows rounded corners? I am one of the few people who actually like the rounded corners in Windows 11, and it's annoying to have to re-enable them when I install your scripts. Thank you and have a great day!
$10 well spent, I've been testing the MicroWin feature today and I don't think I need NTLite anymore, Thanks to you and your contributors for this awesome tool. Suggestion/request if possible can you have MicroWin download and integrate the latest cumulative update into the ISO?
Dude, I have used your tool to install Windows on my friend's pcs and my virtual machines for years. I absolutely love this and makes Windows a less shit experience. I have noticed a few glitches here and there but nothing OS breaking. You have made a fellow IT guy's job a little less miserable.
Hey Chris! Amazing tool!! I use it a lot on my job, everything just works. I woule love if MicroWin could be available on Linux, so I can use it to make Windows ISOs for Window folks. Thanks for this
I just got an MSI Aegis R2 and am beyond glad I found your site and utility. I have used a Win 7 computer for 10+ years and it's time. Going to buy the EXE today. Thanks!
Hey, Chris!! I loved your Utility update videos!! Funny you mentioned how custom autounattend.xml files aren't good. Well, I have experienced with one such file and while it works for clean installs, it WILL mess you up if you use it in an in-place upgrade. Clean installs are always ideadl, I totally get and respect that. However... today, I did an in-place upgrade from reagular Windows to Microwin just for fun. It worked well, BUT... to anyone trying this, please note that this will remove all apps pinned to your taskbar with no backup possible; so keep that in mind if trying this like me. Backup your C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar folder!!
Thank you for your work and this video presenting recent changes. I like the direction you gave microwin to stay as vanilla as possible, it makes a good starting point for anything.
Absolutely amazing, using winutil since it was in CLI only, Microwin is also a very powerful tool but sadly I never got it to work. the thing is I always wanted to remove Defender form iso, because many times I am installing windows on a systems that are already in a well protected network & environment and other times the machines are not Technically eligible to run win 11 nd defender eats up almost half of the resources the system might have😢
I was thinking my Windows part of the pc needs a format, it's due but my GOODNESS, 6.3 GB ISO!? I will just stick with it since I only use it for gaming now until I move places get better internet and a bit more time to set up everything with your WinUtil. What a godsend! You and contributors have done an insanely amazing job. Edit: Question, with the "new" microwin ISO, do we not need to do the "worldwide" trick anymore and such when setting it up?
This is awesome. I bought it last year and no worries for the new one Chris give you a code so you don't have to pay again! Deeply appreciate the work of you and your community!
Still can't properly put my task bar up top without editing the registry and then it gets all buggy. Windows just sucks. But man, Chris; thank you so much for your work on the tool and making it essentially the on-stop tool for every Windows installation I have to deal with!
Looks petty good to me! I was thinking it would be nice as a repair tech to have a way to run this on machines that are not connected , or not able to be connected to the internet. Pretty sure the home noncopilot+ version of 24H2 is going to add some new ads and crap that your going to have the ability to disable to the tool. Will be looking forward to that version. Have a look at Wintoys app cause i am sure you will find stuff in it that needs to be added to the tool which would be great because then that'd be one less app to have to run in the background. I appreciate your tool mr Titus and I apreciate your thoughtfulness as well!
If you install windows using this method is it recommended to select the region as english (world) to avoid bloat or is it mostly removed now by this tool?
Chris, we need microwin in linutil as well. I only have linux in my machine rn, but i do want to use windows sometimes. It would be great to be able to make a light windows iso from while still using linux
Incredible! MicroWin takes all the freedom and customization unattended XMLs give you, and evaporates it! The "xmls are slow" argument is a complete dud as well, I've used it many times and it's miles and miles faster than a stock ISO.
You are one of my only hopes when 10 reaches eol. Ive installed 11 bunch of times for people and i absolutely despise it. I especially appreciate the little UI fixes you made.
This is amazing, this is having Windows 11 without the bloat as Chris says as I've seen a lot of people want to get Windows 11 LTSC. You don't have to if you don't want to. Thanks, Chris!
You just made linux adoption slower. I go back to windows because of this tool. It doesn't break anything and since you live stream it, i know how much testing is going on behind the scenes.
Next: a minimal Debian install with a hypervisor running different VMs for different tasks. A "QubeOS" for the less paranoid. Don't forget backup management.
Thanks Chris. This tool has been saving me a lot of time and effort when setting up new installs in the last few months. Especially when it comes to nuking edge and co-pilot. Just great work that is very appreciated...
I have a suggestion like this. You can create a profile that debloats Windows to the bare minimum just for gaming (like a certain video you did about 2 years ago). It certainly shouldn't be the default, but there are some people who only need Windows for gaming, and Windows only needs that bare minimum for gaming. September 15, 2024 7:44AM
Hey Chris amazing tool, I was also wondering, would it be possible to make it so you have the option to check a FAT32 windows? I found out that by splitting the install.wim you can keep the FAT32 format and it's better for compatibility. I recently had to install windows on a Snapdragon X Elite laptop (hated all the bloat, wanted to fresh install) and found out after hours that it doesn't allow ntfs drive to boot
This is some great work. Love it!!!!!!! I think it would take microwin to another level if there are plans to integrate options from the tweaks and install section that gets added to a first logon script. That would make it mass deployment a breeze
The most essential free utility for all windows PC's.
Literally
100%
This
I love when people are like "Linux is to complicated" but this is the crap you have to do to make windows not awful. As always, thanks Chris and all the github contributors.
Ignoring the fact that most people who say "Linux is too complicated" aren't going to bother with this script either.
On Windows You make the system from worst to bearable. On Linux You make it from good best suited.
This is still easier to use than linux.. just because he did all the hard work, we just use the gui.. so yea windows is easier still..
Well it is complicated lol
Tbh everything is more complicated when you wander off the beaten path
I had an epiphany this week about the ethos of each major OS. I think this sums up how people get locked into each one:
Windows (ideally) = broad, top-down power user control, messy if consistent enough for users at most experience levels to get around
Windows (in practice) = sloppy, dictative control as predicted by Microsoft, shoehorning together the experiences of basic and power users... we all know how that's worked out
Mac OS = stripped-down, tucked-away control, intended to reduce drudgery/busywork of computing to automated processes or muscle memory gestures (e.g. drag+drop, swiping, etc.)
Linux = DIY, built-up control, depending on the distro could be extremely intensive to straightforward (I'm a dirty Mint casual myself)
Hey man. I'm the systems administrator at a small government facility (less than 100 endpoints) and have been using your utility for over a year now. We can't really justify the cost of some of the bigger management tools so I end up doing a lot of stuff manually when deploying new machines. Your utility has been a life saver and I've used it on probably 60 deployments in the past year. I REALLY appreciate your work and I'm a big fan of your channel.
I’m in same boat as you, enjoyed your comments, what’s your deployment tool by the way? Rgds
Love the new design Chris, I'm loving the colours
This is crazy milestone, been using this tool for 2 years now
MicroWin performance is extremely good I can safely install a debloated os instead of someone else's questionable custom os and it is extremely good that with Winutil I can customize the computer the way I want and all this is all free and open source.
Even for me who uses Windows 11 LTSC, this software is still a great addition.
Wait until you discover the world of making your own custom ISOs lol Essentially, Windows Distros.
Yeah, I used this and a custom set up Unattend.xml and I was able to fresh install W11 without any unwanted bloat and it was super fast too.
It was also great to be able to easily install Steam, Firefox and other apps as well without having to go download them myself.
@@ioritenshido you have any good resource about this sir?
@@paw565
Ntlite is a popular tool used.
best tool for all tech support at home. Thank you for this.
Amazing utility. plz continue supporting it, good job for all the developers envolved in this project.
It's so nice to see the improvements are still going on an already great Windows tool
What timing. I looked at the utility again last night, great work. I was contemplating trying to assist you last year but got caught up in too many work projects and didn't have time. I see there was no need as you have a lot of excellent volunteers helping you out and the project has grown quite well. Hats off to you and the others, and keep up the great work Chris. 👍
My go to tool for all annoying Windows configurations and bloatware. Love it! Thanks for all the amazing effort you’ve put to this. This also has taught me basic Powershell and I enjoy it.
I'm pleased with the chocolatey option available for installations. I don't know why, but I often encounter various errors during fresh installs, which sometimes leads to frequent reinstalls of winget, resulting in functions like "upgrade all" not working well, or even not working at all in some cases. I have recommended this tool to friends, family, and other admins at my job, many of whom end up put off because of this. So, it's great to have an alternative.
Thank You CTT Team. What a great collaborative effort. Way less complicated than NTLite. This the way to go if you want to get it done quick and a fast system. This can be a great start to a gaming system.
Nice Job! This is the only reason I'm staying with Windows! CTT make it a lot easier for me! Thanks Chris for your hard work. When running CTT Microwin you must run it under " Run as administrator" again Thank you. I brought the exe file.
Hi Cris, thank you for all the recent updates to the Windows utility! It has significantly streamlined my workflow, making Windows installations a breeze. I truly appreciate the effort you've put into enhancing its functionality. If possible, I’d love to see malware removal tools integrated into the utility in the future. This addition would be incredibly beneficial and could enhance overall system security for users.
As always -- Thanks!!
Hey Chris,
May I design a new "CTT" ASCII welcome screen for you?
If you give me the row/column character limitations and some inputs for the overall design, I'd love to create a custom ASCII CTT Logo for you😎
Thanks for CTT Utils, it's a blessing.
Cheers.
I want to say thank you to all the contributors to this project. This is super helpful and I am using these tools on my low end laptop. Planning to install Windows 11 next
Chris, thank you. We so appreciate you and the work you do.
Can't do windows now without your tool chris! Thanks!
Chris, Thank you for all the work you have done for the modded windows community. These tools are incredible at worst, life changing at best.
Can you please add an option for windows rounded corners? I am one of the few people who actually like the rounded corners in Windows 11, and it's annoying to have to re-enable them when I install your scripts. Thank you and have a great day!
can you please add an option to like to inject the tweaking of our selection in the tweak tab to inject them into the iso created by microwin
No
No reason to really do that. Might as well just do it after the install...
Yes! Just save your preferences and let the utility do them so you just install your thing!
$10 well spent, I've been testing the MicroWin feature today and I don't think I need NTLite anymore, Thanks to you and your contributors for this awesome tool. Suggestion/request if possible can you have MicroWin download and integrate the latest cumulative update into the ISO?
Hi man, I need some advice from you. Do you take the international or united states english iso when you download directly from the microsoft site.
The amount of times I have used this utility is border lining on the level of insanity. Thanks man.
Even though its free a contribution to this ongoing project to keep it updated is important. Good job.
Channel should be renamed to the Chris Titus The Goat
Thank you Chris and All contributors - love your work!
Amazing stuff as always! thank you, Chris!
And I thought it couldn't get any better!!!! Amazing!!!! Thank You!!!!
Dude, I have used your tool to install Windows on my friend's pcs and my virtual machines for years. I absolutely love this and makes Windows a less shit experience. I have noticed a few glitches here and there but nothing OS breaking. You have made a fellow IT guy's job a little less miserable.
The best Windows utility software for years!
I want a detailed report of what actually MicroWin removing from image. Thank you for excellent job Chris !!!
I see that you are very good at creating applications for Windows.
Thanks Chris for this awesome download!!
Hey Chris!
Amazing tool!!
I use it a lot on my job, everything just works. I woule love if MicroWin could be available on Linux, so I can use it to make Windows ISOs for Window folks. Thanks for this
I just got an MSI Aegis R2 and am beyond glad I found your site and utility. I have used a Win 7 computer for 10+ years and it's time. Going to buy the EXE today. Thanks!
This is the best Windows tool i've ever used! I can't believe it's free.... Thank you so much Chris.
Just used this a few hours ago, very nice looking and very useful!
Hey, Chris!! I loved your Utility update videos!!
Funny you mentioned how custom autounattend.xml files aren't good. Well, I have experienced with one such file and while it works for clean installs, it WILL mess you up if you use it in an in-place upgrade. Clean installs are always ideadl, I totally get and respect that.
However... today, I did an in-place upgrade from reagular Windows to Microwin just for fun. It worked well, BUT... to anyone trying this, please note that this will remove all apps pinned to your taskbar with no backup possible; so keep that in mind if trying this like me. Backup your C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar folder!!
Great utility to have in the toolbox. Thanks to you and the team for all the amazing work!
This is the most streamlined install and setup of windows out there.
Thank you for your work and this video presenting recent changes. I like the direction you gave microwin to stay as vanilla as possible, it makes a good starting point for anything.
thank you Chris... even though I am currently mainly running NixOS these days ... if I ever have to install windows for some reason this is the way!
Honey wake up!! Chris Titus just dropped a new video
Great tool Chris. Would you consider making a sysprep tutorial as well? Combining your tool with sysprep would be a great way to make master images :)
Great tool Chris constantly getting better and better.👍👍
Absolutely amazing, using winutil since it was in CLI only, Microwin is also a very powerful tool but sadly I never got it to work. the thing is I always wanted to remove Defender form iso, because many times I am installing windows on a systems that are already in a well protected network & environment and other times the machines are not Technically eligible to run win 11 nd defender eats up almost half of the resources the system might have😢
Love your winutil tool, Chris. It's my go-to for post config on fresh installs.
Thank you for making my w11 experience more bearable.
The biggest issue I'm having is finding an idle 10 gb usb thing to get this iso on. excellent stuff
Thanks for the update Chris, just in time for me to start university!
Nice redesign! I love your tool and use it for all my clients. Maybe you can add the new Zen Browser, since it is my new favorite one?
Much love!
Great to have this. Actually I was kinda confused about microwin. But everything is clear now. Thanks again.
I was thinking my Windows part of the pc needs a format, it's due but my GOODNESS, 6.3 GB ISO!?
I will just stick with it since I only use it for gaming now until I move places get better internet and a bit more time to set up everything with your WinUtil. What a godsend! You and contributors have done an insanely amazing job.
Edit: Question, with the "new" microwin ISO, do we not need to do the "worldwide" trick anymore and such when setting it up?
This is awesome. I bought it last year and no worries for the new one Chris give you a code so you don't have to pay again! Deeply appreciate the work of you and your community!
The power tool of a lifetime. Thanks for everything Chris
Still can't properly put my task bar up top without editing the registry and then it gets all buggy. Windows just sucks.
But man, Chris; thank you so much for your work on the tool and making it essentially the on-stop tool for every Windows installation I have to deal with!
Great job
Somehow, i read the thumbnail as RESIGNED and i was shock
Looks petty good to me! I was thinking it would be nice as a repair tech to have a way to run this on machines that are not connected , or not able to be connected to the internet. Pretty sure the home noncopilot+ version of 24H2 is going to add some new ads and crap that your going to have the ability to disable to the tool. Will be looking forward to that version. Have a look at Wintoys app cause i am sure you will find stuff in it that needs to be added to the tool which would be great because then that'd be one less app to have to run in the background. I appreciate your tool mr Titus and I apreciate your thoughtfulness as well!
Bravo Chriss and great CTT v1.x
wow man, this is way better than ghost spectre
Finally a good "lazy" alternative for me
Thank you for you work!
If you install windows using this method is it recommended to select the region as english (world) to avoid bloat or is it mostly removed now by this tool?
Mostly removed
Bloat as in those 8KB shortcuts you see?
Chris, we need microwin in linutil as well. I only have linux in my machine rn, but i do want to use windows sometimes. It would be great to be able to make a light windows iso from while still using linux
its wild that windows needs all this to be usable :S
Are you planning to make another updated video on how to cleanly install graphics drivers?
Chris what an amazing tool! I can actually download a new windows without attending the computer!
Incredible! MicroWin takes all the freedom and customization unattended XMLs give you, and evaporates it! The "xmls are slow" argument is a complete dud as well, I've used it many times and it's miles and miles faster than a stock ISO.
You are one of my only hopes when 10 reaches eol. Ive installed 11 bunch of times for people and i absolutely despise it. I especially appreciate the little UI fixes you made.
This is amazing, this is having Windows 11 without the bloat as Chris says as I've seen a lot of people want to get Windows 11 LTSC. You don't have to if you don't want to.
Thanks, Chris!
Can't wait for the proper Edge uninstallation
I love you Chris, thank you for so much, sorry for so little!
You just made linux adoption slower. I go back to windows because of this tool. It doesn't break anything and since you live stream it, i know how much testing is going on behind the scenes.
Thanks CTT
As someone who only runs windows at home on a VM, I thank you, I still have to use windows at school
Thank you! Awesome work yet again!
So funny. Ran this just 24 hours ago. Amazeballs. Use this as a htpc and will help have a clean os for the kids. So fast, and easy.
👍❤ Thank's a lot Chris! You're really my Techchannel-Hero; I've already donated for your percious and hard work.
All the best for you and your family!
Beautiful! Nice work Chris, I've been using it for a few years now.
I really appreciate what you do, and good job Chris Titus et al.
Next: a minimal Debian install with a hypervisor running different VMs for different tasks. A "QubeOS" for the less paranoid. Don't forget backup management.
Fantastic!! 💪💪Regards from Barcelona! 😎
Amazing video Chris!! Thank you!!
Better color ❤
Thanks Chris. This tool has been saving me a lot of time and effort when setting up new installs in the last few months. Especially when it comes to nuking edge and co-pilot. Just great work that is very appreciated...
awesome! i will try it on my next installation.
This tool should be standard on every pc but god knows they're trying to dumb us all
Dude! I just used it this week and LOVED IT.
Thanks to you my dockerized windows is super smooth. 🎉🎉🎉
This is unbelievable.
Man Thank you so much I prefer chocolatey. Even though Linux is my daily driver I use your tool to help others with Win problems.
The best utility for windows ever.
I just paid for this utility. Can you make a quick video on how to “inject drivers” on the microwin? Fantastic work as usual!
Nice. The new colors are much better
I have a suggestion like this. You can create a profile that debloats Windows to the bare minimum just for gaming (like a certain video you did about 2 years ago). It certainly shouldn't be the default, but there are some people who only need Windows for gaming, and Windows only needs that bare minimum for gaming.
September 15, 2024 7:44AM
Nice job Chris
bro's been busy inside his basement for the last few months
Hey Chris amazing tool, I was also wondering, would it be possible to make it so you have the option to check a FAT32 windows? I found out that by splitting the install.wim you can keep the FAT32 format and it's better for compatibility.
I recently had to install windows on a Snapdragon X Elite laptop (hated all the bloat, wanted to fresh install) and found out after hours that it doesn't allow ntfs drive to boot
Great Update - the non 60fps Video hurts my Eyes though.
This is some great work. Love it!!!!!!!
I think it would take microwin to another level if there are plans to integrate options from the tweaks and install section that gets added to a first logon script. That would make it mass deployment a breeze
I love Winutil, its the only utility that every PC needs