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Yes, I only enabled security updates. You can see in the video that I actually install updates during the OOBE phase and once you get to the desktop it's clean.
Just completed an install of Windows 11 23H2. No modifications to your install file. WOW! This *definately* a lean'n'mean install. 79 task at desktop, 22GB on disk, no problem activating (digital license); Updated with security/feature updates for June/2024, then used group edit to block security for 30 days, features of 365 days. I didn't use Chris' app to install a browser, I have the Firefox installer on my NAS. To hell with Tiny 11, this is by far a much much cleaner system. Only thing that concerns me, is Chris' server is gonna get hammered when word of this way to install Windows gets out.
Like to add, that even though I did the feature update, nothing was added to the menu (bloatware). Though I'm sure any future updates, I won't be as lucky
Installed a Win 11 23H2 with unmodified unattended on a new virtual machine. Update 2406-06 and 2023-11 fail with error0x80248007. Update: a few retries and reboot in between solved the update problem.
Tip - If you get locked out, the password is password. Generated from autounattend website. Took me 3 fresh installs and 3 hours to figure it out. Every like helps! not really but give me a like.
How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
@@officialyashvirgaming just make your own. These are very modular. Take what elements you like from his table and remove anything you don't understand with short googling.
@@officialyashvirgaming Well, learn to read the file content. You can be paranoid and learn to DYI and check others' DYI solutions, or be lazy and trust that the hive mind has already checked the file presented on this trendy video solution. There is no alarm bell in the comments or when Google searches it. If you choose to be lazy and paranoid, use Windows's official version and don't bother with videos like this.
@@officialyashvirgamingHello, I personally know a decent amount of batch/powershell scripting and went through the script as well as watching this entire video. There is nothing fishy about this, it’s a simple debloater and there’s many like it. I also have personally designed a few pieces of malware and I see no capability of it installing any since it doesn’t connect to the internet at any point nor does it contain any PE data sections. Hope this helped
having a barebone windows is extremly helpful, especially in today's day and age where windows becomes more and more a advertising platform over an operatingsystem.
Was already helpful for XP, nLite made it sooo much faster. Just started an old C2D E8400 a few days ago with XP nLite on a HDD - it was snappy af ...."Services" opened twice as fast as on my Win10/5950X 16-Core with NVMe SSD and 64GB RAM. I mean, wtf?
@@knightslanding8137 true, feels great, since i do exactly that with every linux setup, install barebones, make the hardware work and then install just whats needed to get the job done.
@@waldolemmer but there is no antivirus and because of it over time it starts to lag blue screen and more stuff .also if you want to download any thing you want is will take to much num of processor rather than the regular windows stock .
You can also select during windows instalation,rest of the world when you are asked about your area.Due to licences issues,and the fact that windows setup does not know exactly were in the world you are(at this point),you will get a clean windows instalation.Not sure if is this clean tho...
I did it last night and it worked exactly like you showed in the video. My desktop is now clean without those unecessary apps and softwares. Great work!
specialist? mass deployment of spyware software on behalf of information thieves is hardly representative of a specialist. The MCSA and MCSE were 2 of the most overrated certs out there which is why they removed them from the market. Anyone with half an idea could pass them. A CCNP or Juniper cert holder is a specialist. Red Hat is a specialist. Nice anointment of oneself. My teenage son uses MDT on a Xen server to test deploy Win11 and linux so I shall also start to call him a " Specialist " 😅
It’s funny how the algorithm works. I just purchased a Surface Pro 11 and have been diving into how to harden it like I did with 10. I appreciate these videos as custom ISOs and “trust me bro” apps are a cyber security nightmare. Good work dude.
@@theglowcloud2215 if you think its the same, doing powershell on windows only counts for 1% of the time in windows settings, while in linux even when I want to install some game or heck even steam, if theres some problem I cant just "cancel" it and it stop, but it opens terminal and shit, showing some coding writing bullshit because of an error and I even had once it got into kernel-panic. and I reinstall the OS again... and again... AND AGAIN,
@@theglowcloud2215if you think its the same, doing powershell on windows only counts for 1% of the time in windows settings, while in linux even when I want to install some game or heck even steam, if theres some problem I cant just "cancel" it and it stop, but it opens terminal and shit, showing some coding writing bullshit because of an error and I even had once it got into kernel-panic. and I reinstall the OS again... and again... AND AGAIN
Wooow absolutely amazing and simple. I just downloaded the xml file and added it to my windows 11 usb media, and boom. Setting up windows was finally easy, I didn't have to deny the 100 things they make you answer, add a microsoft account, etc. A clean install without all the junk. Thank you soooo much !
If it's a flash drive did you have to burn it onto an ISO file or did you just drag the xml file onto the flash drive's folder and that was hit? I was really confused when he mentioned needing third party software to put the xmp file into the windows installation folder
@@mariomoreira92This is exactly what I am confused about. I didn't see those scripts running as seen in the video so looks like that xml isn't working. I guess I have to reinstall again and see what I messed up
@@aftab-shaikh yeah lol the windows install tool even asks you if you want to create an iso file installation for a CD or a USB drive installation, they're different things
Done, 6 min to install {USB 3.2}, 75 processes at first boot. I went back to Win 10. Super clean build, translucent task bar , I really wanted the old calendar with reminders, I put a folder in the Support folder of the boot iso on the USB and add everything i want to install {browsers. klite. graphics.drivers.scripts,ect} no need for C Titus app. Cheers
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know! Yeah on Win 10 I included the translucent taskbar, I love it. I also move the taskbar to the top but I didn't include that in the file. In my opinion having the taskbar at the top is better because since all the browser tabs are at the top of the screen, it's just faster to get to the other stuff in Windows as well.
This is gold information bro thanks I can now totally set up an install dialled into how I want my OS on my systems I build Exact programs No bloatware Fucking dialled in boys yeah !!!
@@memstechtips The install went very smoothly and I can tell my machine's as snappy as ever! However, I'd like to add back the start menu translucency as well as the glow on tiles that are near the mouse. Is there a straightforward way to add those back?
@@zFede_Rico of course its not completely debloated, some of the necessary apps are still there.. if its completely debloated, it just might booted on command prompt..
Praise to the algorithm for suggesting this video. Before watching this, I was unaware of the “answer file“. I’m looking forward to following this method and comparing to other techniques. Thank you!
@@memstechtips How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else.
My Windows 10 was so fast after (finally) reinstalling it using this answers file that when I'd click the start menu, it felt like the menu would pop up before I even clicked it. I started my fresh Windows copy with only 69 (nice) processes. I've sent this video to a ton of people looking to reinstall and debloat.
Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing the video! To be honest, the file actually has a lot of issues, well, at least for some users. I'm planning on making more optimizations to it or even using another method. Either way, keep an eye on the channel because in the future I might have something that's even better, probably after 24H2 has been out for a while.
Dude, this "BLANK CANVAS" is literally what I need instead of installing LTSC! You've created a pre-built CTT script so it can be run on-demand without needing to type IRM IEX stuff through powershell. This saves a lot of time and greatly saves time for me to setup things into fresh installed Windows. Thank you so much!
@@DilbertCronicles You can do both. I use LTSC and CTT and it's even cleaner. Just open a Powershell as an administrator and run: wsreset -i ...then reboot. You're good to go!
Saw this ONE day after fresh installing Windows 11. I've spent a bunch of time debloating and comparing processes, I'm idling at 100 processes, looks like I've got about 20 more to get rid of! I'll watch this and compare what's left haha. Thanks for this anyway.
Can you please tell how and what you did? Because I don't want to format and install all the programs/games again which will take a very long time... If the process is very long then just tell the things to do... I'll find tutorials for those things.
I have decided to move form Windows to some Linux distro because problems like these, but I need Windows for work. This is exactly what we need to make Windows usable again. I liked older Windows versions like XP exactly because it was minimalistic and simple, and you know where you installed something and when. This is great! Thank you so much.
This is sick. I knew rufus can change some settings on install but I didnt realize it was as simple as planting an xml file on the iso, and that it was this flexible.
Thanks so much, really appreciate that coming from one of the leading tech channels here on TH-cam! Btw, I would love your thoughts on my answer file, even if it's negative 😊
I have been debloating manually using CTT script since 2016/2017 and been trying to improve the efficiency of installing windows on multiple devices.... This videos is surely a great help, and the best update for installation method i've seen so far. Great tutorial with plenty of explanation and suggestion. Thank you very much..!
Do you have any videos regarding manually debloating? I love what you’ve done in this video, BUT I do not wish to start fresh and would prefer to manually trim the fat off my processes
@@revvnae8659 How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
@@revvnae8659hello, i can see that you're new at debloating. This video is mostly useful for advanced user who had already learned how to debloat manually, because it just showed how to automate debloat using manual scripting. There's a lot of ways to learn how to manually debloat, but since you are new, I would suggest you search up Crist Titus Tech (or CTT) channel in youtube. He created a batch script, complete with GUI to make it easier for anyone who don't want to freshly install an already debloated windows. He's sometimes stream what he's doing, so you could directly ask him for any question if you dont understand what you're doing. He also made tons of videos about how to easily debloat Windows for beginners, without even having to reinstall your Windows. Hope this help.
Hi and thank you for a great video tutorial! What happens during Windows updates? Is the bloatware added back or does Windows remain clean after the update?
I was looking for a way to refresh my desktop, and found your channel while browsing TH-cam. I'm going to try out the method you describe in this video. Thanks again! 🤓
Going to do it on an older PC out of service...and use it for a time to see if it remains operable. My main concern is security, and the many updates Microsoft pushes down out throats. How will the installed system behave? If I leave out updates I am exposed (even with a good antivirus), if I leave them comming it'll likely just update to 24H2 as soon as it downloads...and then what??
Windows in the 2000s, heres an OS to run apps reliably. Windows 2024. Heres a data mining and advertising platform where we will sell and use your data but not give you any discount on the product while also trying to force you onto our full ecosystem.
Literally nobody pays for windows except corporations. It's essentially a free product. You can argue otherwise but again, nobody pays for windows it's free on their main site.
@superkoopatrooper4879 Licence cost it's Included with any new brand PC purchase from any popular brands (Lenovo, hp, Acer, Dell etc). Except for a few exceptions.
@superkoopatrooper4879 everyone who buys a new laptop has paid for it. And everyone who isn't IT savy and knows how to run the activation scripts which is like 98% of users. It sells millions of copies every year just un consumer laptops alone.
Leaving UAC on and leaving Edge in are probably two of the saner choices you would choose in the answer file. He did preface his video saying everything was stripped to blank canvas, and each user should add back what makes most sense.
@@rawbmar1166 at least they can use Edge right away to download other browser. I don't think non tech savy person would have other browser installer in their flash drive
Aren't School Class Computers usually running a custom OS that boots up a Remote Windows anyways, like there's nothing even installed locally these days? Am I tripping or misremembering things? This comment got me second guessing myself, dang!
The "Unattended file" includes "Chris Titus Tech WinUtil" for the clean Windows. In the same vein, you are correct that CTT WinUtil (@10:30) is not perfect. I used to use earlier versions of CTT WinUtil but it broke some of the programs that i needed. Took me some time to review all those broken programs and to re-enable/re-install Win 10/11 programs needed to make them run. I have not tried the latest CTT WinUtil as my Win 11 Pro has been setup and running the way I wanted without any bloatware or telemetry for the past 2 years. Depending on one's use case, it may be quicker/easier to install a full bloated standard version OS, and then remove those bloatware/telemetry manually, compared to a clean Windows 10/11 as in this video, and then re-enable/install whatever required.
I was using windows for last 14 years. Recently I have shifted to Ubuntu and I'm loving it. I don't think I am gonna ever come back to windows again but in case I do. I will follow this video. The things I do in Ubuntu is mainly development and It serves me well. Btw your contents are well explained. Hope you will make some linux content as well. Good Luck. Keep going.
I'm glad you found something you like on Linux. Thanks so much for your kind feedback, I will keep on working to improve and to deliver the best content I'm capable of for you guys. Linux is on my radar and I will definitely make content about it in the future. I'm not as familiar with it like I am with Windows, so there is a bit of a learning curve.
@@iDeparture what? Linux is literally THE pile of duct taped garbage. Everything is separate and GUI tools work by running command line tools in the background and parsing their output. If that's not a clusterfuck I don't know what is.
@@theairaccumulator7144Linux is a nightmare, you also need to add the fact that all the extensión are develop and maintain by volunteers with no payment and are abandoned, so there you have
just reinstalled windows 10 a few days ago and had to lots of steps to debloat it, so glad i found this, got a new sub for sure, just saved me a shitton of time on my next windows reinstall
Holy crap! This is fantastic! I did what you said, used your file, and it worked just as you described. This is gold!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I recently just started working with Arco Linux. There are those who have created install scripts that work very similar to this, being able to turn features and app on or off as desired before install. These are just great! Thank you again!
Tried with windows 10 22h2 with some modifications in the answer according to my needs , work absolutely like a charm , i love this clean look , thanks 👍
This video gave me the answers i need for the setup ive been trying to do. I just want my windows rig to be a gaming PC, i dont even really want half the damn features of windows. My intention is to have it all running with Launchbox as the shell and the rest i can manage through other means. This will let me fine tune the whole thing to a fine point. Thank you!
video was recommended to me at a perfect time. just spent a week picking the perfect parts for my new pc (7800x3d, 7900gre) and it should be here sometime within the next 2 weeks. already have the usb ready with the windows 10 media creation tool, but i definitely needed this since i'd have gone through a lot of windows disabling things i wouldn't need, but you can never get to all of it; there's just too much with things being essentially impossible to disable. i'll download this and go through it, enabling the things i think i'll need, and after the installation i'll reply to this comment and let you know how it went :)
This is a beautiful work of art, specially since it doesn't require unknown external tools and/or files. I'll definitely modify it to my needs and include a few tweaks I commonly apply to my Windows after installation. I only wish it would also include all known registry tweaks for Windows 10/11, with a comment indicating with what version of Windows it works, since some tweaks only work up to version XY, while other only work since version YZ, but I guess that could be a HUGE endeavor and require many people to work on it and test it thoroughly.
I'm so glad you like it! You are more than welcome to contribute to the file on GitHub with your mentioned tweaks, but like you said it would take a lot of testing. This file took me a few weeks to finalize for both 10 & 11.
@@memstechtips If I ever find the time and HDD space to install one of each versions of Windows 10 Pro (14 so far) and 11 Pro (4 so far) on VirtualBox, I don't mind testing a few tweaks on each one and sharing them with your project.
I've been playing around with this for a couple of days and love it. I have made a fair number of changes to fit my personal preferences on settings & apps, but building on your scripts was so nice and easy. Thank you!
@@emiraltun1105 How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
This WAS SUPER COOL to do for myself in VM and I VERY MUCH PLAN to custom install my Windows machine for gaming, media production, and better user experience! Thank you for explaining how to do this! I will come back to this video when the time comes to reinstall.
Hi, thankyou for replying and reciprocating my initial concerns with regard to this "optional" for some, way of installing Windows. For some people out there with not necessarily a "Potato PC", but still own a pc that is still behind the current times spec-wise, or just own a pc that is aging just a little, then I can see the potential performance advantages for some with a comp that is not too old to benefit from this way of installing Windows, but by the time they finish fully "tweaking" thier install, they still kind of need to get things right, or quite possibly, problems will ensue further down the line for them - this is just something worth bearing in mind especially when install methods like this seem a little too enticing not to try. Anyway hopefully, most out there trying your method of installing this modded Windows installation are not noobs, and will probably be ok doing this with within fair reason - hopefully anyway. On a final note, so you know, I myself am a well seasoned PC builder/User of Windows (pretty much all variations of across the years) as well as various other o/s`s too, with well over 30 years of experience, and so as you might imagine, I`m used to having known of, or either experienced Windows modds/install variations, as well as a myriad of so-called Windows hacks over the years myself, and clearly that knowledge base and experience has left me a bit better off when it comes to things like this than most. I guess for those trying this modded Windows method for themselves, I don`t doubt for a moment that this will probably, put simply, be a small part of thier learning curve too in the oh so "fun" world of pc building/installing, and general use of too lol . Anyway thankyou for your reply and kind time and attention, from, John Allen, Hull, England.
I really want to thank you specially for this. I use a DELL of which did not allow me install windows 11. With your tool, I have been able to install windows 11pro in my DELL computer and also I followed all the steps as directed and I got it right. My PC is 10 times faster than before. Thank you once again…
Thank you! I have been wanting to install a fresh copy of windows for sometime now and i have come across this video today in my recommendations. No issues during installation and i love it!
@@asgothtbg How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
Hello there ! Thanks a lot for your video and guide. I have a small problem to my liking which i cant solve it as it seems. When i try to search, in windows search the applications that i installed, for example Outlook, Teams, Discord and other, it seems it cant find them. I changed the Windows Search options and excluded folders, included in the search index advance options but it seems it doesn't work properly. Is there any way to change it by powershell to its default command or which is the local policy responsible for fixing this ? Thanks in advance, best regards. 🖐
Hey there, I've seen a lot of people mention this on GitHub as well. At this moment, I don't know exactly what causes it. I use apps like StartAllBack, Open Shell and Flow Launcher which basically replaces the search, so I haven't had that issue. I will check it out in the future.
you can opt out win updates for 2years and install only security updates. cant verify yet is it really working but hey lets give it a shot it sounds awesome
@@memstechtips That is really quite helpful and genius of you to do but can we edit the code ourselves to further increase the year count like say 10? I mean I don't want any other windows updates other than the security ones like ever that's why asking😅
I'm about to buy a new prebuilt computer and while looking at my options I was getting more and more disheartened as they all came with Windows 11 and I've been dreading making the switch. This video has made me feel significantly better about whatever purchase I am going to make, thank you :)
Hi from Australia thanks for this i was going to install a modified windows iso by atlas or another windows x-lite ultimate 11 cobalt but it seems risky because they could contain nasties. Your way looks safer . Thanks again.
Glad I could help and that's one of the main points I made in my video, this is much safer because I'm not making any modifications to the actual Windows Image. It just automates a bunch of scripts and registry keys after Windows is already installed.
WOW!!! This is absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for your hard work ant tutorial. Would this work on a system that has a digital license? I have no way of getting a physical activation code for my windows.
Anytime I've tried tweaks like this that is exactly what happens. You may get away with your "dream" setup for a period of time but eventually the updates will ruin it. I just wish someone would make a reliable and trustworthy windows clone that could run all windows programs and also support everyone's existing hardware. There is a wide open market for someone to swoop in and take on this type of project but how that all becomes a reality with copyright, security, and just basic public trust who knows. I think this specific approach should be tested for at least 12 - 18 months to see how things pan out in the long run. To anyone who is considering this please just know that MS actively searches for these types of projects and will go out of its way to put in an update that ruins it all.
@@ForeverConsciousResearch Try Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (or if you wait, the Windows 11 version will come out soon), it is debloated by Microsoft themselves and updates do not change that
@@ForeverConsciousResearch I miss my Win7 setup.. was running 10y without a single issue on my i7-2600K@4.5Ghz. Upgraded graphics card 3x even and used it to produce music in Cubase as well. Since I switched to Win10 (and 5950X) I gotta reboot this shit at least once a week due to some problem.
Appreciate this. I'm switching to Linux Zorin and Mint on all of my devices but a slimmed down version of Windows to boot up when needed is very helpful.
This is Super great! What about running WIN11 22H2 'again' over a already installed and quite cleaned Windows System? ie pretending to be a kind of repair install! 😊 I did take Microsoft account off on already installed 23H2 which impaired this laptop Then I made a win11 22h2 USB iso and cleaned 'after' using others scripts, but yours goes further. That is why I am asking. Do you get what I mean?
Look I think I know what you're saying and I'm sure it will work. You can also just copy the UnattendedWinstall answer file onto the 22H2 USB and do a clean install of Windows. I think it will work.
You can edit the file to include those in the install again or you can download and install them again. You can watch some of these videos on how to do that. Microsoft Store & Xbox App Guides and Tutorials: th-cam.com/play/PL8RYOts8u1Ut7C2DjKEn_cZ6J3hYeB2DD.html
Thanks to your videos i have created a lot of domain policies that try to remove as much bloatware as possible from windows. Thanks to this i have managed to save a lot of computers from going to trash (Optiplexes 380 with i3 and 8GB of ram and an ssd), they run win11 and are very functional. So far my favourite is the User Experience and Telelemetry service, by disableing it all computers became so much more responsive
This has also been my experience, even on PC's with Hard Drives, they are much more responsive with all the bloat and telemetry removed. Glad you found some value out of my content!
Very true, but when a major update releases, let's say 24H2 in our current timeframe, I will do a clean install of 24H2 with the answer file, I won't do an in place upgrade, and I'm guessing most people will too.
I recently did a 22H2 to 23H2 update and the old settings stayed in place. New features will most likely be enabled, yes. Even if settings get changed/reset the CTT script takes less than 5 minutes to run (it also supports config files, so you can just export->import your original settings).
0:40, But will it have the right and fully functional Bluetooth driver though? It's a constant thorn in my side now. Even if I manually install one that isn't broken, and completely disabled automatic updates via group policy edit, Windows will automatically overwrite it and use the old broken Bluetooth driver anyway. The absolute only way for me to prevent this is to permanently disabled internet access for that PC, or it will revert the change as soon as it connects.
@@memstechtips Damn. I wish Microsoft would back off a little. We shouldn't need to modify the OS to fix issues caused by their practices. If you take an interest in including that, I'll be happy to see it.
@@JimmyCrackorn So are you saying that its safe 100% safe to login to your Chasebank account or any banks that you have to this guy's modified windows
Thank you for an excellent tutorial of how to clean windows. Is there a way that the cleaning up scripts you added be done for an existing installation of windows 10/11. Alternatively, how do I to install your new windows image with the modification over an existing operational windows.
2:36 same for Windows 8.1, Windows 8.0, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2022, Server 2019, Server 2016, Server 2012 R2, Server 2012, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2008
@@stnalexx you need to use group policy, it's a bit counter intuitive but it helps a lot. Granted using LTSC helps too. You can disable feature updates altogether this way
Just wanted to clarify some expectation based on Microsoft documentation, so if find your OS is updating before you expect it to, you know why :) Both DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodinDays and DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodinDays (as most refer to Regular Updates and Security Only Updates respectively) cannot be set as long as this script has been set to - 2 years, their maximums are as following according to this documentation: DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodinDays 0-365 days, DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodinDays 0-35 days. So setting to 730 for both is not reflective of what is permitted or respected by the OS. 365 days is the maximum for Regular Updates and 35 days for Security Updates. However this is a great video and very informative! Keep up the great work.
@@kamalsameh3338 no. what the he meant is that, after those days have passed, or when it is close to the end of those days, just rerun the defer update feature. if you're concerned with update being automatically downloaded, just go to windows update and change the setting to ask you first before downloading the update. this way, you can always decline the update
@@kamalsameh3338 Yep reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferFeatureUpdates /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays /t REG_DWORD /d 365 /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferQualityUpdates /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodInDays /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f This will delay Feature Updates by 365 days, and Security Updates by 4 days (Just like the ChrisTitusTech script) You can swap these values in autounattend.xml, or if you already installed debloated Windows you can create a .bat script with these.
@@kamalsameh3338 you don't have to change nothing. Basically, if you install this windows 11 clean instalation, your pc will autoupdate and download all the bloatware from windows 11 original in one year, and there is nothing you can do for avoid this.
Cool, and thank you! It worked very well! Im just wondering if you can do the same process to create a win2go usb? Can i open the Windows install iso, add the unattended file and recreate it for the installation with Rufus? Sorry if i missed this in a earlier disscussion? Peace ✌️
Clean and barebones is the default for many linux distributions. If you value privacy, performance, lack of Ads, maybe its worthwhile to think if you really need windows or are using it just because of "inertia"
Also, while a valuable tool, this file is not going to remove the encrypted registry keys from Windoze. Can you really trust an operating system without every bit & byte of code plainly reviewable?
This is fantastically useful, the only issue I am having is even after editing the file to remove all the references to onedrive I still can't get it to install/run on the install
Disabling UAC is a bad thing. Settting "Ultimate Performance" profile by default is probably counter-productive for laptops. Removing XboxApp... I guess you can't play Microsoft Flight Simulator anymore. Hiding Language Switcher is counter-productive for those who uses several languages. Dark Mode is personal preference. Disabling "Let websites provide locally relevant content by accessing my language list" is personal preference and usually counter-productive. I think it doesn't affect Chrome, Firefox and other browsers but I am not sure.
Nice! Always up for a lean mean Windows machine but I'm not keen on downloading doctored ISO files. I was planning on doing a fresh install this coming weekend to clean out the cruft and crap I don't use anymore, so I'll give this a shot and see how I make out. I'll report back on my results.
I haven’t used Windows in 2 decades now. I almost forgot all the bloatware it comes with. I don’t miss tinkering with windows and doing custom builds. I guess as I got older, I just wanted more simplicity.
@@neoloxn wrong, windows updates DO REINSTALL bloatware, it is microsoft afterall, and that is a thing that no unatend.xml can fix, you will have to either run a script or manually do it yourself whenever new bloat gets installed
Worked great on Win 11 23h2, process count was 62, did all updates & now just 80. Normally about 150 on normal install. This was on a 9th gen i7 with 16gb ram laptop.
@@memstechtipsGood Sir plz tell if u have disabled windows security. Also tell how is it different from first installing windows and then debloating it?
@@memstechtips No but I am following your channel in case I may have to install win 11. But is it going to remain clean? May get bloated again after a windows update. That's what is stopping me from trying.
@@BadBoy11m it seems minimal installations are not permanent. When win 10 support ends, I may have to switch to Linux unless someone finds a permanent solution.
Just tried this on a spare drive to see how Windows 11 would go. Debloated, its actually a fully usable and clean OS! I'm still hesitant to move to 11 from 10 but I found this install tempting to clean wipe my main drive and use this. Still experimenting with Linux distros in the meantime.
@@memstechtips Love your work! Please let us know which line to remove from the XML file to enable lockscreen wallpapers. Will doing so impact performance in any manner?
@@EmceeSamE How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
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Yes, I only enabled security updates. You can see in the video that I actually install updates during the OOBE phase and once you get to the desktop it's clean.
Just completed an install of Windows 11 23H2. No modifications to your install file. WOW! This *definately* a lean'n'mean install. 79 task at desktop, 22GB on disk, no problem activating (digital license); Updated with security/feature updates for June/2024, then used group edit to block security for 30 days, features of 365 days. I didn't use Chris' app to install a browser, I have the Firefox installer on my NAS. To hell with Tiny 11, this is by far a much much cleaner system. Only thing that concerns me, is Chris' server is gonna get hammered when word of this way to install Windows gets out.
@@bokami3445 Nice to hear. I had used Tiny 10 and 11 in the past. Will be checking this out.
Like to add, that even though I did the feature update, nothing was added to the menu (bloatware). Though I'm sure any future updates, I won't be as lucky
Installed a Win 11 23H2 with unmodified unattended on a new virtual machine. Update 2406-06 and 2023-11 fail with error0x80248007. Update: a few retries and reboot in between solved the update problem.
Tip - If you get locked out, the password is password. Generated from autounattend website. Took me 3 fresh installs and 3 hours to figure it out. Every like helps! not really but give me a like.
How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
@@officialyashvirgaming just make your own. These are very modular. Take what elements you like from his table and remove anything you don't understand with short googling.
@@officialyashvirgaming You are just too paranoid :D Good luck in life with that
@@officialyashvirgaming Well, learn to read the file content. You can be paranoid and learn to DYI and check others' DYI solutions, or be lazy and trust that the hive mind has already checked the file presented on this trendy video solution. There is no alarm bell in the comments or when Google searches it. If you choose to be lazy and paranoid, use Windows's official version and don't bother with videos like this.
@@officialyashvirgamingHello, I personally know a decent amount of batch/powershell scripting and went through the script as well as watching this entire video. There is nothing fishy about this, it’s a simple debloater and there’s many like it. I also have personally designed a few pieces of malware and I see no capability of it installing any since it doesn’t connect to the internet at any point nor does it contain any PE data sections. Hope this helped
having a barebone windows is extremly helpful, especially in today's day and age where windows becomes more and more a advertising platform over an operatingsystem.
Agreed!
Was already helpful for XP, nLite made it sooo much faster. Just started an old C2D E8400 a few days ago with XP nLite on a HDD - it was snappy af ...."Services" opened twice as fast as on my Win10/5950X 16-Core with NVMe SSD and 64GB RAM. I mean, wtf?
especially if you wanted to modify it
@@knightslanding8137 true, feels great, since i do exactly that with every linux setup, install barebones, make the hardware work and then install just whats needed to get the job done.
The only problem is windows update will just install stuff again, microsoft are controlling assholes
A way to debloat windows upon installation without manually running debloat scripts? Excellent work mate, sign me up!
Awesome! Glad you like it.
Is this ltsc ? @@memstechtips
AltlasOS already simplifies the process and provides a lot of choice
Good for you @@waldolemmer
@@waldolemmer but there is no antivirus and because of it over time it starts to lag blue screen and more stuff .also if you want to download any thing you want is will take to much num of processor rather than the regular windows stock .
Never seen Windows so ecstatically clean. Will definitely try your unattended installation config next time I get to reinstall Windows 11!
Hope you like it!
You can also select during windows instalation,rest of the world when you are asked about your area.Due to licences issues,and the fact that windows setup does not know exactly were in the world you are(at this point),you will get a clean windows instalation.Not sure if is this clean tho...
I did it last night and it worked exactly like you showed in the video. My desktop is now clean without those unecessary apps and softwares. Great work!
Glad you like it!
may i ask you how is audio latency after this install?
OMG, as a tech support specialist, deploying W11 Pro to medical clinics, I hated these bloatware crap. Now I Can deploy as a professional. Thanks!
Glad you like it! You will probably need to tweak the file a bit but overall it will be really helpful.
If you going to deploy as a professional you use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) in a domain. No domain, no pro.
specialist? mass deployment of spyware software on behalf of information thieves is hardly representative of a specialist. The MCSA and MCSE were 2 of the most overrated certs out there which is why they removed them from the market. Anyone with half an idea could pass them. A CCNP or Juniper cert holder is a specialist. Red Hat is a specialist.
Nice anointment of oneself. My teenage son uses MDT on a Xen server to test deploy Win11 and linux so I shall also start to call him a " Specialist "
😅
@@JBSbassdamn you’re speaking another language rn
Man, don’t develop a iso like this you will have 1000 security holes.
It’s funny how the algorithm works. I just purchased a Surface Pro 11 and have been diving into how to harden it like I did with 10. I appreciate these videos as custom ISOs and “trust me bro” apps are a cyber security nightmare. Good work dude.
running random Powershell scripts from github is the Windows equivalent of piping to the shell in Linux 💀
Just do it raw. @@theglowcloud2215
@@theglowcloud2215 if you think its the same, doing powershell on windows only counts for 1% of the time in windows settings, while in linux even when I want to install some game or heck even steam, if theres some problem I cant just "cancel" it and it stop, but it opens terminal and shit, showing some coding writing bullshit because of an error and I even had once it got into kernel-panic. and I reinstall the OS again... and again... AND AGAIN,
@@theglowcloud2215if you think its the same, doing powershell on windows only counts for 1% of the time in windows settings, while in linux even when I want to install some game or heck even steam, if theres some problem I cant just "cancel" it and it stop, but it opens terminal and shit, showing some coding writing bullshit because of an error and I even had once it got into kernel-panic. and I reinstall the OS again... and again... AND AGAIN
Is it harmful?@@theglowcloud2215
Wooow absolutely amazing and simple. I just downloaded the xml file and added it to my windows 11 usb media, and boom. Setting up windows was finally easy, I didn't have to deny the 100 things they make you answer, add a microsoft account, etc. A clean install without all the junk. Thank you soooo much !
If it's a flash drive did you have to burn it onto an ISO file or did you just drag the xml file onto the flash drive's folder and that was hit? I was really confused when he mentioned needing third party software to put the xmp file into the windows installation folder
@@mariomoreira92This is exactly what I am confused about. I didn't see those scripts running as seen in the video so looks like that xml isn't working.
I guess I have to reinstall again and see what I messed up
@@aftab-shaikh yeah lol the windows install tool even asks you if you want to create an iso file installation for a CD or a USB drive installation, they're different things
Done, 6 min to install {USB 3.2}, 75 processes at first boot. I went back to Win 10. Super clean build, translucent task bar , I really wanted the old calendar with reminders, I put a folder in the Support folder of the boot iso on the USB and add everything i want to install {browsers. klite. graphics.drivers.scripts,ect} no need for C Titus app. Cheers
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know! Yeah on Win 10 I included the translucent taskbar, I love it. I also move the taskbar to the top but I didn't include that in the file. In my opinion having the taskbar at the top is better because since all the browser tabs are at the top of the screen, it's just faster to get to the other stuff in Windows as well.
This is gold information bro thanks
I can now totally set up an install dialled into how I want my OS on my systems I build
Exact programs
No bloatware
Fucking dialled in boys yeah !!!
@@memstechtips The install went very smoothly and I can tell my machine's as snappy as ever! However, I'd like to add back the start menu translucency as well as the glow on tiles that are near the mouse. Is there a straightforward way to add those back?
ty so much for this, new sub
"This message was written on a completely de-bloated Windows 11 installation"
Awesome! 🙂 Glad you like it.
It's not completely debloated.... it'll never be....
@@zFede_Rico😢😢😢😢
@@zFede_Rico of course its not completely debloated, some of the necessary apps are still there.. if its completely debloated, it just might booted on command prompt..
@@bertr6741Linux folks 😅
Praise to the algorithm for suggesting this video. Before watching this, I was unaware of the “answer file“. I’m looking forward to following this method and comparing to other techniques.
Thank you!
Let me know how it goes!
@@memstechtips How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else.
My Windows 10 was so fast after (finally) reinstalling it using this answers file that when I'd click the start menu, it felt like the menu would pop up before I even clicked it. I started my fresh Windows copy with only 69 (nice) processes. I've sent this video to a ton of people looking to reinstall and debloat.
Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing the video!
To be honest, the file actually has a lot of issues, well, at least for some users.
I'm planning on making more optimizations to it or even using another method.
Either way, keep an eye on the channel because in the future I might have something that's even better, probably after 24H2 has been out for a while.
@@memstechtipsyes that'll be great now 24h2 out
@@memstechtips does this method currently work for 24h2? or do I have to wait until you release the new one?
i like the process count, 69!
Dude, this "BLANK CANVAS" is literally what I need instead of installing LTSC!
You've created a pre-built CTT script so it can be run on-demand without needing to type IRM IEX stuff through powershell.
This saves a lot of time and greatly saves time for me to setup things into fresh installed Windows.
Thank you so much!
You can create your own shortcut. It is in the CTT Toolbox under tweaks and on the right 'Create WinUtil Shortcut.
LTSC can be a headache for my use case, as Windows Store is not included. The first thing I do with any LTSC installation is to install Windows Store.
@@DilbertCronicles You can do both. I use LTSC and CTT and it's even cleaner. Just open a Powershell as an administrator and run:
wsreset -i
...then reboot. You're good to go!
@@AdamShumpis any way to enable web search/bing search within Windows Search in Windows 11 LTSC? thanks
Whats the neagive about LTSC? or just the need of an OEM agreement?
Saw this ONE day after fresh installing Windows 11. I've spent a bunch of time debloating and comparing processes, I'm idling at 100 processes, looks like I've got about 20 more to get rid of! I'll watch this and compare what's left haha. Thanks for this anyway.
how did you end up
@@davidcotestratton I ended up with roughly 80 processes left while idling
Can you please tell how and what you did? Because I don't want to format and install all the programs/games again which will take a very long time...
If the process is very long then just tell the things to do... I'll find tutorials for those things.
I have decided to move form Windows to some Linux distro because problems like these, but I need Windows for work. This is exactly what we need to make Windows usable again. I liked older Windows versions like XP exactly because it was minimalistic and simple, and you know where you installed something and when. This is great! Thank you so much.
This is sick. I knew rufus can change some settings on install but I didnt realize it was as simple as planting an xml file on the iso, and that it was this flexible.
Nice to see you learned something from my video 😉
I always do! Nice to see you keep an eye on my channel 😉
@@memstechtips You have a great tech channel, keep up the great work.
Thanks so much, really appreciate that coming from one of the leading tech channels here on TH-cam! Btw, I would love your thoughts on my answer file, even if it's negative 😊
We all learn from your videos Brian👍👍
i learned things since xp era xD xp 7 were the best windows os i used
I have been debloating manually using CTT script since 2016/2017 and been trying to improve the efficiency of installing windows on multiple devices....
This videos is surely a great help, and the best update for installation method i've seen so far.
Great tutorial with plenty of explanation and suggestion.
Thank you very much..!
Glad it helped!
Do you have any videos regarding manually debloating? I love what you’ve done in this video, BUT I do not wish to start fresh and would prefer to manually trim the fat off my processes
@@revvnae8659 How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
@@revvnae8659hello, i can see that you're new at debloating. This video is mostly useful for advanced user who had already learned how to debloat manually, because it just showed how to automate debloat using manual scripting.
There's a lot of ways to learn how to manually debloat, but since you are new, I would suggest you search up Crist Titus Tech (or CTT) channel in youtube. He created a batch script, complete with GUI to make it easier for anyone who don't want to freshly install an already debloated windows. He's sometimes stream what he's doing, so you could directly ask him for any question if you dont understand what you're doing. He also made tons of videos about how to easily debloat Windows for beginners, without even having to reinstall your Windows.
Hope this help.
@@revvnae8659 look for chris titus tech
Hi and thank you for a great video tutorial! What happens during Windows updates? Is the bloatware added back or does Windows remain clean after the update?
The bloat is added back.
I followed your video but somehow ended up with Arch Linux
Most unbloated Windows for sure. Exactly what you want and nothing you don't.
Linux is great honestly, but I've used windows all my life and don't plan to change unless something crazy happens
Dann haben sie einen Virus…
Diesen Linux-Müll sollten sie sofort löschen oder besser den PC verbrennen.
I was looking for a way to refresh my desktop, and found your channel while browsing TH-cam. I'm going to try out the method you describe in this video. Thanks again! 🤓
Have you tried the method he describes in the video?
Let me know how it goes!
Going to do it on an older PC out of service...and use it for a time to see if it remains operable. My main concern is security, and the many updates Microsoft pushes down out throats. How will the installed system behave? If I leave out updates I am exposed (even with a good antivirus), if I leave them comming it'll likely just update to 24H2 as soon as it downloads...and then what??
Windows in the 2000s, heres an OS to run apps reliably. Windows 2024. Heres a data mining and advertising platform where we will sell and use your data but not give you any discount on the product while also trying to force you onto our full ecosystem.
Literally nobody pays for windows except corporations. It's essentially a free product. You can argue otherwise but again, nobody pays for windows it's free on their main site.
@superkoopatrooper4879 Licence cost it's Included with any new brand PC purchase from any popular brands (Lenovo, hp, Acer, Dell etc). Except for a few exceptions.
I'm not sure I'd call every version of Windows from the 2000s reliable.
''not give you any discount'' lolwut, the thing's basically free, you can run the official release without paying a cent
@superkoopatrooper4879 everyone who buys a new laptop has paid for it. And everyone who isn't IT savy and knows how to run the activation scripts which is like 98% of users. It sells millions of copies every year just un consumer laptops alone.
I would suggest people to keep the UAC option enabled. It is quite often preventing alot of malware from being ran or executed even unintentionally.
Do that after separating the partition, don't let your PC consist of only one local disk.
@@rahuldey8539 why?
Leaving UAC on and leaving Edge in are probably two of the saner choices you would choose in the answer file. He did preface his video saying everything was stripped to blank canvas, and each user should add back what makes most sense.
@@xwinglover In what world is leaving edge in a sane choice?
@@rawbmar1166 at least they can use Edge right away to download other browser. I don't think non tech savy person would have other browser installer in their flash drive
Perfect tutorial for installing Windows in school classes computers...
@@CNLeandro That sounds like child abuse.
@@JPs-q1o Why? What's the problem? There's hundreds of computers in schools...
Aren't School Class Computers usually running a custom OS that boots up a Remote Windows anyways, like there's nothing even installed locally these days?
Am I tripping or misremembering things?
This comment got me second guessing myself, dang!
The "Unattended file" includes "Chris Titus Tech WinUtil" for the clean Windows. In the same vein, you are correct that CTT WinUtil (@10:30) is not perfect. I used to use earlier versions of CTT WinUtil but it broke some of the programs that i needed. Took me some time to review all those broken programs and to re-enable/re-install Win 10/11 programs needed to make them run. I have not tried the latest CTT WinUtil as my Win 11 Pro has been setup and running the way I wanted without any bloatware or telemetry for the past 2 years.
Depending on one's use case, it may be quicker/easier to install a full bloated standard version OS, and then remove those bloatware/telemetry manually, compared to a clean Windows 10/11 as in this video, and then re-enable/install whatever required.
Mind sharing how to remove the bloatware/telemetry manually... I'm already on a standard bloated Win 11 Pro install
These days the Chris Titus Windows Utility works really well and it's very stable, one of the best methods to debload Windows after installation.
I was using windows for last 14 years. Recently I have shifted to Ubuntu and I'm loving it. I don't think I am gonna ever come back to windows again but in case I do. I will follow this video. The things I do in Ubuntu is mainly development and It serves me well.
Btw your contents are well explained. Hope you will make some linux content as well. Good Luck. Keep going.
I'm glad you found something you like on Linux. Thanks so much for your kind feedback, I will keep on working to improve and to deliver the best content I'm capable of for you guys. Linux is on my radar and I will definitely make content about it in the future. I'm not as familiar with it like I am with Windows, so there is a bit of a learning curve.
maybe dual boot
I'd drop this monstrous Frankenstein pile of duct taped C++ and C# garbage OS and switch to Linux in a heart beat if I could
@@iDeparture what? Linux is literally THE pile of duct taped garbage. Everything is separate and GUI tools work by running command line tools in the background and parsing their output. If that's not a clusterfuck I don't know what is.
@@theairaccumulator7144Linux is a nightmare, you also need to add the fact that all the extensión are develop and maintain by volunteers with no payment and are abandoned, so there you have
just reinstalled windows 10 a few days ago and had to lots of steps to debloat it, so glad i found this, got a new sub for sure, just saved me a shitton of time on my next windows reinstall
Holy crap! This is fantastic! I did what you said, used your file, and it worked just as you described. This is gold!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I recently just started working with Arco Linux. There are those who have created install scripts that work very similar to this, being able to turn features and app on or off as desired before install. These are just great! Thank you again!
Tried with windows 10 22h2 with some modifications in the answer according to my needs , work absolutely like a charm , i love this clean look , thanks 👍
Great to hear!
doesn't work for me, no command shell pops up during installation, after install all the bloat is still here ( VM-win10 22h2 )
@@Nova-sama420did you change anything or the default ans file?
@@akashpaul3726 no, it's the source file. i tried with VirtualBox it works. for some reason VMWare skips the setting part during install
wow, this is a really great video, why aren't useful channels like this recommended sooner, I love all the knowledge you share
because this all is based on ads🥱
Thanks so much!
@@memstechtips 😍
I just wiped out my original 4yo HP windows and replaced using this method. SO very pleased with the result. Thanks heaps.
Top quality video! Fantastic info. Good audio. Dense information but well paced. No extra pointless crap.
Great to hear! Thanks for your feedback.
This video gave me the answers i need for the setup ive been trying to do. I just want my windows rig to be a gaming PC, i dont even really want half the damn features of windows. My intention is to have it all running with Launchbox as the shell and the rest i can manage through other means. This will let me fine tune the whole thing to a fine point. Thank you!
video was recommended to me at a perfect time.
just spent a week picking the perfect parts for my new pc (7800x3d, 7900gre) and it should be here sometime within the next 2 weeks. already have the usb ready with the windows 10 media creation tool, but i definitely needed this since i'd have gone through a lot of windows disabling things i wouldn't need, but you can never get to all of it; there's just too much with things being essentially impossible to disable. i'll download this and go through it, enabling the things i think i'll need, and after the installation i'll reply to this comment and let you know how it went :)
So how did things up sir
Bro, you have full amd build. Wouldn't it be better to install linux?
Must the product key in the file ne replaced or can i delete the Statement?
This is a beautiful work of art, specially since it doesn't require unknown external tools and/or files. I'll definitely modify it to my needs and include a few tweaks I commonly apply to my Windows after installation.
I only wish it would also include all known registry tweaks for Windows 10/11, with a comment indicating with what version of Windows it works, since some tweaks only work up to version XY, while other only work since version YZ, but I guess that could be a HUGE endeavor and require many people to work on it and test it thoroughly.
I'm so glad you like it! You are more than welcome to contribute to the file on GitHub with your mentioned tweaks, but like you said it would take a lot of testing. This file took me a few weeks to finalize for both 10 & 11.
@@memstechtips If I ever find the time and HDD space to install one of each versions of Windows 10 Pro (14 so far) and 11 Pro (4 so far) on VirtualBox, I don't mind testing a few tweaks on each one and sharing them with your project.
I've been playing around with this for a couple of days and love it. I have made a fair number of changes to fit my personal preferences on settings & apps, but building on your scripts was so nice and easy. Thank you!
Glad you like it!
Stay frosty hehehe
Would you mind sharing your customized settings?
@@emiraltun1105 How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
This WAS SUPER COOL to do for myself in VM and I VERY MUCH PLAN to custom install my Windows machine for gaming, media production, and better user experience! Thank you for explaining how to do this! I will come back to this video when the time comes to reinstall.
This is fantastic. A one stop shop for everything I was looking for since being forced to move to Win11. Thank you so much.
Thank you. You’ve created exactly what I needed but didn’t have time nor the patience to do! Top man
You're very welcome!
I followed this install guide a few weeks ago, so far super happy. great job, will continue using it for future builds.
Will installing from .iso delete all the files?
@@asgothtbg not sure what you mean, but with this install you wipe your whole hard drive, yes.
Hi, thankyou for replying and reciprocating my initial concerns with regard to this "optional" for some, way of installing Windows. For some people out there with not necessarily a "Potato PC", but still own a pc that is still behind the current times spec-wise, or just own a pc that is aging just a little, then I can see the potential performance advantages for some with a comp that is not too old to benefit from this way of installing Windows, but by the time they finish fully "tweaking" thier install, they still kind of need to get things right, or quite possibly, problems will ensue further down the line for them - this is just something worth bearing in mind especially when install methods like this seem a little too enticing not to try. Anyway hopefully, most out there trying your method of installing this modded Windows installation are not noobs, and will probably be ok doing this with within fair reason - hopefully anyway.
On a final note, so you know, I myself am a well seasoned PC builder/User of Windows (pretty much all variations of across the years) as well as various other o/s`s too, with well over 30 years of experience, and so as you might imagine, I`m used to having known of, or either experienced Windows modds/install variations, as well as a myriad of so-called Windows hacks over the years myself, and clearly that knowledge base and experience has left me a bit better off when it comes to things like this than most. I guess for those trying this modded Windows method for themselves, I don`t doubt for a moment that this will probably, put simply, be a small part of thier learning curve too in the oh so "fun" world of pc building/installing, and general use of too lol . Anyway thankyou for your reply and kind time and attention, from, John Allen, Hull, England.
Thanks so much for your detailed comment, John, really appreciate it. Best Regards from South Africa.
I really want to thank you specially for this. I use a DELL of which did not allow me install windows 11. With your tool, I have been able to install windows 11pro in my DELL computer and also I followed all the steps as directed and I got it right. My PC is 10 times faster than before. Thank you once again…
Pleasure! Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
What DELL do you use please? On a t7810 here, Windows 10.
Thank you! I have been wanting to install a fresh copy of windows for sometime now and i have come across this video today in my recommendations. No issues during installation and i love it!
So glad you like it!
Will installing from .iso delete all the files?
@@asgothtbg How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG
Hello there ! Thanks a lot for your video and guide. I have a small problem to my liking which i cant solve it as it seems. When i try to search, in windows search the applications that i installed, for example Outlook, Teams, Discord and other, it seems it cant find them. I changed the Windows Search options and excluded folders, included in the search index advance options but it seems it doesn't work properly. Is there any way to change it by powershell to its default command or which is the local policy responsible for fixing this ? Thanks in advance, best regards. 🖐
Hey there, I've seen a lot of people mention this on GitHub as well. At this moment, I don't know exactly what causes it. I use apps like StartAllBack, Open Shell and Flow Launcher which basically replaces the search, so I haven't had that issue. I will check it out in the future.
Excellent video. I wanted to do a clean install on my system soon, I will definitely make use of your answer file. Thank you.
Seeing your YT channel for the first time and WOW!
Some much to learn from your techniques. This will help a lot, thank you. I have subscribed
Great work! I'm planning on implementing some of these into my build.
I imagine that a Windows update will re-install Edge and perhaps many other things as well.
you can opt out win updates for 2years and install only security updates. cant verify yet is it really working but hey lets give it a shot it sounds awesome
Yes, I have only enabled security updates and delayed the others by 2 years. So far, Windows Update hasn't installed any of the apps back yet.
@@ivica7092 Uh that would be 365 days, unless you disconnect your PC from the Internet
@@memstechtips That is really quite helpful and genius of you to do but can we edit the code ourselves to further increase the year count like say 10? I mean I don't want any other windows updates other than the security ones like ever that's why asking😅
@@RaneKunLovesNightcore cant be done for more than 2 years for now i guess.
You my friend are awesome! This is just what I need! Thank you for doing all this work!
My pleasure! Glad that you found it helpful!
I'm about to buy a new prebuilt computer and while looking at my options I was getting more and more disheartened as they all came with Windows 11 and I've been dreading making the switch. This video has made me feel significantly better about whatever purchase I am going to make, thank you :)
Thanks and subscribed. Will go through your videos in due course.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate that and hope you find some stuff you like.
Will you be able to sever the upcoming mandatory spyware as well?
If you mean Recall, yes, I disable that by default.
@@memstechtips THANK YOU.
Hi from Australia thanks for this i was going to install a modified windows iso by atlas or another windows x-lite ultimate 11 cobalt but it seems risky because they could contain nasties. Your way looks safer . Thanks again.
Glad I could help and that's one of the main points I made in my video, this is much safer because I'm not making any modifications to the actual Windows Image. It just automates a bunch of scripts and registry keys after Windows is already installed.
@@memstechtips AtlasOS is the same scripts as shown here no modifications to original images.
WOW!!! This is absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for your hard work ant tutorial. Would this work on a system that has a digital license? I have no way of getting a physical activation code for my windows.
Worked like a dream . you sir are a genius !!
Glad I could help!
I installed and activated Windows 10 x64 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and it's fast, unbloated and with extended coverage. I can't recommend it enough.
Yes it's also really good.
how did u get it activated??
@@djole1337 I bought a key for twelve bucks.
@@djole1337 I bought a key online.
@@djole1337 I b. ou g ht wan kee online
I've been looking for something like this. My only concern is won't Microsoft just undo all of the work done the first time windows updates?
Anytime I've tried tweaks like this that is exactly what happens. You may get away with your "dream" setup for a period of time but eventually the updates will ruin it.
I just wish someone would make a reliable and trustworthy windows clone that could run all windows programs and also support everyone's existing hardware. There is a wide open market for someone to swoop in and take on this type of project but how that all becomes a reality with copyright, security, and just basic public trust who knows.
I think this specific approach should be tested for at least 12 - 18 months to see how things pan out in the long run. To anyone who is considering this please just know that MS actively searches for these types of projects and will go out of its way to put in an update that ruins it all.
@@ForeverConsciousResearch Try Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (or if you wait, the Windows 11 version will come out soon), it is debloated by Microsoft themselves and updates do not change that
@@ForeverConsciousResearch man that really sucks… I guess the only way to get anywhere close is using Linux instead…
Try atlas os
@@ForeverConsciousResearch I miss my Win7 setup.. was running 10y without a single issue on my i7-2600K@4.5Ghz. Upgraded graphics card 3x even and used it to produce music in Cubase as well. Since I switched to Win10 (and 5950X) I gotta reboot this shit at least once a week due to some problem.
Appreciate this. I'm switching to Linux Zorin and Mint on all of my devices but a slimmed down version of Windows to boot up when needed is very helpful.
This is Super great!
What about running WIN11 22H2 'again' over a already installed and quite cleaned Windows System?
ie pretending to be a kind of repair install! 😊
I did take Microsoft account off on already installed 23H2 which impaired this laptop
Then I made a win11 22h2 USB iso and cleaned 'after' using others scripts, but yours goes further.
That is why I am asking.
Do you get what I mean?
Look I think I know what you're saying and I'm sure it will work. You can also just copy the UnattendedWinstall answer file onto the 22H2 USB and do a clean install of Windows. I think it will work.
Thanks for the video.
Question, how about the Xbox store?
Sadly, I have some games there and the same for Steam.
You can edit the file to include those in the install again or you can download and install them again. You can watch some of these videos on how to do that. Microsoft Store & Xbox App Guides and Tutorials: th-cam.com/play/PL8RYOts8u1Ut7C2DjKEn_cZ6J3hYeB2DD.html
Thanks for this. I will try it out. Got a new subscriber. 🙂
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Thanks to your videos i have created a lot of domain policies that try to remove as much bloatware as possible from windows. Thanks to this i have managed to save a lot of computers from going to trash (Optiplexes 380 with i3 and 8GB of ram and an ssd), they run win11 and are very functional. So far my favourite is the User Experience and Telelemetry service, by disableing it all computers became so much more responsive
This has also been my experience, even on PC's with Hard Drives, they are much more responsive with all the bloat and telemetry removed. Glad you found some value out of my content!
There is one drawback: after the first major update, almost everything disabled/deleted will return.
Very true, but when a major update releases, let's say 24H2 in our current timeframe, I will do a clean install of 24H2 with the answer file, I won't do an in place upgrade, and I'm guessing most people will too.
@@memstechtips by doing clean install is that mean we need to reinstall all of our apps and games from scratch?
at a certain point you have to ask what the point is of running Windows in 2024 when it requires this number of workarounds to get a usable OS
I recently did a 22H2 to 23H2 update and the old settings stayed in place. New features will most likely be enabled, yes. Even if settings get changed/reset the CTT script takes less than 5 minutes to run (it also supports config files, so you can just export->import your original settings).
It will be disabled, returned, or break your system. Just reminder do system restore or disabled major update, only security update enable
How about an in depth video on Sysinternals tools?
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind for the future.
0:40, But will it have the right and fully functional Bluetooth driver though? It's a constant thorn in my side now. Even if I manually install one that isn't broken, and completely disabled automatic updates via group policy edit, Windows will automatically overwrite it and use the old broken Bluetooth driver anyway. The absolute only way for me to prevent this is to permanently disabled internet access for that PC, or it will revert the change as soon as it connects.
The driver updates are still enabled so I think you will be having issues with Bluetooth.
@@memstechtips Damn. I wish Microsoft would back off a little. We shouldn't need to modify the OS to fix issues caused by their practices. If you take an interest in including that, I'll be happy to see it.
@@JimmyCrackorn So are you saying that its safe 100% safe to login to your Chasebank account or any banks that you have to this guy's modified windows
@@officialyashvirgamingYou don't have to use it. 🤷🏼
You are an adult, make your own decision 🤦♂️ guy writes the same comment for the 100th time
Thank you for an excellent tutorial of how to clean windows.
Is there a way that the cleaning up scripts you added be done for an existing installation of windows 10/11. Alternatively, how do I to install your new windows image with the modification over an existing operational windows.
2:36 same for Windows 8.1, Windows 8.0, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2022, Server 2019, Server 2016, Server 2012 R2, Server 2012, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2008
But will it STAY debloated?
Don't think so 🫤
If you want updates then it will bloat again if you want no bloatware Turn off the auto update
@@dammdaniel9953how do you turn off auto update? Tried that, it wont stay down
@@stnalexx you need to use group policy, it's a bit counter intuitive but it helps a lot. Granted using LTSC helps too. You can disable feature updates altogether this way
windows update : Hold my forced updates😢
Great work man. Keep it up
Thanks, will do! 😊
Just wanted to clarify some expectation based on Microsoft documentation, so if find your OS is updating before you expect it to, you know why :)
Both DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodinDays and DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodinDays (as most refer to Regular Updates and Security Only Updates respectively) cannot be set as long as this script has been set to - 2 years, their maximums are as following according to this documentation: DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodinDays 0-365 days, DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodinDays 0-35 days.
So setting to 730 for both is not reflective of what is permitted or respected by the OS.
365 days is the maximum for Regular Updates and 35 days for Security Updates.
However this is a great video and very informative! Keep up the great work.
So do we need to change something there in those values?
@@kamalsameh3338 no. what the he meant is that, after those days have passed, or when it is close to the end of those days, just rerun the defer update feature.
if you're concerned with update being automatically downloaded, just go to windows update and change the setting to ask you first before downloading the update.
this way, you can always decline the update
@@kamalsameh3338 Yep
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferFeatureUpdates /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays /t REG_DWORD /d 365 /f
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferQualityUpdates /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodInDays /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
This will delay Feature Updates by 365 days, and Security Updates by 4 days (Just like the ChrisTitusTech script)
You can swap these values in autounattend.xml, or if you already installed debloated Windows you can create a .bat script with these.
@@kamalsameh3338 you don't have to change nothing. Basically, if you install this windows 11 clean instalation, your pc will autoupdate and download all the bloatware from windows 11 original in one year, and there is nothing you can do for avoid this.
@@kamalsameh3338 only if you want it to work
Cool, and thank you! It worked very well! Im just wondering if you can do the same process to create a win2go usb? Can i open the Windows install iso, add the unattended file and recreate it for the installation with Rufus? Sorry if i missed this in a earlier disscussion? Peace ✌️
Nice video. I've learn something today.
Just subscribed
Thanks so much!
The day when Linux became easier to install than Windows 😂
Linux is the kernel... A distro like ubuntu is really easy to install.
@@andisosh egotistical linux user detected
@@sewerrat007 im Windows user! But i learned a lot about Linux and distros! Just for the memes, ohh I mean science lol
@@andisosh archinstall
The day users use linux arm instead of android
Clean and barebones is the default for many linux distributions. If you value privacy, performance, lack of Ads, maybe its worthwhile to think if you really need windows or are using it just because of "inertia"
Also, while a valuable tool, this file is not going to remove the encrypted registry keys from Windoze. Can you really trust an operating system without every bit & byte of code plainly reviewable?
Nice work man i did the reinstall and everything you said happened. Stoked as heck with my new windows
Will installing from .iso delete all the files?
This is fantastically useful, the only issue I am having is even after editing the file to remove all the references to onedrive I still can't get it to install/run on the install
Disabling UAC is a bad thing.
Settting "Ultimate Performance" profile by default is probably counter-productive for laptops.
Removing XboxApp... I guess you can't play Microsoft Flight Simulator anymore.
Hiding Language Switcher is counter-productive for those who uses several languages.
Dark Mode is personal preference.
Disabling "Let websites provide locally relevant content by accessing my language list" is personal preference and usually counter-productive. I think it doesn't affect Chrome, Firefox and other browsers but I am not sure.
Just remove the lines of code you don't want included.
how come "Disabling UAC" is a bad thing? i've done it since windows 10 came out over and over and over again and never had an issue
@@aicelsmash1168it’s like having no locks on your door. It’s possible you can live the rest of your life without any issues. But why risk it.
@@aicelsmash1168 UAC is a security feature. Sort of 'sudo' for Windows. By disabling it you reduce your protection against malware.
I'm usually disabling UAC first thing after installation, the popups with warnings are extremely annoying, not sure who bearing with them.
Nice! Always up for a lean mean Windows machine but I'm not keen on downloading doctored ISO files. I was planning on doing a fresh install this coming weekend to clean out the cruft and crap I don't use anymore, so I'll give this a shot and see how I make out. I'll report back on my results.
Thanks! I would really appreciate that, and yeah, I agree, the custom ISO's are a big risk to use as a daily driver.
I was too excited to wait for the wkend... This install ROCKS!!! THANK YOU!
I haven’t used Windows in 2 decades now. I almost forgot all the bloatware it comes with. I don’t miss tinkering with windows and doing custom builds. I guess as I got older, I just wanted more simplicity.
invaluable contribution. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This is what I’ll suggest to people that require Windows and can’t switch to Linux. This is the next best thing.
This is insane !! Thank you so much!!
Glad you like it!
The most useful video I watched to have clean install without bloatware
So glad to hear that and that I could help!
Insane that these are the steps necessary to make a OS that costs money usable.
Question is: do updates reinstall bloatware?
No. Updates are only for existing modules.
@@neoloxn wrong, windows updates DO REINSTALL bloatware, it is microsoft afterall, and that is a thing that no unatend.xml can fix, you will have to either run a script or manually do it yourself whenever new bloat gets installed
Worked great on Win 11 23h2, process count was 62, did all updates & now just 80. Normally about 150 on normal install. This was on a 9th gen i7 with 16gb ram laptop.
Thanks for the feedback! Good to know the updates don't break the system 😋
@@memstechtipsGood Sir plz tell if u have disabled windows security. Also tell how is it different from first installing windows and then debloating it?
@@HighOnTech-rc6wk Yes, Windows security is still Enabled.
Thank you so much do you have any tips to make it even lighter i need to install it on low spec laptop
When you said “and the start menu is clean”, I came a bit.
I might have to delete my whole windows install and do this instead.
edit: im doing it, ill come back when done
You didn't come back when done i believe.
@glaziumtck8593 I did... I forgot. I reinstalled windows 11 with this unattended patch. It's still running good
@Persvicx Good to know. Thank you for replying. ^^
@@Persvicx 24h2?
@@jodhinagnikap923 Still 23H2. haven't updated yet
It's so clean that after you install it nothing happens, just a blank screen 😄
Did you install it and have that issue?
@@memstechtips No but I am following your channel in case I may have to install win 11. But is it going to remain clean? May get bloated again after a windows update. That's what is stopping me from trying.
@@mkatakm that is what I thinking about it.. Bloated again after update it's so annoying
@@BadBoy11m it seems minimal installations are not permanent. When win 10 support ends, I may have to switch to Linux unless someone finds a permanent solution.
remove updates lmaow then re upgrade ur os when useful updates really happen@@mkatakm
Just tried this on a spare drive to see how Windows 11 would go. Debloated, its actually a fully usable and clean OS! I'm still hesitant to move to 11 from 10 but I found this install tempting to clean wipe my main drive and use this.
Still experimenting with Linux distros in the meantime.
06:15 is starting of installation tutorial.
What if I just put these commands into power shell and cmd
Most of them should work perfectly fine, but some might give some permission issues.
@@memstechtips oh alr thx
Install windows on a 11:11 length video. Nice 😎
Keep tweaking it to be simply the OS and to be as debloated as possible with as much security features kept as possible!! Insanely good video
How to disable update till 2077?
😂😂😂👍👍👍👍
Ghost Spectre has it.
@@pfoxhound 👍
lol I'll have to do some research on this one.
@@memstechtips you can delete folder Download in software distribution and replace it with file named Download, and you will block any updates.
Video length is 11:11 😅❤
Can't change the lockscreen background. Says it's managed by my organization.
Yeah that's because of one of the HKLM Registry entries, you'll have to remove the entry if you want control over that.
@@memstechtips Love your work! Please let us know which line to remove from the XML file to enable lockscreen wallpapers. Will doing so impact performance in any manner?
@@EmceeSamE How clean is this ? was anyone got hacked by using his Modified unanswer files thing
I don't trust to login to my Google account or facebook or my BANK with this guy's modified windows HELL NOPE !!! NOPE !! Just Nope !! even if he hasn't put or hide any external hit loggers or crypto wallet address paster, changer viruses or any spy or KEY LOGGER hiding in there ... NOPE i won't install your mods windows .. Sorry but good LUCK everyone else. 🤣 GG