Rufus recently got updated to patch the Windows ISO which include Secure Boot and TPM bypass, bypass the requirement for a Microsoft account, skip all data collection questions by setting them to false and more
Does not matter, a lot of games will update security to tpm, like Valorant and Fifa 23, if u use win 11. Thats why i will switch to win 10, Dont have money for upgrades now
I've been doing this since 95lite all the way to now. When 95lite and 98lite came out this was awesome. Well worth the money. Thanks for spreading the word.
When I was a Windows 10 Desktop Engineer/Lifecycle Administrator, NTLite was my secret sauce for creating clean and fast Windows images to load into SCCM.
Keron, I keep getting a "windows cannot update boot configuration" pop up that cancels the install. I've run Chris's NTLite process twice and tried the resulting ISO on several machines but get the same pop up every time. I must be doing something wrong. Any suggestions? Thanks
@@mthansk in this case I recommend checking your bios for any updates. If that does not work then reset your bios or UEFI firmware to it's default state and retry the setup and see if it goes through.
@@KeronBullock Thanks for yor quick response, I will rebuild my Win10 with that option. I have another question, I downloaded from Microsoft the latest Win10_22H2_English_x64 iso, and when I download the latest updates in Ntlite for that it downloads the Cumulative Update KB5025221, but it skips it in the integration process (and is colored red in included updates). I'm not sure if this means this update is already integrated in the iso. I haven't been able to display the version of this iso.
LOVED NT Lite in the Win XP days, it's how I used to make my SP2 discs. But I thought it was useless with Win7 maybe I didn't give it a chance- glad to see it still around!
I think it’s very helpful that you have an accompanying guide, as it was not immediately obvious to me from the video a few things, for example the main difference between this and some other custom ISO making videos. I see now that this is a sort of half way house solution, since the tool has some pre-set options to do some of the stuff for you if you pick the typical final ISO type you are looking for.
@@eDOC65 Hi I am not familiar with team viewer and am not really expert enough to advise anyone else on Chris’s Debloat stuff. I am only one of Chris’s Viewers. I followed Chris’s Debloat stuff for the last 2 years. But I still use his older win10script, (I prefer the simpler GUI), which I have modified a bit to include any advancements he has made in the actual working as he has moved on to his new GUI winutil thing If you are starting new looking at Chris’s stuff, it’s probably best to look at starting from his newer GUI winutil thing. TH-cam won’t let me post a full link, but I will give you the last bit of a bitly link to the relevant videos from this year with the date they came out. (Add that bit to the typical start bit of a bitly link and you will get a full URL to take you to the video) Apr 29 3ejT2WX May 4 3MkNUhC May 6 3TtTlNV May 14 3rMAaTw Sept 14 3EuOh7B Alan
Wow, The name of the forum (MSFN?) escapes me but Nuhi started making software way back that would strip down Windows. Pretty sure Nuhi started NT Lite as well and he might be the one doing it today. Odd enough, I really enjoyed trying each update and getting back to him on any issues I had and it was amazing how quick he would come back with a fix. Back then it was free and had other names for different versions of Windows. This guy was very talented and should be paid for his work. God knows he did the free work for a long time.
Question. After making your own custom ISO, does Windows try to reinstall their bloatware with updates? Or can you specify only security updates with ISO? Just want to know if Windows tries to sneak (install) their bloatware back on. And...appreciate any input on custom ISO for a gamer but not strictly gaming, surfing net for news and financial things too. Was definitely looking at removing Windows Store, Cortana, Calender, (killing auto update), ect but possibly keeping IE, and Defender. Don't use IE but sometimes you can't escape it (rarely).
2:35 You can simply hit f12 and click tablet button on the top left corner. And hit f5 or refresh the page manually. (It works for Chrome, i don't know how to do it for other browsers but it might be similar.)
I've been using this software since the Windows XP days, it's worth every penny. The only problem I ever have - I can *_never_* get my old HP LaserJet 1022 working after installing with a custom ISO 😮💨
Is that the wired (usb) / wireless (wi-fi) model that you have to initially go through usb to setup???...even for wireless??? If you get it setup on Wi-Fi, you should be able to use an HP universal PCL driver and setup with an IP address.
@@fookingsog It's a pretty old printer, USB only, haven't been able to figure out which removed component is causing the issue. I should probably just buy a newer printer lol.
3:01 "But, it's Microsoft. it's not meant to." This statement pretty much sums up the era we are in with Big Tech, going from Windows XP days to what they now call Windows 10/11.
at 10:20 it says "Remove - Components (662)" I followed the guide but got a far smaller number. I additionally also unchecked all the apps from installing and still for me it says "Remove - Components (138)" I'm using the free version, but I'm not sure if that's what causing the issue
I’m still getting on well for now using Chris’s tool utility stuff on stock instillations, but I will move on to making my own custom ISO and this video will certainly get on my to view list then. The trick for getting at the ISO simply was useful, (as I recall it used to be more straight forward). I think it is generally a good idea to always get a copy of a standard MS windows ISO when you can. It seems that as MS develop something further, they make it less easy for us to modify. I think Chris mentioned that by his utility tool tweaks it was easier with the earlier versions. I do not know if the same is true for when customising the ISO, but I think when I investigate making my own I would like to experiment with different stock versions. In Germany it is more straight forward as some reputable computer magazines offer a simple stock MS ISO download. In fact, until recently, one was offering the complete series of all the earlier windows 10 operating system versions, so I got a full set of ISOs. I don’t unfortunately have a set of all the English versions, so if anyone passing knows of a safe source to get at those I would be grateful, thanks. Alan
@@blankfido7229 Hi I am looking for copies of all the official earlier operating system versions. As far as I know, you can only get the most recent version from the official windows site?, and any other sources on the internet are usually just the newest version? Alan
@@hoberionic i m also getting this error while importing the preset( Non-existent file path: LOAD POSTSETUP.PS1 FILE UNDER USER EXECUTION ) can you help where should i download the preset i downloaded it from gethub
Hi Chris has talked about this issue in a few videos. He hates Edge and is very annoyed that he has not been able to find a way to remove it completely since about a year, which is most likely because Edge is becoming more and more integrated into other windows things. For the same reason a lot of Chris’s Debloat tool script screws up edge in some way or other. Chris says this is unlikely to change or will get worse. He says if you are interested in using Edge in any way, then best not use any of his Debloat stuff
@@svan71 That’s a Bummer. As a long term solution to things like this, which I am hoping to investigate if I get the time, is to somehow standardise on using an earlier windows 10 version. Chris and others have often said that the earlier versions were easier to debloat cleanly. In later versions Microsoft have integrated more and more which makes it more difficult to Debloat and tweak without breaking something. I am not sure why something like that solution has not been investigated. I am not a computer profi, just a home user, so there may be something I am missing? As far as security issues are concerned I was assuming the option Chris has in his tools for security only updates would take care of that, so all other updates could be blocked and you could keep your machine on a stable earlier windows version and be able to tweak and Debloat it more cleanly?
@@svan71 By the way, just out of interest, I use a version of Chris’s previous win10script tool. (I prefer the simpler GUI, and after fixing a few very simple bugs the old GUI works and resizes similarly to his new winutil GUI anyway!). I have followed closely all Chris’s development with his tools and added anything useful or made any bug fixes to the one I am using, so that the main Debloat and tweaks are up to date. An ideal solution for me, at least that is my Layman thought currently, would be to standardise on an earlier windows 10 version and further optimise my version of Chris’s tool to suit that windows 10 version.
If you cannot afford the $40/£41 then use the NTLite free version: Drivers: use Double Driver to export your Host system drivers into a structured folder and import in NTLite.
Any chance we can get a more in-depth video about this, and maybe some additional presets for a minimal and debloated install that is still good for every day use like web browsing and email? This video goes kinda fast and only covers the GamerOS preset. Edit: Also, where can we get that file with all of the drivers at about 5:30 in the video?
That's interesting. I spent a week making a company image last year and writing unattended scripts by hand. I remembered the days of win xp when we could get a working image of about 200mb hacking at it. Good old days.
How to setup a bare minimal light weight security in this ISO? for the reason that we download and install binaries that may be harmful and this will become a vulnerable setup.
I'm receiving a black screen after installing the windows. It's just stuck on the black screen. Trying to do the windows 11 version, did all the steps you did.
I don't recommend doing it. In my case it made my laptop obsolete. I also followed the step-by-step and it brought out a lot of features. The video is a click-bait, so when the process ends, it cuts the video.
@@Devvult Chris's intentions were not bad. But... NLite is a powerful tool, which if you don't know how to use it (in my case) can leave you without Windows working, since each person has a particular use for their computer. In my case, I did the process and could not do anything. It does not bring web browsers, the taskbar does not work. The Control Panel keeps loading, the multitasking bar for 2 monitors for example doesn't work either. The operating system was unusable.
@@ZeDfriT Yeah I know haha. It's just that everytime I try to follow a tutorial and do the EXACT same thing it never works haha. Maybe I'm just unlucky. Nonetheless good guide. If I had more time I'd definitley try to make my own custom iso so that I actually know what I'm doing
Hi, actually you have two more options: 1) Press F12 and enable "Responsive Design Mode" (press Ctrl + Shift + M on Firefox) and refresh the windows download webpage. This works on Chrome, Edge and Firefox. 2)Install Rufus, in the preferences activate the online updates and restart Rufus, then you'll see another option that "select" for the ISO, now you have "Download" as an option and you can choose Win 7, 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 and immediately create a USB. You can download the ISO on any folder you want in case you want to keep it. Blessings !
Did I get it right: you can include software in this image you would install anyways (e.g. an office)? And also can I put in my active directory to get the computer right into the network?
Oh one more thing to add to that Chris when you do your download of doing that making your custom ISO is there a way to have every driver out there downloaded with it so you don't have to worry about searching whatever software from wherever it could just slap the drive or in no problem even if you go from Windows to 2 raspberry pi or you know Linux or whatever if you understand what I'm trying to say if you're getting kind of stuck let me know..
That tip about getting the ISO you need was nice to see. Though I wish we could download only the Pro version. I gave up modding years ago because nothing ever seemed to work for me. Started again last month. I finally bought NTLite after failing with the other free tool out there. Wow, what a difference! The config file chose the wrong timezone though. CANCELLED! 🤣
very interresting Chris. sure would like to be able to make my win10 iso as light as that. thank you for sharing your knowledge. impressive about how much you know of all this stuff :)
Making it lightweight is nice, but IMHO, the best reasons to do this are the ability to have the user profiles installed to a separate partition from the moment you install as well as the ability to have an install with all the most recent updates.
Hi Chris ! I love your videos! Can you make one where you explain how to get paid programs into the image and have them install automatically with Windows. During the installation, a window should appear with the programs we want to install and not play around doing this later. We mark and they are installed with Windows. For example, Wondershare Filmora X, Revo Uninstaller Pro, Visual Studio, Internet Download Manager, etc. I'm making an image with AOMEI Backupper, but I want to know how it goes with NTLite ISO. Thanks !
Hey Krasi! I think all you need to do is create a shell script to install these softwares for you and then add it under the "Post Install" tab! After the installation, a shell prompt should pop up asking you about confirmation for all the softwares you'd like to install and you can answer it with y and n for each subsequent piece of software!
@@devangshekhawat Thanks Dev, but I think the video tutorial will guide me more quickly on how to do this. I can completely understand Chris if he is afraid of complaints about the paid programs (company patent) that he puts in the example package. I will look elsewhere for information if necessary.
I started using Ntlite back in time with Windows 7 and XP, and it was a really helpful tool to get ultralight versions of both OS. Nowadays, the Ntlite team has improved a lot of cool things that make it easy to set up Win 10 or 11, as you mentioned, so it is worth paying $40 for the home version. I have a question regarding your settings for Gaming OS. Can I use those settings on a home PC on a windows Home (such as browsing, using Microsoft office and that kind of stuff), or Does it need to be a Windows Pro?. This is because I am trying to help someone from my home country, so if that works, it will be easier to deploy. Thanks.
I'm going to keep on watching this video a lot until I'm confident I can do it. I love those low process in the task manager. I really want my gaming pc like that. All about buttery smooth 😎
Generic product keys are used to tell windows what version of the OS you want in volume deployment settings. It also doubles as an easy way to change which OS version you're using with slmgr. You'll still need a real product key if you don't want to be nagged though.
I used your debloat for windows 10 and I am trying to install a old printer driver and I do not have the (Update drivers from windows) option. I know the policy is set to exclude drivers from windows quality updates. Is there a way to turn that on just for this? I lost my original NVMe O/S drive and I had the driver setup before, so starting from scratch.
Hey Chris quick question where did you get the folder with all the drivers for all the OS's versions I would like to include on my image thank you! NVM I actually found it thanks!
Have you ever use uupdump? thats my favorite piece of file to download any windows 10 or 11 versions weather it be retail, beta or developer iso. i like to use that in conjunction with ventoy
Pretty sure it removes the Store / Winget etc. Your only other choice would be to use ninite, chocolatey or batch scripts (but then your version will eventually go out of date). I personally just run a script after installation, much easier.
I followed directions precisely 3 separate times(even purchased the licensed version of ntlite) and I don’t seem to get the same results as far as total processes running once booted. I inserted only the network/audio/and chipset drivers and ran the windows updates inside of ntlite and I’m still starting with things like defender, one note, amongst others even though they are supposedly removed using the xml file. My guess is now that this is a 2 year old video and the version of windows I used is 22h2 (not 21h1 like in the video) that something has changed. That said, pretty cool, but looks like I’m back to drawing board and will have to more closely look at what is removed.
when trying to add the iso files i keep getting the error. Invalid Windows image path: Please select windows installation files in a writable directory
Love your work Chris tons and tons of very informative information on Windows and Linux operating systems. Also love the Mandalorian picture behind you. May I ask where you got it. Cheers Stuart Law from Australia
Yes, I think currently it’s the supplying of a complete finished modified ISO that has the Legal problems. I guess this tool is somewhere in between the two extremes of supplying a complete finished modified ISO and just showing you how to do it I guess this tool shows you how to do it and gives you some of the bits you need without doing it all for you
IDK IM NOT SURE PROFILE IS APPLIED COZ SOME THINGS ARE UNCHECKED WHERE IN UR VIDEO THEY R CHECKED, FOR EXAMPLE IT INSTALL ONEDRIVE, MICROSOFT EDGE IS IT HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE?
How do I fix "win + v" clipboard shortcut / "win + shift + s" snipping tool shortcut not showing up? I have enabled both of them, just the shortcut doesnt come up when i use the shortcut
Great video! Got it 99% working. Only problem I found is that when I change the language that should be installed to Norwegian, the keyboard layout is still English.. Tested with SHIFT+F10 in the setup stage, and there the keyboard layout is correct(Norwegian). But when the actual OS is installed its English. Now I'm stuck with the English keyboard since all the components for language pack download is stripped away. Anyone have a fix for this?
AMIGO HELPS when applying changes in NTLite where it says "save changes in iso" it doesn't start from 100% and returns to 0% the others if they go green
When loading the custom presets and then opening 'Apps' in the components tab it still shows me retaining a lot of the bloat (cortana, onenote, office, people, solitaire etc), can anyone check if I'm wrong on that?
Followed you video and tweaked a few things, for some reason when trying to create accounts it's saying *Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organisation, would appreciate your help please
@Chris Titus Tech I know you just got your 3D Printer. Might there be an optimized installation specific to 3D printing and 3D design? Also, could Windows 11 be optimized and setup to serve media files & documents with minimal overhead? Transcoding not needed for media streaming.
This is pretty cool. Would it be possible to run a .bat file for installing apps with chocolatey post windows install? Also, is it possible to create an image from an existing version of windows with all the settings in other apps?
Rufus recently got updated to patch the Windows ISO which include Secure Boot and TPM bypass, bypass the requirement for a Microsoft account, skip all data collection questions by setting them to false and more
@@gamerking64 yeah i like ventoy better especially for keeping different versions of windows and linux distros on the same usb stick
@@gamerking64 Yeah Ventoy is cool
@@gamerking64 Ok Ventoy Employee😑
@@gamerking64 where is this? I find no documentation.
Does not matter, a lot of games will update security to tpm, like Valorant and Fifa 23, if u use win 11. Thats why i will switch to win 10, Dont have money for upgrades now
I've been doing this since 95lite all the way to now. When 95lite and 98lite came out this was awesome. Well worth the money. Thanks for spreading the word.
Maybe in that time no, but... Nowadays doesnt the bloatware come back with Windows updates?
@@santo998 u can block some stuff with GPO (needs Pro) for example or some windows settings, but yes some stuff will come back
When I was a Windows 10 Desktop Engineer/Lifecycle Administrator, NTLite was my secret sauce for creating clean and fast Windows images to load into SCCM.
When adding updates with NT Lite always remember to check the resetbase box to clean the winsxs folder.
Keron, I keep getting a "windows cannot update boot configuration" pop up that cancels the install. I've run Chris's NTLite process twice and tried the resulting ISO on several machines but get the same pop up every time. I must be doing something wrong. Any suggestions? Thanks
@@mthansk in this case I recommend checking your bios for any updates. If that does not work then reset your bios or UEFI firmware to it's default state and retry the setup and see if it goes through.
Where do I find this option?
@@ludwigvan8600 it's in the updates section on the left hand pane and on the top there's a dism resetbase option make sure to check it
@@KeronBullock Thanks for yor quick response, I will rebuild my Win10 with that option.
I have another question, I downloaded from Microsoft the latest Win10_22H2_English_x64 iso, and when I download the latest updates in Ntlite for that it downloads the Cumulative Update KB5025221, but it skips it in the integration process (and is colored red in included updates). I'm not sure if this means this update is already integrated in the iso. I haven't been able to display the version of this iso.
Someone who doesnot blow up your mind with an awful music and a loud voice. Thanks for your great work.
NT Lite is the absolute best. I use this software all the time to integrate updates and I rarely ever run into any sort of issues.
LOVED NT Lite in the Win XP days, it's how I used to make my SP2 discs. But I thought it was useless with Win7 maybe I didn't give it a chance- glad to see it still around!
@@Ffinity do you purchase the premium everytime or what?
@@Ffinity 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@vortex4900 *every time
Thanks bro finally someone who isn't posting malware or fake stuff, you deserve my subscribe!
Seems like a do-it-yourself, legit alternative to LTSC. Very nice. I absolutely LOVE that you end up with such a bloat-free install. Nice!
the only thing to be careful with is these break VERY often with updates
It would be nice to be able to remove certain items in windows after it was installed (Xbox related bloat)
@@limpa756 use his tool to only allow security updates.
@@shadowopsairman1583 geek uninstaller allows you to remove a lot of the bloatware installed by default.
@@revenge977 He should include that as part of the preset then, honestly
Thanks Chris, another awesome guide for making a Lite Win10 ISO. This is a really great accompaniment to your VM guide.
I think it’s very helpful that you have an accompanying guide, as it was not immediately obvious to me from the video a few things, for example the main difference between this and some other custom ISO making videos. I see now that this is a sort of half way house solution, since the tool has some pre-set options to do some of the stuff for you if you pick the typical final ISO type you are looking for.
@@eDOC65 Hi
I am not familiar with team viewer and am not really expert enough to advise anyone else on Chris’s Debloat stuff. I am only one of Chris’s Viewers.
I followed Chris’s Debloat stuff for the last 2 years. But I still use his older win10script, (I prefer the simpler GUI), which I have modified a bit to include any advancements he has made in the actual working as he has moved on to his new GUI winutil thing
If you are starting new looking at Chris’s stuff, it’s probably best to look at starting from his newer GUI winutil thing.
TH-cam won’t let me post a full link, but I will give you the last bit of a bitly link to the relevant videos from this year with the date they came out. (Add that bit to the typical start bit of a bitly link and you will get a full URL to take you to the video)
Apr 29 3ejT2WX
May 4 3MkNUhC
May 6 3TtTlNV
May 14 3rMAaTw
Sept 14 3EuOh7B
Alan
I am a ntlite user and i can say that it was the best purchase I have ever made :)
Can you share your iso?
Wow, The name of the forum (MSFN?) escapes me but Nuhi started making software way back that would strip down Windows. Pretty sure Nuhi started NT Lite as well and he might be the one doing it today. Odd enough, I really enjoyed trying each update and getting back to him on any issues I had and it was amazing how quick he would come back with a fix. Back then it was free and had other names for different versions of Windows. This guy was very talented and should be paid for his work. God knows he did the free work for a long time.
Question. After making your own custom ISO, does Windows try to reinstall their bloatware with updates? Or can you specify only security updates with ISO? Just want to know if Windows tries to sneak (install) their bloatware back on.
And...appreciate any input on custom ISO for a gamer but not strictly gaming, surfing net for news and financial things too. Was definitely looking at removing Windows Store, Cortana, Calender, (killing auto update), ect but possibly keeping IE, and Defender. Don't use IE but sometimes you can't escape it (rarely).
Same question here
2:35 You can simply hit f12 and click tablet button on the top left corner. And hit f5 or refresh the page manually. (It works for Chrome, i don't know how to do it for other browsers but it might be similar.)
While doing this don't close the developer tab until you got the dowload link.
I've been using this software since the Windows XP days, it's worth every penny.
The only problem I ever have - I can *_never_* get my old HP LaserJet 1022 working after installing with a custom ISO 😮💨
Unfortunately so many things are intertwined that removing bloat always bears the risk of deleting essential components.
@@ArniesTech Unfortunate, but very true!
Is that the wired (usb) / wireless (wi-fi) model that you have to initially go through usb to setup???...even for wireless??? If you get it setup on Wi-Fi, you should be able to use an HP universal PCL driver and setup with an IP address.
@@fookingsog It's a pretty old printer, USB only, haven't been able to figure out which removed component is causing the issue. I should probably just buy a newer printer lol.
@@phobes does it have an ethernet port?🤔
3:01 "But, it's Microsoft. it's not meant to." This statement pretty much sums up the era we are in with Big Tech, going from Windows XP days to what they now call Windows 10/11.
I use your debloat script, I have familiarity with this tool, PS and CMD are my friends, and your debloat utility works for me.
at 10:20 it says "Remove - Components (662)" I followed the guide but got a far smaller number. I additionally also unchecked all the apps from installing and still for me it says "Remove - Components (138)"
I'm using the free version, but I'm not sure if that's what causing the issue
Will you go through all the changes made in the xml file in a future video? Maybe explain all the Windows components and software stuff entirely?
Nice video, will you be making your own preset for NTLite in the future?
I followed the same process but the iso file is still larger than 5 gigs. Is it because I used the free version?
Can you do an up to date video of making a copy (settings) that got you the 78 processes at 11:20?
Awesome tutorial Chris. Snagged NT Light for myself.
I’m still getting on well for now using Chris’s tool utility stuff on stock instillations, but I will move on to making my own custom ISO and this video will certainly get on my to view list then.
The trick for getting at the ISO simply was useful, (as I recall it used to be more straight forward).
I think it is generally a good idea to always get a copy of a standard MS windows ISO when you can. It seems that as MS develop something further, they make it less easy for us to modify. I think Chris mentioned that by his utility tool tweaks it was easier with the earlier versions. I do not know if the same is true for when customising the ISO, but I think when I investigate making my own I would like to experiment with different stock versions.
In Germany it is more straight forward as some reputable computer magazines offer a simple stock MS ISO download. In fact, until recently, one was offering the complete series of all the earlier windows 10 operating system versions, so I got a full set of ISOs.
I don’t unfortunately have a set of all the English versions, so if anyone passing knows of a safe source to get at those I would be grateful, thanks.
Alan
@@eDOC65 Sorry I don't understand who or what you are asking. I have no experience yet with any of this ISO making stuff
Alan Elston
@@eDOC65 No problem
U can get a free iso directly from windows websiye
@@blankfido7229 Hi
I am looking for copies of all the official earlier operating system versions. As far as I know, you can only get the most recent version from the official windows site?, and any other sources on the internet are usually just the newest version?
Alan
Blud is signing himself 💀
is better WinToolkit than MSMG Toolkit? your recent video is about MSMG Toolkit (2020), but in this video you recommend the WinToolkit(2019)
I get an error when I import your preset for Win 11. Any suggestion?
download it from the forum, the one that chris hosted is giving the error, the forum one is not
@@hoberionic i m also getting this error while importing the preset( Non-existent file path: LOAD POSTSETUP.PS1 FILE UNDER USER EXECUTION ) can you help where should i download the preset i downloaded it from gethub
What are your opinions of ghostspectre?
Thanks Chris. As always good tech and easy to understand. Keep them coming.
Chris how do I prevent your debloat tool from screwing with Edge?
Hi
Chris has talked about this issue in a few videos. He hates Edge and is very annoyed that he has not been able to find a way to remove it completely since about a year, which is most likely because Edge is becoming more and more integrated into other windows things. For the same reason a lot of Chris’s Debloat tool script screws up edge in some way or other. Chris says this is unlikely to change or will get worse. He says if you are interested in using Edge in any way, then best not use any of his Debloat stuff
@@alanelston2330 I have no desire to use edge, unfortunately some of my older clients use it.
@@svan71 That’s a Bummer.
As a long term solution to things like this, which I am hoping to investigate if I get the time, is to somehow standardise on using an earlier windows 10 version. Chris and others have often said that the earlier versions were easier to debloat cleanly.
In later versions Microsoft have integrated more and more which makes it more difficult to Debloat and tweak without breaking something. I am not sure why something like that solution has not been investigated. I am not a computer profi, just a home user, so there may be something I am missing? As far as security issues are concerned I was assuming the option Chris has in his tools for security only updates would take care of that, so all other updates could be blocked and you could keep your machine on a stable earlier windows version and be able to tweak and Debloat it more cleanly?
@@svan71 By the way, just out of interest, I use a version of Chris’s previous win10script tool. (I prefer the simpler GUI, and after fixing a few very simple bugs the old GUI works and resizes similarly to his new winutil GUI anyway!). I have followed closely all Chris’s development with his tools and added anything useful or made any bug fixes to the one I am using, so that the main Debloat and tweaks are up to date.
An ideal solution for me, at least that is my Layman thought currently, would be to standardise on an earlier windows 10 version and further optimise my version of Chris’s tool to suit that windows 10 version.
If you cannot afford the $40/£41 then use the NTLite free version: Drivers: use Double Driver to export your Host system drivers into a structured folder and import in NTLite.
Any chance we can get a more in-depth video about this, and maybe some additional presets for a minimal and debloated install that is still good for every day use like web browsing and email? This video goes kinda fast and only covers the GamerOS preset.
Edit: Also, where can we get that file with all of the drivers at about 5:30 in the video?
msmg toolkit is like command prompt
ive used ntlite free edition for my windows iso's and it was very good
That's interesting.
I spent a week making a company image last year and writing unattended scripts by hand.
I remembered the days of win xp when we could get a working image of about 200mb hacking at it. Good old days.
How to setup a bare minimal light weight security in this ISO? for the reason that we download and install binaries that may be harmful and this will become a vulnerable setup.
My ISO came out at 5.48 GB. Did that much change since you posted the video?
can we skip the download updates part from 4:35 coz i think maybe it will increase the ISO size.
Can u guys help me out from where did Chris get those drivers 5:16,
and I am getting this error after making the bootable “Display driver error”
cool, but the gamer os presets kill my bluetooth and wifi drivers on win10 as well as on win11.
I thank you for your time and everything you've done for the community the people online and the entire internet thank you...👍😁
I'm receiving a black screen after installing the windows. It's just stuck on the black screen. Trying to do the windows 11 version, did all the steps you did.
I don't recommend doing it. In my case it made my laptop obsolete. I also followed the step-by-step and it brought out a lot of features. The video is a click-bait, so when the process ends, it cuts the video.
@@ZeDfriT try installing a normal win11 iso file. Should fix it. I just reinstalled normal w11 because its not working sadly
@@Devvult Chris's intentions were not bad. But... NLite is a powerful tool, which if you don't know how to use it (in my case) can leave you without Windows working, since each person has a particular use for their computer. In my case, I did the process and could not do anything. It does not bring web browsers, the taskbar does not work. The Control Panel keeps loading, the multitasking bar for 2 monitors for example doesn't work either. The operating system was unusable.
@@ZeDfriT Yeah I know haha. It's just that everytime I try to follow a tutorial and do the EXACT same thing it never works haha. Maybe I'm just unlucky. Nonetheless good guide. If I had more time I'd definitley try to make my own custom iso so that I actually know what I'm doing
@@Devvult yeah! Lets go
Wow.. just learnt how to easily download the windows iso 👍
Hi, actually you have two more options:
1) Press F12 and enable "Responsive Design Mode" (press Ctrl + Shift + M on Firefox) and refresh the windows download webpage. This works on Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
2)Install Rufus, in the preferences activate the online updates and restart Rufus, then you'll see another option that "select" for the ISO, now you have "Download" as an option and you can choose Win 7, 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 and immediately create a USB. You can download the ISO on any folder you want in case you want to keep it.
Blessings !
@@andresjosegonzalezsanchez Thanks a million ✨
Did I get it right: you can include software in this image you would install anyways (e.g. an office)? And also can I put in my active directory to get the computer right into the network?
This is awesome appreciate the info as always thank you 🙏
Oh one more thing to add to that Chris when you do your download of doing that making your custom ISO is there a way to have every driver out there downloaded with it so you don't have to worry about searching whatever software from wherever it could just slap the drive or in no problem even if you go from Windows to 2 raspberry pi or you know Linux or whatever if you understand what I'm trying to say if you're getting kind of stuck let me know..
That tip about getting the ISO you need was nice to see. Though I wish we could download only the Pro version. I gave up modding years ago because nothing ever seemed to work for me. Started again last month. I finally bought NTLite after failing with the other free tool out there. Wow, what a difference! The config file chose the wrong timezone though. CANCELLED! 🤣
You can do that tho. Just use MSMG toolkit gut all the other editions and make any customizations you want
very interresting Chris. sure would like to be able to make my win10 iso as light as that. thank you for sharing your knowledge. impressive about how much you know of all this stuff :)
Making it lightweight is nice, but IMHO, the best reasons to do this are the ability to have the user profiles installed to a separate partition from the moment you install as well as the ability to have an install with all the most recent updates.
Hi Chris !
I love your videos!
Can you make one where you explain how to get paid programs into the image and have them install automatically with Windows.
During the installation, a window should appear with the programs we want to install and not play around doing this later.
We mark and they are installed with Windows.
For example, Wondershare Filmora X, Revo Uninstaller Pro, Visual Studio, Internet Download Manager, etc.
I'm making an image with AOMEI Backupper, but I want to know how it goes with NTLite ISO.
Thanks !
Hey Krasi!
I think all you need to do is create a shell script to install these softwares for you and then add it under the "Post Install" tab!
After the installation, a shell prompt should pop up asking you about confirmation for all the softwares you'd like to install and you can answer it with y and n for each subsequent piece of software!
@@devangshekhawat Thanks Dev, but I think the video tutorial will guide me more quickly on how to do this.
I can completely understand Chris if he is afraid of complaints about the paid programs (company patent) that he puts in the example package.
I will look elsewhere for information if necessary.
You say this setup is for gaming. What about online gaming or game updates with no windows defender? Still safe?
bro just use any other defender windows defender is so trash
when installing my custom iso I get an error windows /panther/unnattend.xml in the cycle specialize ,any solution ? I've been trying things for 2 days
I started using Ntlite back in time with Windows 7 and XP, and it was a really helpful tool to get ultralight versions of both OS. Nowadays, the Ntlite team has improved a lot of cool things that make it easy to set up Win 10 or 11, as you mentioned, so it is worth paying $40 for the home version. I have a question regarding your settings for Gaming OS. Can I use those settings on a home PC on a windows Home (such as browsing, using Microsoft office and that kind of stuff), or Does it need to be a Windows Pro?. This is because I am trying to help someone from my home country, so if that works, it will be easier to deploy. Thanks.
I'm going to keep on watching this video a lot until I'm confident I can do it. I love those low process in the task manager. I really want my gaming pc like that. All about buttery smooth 😎
is there a need to run your tool after this to do its "desktop" tweaks ? also, would there be a variant of the preset with windows defender enabled ?
As far as I understand it, it's just a preset. You can just re-enable it in the config menu.
Is a "generic product key" different from regular ones? I never heard that term before. And where do they come from?
Generic product keys are used to tell windows what version of the OS you want in volume deployment settings. It also doubles as an easy way to change which OS version you're using with slmgr. You'll still need a real product key if you don't want to be nagged though.
@@Doc4 Thanks!
How would i add/create an unattended file for this iso?
I used your debloat for windows 10 and I am trying to install a old printer driver and I do not have the (Update drivers from windows) option. I know the policy is set to exclude drivers from windows quality updates. Is there a way to turn that on just for this? I lost my original NVMe O/S drive and I had the driver setup before, so starting from scratch.
Hey Chris quick question where did you get the folder with all the drivers for all the OS's versions I would like to include on my image thank you! NVM I actually found it thanks!
i need this too!
Please, can I ask where did you find that folder with all the drivers?
same
Have you ever use uupdump? thats my favorite piece of file to download any windows 10 or 11 versions weather it be retail, beta or developer iso. i like to use that in conjunction with ventoy
Good evening, a question how can I clean any version of Windows 10 ISO, from useless things? Thank you very much.
I would like like this but windows 11 so can I do same step on windows 11 image?
Can I include Winget commands to pre-install my software? Or can I include a powershell script that does this?
Pretty sure it removes the Store / Winget etc.
Your only other choice would be to use ninite, chocolatey or batch scripts (but then your version will eventually go out of date).
I personally just run a script after installation, much easier.
Does anyone know why my final file doesn't become as small as in the video - 2 GB?
It remains 4 GB, and I haven't added any drivers yet.
How did he get to the screen where he coud delete partitions. 10:30
HELP
I followed directions precisely 3 separate times(even purchased the licensed version of ntlite) and I don’t seem to get the same results as far as total processes running once booted. I inserted only the network/audio/and chipset drivers and ran the windows updates inside of ntlite and I’m still starting with things like defender, one note, amongst others even though they are supposedly removed using the xml file. My guess is now that this is a 2 year old video and the version of windows I used is 22h2 (not 21h1 like in the video) that something has changed. That said, pretty cool, but looks like I’m back to drawing board and will have to more closely look at what is removed.
Are these custom .iso installs just for convenience or do they allow you make changes that are impossible after a regular install?
Can you make an updated guide on msmg toolkit coz in 40$ I can eat for 30 days lol
Where can i add my setup files in NTLite like setup file of google chrome,firefox, office &...?
when trying to add the iso files i keep getting the error. Invalid Windows image path: Please select windows installation files in a writable directory
WLAN auto config service is missing while trying GamerOS final xml. Wireless is not useable.
You should do an updated version of this video because some procedures have changed somewhat.
Love your work Chris tons and tons of very informative information on Windows and Linux operating systems.
Also love the Mandalorian picture behind you.
May I ask where you got it.
Cheers Stuart Law from Australia
if i wanted to download microsoft store apps/xbox games what would i need to enable in each section?
most likely.
This is awesome! How are they not getting in legal trouble for charging money for the tool though?
@@Ffinity ah, sweet. I mean I guess they arent distributing the iso with it so its fine
Yes, I think currently it’s the supplying of a complete finished modified ISO that has the Legal problems. I guess this tool is somewhere in between the two extremes of
supplying a complete finished modified ISO
and
just showing you how to do it
I guess this tool shows you how to do it and gives you some of the bits you need without doing it all for you
Why is Windows Defender triggered? I mean, why does it need to make local changes to system files in order to build an install image?
Hey Chris thanks for the tutoria;. Is there a way to change the desktop wallpaper with NTlite?
IDK IM NOT SURE PROFILE IS APPLIED COZ SOME THINGS ARE UNCHECKED WHERE IN UR VIDEO THEY R CHECKED, FOR EXAMPLE IT INSTALL ONEDRIVE, MICROSOFT EDGE IS IT HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE?
for windows 11 is the same process ?
What version of NTLite is the preset for?? I`m trying right now and it doesn´t disable any component
How do I fix "win + v" clipboard shortcut / "win + shift + s" snipping tool shortcut not showing up?
I have enabled both of them, just the shortcut doesnt come up when i use the shortcut
Non-existent file path: LOAD POSTSETUP.PS1 FILE UNDER USER EXECUTION error
same
looks like a reminder to add a Powershell script. Just delete everything between "" and " " at line 1029
@@GTAVPCModsHD thank you so much brother.
can ntlite also add applications and set power plan the way i need saving time?
The way you installed 7zip from your own website. Do you have a video or guide on how to set up a website repo like this? I would like to try.
Hi Chris your videos always help me fix my potato laptop lol
Go do your homework.
@@0deepak chronically online
@@0deepak go play bgmi or free fire
@@krayomatic2011 I don’t play either of those games and they’re banned in my country anyway.
How do you open Windows developer mode for download windows 10? its interesting.
im using windows 10 home, so in your xml it lists pro, i wannna use my bios key . i dont want pro. so what do i change the xml to?
2:50 you got me hooked there - thats awesome
does disabling cortana and one drive usually brick the OS? I want those disabled off rip. I just cant seem to get it
Can I add a custom Windows wallpaper to NTLite app, so that it installs on all the machines I use that pendrive on?
do you have a guide for win 11 that also allows me to install it on unsupported systems
Great video! Got it 99% working. Only problem I found is that when I change the language that should be installed to Norwegian, the keyboard layout is still English.. Tested with SHIFT+F10 in the setup stage, and there the keyboard layout is correct(Norwegian). But when the actual OS is installed its English. Now I'm stuck with the English keyboard since all the components for language pack download is stripped away. Anyone have a fix for this?
Change input in unattended, to norwegian my bruv, when using ntlite
@@marcusohrvall3710 Yea I figured it out xD
i didnt hit the create iso in the beginning and was so confused, I figured it out though! Thx a bunch!
question is does it gets everything back after update i mean on telemetry and tracking
AMIGO HELPS when applying changes in NTLite where it says "save changes in iso" it doesn't start from 100% and returns to 0% the others if they go green
When loading the custom presets and then opening 'Apps' in the components tab it still shows me retaining a lot of the bloat (cortana, onenote, office, people, solitaire etc), can anyone check if I'm wrong on that?
Followed you video and tweaked a few things, for some reason when trying to create accounts it's saying *Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organisation, would appreciate your help please
Is it safe to use tools like NTLite ?
@Chris Titus Tech I know you just got your 3D Printer. Might there be an optimized installation specific to 3D printing and 3D design? Also, could Windows 11 be optimized and setup to serve media files & documents with minimal overhead? Transcoding not needed for media streaming.
Why not Linux? You've got cura, blender, and can use tinkercad in a browser.
This is pretty cool. Would it be possible to run a .bat file for installing apps with chocolatey post windows install? Also, is it possible to create an image from an existing version of windows with all the settings in other apps?
you can create windows iso with preinstalled apps
Curious if there is a specific reason following along mine is only removing 120 components, not 662?
Is there a video of ntlite that you are going to make on how to intergrate apps and scripts