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You can get a completely minimalist Windows 11 by grabbing an ISO from Microsoft then reprocessing the ISO by feeding it into this utility: https://github.com/c

You can get a completely minimalist Windows 11 by grabbing an ISO from Microsoft then reprocessing the ISO by feeding it into this utility: https://github.com/christitustech/winutil https://github.com/christitustech/winutil (Win11 Creator Tab) to get a NEW ISO which you then install. The end result is an extremely clean and stable Windows 11 installation. The resulting image can remove telemetry, bypass hardware requirement checks, and enable local account setup out of the box. Official docs: https://winutil.christitus.com/ https://winutil.christitus.com/ https://winutil.christitus.com/userguide/win11creator/ https://winutil.christitus.com/userguide/win11creator/

delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago
To anyone reading this: please don't use ISOs downloaded from not-official sources. Use an autounattend.xml, the mass graves, and a WinGet JSON to customise an online image. [1]: https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ [2]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/package-manager/winget/export https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/package-manager/wi...
- layer8 4mo ago
  The tool linked by the parent doesn't download ISOs from non-official sources.
- greenavocado 4mo ago
  Did you even read what I wrote?
  - delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago
    I did. You said: > to get a NEW ISO which you then install This is not good.
    - greenavocado 4mo ago
      LOL. The entire ISO transformer code is open source.
    - sodacanner 4mo ago
      You provide an official Windows 11 ISO and the tool modifies it to get the new ISO. The tool is open-source here: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil I don't see the issue.
    - okanat 4mo ago
      Not so good at reading comprehension, are we?
- EvanAnderson 4mo ago
  Do be aware that an autounattend.xml can cause Windows setup to execute arbitrary code. Their provenance matters too. It's relatively easy to encode scripts (or even binaries) into the XML to run during or after Windows setup. You can eyeball them, for sure, but I bet most people don't.
  - delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago
    Indeed. I mention this in light of the high-profile supply-chain attacks recently across diverse platforms (Arch AUR, Shai-Hulud, etc). Any online tool that purports to modify an entire install medium should be heavily and continually scrutinised. I'm not saying the developer can't be trusted, but the infrastructure and people in general can't.
    - greenavocado 4mo ago
      Fine, but this is Chris Titus we're talking about, not Red Star
- LocalH 4mo ago
  I use uup dump myself, which downloads the components directly from MS and builds the ISO locally
eviks 4mo ago
That won't help you get to the minimum of Win10, though
- greenavocado 4mo ago
  Yes it will, please re-read carefully. winutil removes hardware checks.
  - kasabali 4mo ago
    I think he meant resource usage
dietr1ch 4mo ago
Even cleaner when you don't install Windows at all :P Why would people put themselves through the painful process of keeping themselves safe from their own computer?
- StableAlkyne 4mo ago
  Not everyone has the luxury of moving off of Windows. Solidworks, for example, has no Linux or Mac port. Though I do agree, if your workflow is supported by any non-NT based OS, that's probably a better option
  - wildzzz 4mo ago
    Anything I need windows for is work related and runs on my locked down (and actually very cleanly stripped down) windows 11 laptop. Its amazing how much Microsoft hates the consumer but bends over backwards for volume license purchasers.
    - okanat 4mo ago
      They do still force the volume licensors with their bullshit. However IT admins are used to dealing with Microsoft's bullshit and they can find ways to automate de-enshitification. TBH many volume licensors do actually want to use Windows as a service and just pay a negotiated fee per license.
pizza234 4mo ago
NTlite has also been around for more than a decade, although it has a freemium model.

delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago

To anyone reading this: please don't use ISOs downloaded from not-official sources. Use an autounattend.xml, the mass graves, and a WinGet JSON to customise an online image. [1]: https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ [2]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/package-manager/winget/export https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/package-manager/wi...

layer8 4mo ago
The tool linked by the parent doesn't download ISOs from non-official sources.
greenavocado 4mo ago
Did you even read what I wrote?
- delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago
  I did. You said: > to get a NEW ISO which you then install This is not good.
  - greenavocado 4mo ago
    LOL. The entire ISO transformer code is open source.
  - sodacanner 4mo ago
    You provide an official Windows 11 ISO and the tool modifies it to get the new ISO. The tool is open-source here: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil I don't see the issue.
  - okanat 4mo ago
    Not so good at reading comprehension, are we?
EvanAnderson 4mo ago
Do be aware that an autounattend.xml can cause Windows setup to execute arbitrary code. Their provenance matters too. It's relatively easy to encode scripts (or even binaries) into the XML to run during or after Windows setup. You can eyeball them, for sure, but I bet most people don't.
- delta_p_delta_x 4mo ago
  Indeed. I mention this in light of the high-profile supply-chain attacks recently across diverse platforms (Arch AUR, Shai-Hulud, etc). Any online tool that purports to modify an entire install medium should be heavily and continually scrutinised. I'm not saying the developer can't be trusted, but the infrastructure and people in general can't.
  - greenavocado 4mo ago
    Fine, but this is Chris Titus we're talking about, not Red Star
LocalH 4mo ago
I use uup dump myself, which downloads the components directly from MS and builds the ISO locally

eviks 4mo ago

That won't help you get to the minimum of Win10, though

greenavocado 4mo ago
Yes it will, please re-read carefully. winutil removes hardware checks.
- kasabali 4mo ago
  I think he meant resource usage

dietr1ch 4mo ago

Even cleaner when you don't install Windows at all :P Why would people put themselves through the painful process of keeping themselves safe from their own computer?

StableAlkyne 4mo ago
Not everyone has the luxury of moving off of Windows. Solidworks, for example, has no Linux or Mac port. Though I do agree, if your workflow is supported by any non-NT based OS, that's probably a better option
- wildzzz 4mo ago
  Anything I need windows for is work related and runs on my locked down (and actually very cleanly stripped down) windows 11 laptop. Its amazing how much Microsoft hates the consumer but bends over backwards for volume license purchasers.
  - okanat 4mo ago
    They do still force the volume licensors with their bullshit. However IT admins are used to dealing with Microsoft's bullshit and they can find ways to automate de-enshitification. TBH many volume licensors do actually want to use Windows as a service and just pay a negotiated fee per license.

pizza234 4mo ago

NTlite has also been around for more than a decade, although it has a freemium model.