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Before: 92 processes, 693 threads, 29102 handles, 1.1 GB RAM (ie, this is a normal as-is Win10 IoT install without doing any tweaking, just running as-is [with all of the install questions set to "no"]). After: 46 processes, 344 threads, 14210 handles, 0.6 GB RAM This has seemed to be a good Rule of Thumb for every version of Windows (including XP!). A tweaked and optimized runs at *HALF* the resources when compared to a "normal as-is" install. I have additional tweaks that gets me down to 34 processes! But it (intentionally!) breaks some of Win10's GUI so those should probably be eliminated from this discussion. I don't even run those tweaks on my "everyday" computers, just in some VMs that were more for testing my tweaks before realizing I squeezed the turnip a little too hard for everyday use.

This is where my Half Baked Phase 2 dials in at, this is the first minute at startup: 48 processes, 535 threads, 14904 handles, 1.0 GB RAM (note that RAM will be higher on real hardware based on drivers for that hardware) This is after letting it sit idle and monitoring where everything "settled" after the startup process fully completes: 46 processes, 344 threads, 14210 handles, 0.6 GB RAM

Fair. Ill try the script and see what happens.

Possible. But I'll let somebody else undertake that endeavor. I prefer the WinReducer EX-100 route over the winntsetup route.

Yea nothing in Microsoft works 100%, if at all 🤣

I'll paste into a "spoiler tag" here and see if it works. It's part of my Phase 2 process so I'll post that shortly.

That's not the portable version that I use. I don't have the source for mine at the moment. I'll compare the two one of these days. So far, I'm happy with the one that I am using. It too has an "updater" and it too uses "chrome++" (which has never really worked 100% in any Edge variant). And I'm not familiar with the "chrome-next-mini" enhancements that this one references. Personally, I generally "boycott" anything that a MARKETING department gave the name of "enhancements".

Perfect, happy to try them all.

Thank you for this. Perhpas its possible to turn in into a minwin list for winntsetup

Can you post a link someplace to it? Maybe pastezen?

Or you can delete searchindexer.exe along with the assorted files I see with voidtools and I delete it with unlocker 1.9.2

Thanks for posting this. Someone made a portable edge: https://github.com/bibicadotnet/edge-portable-chrome-next-mini

well, much more than preinstallation enviromemnt, pls allow for that. this is the minimal install of windows which is stripped of all things u do not need. but still an autonomously persistent system. the characteristic philosophy behind it is the following: there are 3 types (orders) of system files: 1) those that allow for the system to reach the desktop interface; 2) system files that the system wants to be on C:\ (program files (some subfolders have to reside on c:\) and files from programdata\microsoft, system32, syswow64; 3) whatever system files that can physically reside on another disk and be junctioned back to C:\ (which means logically still on C: for the system to work). one instance of these 3rd-type files can be the pletoric nvidia drivers collected in driverstore, which can be junctioned back to c:\ from another drive where they physically reside. to achieve all this 3 scripts by Virgus will run: 1) a brute force delete script which will take out all superfluous files and folders from whatever according to a list which I can provide u with if u wish to have it; 2) a brute force zero byting script which will "raise to the ground" all files and folders that we want nobody to write on and the system does not need, according to another list which I can provide u with if u wish to have it; 3) a brute force junction stand alone script which will send all files that can reside on any drive other than c: with no hindrance to the system according to yet another list which I can provide u with if u wish to have it. I can anticipate that an important role is played by a z:\ drive which is a ramdisk collecting all temporary and unneeded files; another important role is the one played by C:\, which is a vhd (the d drive is actually the first physical drive, but the second logical drive. this makes for a clean system (u may have a score windows os's, each on a vhd, but the material on d:\ serves them all). VHD's are a couple gigs in used space, and another couple of gigs is a slack space pletoric nvidia driver folder needs in order to allow for smooth updates.

A new version of Watler's Win3x HDA-driver already: HDADRV9Q Download from: https://watlersfiles.netlify.app/ New: software volume; possible to set volumewidgetmax in HDACFG.INI, section Volume (default is $007F007F); four HDA-controllers added with auto-setting of pcipatchB; pcipatchB should be supported in HDAICOUT.HDA too; Export of functions sglinf, setbvalue and strlog (API).

Ok, how do I install an OS with just the basics, as in all hardware working, with networking, but nuke defender, system restore, search, all all the other stuff not required for boot. Something like this. https://archive.org/details/windows-7-pesuper-lite-50-mb

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Something strange with your link: gives on Firefox 'https://github.com/andrew-hoffman/WDM' - so a (nice) 404. I copied the link with context-menu and pasted here to show. Not a big deal, because the shown 'text' is correct.

u ready to go on?

the main praise engineering-wise goes to Virgus, the other praise being for painstaking perseverance, which is multi-annually proven to have been on my part.

this is only the initial customization - per aspera, ad astra

if you think it is too much, u cannot imagine what is lying ahead. Just appreciate the automation, as opposed to having it all done manually as per application one by one

with a lot of patience which I pledge to be on my part, I am ready to disclose everything u would like to know about; only upon request, though.

reboot and some things have gotten automatically configured of course you would have to know the content of some bat files and figure out whether or not they apply to your system

then, after the setupcomplete.cmd above runonceall.reg is injected, whose content I will post below: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Created with Winaero Tweaker 0.10.1.0 ; https://winaero.com [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] "1st"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\1ST.bat" "svbus"="D:\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\16. whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\8. svbus13latest\\bin\\instx64.exe" "overallestlara"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\overallestninoultimatereservemanager.bat" "dx"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\15. Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\\Redist\\DXSETUP.exe" "nvidia"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\AtTheOutset\\nvidiajunction11.bat" "winruntime"="d:\\Downloads\\winruntime.bat" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] "1st"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\1ST.bat" "svbus"="D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\16. whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\8. svbus13latest\bin\instx64.exe" "overallestlara"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\overallestninoultimatereservemanager.bat" "dx"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\15. Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\\Redist\\DXSETUP.exe" "nvidia"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\AtTheOutset\\nvidiajunction11.bat" "winruntime"="d:\\Downloads\\winruntime.bat" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] "ECMenu"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\7. EcMenu_v1.6\\EcMenu_x64.exe" "UWT"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\22. UWT\\Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.8.exe" "PowerProfiles"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\main batch files\\NPowerCfgProfiles.bat" "inbound"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\inboundcall.bat" "inbound2"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\inboundcall2.bat" "preppingmaster"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\prepping\\preppingmaster.bat" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] "ECMenu"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\7. EcMenu_v1.6\\EcMenu_x64.exe" "UWT"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\22. UWT\\Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.8.exe" "PowerProfiles"="D:\\ESSENTIALS\\LaunchBar\\15. whats2Bdun\\main batch files\\NPowerCfgProfiles.bat" "inbound"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\inboundcall.bat" "inbound2"="E:\\OSCustomizer\\whats2Bdun\\.AtTheOutset\\prepping\\inboundcall2.bat" "preppingmaster"="E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\prepping\preppingmaster.bat"

I can send you some they are mostly batch files that automate some of the processes let me show you some for instance, winntsetup (with autounattend.html and nvidia driver at the outset) is followed by first deployment. once at the desktop, setupcomplete.cmd is lauched, whose content I will post below @ECHO OFF set CDROM= FOR %%I IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST "%%I:\Updates\Win10MarkerFile.txt" SET CDROM=%%I: if "%CDROM%"=="" goto skipHEVC dism /Online /Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackagePath:"%CDROM%\Updates\HEVC\Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension_2.0.61931.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.appx" /SkipLicense :skipHEVC if "%CDROM%"=="" goto skipDX9 start /w "" "%CDROM%\Updates\DX9\DXSETUP.exe" /silent :skipDX9 set CDROM= fsutil behavior set disableLastAccess 1 >nul 2>&1 net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited >nul 2>&1 powercfg /h off >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 48e6b7a6-50f5-4782-a5d4-53bb8f07e226 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e 0 >nul 2>&1 powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 6738e2c4-e8a5-4a42-b16a-e040e769756e 0 >nul 2>&1 certutil -addstore -f authroot "%windir%\Setup\Scripts\AuthRoot.sst" >nul 2>&1 set "PF=%ProgramFiles%" if not "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" set "PF=%ProgramFiles(x86)%" set EdgeSetup= for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s /a-d "%PF%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\setup.exe" 2^>nul') do (set "EdgeSetup=%%i") if "%EdgeSetup%"=="" goto skipEdgeUinstall start /w "" "%EdgeSetup%" --uninstall --system-level --force-uninstall rd /s /q "%PF%\Microsoft\Edge" >nul 2>&1 :skipEdgeUinstall set EdgeSetup= for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s /a-d "%PF%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe" 2^>nul') do (set "EdgeSetup=%%dpi") if "%EdgeSetup%"=="" goto skipEdgeUpdateUinstall if exist "%EdgeSetup%MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" start /w "" "%EdgeSetup%MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /unregsvc if exist "%EdgeSetup%MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" start /w "" "%EdgeSetup%MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /uninstall if exist "%EdgeSetup%psmachine_64.dll" start /w "" "%windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe" /u /s "%EdgeSetup%psmachine_64.dll" if exist "%EdgeSetup%psmachine.dll" start /w "" "%windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe" /u /s "%EdgeSetup%psmachine.dll" rd /s /q "%PF%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" >nul 2>&1 rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" >nul 2>&1 if not "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" ( reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "version" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "path" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "UninstallCmdLine" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\UsageStats" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update" /f >nul 2>&1 ) if "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" ( reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "version" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "path" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" /v "UninstallCmdLine" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\UsageStats" /f >nul 2>&1 reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update" /f >nul 2>&1 ) set "EdgeSettings={56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062},{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5},{F3C4FE00-EFD5-403B-9569-398A20F1BA4A}" set "EdgeKeys=on-logon,on-logon-autolaunch,on-logon-startup-boost,on-os-upgrade" for %%e in (%EdgeSettings%) do ( for %%k in (%EdgeKeys%) do ( if "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" ( reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnLogon" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnOSUpgrade" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnLogon" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnOSUpgrade" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 ) if not "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" ( reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnLogon" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnOSUpgrade" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnLogon" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "AutoRunOnOSUpgrade" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\%%e\Commands\%%k" /v "Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f >nul 2>&1 ) ) ) set EdgeSettings= set EdgeKeys= :skipEdgeUpdateUinstall set PF= set EdgeSetup= start /w "" "%ProgramFiles%\OpenShellSetup_4_4_191.exe" /qn ADDLOCAL=StartMenu rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open-Shell" >nul 2>&1 del /q /f "%ProgramFiles%\OpenShellSetup_4_4_191.exe" >nul 2>&1 call "D:\ESSENTIALS\Primo Ramdisk Server Edition 5.6.0 @Essentials\_Primo Ramdisk Server Edition 5.6.0 SilentInstall (inno).bat" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\prepping\1ST.bat" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\16. whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\8. svbus13latest\bin\instx64.exe" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\overallestninoultimatereservemanager.bat" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\15. whats2Bdun\15. Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Redist\DXSETUP.exe" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\AtTheOutset\nvidiajunction11.bat" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\15. whats2Bdun\7. EcMenu_v1.6\EcMenu_x64.exe" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\15. whats2Bdun\22. UWT\Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.8.exe" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\15. whats2Bdun\main batch files\NPowerCfgProfiles.bat" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\prepping\inboundcall.bat" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\prepping\inboundcall2.bat" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\.AtTheOutset\prepping\preppingmaster.bat" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\14. Winslop.exe.lnk" call "D:\ESSENTIALS\LaunchBar\13. RepairKit-1.3.8.exe.lnk" call "E:\OSCustomizer\whats2Bdun\winscript.bat" call "d:\Downloads\winruntime.bat"