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Changes for v1.9.0.7290 - v1.9.0.7330

  • Fix
  • Source: Crash after processing with a certain combination of WinRE and Delete editions tasks
  • Source: WinRE on live install (C:\Windows) handling
  • Settings: Event Viewer channel settings weren’t fully saved to preset for session reload (now needs resaving)
  • Components-Win10_2004: ‘Kernel Debugger’ leftovers
  • Components-Win10_2004: ‘Cortana’ removal Start menu popup delay
  • Upgrade
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Korean (Redrabbit)



Changes for v1.8.0.7095 - v1.8.0.7137

  • New
  • Settings: ‘Desktop icon size’ option
  • Settings: Search ‘Find My Files’ (Enhanced search) option
  • Settings: Security Center ‘All notifications’ and ‘Non-critical notifications’ options
  • Upgrade
  • Registry: REG file integration now can apply to protected keys
  • Fix
  • Settings: Win7 ‘Navigation Pane’ settings not remembered in preset
  • Settings: Search ‘Finish setting up my device online’ was not working for certain Win10 versions
  • Settings: ‘Notifications’, ‘Radios’ and ‘Diagnostics app access’ options were not working for certain Win10 versions
  • Components: ‘Web Account Manager’ now removes Settings – Sign-in Options
  • UI: Crash after finishing certain combination of tasks



Changes for v1.8.0.7080 - v1.8.0.7095

  • NEW
  • Settings-20H1: ‘Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device online’ option
  • UPGRADE
  • General: Windows 10 build 18956 Insider Preview support
  • Downloader: State column split
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Portugues-Brasil (Igor)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win7: Driver integration might fail after driver removals
  • Components-Win7: ‘Shell Search’ removal leftovers (first disable Feature for UI removal)



Changes for v1.7.6.6912 - v1.8.0.6962

  • NEW
  • Source: ‘Remove Reinstalls’ tool, useful for cleaning Win10 1903 cumulative update-returned component parts
  • UPGRADE
  • Installer: Chinese Simplified translation
  • Components: ‘Unified Telemetry Client (Asimov)’ renamed to ‘Telemetry Client’
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou77)
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Windows Media Player 32-bit’ removal could cause errors when WMP 64 is opening videos from File Explorer
  • Components: ‘Unified Telemetry Client’ removal could break Search tray UI in Win10 1903 image
  • Components: ‘Unified Telemetry Client’ removal could break ‘Program Compatibility Assistant Service’ in Win10 1903 image



Changes for v1.7.5.6842 - v1.7.6.6912

  • NEW
  • Source: Win10 1903 18362 support
  • Settings-1903: Defender ‘Tamper Protection’
  • Settings-1903: ‘Reserved storage’ (image only)
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Better cumulative update and DISM compatibility after removals
  • Updates: Better update cleanup ‘Complete’ compatibility, removed ‘Compatible’ option
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Russian (Den-s)
  • FIX
  • Unattended: German ISO selected Timezone value could be wrongly set
  • Components: Chinese ISO taskhostw crash on sysprep after removing all keyboards
  • Source: Online image listed non-existing “windows.wim” on unload



Changes for v1.7.4.6790 - v1.7.5.6842

  • NEW
  • Source: Windows RT (ARM 32-bit) basic loading support (no official support)
  • Components: ‘Netflix’ compatibility option
  • UPGRADE
  • Settings: Toggling Settings and Unattended page values with a single click, with color state indicators
  • Source: AOMEI Backupper load boot.wim support
  • Components-1903: CDPUser and Error Reporting services removal does not need live lock any more
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Dutch (René), Turkish (SALiH DRD)
  • FIX
  • UI: Checking for updates no longer blocks UI
  • UI: Source page UI lists weren’t properly refreshing in certain multimonitor scaling situations
  • Updates: update.mum (extracted CAB) integration handling
  • Components: ‘Gaming Peripherals’ and ‘Input Processors’ leftovers
  • Components: Win8.1 ‘Unified Telemetry Client’ leftovers after the latest rollups
  • Source: Export/image file structure optimization was skipped if only non-deletable editions were on the image



Changes for v1.7.3.6761 - v1.7.4.6790

  • NEW
  • Downloader: Proxy support, enter credentials in File-Settings
  • UPGRADE
  • Source: Architecture handling rewritten, enables test ARM64 support preview
  • Source: Loading image edition directly that needs to be converted will keep all editions
  • UI: Yes and No to all options for components checking prompts (instead of just Skip all)
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Korean (Redrabbit), Farsi (Mona mon)
  • FIX
  • Source: Propagating tasks from boot.wim to install.esd could crash the tool
  • Source: Expand state remembered for unmounted install images
  • Components: ‘Diagnostics’ removal was breaking directory ownership popup in Explorer
  • Components: ‘Media Player’ preset loading could recheck it
  • Components: TaskHostW could be crashing after a specific removal combination
  • Unattended: Autofill selects first available image language if the host language is absent
  • Post-setup: Error messages with % sign could cause a crash



Changes for v1.7.2.6717 - v1.7.3.6761

  • General: Temporarily removed expired tool certificate (blocked by admin popup)
  • 1.7.3.6760
  • NEW
  • Source: Windows 10 Preview 20H1 build 18836 support
  • Source: Unload all mounted images in a folder option
  • Unattended: Disable mode, to remove any unattended settings from the image
  • Unattended: Autofill ‘Windows PE’ sub-option, sets only the boot segment with host choices
  • Components: ‘Text Services Framework (MSCTF)’ – 64 and 32 bit
  • Components: ‘Microsoft Edge’ compatibility option
  • Settings: ‘Action Center’
  • Settings: ‘Typing insights’
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘Windows Performance Recorder’ split from ‘Performance Counters’
  • UI: Preset file operations unlocked during processing and loading
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Turkish (SALiH DRD), Spanish (Oleada), Russian (Den-s),
  • Portuguese-Brasil (Igor), Italian (gabritb01), French (tistou77), Dutch (René),
  • Chinese Traditional (Matt), Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Arabic (thamermousa)
  • FIX
  • Source: Host Refresh crash if using ESD image
  • Components: Win10 1803 IE removal breaking ms-settings shortcuts after a CU update
  • Components: Win10 1903 ‘Display Policy Service’ removal Settings – Display crash
  • Components: DISM full Rebase had issues after some removals
  • Components: ‘UAC’ and ‘Input Service’ 64 bit removal could break 1809 setup
  • Components: VMware Guest compatibility removed (not necessary at this point)
  • Updates: .NET 3.5 template 32 bit detection
  • UI: boot.wim Settings applying in certain situations not going to 100%



Changes for v1.7.2.6703 - v1.7.2.6717

  • NEW
  • Source: Windows 10 Preview 1903 build 18329 support
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘VMware Guest’ compatibility option
  • Components: ‘Push Notifications Service’ removes more
  • Components: Removed ‘UAC’ from ‘Store’ and ‘OOBE’ compatibilities
  • Components: Removed ‘Radio Management’ from ‘WLAN’ compatibility
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou77), Turkish (SALiH DRD)
  • FIX
  • Components: Various SFC errors after removals
  • Components: Better cumulative update support after removals for a DISM rebased image



Changes for v1.7.2.6650 - v1.7.2.6680

  • NEW
  • Source: Windows Preview build 18309 support
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘Connected Devices Platform User Service’ split from ‘CDPSVC’
  • Components: ‘Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support’ split from ‘Windows Error Reporting’
  • UI: Existing ISO file overwrite warning added to the Apply preview
  • UI: Allowing adding latest online updates during a Host Refresh session
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou77), Russian (Den-s), Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Greek (Soulimiotis)
  • FIX
  • Components: RuntimeBroker errors after some removals (mostly 19H1 Preview)
  • Components: ‘People’ app removal wasn’t hiding the tray option
  • Components: ‘Store’ live removal was leaving an empty stuck taskbar shortcut
  • Components: ‘Remote Desktop Server’ removal breaking live cumulative update post-reboot
  • Components: Apps could be crashing if IE and Edge both were removed
  • Source: boot.wim loading could hang
  • Registry: Integration of a unicode REG file support



Changes for v1.7.1.6630 - v1.7.2.6650

  • NEW
  • UI: Command line parameters support (see ntlite.exe /?)
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘Servicing Stack (DISM)’ compatibility option (explicit switch as was keeping the ‘Windows Update’ component)
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Italian (gabritb01), Korean (Redrabbit), Farsi (Mona mon), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Dutch (René),
  • French (tistou77), Portuguese-Brasil (Igor), Turkish (SALiH)
  • FIX
  • Components: Win7 ‘Accessibility Tools’ removal breaking ‘On-Screen Keyboard’
  • Components: Win7 ‘Human Interface Service’ removal Hid.dll error
  • Downloader: Checking updates was resetting the filter row
  • UI-Source: Preset name sorting was disabling Preset toolbar buttons



Changes for v1.7.1.6623 - v1.7.1.6627

  • FIX
  • Post-setup: Duplicate entries in some situations



Changes for v1.7.1.6593 - v1.7.1.6623

  • FIX
  • Components: Improved 1809 Windows Update compatibility after removals
  • Components: .NET Cache component removal leftovers
  • Components: ‘Printing’ removal in some cases breaking image installation
  • Components: ‘Internet Explorer’ removal breaking Edge
  • Components: ‘Photo Codec’ removal breaking desktop and tray icons
  • Components: ‘Windows Connection Manager’ breaking Settings – Network Center
  • Components: Win7 ‘Sound Themes’ removal if default sounds kept
  • Unattended: Post-setup page and SetupComplete are now allowing duplicate lines
  • UI: File-Settings was disabled after processing



Changes for v1.7.1.6572 - v1.7.1.6593

  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Win 8.1 ‘Windows Store’ split from ‘Core Metro Support’
  • Components: ‘Remote Desktop Services ActiveX Client’ split back from ‘Remote Desktop Client’, needed for HyperV
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for German (KrX), Italian (gabritb01), Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Korean (Redrabbit)
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Mobile PC’ removal breaking ‘Windows Connection Manager’
  • Components: ‘SMB Server Common’ removal was breaking ‘HyperV’
  • Components: ‘Telemetry Client’ removal was breaking Store-updated ‘Mail’
  • Components: ‘HyperV’ removal could break Visual Studio setup
  • Components: Win 8.1 ‘Windows Search’ removal was breaking ‘Shell Search’
  • UI: Blue text more readable in a dark theme



Changes for v1.7.0.6545 - v1.7.1.6572

  • NEW
  • Unattended: Optional ‘Computer name’ prompt during setup, select or type [Prompt] to enable it
  • UPGRADE
  • UI: ‘Removed files’ counter and image sizes now show hard links
  • UI: Max number of tool instances increased to 2x of CPU threads
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Turkish (SALiH)
  • FIX
  • Components: 1809’s new PSFX update format compatibility after removals (error 0x800f0982)
  • Components: ‘Bitlocker’ removal breaking 1809 Cumulative Update install
  • UI: Startup delay while checking temp folder permissions
  • UI: Various minor UI fixes



Changes for v1.7.0.6510 - v1.7.0.6545

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: ‘Clipboard History’
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Turkish (SALiH)
  • UPGRADE
  • Updates: 1809 Cumulative Update MSU support
  • Components: ‘Map Control’ split from ‘Windows Maps’
  • Components: Driver INFs without hardware IDs are now listed
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening)
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘PDF Reader’ removal could cause ‘Edge’ crashing
  • Components: ‘Passport’ removal was breaking ‘Security Center’
  • Components: ‘RemoteFX’ still listed after removal if ‘HyperV Guest’ not removed
  • Components-1809: ‘SNMP’ detection
  • Components-1809: ‘Scanners’ detection
  • Components-1809: Various removal leftovers
  • Updates: Occational crash after updating, before Feature Config
  • Downloader: Incomplete download could cause a crash



Changes for v1.7.0.6500 - v1.7.0.6510

  • NEW
  • Source: Win10 RS5 (1809) Build 17763 support (also many existing components were not detected)
  • Source: Win10 Preview Build 18237 support
  • Components: ‘Remote Desktop Licensing’
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘Encrypting File System (EFS)’ Feature split from the service (needed for RS5)
  • UI-Language: Thanks for Korean (Redrabbit)
  • FIX
  • Components: Unchecking ‘EVR’ fixed and reduced popups for tied components
  • Components-Win10: ‘MobilePC Location’ component detection on RS4+



Changes for v1.6.3.6440 - v1.7.0.6500

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: Cortana – Activity recommendations when switching devices
  • Tweaks: Cortana – Use my signed-in devices history
  • Components: ‘Recovery Reset support’ compatibility option
  • Components: ‘Nvidia driver setup installer’ compatibility option
  • Components: ‘Spotify’ compatibility option
  • UPGRADE
  • Source: Windows 10 build 17755 RS5 preview support
  • Components: Dynamic depenency linking among Apps
  • Components: SMBv2 split into the Client and Server
  • UI-Components: Unchecking master component will prompt before unchecking far dependees
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Mixed Reality’ removal was breaking ‘Sensor Data Service’
  • Components: ‘Store’ removal was breaking ‘Sticky Notes’
  • Components: ‘LockApp’ removal could break Start menu
  • UI: Unattended-Join network could select both radio buttons at once
  • UI: Minimized error prompt blocking view



Changes for v1.6.3.6400 - v1.6.3.6440

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: ‘Recycle Bin – Display delete confirmation dialog’
  • Tweaks-RS4: ‘Edge Desktop shortcut creation’
  • Tweaks-RS4: ‘Defender Account Protection warning to use an MS Account’
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Containers’ removal was breaking an app download from the ‘Store’
  • Updates: IE11 spelling and hyphenation CAB integration sorting (‘not applicable’ error)



Changes for v1.6.3.6373 - v1.6.3.6400

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: ‘Command Prompt in directory context menus’
  • Tweaks: ‘Remote access to administrative shares’
  • Tweaks: ‘Show People on the taskbar’
  • Components: Manual option to permanently protect components in the settings.xml ‘LockComponents’
  • UPDATE
  • Components: Disabling the Explorer warning “Indexing service not running” if Search is removed
  • UI: Thanks for French (tistou), Chinese Simplified (Gskening)
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Tablet PC’ and ‘Telemetry Client’ removals were breaking the ‘Sticky Notes’ app
  • Components: Driver removal better separates multiple versions of the same driver



Changes for v1.6.3.6240 - v1.6.3.6373

  • FIX
  • Updates-Win8.1: .NET 4.7.2 language pack sorting fix
  • Components: ‘ICS’ removal was breaking Edge deployment
  • Components: ‘Xbox App’ removal was breaking Solitaire
  • ISO: KB4339277 extracted into the image folder would error out the ISO creation
  • UPDATE
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Greek (Soulimiotis), Dutch (Rene), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Russian (Den-s), Korean (Redrabbit), Farsi (Mona mon), Spanish (Oleada), German (KrX), Arabic (thamermousa)
  • UI: Minor improvements



Changes for v1.6.2.6220 - v1.6.3.6240

  • New
  • Source: Win10 RS5 17686 support
  • Source: Load preset Overwrite/Append options
  • Update
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou)
  • Fix
  • UI: Cancelling a second instance of the tool would crash on closing



Changes for v1.6.1.6190 - v1.6.2.6220

  • New
  • Updates: ‘Clean update backup’ split into modes (DISM, Compatible and Complete)
  • Components: VPN support compatibility option
  • Update
  • UI: Light theme updated for more contrast
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Italian (gabritb01)
  • Fix
  • Updates-1803: Error 87 could happen in some environments when integrating a cumulative update with configuring Features
  • Updates-Win7: Platform update integration order improvement, solves some extra Windows Update detection
  • Components-1083: ‘ICS’ removal could cause OOBE setup reboot
  • Components-Win7: ‘DWM’ removal could cause a ‘dwmapi.dll’ setup error
  • Components-Win7: Search removal was breaking Shell search



Changes for v1.6.0.6174 - v1.6.1.6190

  • New
  • Source: Edit image edition Name and Description in the context menu
  • Updates: .NET Framework 3.5 template option (Add-Template)
  • Update
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Italian Installer (bovirus)
  • Fix
  • Source: Delete edition was temporarily hanging the UI
  • Components: Defender removal could remove the empty Run key, now protected for compatibility



Changes for v1.5.0.6080 - v1.5.0.6105

  • New
  • Settings: ‘Accent Color (LogonUI)’
  • Upgrade
  • Source: Win10 RS4 17128 support
  • Components: ‘Storage Service’ in Win10 polished and unlocked as safer to remove
  • Fix
  • Components: Photos could autoclose after being removed and reinstalled from Store
  • Components: LTSB image Windows Store detection
  • Components: SFC removal was breaking VC-runtimes in Windows 7
  • Components: EventLog removal could cause an OOBE loop in Win10 14393
  • Components: ‘Language Pack setup’ removal made live only, breaks Settings-search if removed from image
  • Components: Scanner drivers were protected from removal if Printing kept
  • Settings: ‘Accent Color’ on images, Windows setup resets the value
  • UI: Export progress bar could show incorrect values when multiple images were processed in sequence
  • UI: Image Tasks checkboxes were not set correctly initially



Changes for v1.5.0.6025 - v1.5.0.6080

  • Upgrade
  • UI: Preset list header clickable for sorting by name
  • UI: Better progress bar behavior when exporting multiple editions and preparing data
  • Fix
  • Post-setup: There could be command reordering mismatches after reloading previously edited image
  • Components: Snapping tool removal was breaking OneNote (Desktop Experience missing message)
  • Components: Removing Maps or Printing were breaking the Photos app
  • Components: MiracastView removal could cause a long lasting blank screen on logon after 1607 CU install
  • Components: Now allowing printer drivers removal if Printing and Windows Update kept (updating support balancing)
  • Components: Containers removal could break Sysprep
  • UI: Windows versions listed like before, in pre-RS4 (e.g. Windows 10 Pro instead of Windows Professional)



Changes for v1.5.0.5955 - v1.5.0.6025

  • NEW
  • Settings: ‘Display the lock screen’
  • Settings: ‘Display last user name in logon screen’
  • Settings: ‘Use classic logon’
  • Components: ‘Volume Shadow Service API’
  • UPGRADE
  • Source: Win10 RS4 17093 support
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Korean (Redrabbit), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Farsi (Mona mon),
  • Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Spanish (Oleada), Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft),
  • Dutch (Rene), Italian (gabritb01)
  • FIX
  • Components: Bluetooth removal was breaking Windows Mobile Hotspot Service
  • Components: Bitlocker removal could break cumulative update in some cases
  • Unattended: CopyProfile option was set in the wrong stage, non-functional
  • Source: Crash could happen after saving the image



Changes for v1.5.0.5950 - v1.5.0.5955

  • UPGRADE
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Italian (gabritb01), Czech (Tom)
  • FIX
  • Updates: Language package integration wasn’t applied to boot.wim
  • Source: boot.wim image edition deletion protection with ‘Manual setup’ kept unlocked for optional removal



Changes for v1.5.0.5930 - v1.5.0.5950

  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Split ‘Anti-Malware Scan Interface’ from ‘Defender’
  • Components: Split ‘Windows NAT Driver’ from ‘HyperV’
  • FIX
  • Drivers: Driver page selected Hardware List was not saved in a preset
  • Components: TPM removal was breaking UEFI Shift+Reset boot menu
  • Components: Dependency notes might contain listed duplicates
  • Components: ‘Memory Diagnostic’ removal was breaking 1607 CU install
  • Components: ‘IE Engine’ instead of ‘Internet Explorer UI’ is needed for MMC Extended View
  • Components: ‘Search Shell’ removal could break OOBE at the end of Windows setup



Changes for v1.5.0.5855 - v1.5.0.5930

  • UPGRADE
  • Source: Win10 RS4 17074 support
  • Components: ‘Recovery Agent’ split from ‘Windows Recovery’ (needed for Bitlocker/TPM and UEFI/dual boot menus)
  • Components: ISO image components, those outside of a WIM, grouped in their own section
  • Components: Improved Feature configuration support after removals, use Windows Update compatibility option
  • Components: Improved cumulative update component removal cleanup
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10: ‘MicrosoftStickyNotes’ removal was breaking ‘Edge’ PDF functionality
  • Components-Win10: ‘Mixed Reality’ and ‘Media Streaming’ detection in N-editions
  • Components: ‘IE Engine’ removal was breaking some portable apps
  • Components-Win7: ‘Accessibility’ removal was breaking ‘Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard’
  • Unattended-Win7: Localized images Administrator enabling
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Russian (Den-s), Italian (gabritb01), Dutch (Rene), Spanish (Oleada), Farsi (Mona mon), Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Portugues-Brasil (Igor)



Changes for v1.5.0.5840 - v1.5.0.5855

  • UPGRADE
  • Settings: Added Expand/Collapse buttons
  • FIX
  • Components: Win7 Shell Search removal was breaking Libraries
  • Components: Loading preset after opening compatibilities was crashing
  • Drivers: Inserting drivers from a directory named windows* would not show anything
  • Post-setup: Adding second Command through the UI would do nothing, false duplicate detection
  • UI: Tool visual style was not properly saved between restarts



Changes for v1.4.1.5741 - v1.5.0.5840

  • UPGRADE
  • Source: Windows 10 RS4 17046 support
  • Source: O&O Bluecon v15 boot.wim support
  • Components: WinSxS Component Store removal includes update packages
  • FIX
  • Post-Setup: Command sorting could be mixed on some preset loads
  • Post-Setup: Command applying would not indicate progress in identical commands with different parameters
  • Components: Win10 1607 ‘Firewall’ and ‘Performance counters’ removals were breaking Metro UI
  • Components: Win7 Search removal was breaking library shortcuts



Changes for v1.4.1.5675 - v1.4.1.5741

  • UPGRADE
  • Unattended: Localized ‘Administrator’ account enabling support
  • Components: ‘Sync Host – Additional languages’ split from ‘Sync Host’
  • Post-setup: All file types allowed as non-executables, passive type (copied only)
  • UI-Updates: Better displayed name for some updates, like the Adobe Flash update
  • UI-Components: Prompt for rechecking sub-components now has a ‘Skip all’ option
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt),
  • German (KrX), Arabic (thamermousa), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Farsi (Mona mon), French (tistou),
  • Russian (Den-s), Spanish (Oleada), Italian (gabritb01), Dutch (Rene)
  • FIX
  • Source: ESD conversion setup.wim.wim error
  • Config: ‘Restore Photo Viewer’ preset saving
  • Components: ‘Sticky Notes’ removal was breaking ‘Maps’ app
  • Components: ‘Store’ sign-in requirement for ‘AAD Broker Plugin’ removed
  • Components: ‘Speech Recognition’ removal was breaking ‘On-Screen Keyboard’
  • Components: Driver class automatically protected if a driver of that class is protected
  • Components-RS3: Leftovers for ‘User Data Access service’, ‘Containers’, ‘Windows Media Codec’, ‘Defender’, ‘Zip folder’
  • Components: Build 5740 issue removing services on Win8.1, recommended update for all OS versions



Changes for v1.4.1.5632 - v1.4.1.5675

  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Auto-cleanup of pending Windows file renames in Live edit
  • Components-Win10: ‘Edge’ removal could break setting default browser
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Diagnostics’ removes ‘Diagnostic Execution Service’
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Sounds’ removes more
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Windows Mail/CommunicationApps’ leftovers
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘.NET WPF’ leftovers
  • Components: ‘.NET WPF Core’ split for Kaspersky UI and potentially others
  • Components-Win8.1: ‘HyperV’ leftovers
  • Presets: Right-click Open file location for presets
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Spanish (Oleada), Dutch (Rene), Farsi (Mona mon), French (tistou), Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Spanish International (Eduardo), Italian (gabritb01)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Fax’ and ‘Internet Printing Client’ detection fixed
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Edge Html’ removal could slow down MSC opening
  • Components-Win10: ‘Containers’ removal could cause app start filter error
  • Components-Win10: ‘Insider hub’ removal could break Store app download
  • Updates-Win7: SP1 existing package detection fixed
  • Sources: Expired feature subscription could cause skipped image saving



Changes for v1.4.1.5625 - v1.4.1.5632

  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Wallet Service’ removal with “Wallet” app
  • Components-Win10RS3 detection of components:
  • ‘Push Notifications’
  • ‘Application compatibility’
  • ‘Device Association Service’
  • ‘Windows Insider Hub’
  • ‘Location Service’
  • Missing Features like ‘Fax’ and ‘Internet Printing Client’
  • Components: ‘SMB Server v1 & v2’ merged with ‘SMB v1 & v2’
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Spanish (Oleada)



Changes for v1.4.1.5590 - v1.4.1.5625

  • Source: Win10RS3 build 16299 support
  • Components-Win10RS3: ‘Guarded Host’
  • UPDATE
  • Components: ‘Windows Update’ leftovers
  • Components: ‘EventLog Service’ added to Windows Update compatibility
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou)
  • FIX
  • Components: Improved Win7 update compatibility after removals



Changes for v1.4.1.5565 - v1.4.1.5590

  • UPDATE
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), German (KrX), Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Spanish (Oleada)
  • FIX
  • Components: Improved cumulative update compatibility after removals
  • Components: Win10 .NET WPF component detection
  • Components: ‘Mixed Reality’ removal was breaking Edge Settings
  • Components: ‘Printing’ removal was breaking 15063.608 CU install



Changes for v1.4.0.5537 - v1.4.1.5565

  • NEW
  • Post-setup: ‘Install VMware Tools’ template if VMWare detected on the host
  • Unattended: Boot to Audit mode Reseal option for easier base image auditing
  • Components-Win10: ‘Azure Active Directory’
  • UPDATE
  • Components: Defrag does not need Bitlocker for partition Shrink operation
  • Components: ‘Microsoft Account’ and ‘Mixed Reality’ remove more
  • Source: List mounted images even if parent directory is removed for easier cleanup using unload
  • UI: Tooltips are displayed for a longer period of time
  • UI: Showing elapsed processing time in the complete message
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Italian (gabritb01), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), French (tistou), Arabic (thamermousa)
  • FIX
  • Components: Win7 components detection was missing ‘Dvd Maker’ and ‘Games’
  • Components: ‘User Device Registration’ removal was breaking CU install on 1703 RTM
  • Components: Fix for 14393 blank screen on logon after some removals



Changes for v1.3.1.5060 - v1.4.0.5537

  • UPDATE
  • Source: More flexible ISO boot sector handling, support for Acronis and similar WinPE images
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Chinese Traditional (Matt)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10: ClouldExperience removal, or Update Cleanup could cause WIFI settings page crash
  • Components-Win10: Removing WWAN while keeping Provision would stuck setup on ‘Getting Ready’



Changes for v1.3.1.5060 - v1.4.0.5500 Beta

  • NEW
  • Components: ‘Picture password’
  • Components-Win10: ‘Natural Authentication’
  • Components-Win10: ‘Spatial Sound (3D Audio)’
  • Tweaks: ‘DISM ResetBase functionality’
  • UPDATE
  • Components-Win10: ‘VPN’, ‘Mixed reality’ and ‘Media Streaming’ leftovers
  • Components-Win10RS3: Xbox GIP, POS and VPN detection
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening), French (tistou)
  • FIX
  • Components: Language removals, SFC error
  • Source: Win7 status bar updated version, was always showing SP1 build



Changes for v1.3.0.5024 - v1.3.1.5060

  • NEW
  • Unattended: Skip Welcome Center (SkipUserOOBE), Skip Windows Welcome (SkipMachineOOBE)
  • Tweaks: ‘Quick access’
  • Tweaks: ‘Show frequently used folders in Quick access’
  • Tweaks: ‘Show recently used files in Quick access’
  • Tweaks: ‘Open File Explorer to’
  • Tweaks: ‘Hide folder merge conflicts’
  • Tweaks: ‘Use Sharing Wizard’
  • Tweaks: ‘Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar’
  • Tweaks: ‘Let Microsoft provide more tailored experiences with relevant tips and recommendations by using your diagnostic data’
  • Tweaks: ‘Include drivers with Windows Updates’
  • Tweaks: Prompt ‘Windows Update is on its way’ message
  • Components-Compatibility: ‘Samsung Switch’ protection option
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Czech (Tom)
  • UPDATE
  • Components: ‘Edge HTML core’ split from ‘IE Engine’
  • Components: Moved ‘Windows Update’ under ‘Windows Component Store’
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Arabic (thamermousa), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Farsi (Mona mon), French (tistou),
  • Italian (gabritb01), Spanish (Oleada)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win8.1: ‘Core Metro Services’ removal login issue
  • Components-Win10: Sysprep generalize error after some app removals
  • Components-Win10: Skip error prompt if connected online while installing
  • Components-Win10.1703.332: ‘Bitlocker’ causing WinSetup.dll error during install
  • Source: Server 2008 R1 Core image loading



Changes for v1.3.0.5020 - v1.3.0.5024

  • UPGRADE
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Paint 3D’ split from ‘Paint’
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10.15063.250: ‘Windows Search’ removal was having the ‘sihost.exe’ logon error
  • Features: Auto-saved preset was saving all features as enabled when using ‘Install Updates wizard’



Changes for v1.2.2.4984 - v1.3.0.5020

  • NEW
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Devices Flow’
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Wi-Fi Direct Services Connection Manager Service’
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Windows Mixed Reality’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the start button right-click menu’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Use Hotspot 2.0 Online Sign-Up to get connected’
  • UPGRADE
  • Components-Win10RS2: Associated Settings pages of the removed components are now hidden upon removal
  • Components-Win10: ‘User Data Storage and Access services’ was split into ‘User Data Access’, ‘User Data Storage’ and ‘Contact Data’
  • Components: gpedit.msc does not need ‘WMI Core’ any more
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Arabic (thamermousa), Spanish (Oleada), Portugues-Brasil (Igor)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10RS2: Live app removal was breaking Sysprep Generalize
  • Components-Win10: ‘User Data Storage and Access services’ was breaking notifications
  • Components-Win10: ‘Windows Reader’ is renamed to ‘Windows PDF Engine’
  • Components: Leftovers for ‘Mobile Device Management’, ‘Media Streaming’, ‘Xbox App’, ‘Miracast’, ‘Paint’, ‘Point Of Service’



Changes for v1.2.1.4944 - v1.2.2.4984

  • NEW
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Automatically install suggested apps’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen”
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Occasionally show suggestions in Start’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Pre-installed apps’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Pre-installed OEM apps’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Show me Windows welcome experience after updates’
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: ‘Windows lock screen spotlight’
  • UPGRADE
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘System Resource Usage Monitoring’ removes more and renamed to ‘Data Usage service’
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Spanish (Oleada), Arabic (thamermousa)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Camera Framework Server’ removal was breaking ‘Voice Recorder’
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Radio Management’ added to WLAN Compatibility
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘Tablet PC’ removal was breaking ‘Sticky Notes’
  • Components-Win10RS2: ‘WindowsMaps’ removal was crashing Settings ‘Change where new content is saved’



Changes for v1.2.1.4916 - v1.2.1.4944

  • NEW
  • Tweaks-Win10RS2: “Show sync provider notifications”
  • UPGRADE
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Farsi (Mona mon), French (tistou), Italian (gabritb01), Arabic (thamermousa)
  • FIX
  • Components-Win7: Disk cleanup updates, was stuck after some removals
  • Tweaks: “On resume, display logon screen” type fixed



Changes for v1.2.0.4861 - v1.2.1.4916

  • General: Win10 Insider Preview 15048 support
  • Tweaks: ‘Privacy’ options for OOBE and Settings, Users and Machine (helpful for fully unattended scenarios)
  • Tweaks: ‘Automatic update of the root certificate trust list’
  • Tweaks: ‘Automatic update of the speech models’
  • Tweaks: ‘Collect application inventory’
  • Tweaks: ‘Delivery Optimization’
  • Tweaks: ‘Include Malicious Software Removal Tool updates’
  • Tweaks: ‘OneDrive’ enable/disable
  • Tweaks: ‘Windows Defender’ enable/disable
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Moved ‘Windows Apps’ to a dedicated branch
  • Components: ‘Proximity’ added to Store compatibility
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), German (KrX and Sebastian), Dutch (Rene), Farsi (Mona mon), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Chinese Traditional (Matt)
  • FIX
  • Fix: Telephony removal was breaking People and Calendar apps



Changes for v1.2.0.4830 - v1.2.0.4861

  • UPGRADE
  • Components: “Help file support (CHM)” split from “Windows Help Content”
  • FIX
  • Components-Win7: IKE service leftovers
  • General: Various minor fixes merged from 1.3 beta
  • Updates: build 4860-4861 fixed crash while integrating in certain situations



Changes for v1.2.0.4755 - v1.2.0.4830

  • UPGRADE
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for German (KrX), Dutch (Rene), French (tistou), Italian (gabritb01), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Polish (Macio)
  • FIX
  • Source: ESD conversion from Win7 as a host
  • Components: ‘Accessibility OSK’ SystemWOW64 leftovers
  • Components: ‘Help Wizard’ leftovers
  • Components: Driver removal in a second session after ‘Component Store’ removal
  • Components: Moved ‘Windows Defender’ in live removal as last to reduce slowdown after
  • Components-Win10: ‘Windows Reader’ detection
  • Components-Win10-LTSB2016: ‘Hyper-V’ removals was breaking OOBE



Changes for v1.2.0.4680 - v1.2.0.4755

  • UPGRADE
  • Components-Win7: UAC removal enabled, live only
  • Updates: new KBs support, Win7 recommended stack to KB3177467 only
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Dutch (Rene)
  • FIX
  • Components: big delay at the end of removals in certain combinations
  • Components-Win10: OneDrive leftover with 14393.726 cumulative



Changes for v1.2.0.4550 - v1.2.0.4680

  • Source: Flags ‘none’ image load support
  • Source: Error 18 mount error auto-fix prompt
  • Presets: Component-saved XML entries now have display name next to it
  • FIX
  • Win7-Chinese: ‘Market Themes’ was not detected



Changes for v1.2.0.4500 - v1.2.0.4550

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: ‘Restore Windows Photo Viewer’ option
  • UPGRADE
  • Tweaks-Win10: Disabling of Consumer Experience now works post the 1607 upgrade
  • FIX
  • Source: listing of some custom captured WIMs wasn’t working
  • Source: now also listing moved, previously mounted images, unloading solves stuck image directories
  • Components: removal of some previously integrated drivers was not working, e.g. Intel NVMe



Changes for v1.2.0.4453 - v1.2.0.4500

  • NEW
  • Updates: Autodetection of Servicing Stack updates (important for auto-sort future compatibility)
  • Source: ‘Verify image files’ option in File-Settings (speed or safety when it comes to WIM handling)
  • Components: ‘USB 3G Modem’ and ‘Video Playback’ compatibility options
  • UPGRADE
  • General: File handling is now more resilliant to antivirus interference during editing, and prompts on locked files
  • General-Win10: Preview RS2 build 14955 support
  • FIX
  • Source: Network share image fresh Mount + Load access error popup
  • Components: Applying a Compatibility option was also re-checking sub-components of the protected parent
  • Components-Win7: KB3185330 update was causing some leftovers
  • Updates-Win7: KB943790 MSU now can be added to the list



Changes for v1.2.0.4433 - v1.2.0.4453

  • UPGRADE
  • Config-Services: Descriptions show related components
  • Components: Internet Explorer Engine added to OOBE compatibility
  • FIX
  • General: Load crash tied to duplicate drivers
  • General: Temporary directory on a Ram Drive was not deleting some files
  • Components: Group Policy Client removal could cause logon and UI delay



Changes for v1.2.0.4400 - v1.2.0.4433

  • UPGRADE
  • General: Win10 ‘Preview’ build 14942 (RS2) support
  • FIX
  • Components-Win10LTSB: ‘Xbox’ services removal detection
  • Components-Win8.1: ‘Windows Update’ removal was blanking language list
  • Components-Win7: Setup was aborting with certain removals and KB3102429-v2 integrated



Changes for v1.1.0.4210 - v1.2.0.4400

  • NEW
  • UI: Host Refresh wizard – easily update or change Windows 10 lite without re-installation
  • UI: Install Updates wizard – quickly install already downloaded MSU and CAB updates
  • Components: ‘SmartScreen’
  • Components: ‘SMB Direct (RDMA)’
  • Components: ‘Data Center Bridging (DCB)’
  • Tweaks: ‘Show Task View button’
  • CreateISO: SkipNonStdWimInISO settings.xml option to skip non-standard WIMs
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou), Italian (gabritb01), Dutch (Rene), German (KrX),
  • Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), Portugues-Brasil (Igor),
  • Polish (Macio)
  • UPGRADE
  • Drivers: Existing driver detected on queue insertion
  • Drivers: Integrated or installed 3rd-party drivers split into component per version
  • UI: Source page toolbar split into tabs per category
  • Components: Voice codec wmspdmod removed with ‘Media Codecs’
  • Components-Win10: ‘Skype ORTC’ split from ‘Skype App’
  • Components-Win10: Game bar removed with ‘Xbox App’
  • Components-Win8: ‘Windows Store’
  • Components-Win7: ‘Search shell’ split from ‘Windows Search’
  • Components: Accessories components merged to other sections
  • FIX
  • General: Image handling from a network share
  • General: Crash on saving image
  • Updates: Update Cleanup had driver leftovers
  • Updates-Win8: Update Cleanup error 234
  • Components: ‘Remote Desktop Server’ was breaking WMI Service dependency listing
  • Components-Win7: ‘Cache and temp files’ detection
  • Components-Win7: ‘IPsec Policy Agent’ removal was breaking netsh AdvFirewall
  • Features-Win7: Desktop Gadget Platform state



Changes for v1.1.0.4135 - v1.1.0.4210

  • NEW
  • General: Win10 RS2 build 14905 support
  • Unattended: ‘Compact’ destination OS option
  • Components: ‘Containers’
  • Tweaks: ‘On resume, display logon screen’
  • UPGRADE
  • Updates: Update integration now processed before Features configuration
  • Unattended: Product key split into setup and activation entries
  • Components: ‘Windows Components Database and Store’ enabled for images as well
  • Components: ‘Remote FX’ split from Remote Desktop Server and Client
  • Components: ‘NDIS Packet Capturing (NDISCAP)’ split from Diagnostics
  • Components-Win10-1607: ‘Shell Launcher’ leftovers. And merged to ‘Device Lockdown (Embedded Experience)’
  • Components-Win10-1607: ‘Windows Time’ now also includes Auto Time Zone Updater service
  • Components-Win10-1607: ‘Windows Defender’ leftovers
  • Components-Win10-1607: ‘Telephony’ now also includes Phone Service
  • Tweaks-Win10-1607: More service types displayed on the list
  • UI-Translation: Thanks for Chinese Simplified (Gskening and jockeysoft), Chinese Traditional (Matt), French (tistou), Ukranian (MrHelgi), Dutch (Rene), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), German (KrX), Russian (Den-s), Polish (Macio)
  • FIX
  • Updates: KB3133719 (Media Pack) MSU integration support
  • Components-Win10-1607: ‘Workplace Join’ wasn’t listed
  • Components-Win10-1607: Hyper-V start and switch creation fix depending on other removals
  • Components-Win10-1607: Hyper-V guest removal was blocking Windows Time service startup
  • Post-Setup: UI was crashing if adding and removing an empty command



Changes for v1.1.0.4115 - v1.1.0.4135

  • NEW
  • Tweaks: ‘Automatic activation tweak’
  • Tweaks-WIN10: ‘Automatically download device apps and icons’
  • Tweaks-WIN10: ‘Update device drivers’
  • Tweaks-WIN10-ENT: ‘Automatic installation of sponsored apps (Consumer Features)’
  • FIX
  • Updates: IE11 dependency detection
  • Components: ‘Windows Store’ removal could prevent activation



Changes for v1.1.0.4105 - v1.1.0.4115

  • FIX
  • Components-Win10.1607: Hyper-V removal was causing setup failure



Changes for v1.1.0.4100 - v1.1.0.4105

  • UPGRADE
  • UI: Italian (thx gabritb01)
  • FIX
  • Updates-Win8.1: KB3173424 sorting
  • Components-Win8.1: Windows Appx support removal loop at 99%
  • Unattended: Autofill Computer Name was always in capital letters



Changes for v1.1.0.3990 - v1.1.0.4100

  • UPGRADE
  • General: Windows 10 1607 (build 14393) support
  • Components-Win10: ‘Shell Search’ split from ‘Search’
  • Components-Win10: ‘Xbox Support’ listed on LTSB (it doesn’t have the app)
  • Components-Win10: ‘Windows Mobile Hotspot Service’ removed with ‘Internet Connection Sharing’
  • Components: Live-only removals allowed on boot.wim, smaller boot image
  • UI-Translations: Thanks for Polish (Macio), French (tistou), Dutch (Rene),
  • Chinese Simplified (Gskening), Chinese Traditional (Matt),
  • German (KrX), Portugues-Brasil (Igor), Russian (Den-s)
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Application Compatibility’ was needed for Samsung Magician Rapid mode
  • Components-Win7: ‘IE Engine’ removal was causing Explorer to opening each folder separately
  • Components-Win7: ‘Updates cleanup’ could have leftovers on second pass
  • Components-Win10: ‘Xbox app’ leftovers
  • Components-Win10: ‘IE Engine’ was needed for ms-settings shortcuts
  • CHANGE
  • Components-Win10: ‘Internet Explorer’ removal not Live-only any more
  • Components: XPS merged into Printing, too many dependencies



Changes for v1.1.0.3985 - v1.1.0.3990

  • UPGRADE
  • Post-Setup: DisableSetupCompleteCleanup settings.xml option
  • FIX
  • Source: ESD conversion was broken with the previous update
  • Drivers: Some non-standard INFs 32-bit architecture was not detected
  • Unattended: double-clicking Autologon Username would bug the UI
  • UI: Now using user-defined short date format



Changes for v1.1.0.3960 - v1.1.0.3985

  • UPGRADE
  • Updates-Win10: KB3163018 and KB3149135 support
  • Components: Split ‘On-Screen Keyboard’ to the Accessories and Tablet versions
  • Components-Win10: Now can remove all Metro Apps, no need to keep one
  • FIX
  • Components-Win7: faster removal of built-in printer drivers
  • ISO-Win7: ISO crash with too long file paths on Win7 hosts, now warns
  • Post-setup: processing crash in a certain situation



Changes for v1.1.0.3933 - v1.1.0.3960

  • General: Win10 RS1 14352 support
  • UI: 4k resolution resizing support
  • UPGRADE
  • Updates-Win7: Better KB2592687(RDP 8.0) and KB2830477(RDP 8.1) integration support (not using Runonce any more)
  • Drivers: Host Import/Export enabled for 3rd party drivers only (ensures proper driver signing and less bloat)
  • FIX
  • Drivers: Intel Chipset 32-bit driver architecture detection
  • Components: Terminal Services USB fixed and merged back with RDP Client (was breaking USB3 on Win10RS1)
  • Components-Win7: Journal, Telemetry and Indian keyboard removal fix after rollup update integration
  • Updates-Win7: KB2533552 integration
  • CHANGE
  • Components: HW Support – Xbox Support merged into existing Metro apps



Changes for v1.1.0.3910 - v1.1.0.3933

  • UPGRADE
  • Updates-Win7: Analysis updates (simpler IE11 and Convenience Rollup WU scan fix)
  • FIX
  • Registry: REG integration reports on key permission errors (was silent)
  • CHANGE
  • Components: “Credential Manager” added to the “Windows Store and Apps support” compatibility



Changes for v1.1.0.3860 - v1.1.0.3910

  • NEW
  • General: Win10 Preview RS1 14342 support
  • Updates-Win7SP1: Windows Update Agent 7.6 EXE integration support
  • UPGRADE
  • Updates-Win7: Win10 cumulative update warning (Win7 host cannot integrate those)
  • Updates: Servicing stack KB3140741 detection and recommendation on Win10 1511 image
  • Updates: Some update names are better displayed
  • Components: Storage Spaces, Diagnostics, Biometrics and Internet Explorer remove more
  • FIX
  • General: Load preset was crashing with specific post-setup situation
  • CHANGE
  • Components: Natural Language moved to System
  • Components: Windows Recovery moved under System-SPP



Changes for v1.1.0.3850 - v1.1.0.3860

  • FIX
  • Crash on startup when using Windows 7 RTM as a host
  • Crash when creating ISO from NTFS drive root
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Search faster, and F3 key for Find Next if list focused
  • Features: Select All/None toolbar options
  • CHANGE
  • Components: Do not expand on preset load



Changes for v1.0.0.3690 - v1.1.0.3850

  • General: Win10 RS1.14328 support
  • General: Tool crashdump support, helpful in debugging
  • General: Long path support during process, more than 260 characters
  • Drivers: INF architecture (32/64-bit) detection
  • Components: Fonts
  • Components: ‘Default fonts’ compatibility option
  • Components: ‘Previous install (Windows.old)’
  • Components: ‘Language Panel’
  • Unattended: Reset toolbar option
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: ‘On-Screen Keyboard’ split from ‘Tablet PC’/’Accessibility tools’
  • Components: ‘Windows Journal’ split from ‘Tablet PC’
  • Components: ‘Terminal Services USB Redirector’ split from ‘Remote Desktop Client’
  • Components: ‘Firewall’ merged with ‘Firewall Service’ in pre-Win10
  • Components: ‘Reporting and Telemetry’ group restructured to ‘Remoting and Privacy’
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘WWAN AutoConfig’ removal was crashing ‘Windows Mail’ account setup
  • Components: ‘Task Scheduler’ blank icon



Changes for v1.0.0.3600 - v1.0.0.3690

  • NEW
  • Unattended: Dual architecture mode (useful for AIO with 32 and 64-bit)
  • Components: Manual Setup and Network Map compatibility options
  • UPGRADE
  • General: Win10 RS1 build 14279 support
  • General: Isolated WIM image Post-Setup and runonce update install support
  • Components: EVR split from Media Foundation
  • Post-Setup: VBS and MSP file support
  • FIX
  • Components: Proximity was needed for Windows Store
  • Components-Win7: Mail was needed for People Near Me
  • Components-Win10: WiFi Sense was crashing Manage Wireless Networks
  • Unattended: Server edition UI language wasn’t being detected
  • Updates-Win7: Post-SP1 language pack integration was being skipped
  • Tweaks-Win7: Hide libraries wasn’t working on Win7
  • Features: Save full checklist in the preset



Changes for v1.0.0.3477 - v1.0.0.3600

  • NEW
  • General: Win10 Redstone support (RS1 14257.1000)
  • Components: Network Discovery compatibility option
  • UI: Ukrainian translation. Thx MrHelgi!
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Event Viewer and Event Log Service split
  • Components: IME languages split
  • Components: Chinese split into Simplified and Traditional
  • Components: French (Canadian) split
  • Components: Keyboard removal for kept languages unlocked
  • Components: Showing all referenced compatibilities in component description
  • Components: Wildcard support for the compatibility file protection
  • Unattended: Product key now also used on Welcome screen
  • Unattended: Added ‘Recovery’ partition type
  • UI: Individual removed MB size per component on Apply removal progress
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘Disk Management’ was dependent on ‘Virtual Disk Support’
  • Components: ‘Media Player’ removal was causing IE Flash playback crash
  • Components: ‘US Dvorak’ keyboards added to Recommended compatibility (breaks cpanel input)
  • Components: ‘On Screen Keyboard’ was dependent on ‘Tablet PC’
  • Components: ‘Internet Explorer Engine’ error 5 during removal
  • Components: ‘Windows Store’ was causing OOBE reboot loop if not autologged-in
  • Components-Win7: ‘Network Access Protection’ was needed for ‘Network Center’
  • Unattended: ‘Join Domain’ was not automatically logging in
  • UI: Unattended page filter crash



Changes for v1.0.0.3442 - v1.0.0.3464

  • UPGRADE
  • Services: Filter list also by internal service name
  • Components: Event Collector removal included in Windows Remote Management
  • Components: Network Connectivity Assistant removal included in Direct Access Connection
  • Components: Defrag was dependant on Virtual Disk support
  • Components: Moved Firewall service below ICS for more flexibility
  • Components-Win10: Telemetry client removes more
  • Components-Win10: Windows Update Service split from Windows Update (needed for slmgr.vbs)
  • FIX
  • Components: slmgr.vbs support fixes for Windows Store and IE Engine removals
  • ISO: Label limited to 32 characters



Changes for v1.0.0.3400 - v1.0.0.3442

  • Updates: Non-English IE11 EXE integration could crash
  • Updates-Win7: Existing non-English language packs were not detected
  • Components-Win10: RetailDemo now detected also under Win10 LTSB
  • Components-Win10: Maps leftovers
  • Components-Win10: Firewall was needed for some apps like StartMenuIsBack
  • Components-Win10: Location Service was breaking image deployment and network
  • Components-Win7-Chinese: Partial Games removal was breaking Games links translation
  • Components-Win7-Chinese: Keeping of img0.jpg wallpaper
  • UI: Tweaks pages after reset were ignoring changed values
  • General: Temp and Scratch dir volume root location support
  • UPGRADE
  • Unattended: Computer Name allowed characters check



Changes for v1.0.0.3363 beta - v1.0.0.3400

  • General: Windows 10 Threshold 2 (10586) support
  • Components: “Video Compression Manager (VCM) codecs”
  • Components-Win10: “Point of Service (POS)”
  • UI: Italian translation, thx Gabriele!
  • FIX
  • Components-Win7: Keep “No Sounds” scheme with “Default sounds” removed
  • Components-Win7: “Backup” and “Diagnostics” needed parts of “Error Reporting”
  • Components-Win10: “Event Viewer” needed parts of “.NET 4.6”



Changes for v1.0.0.3339 beta - v1.0.0.3363 beta

  • NEW
  • Components-ENT: ‘Windows To Go’
  • Components-Win10: ‘Server-Initiated Healing Client’
  • CHANGE
  • Components: Moved ‘Hyper-V’ under ‘Hyper-V Guest’ to reflect dependency
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘File Sharing’ was needed for Rufus and causing VirtualBox Guest additions BSOD
  • Components-Win10: ‘File Server Resource Manager’ Control Panel leftover
  • Components-Win10: ‘Zip Folders’ Explorer ribbon leftover
  • Components-Win10: Moved ‘Xbox Support’ to Hardware Support and fixed black screen in Win10 10547
  • Components-Win10: ‘Kernel Debugger’ was causing a BSOD on some real machines
  • Components-Win10: ‘AD LDS’ was breaking user permission selection (e.g. Folder sharing)
  • Components-Win10: Language list fixed better
  • Components-Win7: ‘Windows Search’ was breaking Libraries
  • Components-Win7: ‘Telemetry Client’ and ‘System Restore’ were breaking the updated image
  • Components-Win7: ‘Windows Media Services Remote Tools’ moved under ‘Firewall’, fixes setup crash
  • Unattended: Win10 Enterprise empty key causing license error popup on setup boot
  • UI: Scratch dir was not saved without changes to the Temp dir location



Changes for v1.0.0.3333 - v1.0.0.3339 beta

  • Source: Windows 10 build 10547 loading support



Changes for v1.0.0.3250 - v1.0.0.3333

  • NEW
  • Unattended: Copy answer file to boot.wim option
  • Updates: Placeholder row for potentially deferred updates
  • Components: Windows Defender host protection detection (recommends temp disable)
  • Components: ‘Disk Quota’
  • Components: ‘Lockscreen Backgrounds’
  • Components-Win10: OOBE compatibility
  • Components-Win10: ‘Location Services’
  • Components-Win10: ‘AppxDeployment’ (Live only, protects Start Menu)
  • Components-Win10ENT: ‘Windows Maps’
  • Source: Image modified date displayed (if enough width to show)
  • Source: Image size displayed (if enough width to show)
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Separated and grouped Telemetry and Reporting components
  • Components: ‘Steps Recorder’ split from ‘Application Compatibility’
  • Components: ‘Firewall Service’ split from ‘Firewall’ (Live only, protects Start Menu)
  • Post-Setup: .config extension to passive type support
  • CHANGE
  • Components: ‘Ease Of Access Themes’ unlocked in the Free version
  • FIX
  • Components: ‘.NET 4.5/6’ was breaking ‘Event Viewer’
  • Components: ‘Unified Telemetry Client’, netsh.exe and ‘Wired AutoConfig’ leftovers
  • Components-Win7: ‘Search’ was breaking GPedit filter
  • Components-Win10: ‘Computer Browser’ was breaking Edge
  • Components-Win10: ‘DNS Cache’ was breaking network
  • Components-Win10: ‘Windows Update’ was breaking language list
  • Components-Win10: ‘Credential Manager’ was breaking Settings-Accounts
  • Components-Win10: ‘Storage Service’ was breaking Apps and Features list in Settings
  • Components-Win10: ‘Media Center Update’ merged with ‘Media Center’, fixes hypervisor enabled boot hang
  • Components-Win10: Various component leftovers, Win10 image should be smaller
  • Components-Win10: Locked ‘Network List’ and ‘Network Location Awareness’, needed for network
  • Updates: IE11 from EXE language pack was missing
  • Source: Unload boot.wim automatically if not autocreating ISO
  • General: 64-bit version could not start for some
  • General: Register button was disabled when using the Free version
  • Source: Preset date was empty for some locales, should be fixed for newly saved presets
  • Tweaks: Services long descriptions were cut



Changes for v1.0.0.3210 - v1.0.0.3250

  • NEW
  • Source: AIO (multi-architecture) folder support
  • Source: Convert-Recompress option
  • Removals: Network Discovery
  • Tweaks: CrashDump settings
  • UI: Dutch translation (thx René!)
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Metro System Apps split
  • Components: Mail Communications DLL (MHT support) split
  • Components: NTVDM removes more and detected on x64 as well
  • FIX
  • Updates: KB3081424 CAB integration, not runonce
  • Components: Firewall breaking Computer Browser
  • Components: Cache Files breaking MSDTC service
  • Components: Mail breaking Fax
  • Components-Win10: Retail Demo Content breaking Store
  • Components-Win10: Telemetry Client breaking Bluetooth



Changes for v1.0 build 2753 - v1.0 build 2986

  • NEW
  • General: Translation support (see .\Lang\readme.txt)
  • Components: Keyboard Layouts
  • Components: MSConfig
  • Components: ASP.NET 2 and 4.5
  • Components: Network Center
  • Components: Video For Windows
  • UPGRADE
  • Components: Portuguese (Brazilian) split from Portuguese
  • FIX
  • Source: Export error 2 in some cases
  • Source: ISO filenames missing first character if folder in volume root
  • Components: Rename folder issue after some KB installs
  • Components: Appx Support removal breaking Sysprep
  • Components: Windows Mail removal file sharing users not listed
  • Drivers-Win7: Driver integration error 30 (0x0000001E)



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