ntdevlabs / tiny11builder

Scripts to build a trimmed-down Windows 11 image.

Hi there, it's NTDEV!👋

I am an electronic engineering student who does dumb things in their spare time. I also have a YouTube channel where I post different experiments, and I'm also (maybe too much) active on Twitter. I also have a blog where I sometimes post things that annoy or intrigue me about Windows.

• 🔭 I’m currently working on the tiny11 builder, a utility that streamlines Windows images.
• 📫 How to reach me: you can reach me on Twitter @NTDEV_
• ⚡ Fun fact: I started my YouTube channel during the pandemic, and my first video was about upgrading every single build of Windows. It took me about 400 hours. Another fun fact: most of my work is done while I'm in bed :)

If you are an employer in Bucharest (or anywhere else for that matter) who needs someone to mess around with your computers, pick me pick me! :)

tiny11builder's Issues

Issue at Creating ISO image

Hello, after running all steps as administrator around the end part of the process i get this error and the iso file is not created. Please help fix this issue.
"""""
Creating ISO image...
'C:\Users\Mech' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Creation completed Press any key to exit the script...
Press any key to continue . . .
"""""

Thank you

Question - What is a SKU and do I actually need it?

So I saw a youtuber - I think it was DeBaur maybe? At any rate they will talking about this tool and I mostly know what I am doing but I am stuck at step SKU - please advise ...

Tiny 11 Builder Outputs "Pro" Version, but its actually Enterprise Windows Version

Is this an expected way that Tiny 11 Builder should work? Or should it produce the desired Windows 11 version we pick?

Currently tried installing two times on my laptop Windows 11 Pro version, but it always installs Windows Enterprise Edition.

I tried checking the version installed on my bootable USB drive with this command

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:F:\sources\install.wim /index:1

And it reports Windows 11 Pro version,
but my computer-installed version is Windows 11 Enterprise.

[Feature Request] Choose what what to keep/remove

For example, if you want the sound recorder for some reason, you can have it download with the Tiny11 installation, or if you want, you can remove the command prompt just to be funny, you can.

Windows update not working

all tryed normal solutions :

• sfc /scannow
• windows update fix tool
• dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

and more... but not working

if path has space in it, image is not created

essentially i tried running the tool in my downloads folder and after it finished making the image and was attempting to copy it back to it's folder, it errored that a path called "C:\Users\My" did not exist and then failed, wasting all of time that i spent waiting for it.

my user folder is named "My Name" which leads me to believe the space in my user folder broke it.

also i seem like the only person that can right more than 2 sentences in the issue section of this repo, sorry about that man

Beware: oscdimg.exe in this repo is not the original from Microsoft

oscdimg.exe in this repo is likely modified.

Original file from Microsoft ADK: 134.98 KB
This file: 140.28 KB

The original file from Microsoft has a valid cert chain all the way up to the root CA which is trusted.
This file has a valid cert chain up to the root CA, which is a different one and untrusted.

I don't think I have to explain the risk involved in running a file like that.

Is this project abandonded yet?

This project has potential,
unfortunately the creator has abandoned it...

Pleade add German and Moment 3 support

Please can you add fore german iso and Moment 3 Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.22624

My tiny 11 is crashing

I'm using the noreq b2 version, but i'm having constants BSOD.

16gb Ram
AMD FX-6300
RTX 2060

What can i do to fix it ?

Asks for Drive Letter Then Instantly Closes the Window.

I feel mad stupid but got everything downloaded and ready to go and when I ran the proper bat the CMD window opens up flawlessly and asks for the drive letter for the ISO which is mounted then instantly the CMD window closed with no log or error.

This is how to remove Cortana

As seen on pending "issues", here is how to remove Cortana completely on Win11 (on a running system).

Open PowerShell, and execute:

Get-AppxPackage *549981* | Remove-AppxPackage

Needs to be adapted to your offline .BAT script

(PS: Cortana sometimes changes its folder name so the reason for the wildcard. Your script already has a line for that, but it is not the current Cortana Appx name anymore. Although the sequence 549981 remais, the end of the string now differs.)

The above command works (at least on any running Win11) And the Cortana Removal is instantaneous;

tiny11 creator 22621.525.bat shuts down your computer after copying the mounterd ISO

I used the tiny11 creator 22621.525.bat to make the build using the ISO from the Microsoft website Win11_22H2_English_x64v1.iso
which is 22621.525 build.

The machine SHUTS DOWN after the script copies the mounted ISO's contents???
To be able to continue with the build process I have to edit the bat file to start the process from line 32 (echo Getting image information:)
After that, the script created the desired ISO.

Tiny Win 11 of new images

Thanks for the constructor. Everything works perfectly!
How to make a tiny Win 11 from new images v. 25309, v. 25314 and later?

Completely Bare Bones preset?

How can we go about getting a build that has just start menu, settings, explorer, and the ability to install Appx, and msu? Ie the image should be manually serviceable, no wsus, no store, no apps, etc.

Not getting an ISO file after running the script.

Looking at the instructions, which seem simple enough, I'm having a problem getting from step 6 to step 7. Is there a step that should be there that I'm missing or is there an error in the script that's causing me not to get an ISO file out. What I do get it a "Tiny 11" folder on my C drive but that's it and obviously, that's not an ISO file that I can turn into a bootable drive.

Add Narrator and Microsoft TTS

I don't think these 2 things cause huge issues at least in terms of telemetry, and to my knowledge they're not super big either so they shouldn't cause a dramatic increase of disk space usage.
I'm blind and would love to try out the Tiny Windows versions on some of my hardware, but the unavailability of Narrator makes it that much harder, given there's no speech in the installer and the installed system in that case.

IIS not available in Optional Features

I am trying out the ARM64 build as a VM with my Macbook Air M1. Just noticed that the IIS feature is missing. Anyone knows how to restore it when the custom build is already installed? Or at least, if someone can point out what to change in the script to avoid removing IIS, that would be great. Thanks in advance!

Reference for Edge

Hi! For Microsoft Edge total removal, you may refer to https://github.com/AveYo/fox/blob/main/Edge_Removal.bat. Hope it helps!

Future\Current Microsoft Windows 11 ISO images Support?

Will future and current Microsoft Windows 11 ISO images always work or should people expect problems with the current or future releases?

Which, I'm assuming, is why you mention :

"As of now, only build 22621.525 (the one that can be downloaded from the Microsoft website), 22621.1265 (the latest public build) and 25300 (latest Insider build as of now) are supported."

In the description @ntdevlabs
In you're spare time can the public expect you to combat this, with updates, should such future \ current ISO's have issues?

How about powershell

I think if moving to powershell, you could do a search for prefix app name and remove them so that would work with any win version
And if we use array of prefix, it could do a loop through and remove them

Local Security Authority protection is disabled

Local Security Authority (LSA) protection is a mechanism that prevents unsigned drivers and addons to be loaded on the local security authority. Windows Security is currently complaining of this issue in both of my Tiny11 computers, and enabling it and rebooting still does not clear the warning.

Error when mounting tiny11.iso in a VM

Hi, I got this error when I mounted the resulting tiny11.iso on a VM, so I didnt try on bare metal.
Just after boot, I get this:

I followed the instructions well, I think.

Some choices I made:

• I run this on this whole thing on Windows 10
• I didnt the use .exe you provide. I used the one I got from Microsoft instead (after installing the Windows ADK Package, I went to "program files x86/windows kits/10/assesment and deployment kit/deployment tools/amd64"(aprox route) and I took the 145kb oscdimg.exe
• I got the windows ISO from here https://files.rg-adguard.net/file/6ecc9a55-587e-2545-db87-ad997dddb42f, which downloads 22621.525 from microsoft
• I run the 22621.525 .bat
• When running the bat script, I saw a couple errors, but it moved so fast so I couldn't catch them. Also, at one point it got stuck at 7% doing nothing, but after a while of being quiet, I pressed Enter, and it continued until the end.
• I mounted tiny11.iso on a Virtualbox VM

Do you know what could have gone wrong?

Acknowledge

At first, I appreciate your work 👏

But removing application from image does make any difference ?
I mean, There is some debloat scripts, for removing bloated applications...

Here is some popular debloat scripts, just in case anyone curious...

Remove MS Edge Leftovers from the settings menu

All you have to do is delete

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge Update
Microsoft Edge WebView

from

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Cortana Removal

Currently, you must manually remove Cortana with Powershell :

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage

Script quits with error because Install.wim not found in /sources folder

Issue description

The script "tiny11 creator 22621.525.bat" exits with error when using ISO downloaded from Microsoft website.
Root cause:
There is no install.wim file found in the \sources folder.
ESD is the compressed format and must be converted to install.wim before the script can execute.
Windows 11 ISO file downloaded from website - "https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11" on 05 March 2023.
Windows 11 ISO build is 10.0.22621.525

Log

Please enter the drive letter for the Windows 11 image: E

Can't find Windows OS Installation files in the specified Drive Letter..

Please enter the correct DVD Drive Letter..
The system cannot find the batch label specified - Stop

D:\Downloads\tiny11builder>

Resolution

Convert the Install.esd format to Install.wim by running the additional command:

Dism /Export-image /SourceImageFile:c:\tiny11\sources\install.esd /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:\tiny11\sources\install.wim /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity

what happens if you use windows 10

What will happen if you feed this tool a Windows 10 image? I would've treated my ISO of Windows 10 S 1709 with this, but it's probably not going to work.

Script completes with to errors and no iso file

the tiny11 image is now completed. Proceeding with the making of the ISO...
Copying unattended file for bypassing MS account on OOBE...
The system cannot find the file specified.

Creating ISO image...
'C:\Users\username\Desktop\New' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Creation completed Press any key to exit the script...
Press any key to continue . . .

No iso file in folder with bat file

How to remove Cortana

How to remove Cortana

You can also remove Cortana from Command Prompt (admin) using the “winget uninstall –id 9NFFX4SZZ23L” command.

Is there a way to downgrade to tiny11 without uninstalling applications?

I'm currently considering downgrading my os to tiny11 but there is a lot of applications installed on my laptop, most of them are games, multimedia software, and python packages for programming. Is there a way to downgrade to tiny11 without comprimising these things or is this the equivalent of reinstalling everything from scratch?

Please add log

Please add log in current dirctory, because dism logs is not verbose. i have errors but dont'know which...

Linux support

can I run this on linux?

25346 support

An Issue with the .bat file

Whenever I launch the .bat file and press enter the thing just force closes me and i cannot type the ISO mounted drive letter.

Boot Mgr is Missing

Hey guys i had tiny 11 installed on my hard drive along with Ubuntu, but yesterday i messed something up and now my bootmgr file is missing so i cannot boot into windows, I am seeking help about this and want someone to guide me on how can I repair it, i also have tiny 11 on my bootable usb but i am not aware how do I boot into windows recovery since there is no option like that in the windows setup, i saw couple of tutorials but there isn't a option saying "repair windows" so can you guys please help me? and btw i can boot into Ubuntu and do things.

Some issues I found while testing.

Before anything, thank you! I'm really satisfied with your work here.

While I used Tiny11, I found some stuff that doesn't work as expected:

• Changing Windows language to anything other than English breaks some program windows. If you try opening the settings for programs like HWiNFO, MSI Afterburner or 7-Zip, nothing happens. Not even a blink. Changing the language back solves this.

• I use an Xbox One wireless controller with my PC and its Guide button doesn't work at all. I guess it's because of the Xbox programs that got removed. I'll try restoring them.

Is there a way to migrate current installation to tiny 11 build?

Let's say you don't want to reinstall every app and games you already have in your system drive as well as your other drives. Is there a way to reinstall your windows 11 installation with a tiny 11 build without having to delete these files and software?

Failed cleanup of scratchdir, unable to delete directory

c:\scratchdir.... - Access is denied.

WebView2 update reinstalled Edge

ISO file boots but gives an isntall.wim missing error

I can boot from the ISO created with the tool but I get an error ( I assume when the installer launches) that the install.wim is missing, and the computer than restarts automatically.

Error: 2

Error: 2

The system cannot find the file specified.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

No matter what just gives me this.

No install.wim

So the previous day I downloaded windows 11 version 22621.525 but the problem is there is no install.wim instead there is install.esd
so I replaces the install.wim(s) in batch code into install.esd but when I ran the code dism couldn't access the image

please support version 10.0.22621.1105

please support the last version Windows 11 build 10.0.22621.1105

After mounting my ISO, it will not go past the drive letter part.

cant install on Lenovo X201i

it just says my pc cant run it as it doesnt meet the requirerments, sorry if its a stupid question

[suggestion] Better instructions to get oscdimg.exe directly from Microsoft

I think you could add these details so that people can get that .exe from Microsoft (to calm down possible controversies created by that CTT video). I used that .exe this way and it worked for me.

1 Download Windows ADK Package located @ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install
2 Install. During installation of Windows ADK, you only need to tick the part of the package called "Deployment Tools" to get the file.
3 After it's installed, you can find oscdimg.exe here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\Oscdimg

NTLITE preset version possible?

Title says it, more of a question than an actual issue, I'm considering running this or making my own via NTLITE, is it possible to make an NTLITE preset that generates (mostly) the same tiny11 iso?

Windows Search Bar not Working at all

Essentially the title. Whether I use the magnifying glass bar, or the windows bar, I can not search for any programs whatsoever. I'll attach a small video demonstrating what I mean here.

If anyone knows why this is happening (probably me being dumb), I'd really appreciate it!

oscdimg not found

After running the tiny11 creator 22621.525.bat file an error message that oscdimg can't be found is displayed. This is on Windows 10 Home. Thanks for creating this utility.