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    Requesting input re: clean Windows10 install

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Toastedsnow, May 15, 2017.

  1. Toastedsnow

    Toastedsnow Notebook Enthusiast

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    Today I was browsing this particular forum and reading all of these posts of users talking about their nice shiny clean Win10 installs with no ancillary apps or Cortana mocking you in the background. I was, of course, filled with raging jealousy and wanted to try my hand at doing it aswell.
    So I watched the MSMG tutorial in this topic (second video) - http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/nbr-windows-10-clean-installation-guide.781178/ - and had a few questions.

    To begin with, the version of Win10 that I can download from Microsoft itself, that includes the Creators Update, right? I don't have to get that separately?
    Secondly, with this MSMG tool, I can remove such annoyances as OneNote and Cortana, right?

    That said, if the first hunch is correct and what I grab from Microsoft does contain Creators, then, strictly speaking, the file that I'm presumably creating is functionally identical to the .iso posted in this topic - http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/windows-10-creators-update-bloatware-free-edition.804247/ - barring a few additional things, right?
    If that is the case, then my time would be better served just using the above file and removing the last few bits manually?

    Thanks in advance for your input
     
    Toastedsnow, May 15, 2017
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am always be careful about removal tools and investigating them before using them as they might have unforeseen consequences that you might not see til later down the road. I found that with certain Reg files I created and those I found after seeing what they do that they help to fix and remove unwanted options. I installed Windows 10x64 Pro that which gives me more options to do privacy blocks and using my custom PC hosts file to block telemetry back to MS. No one system changes will be the same for every setup as they can vary from what software you installed to how your hardware reacts to Reg edits you use can vary how they work.
     
    StormJumper, May 16, 2017
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  3. jaug1337

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    Yes.

    But what else do you want to tweak?
     
    jaug1337, May 16, 2017
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  4. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    You cannot download the ISO using the Windows Media Creation Tool then use the MSMG Toolkit to remove the bloatware from it, it doesn't have the WIM files but rather, ESD.
    You need to download the MSDN ISO using this: Windows and Office ISO Download Tool v4.36 [A tool that can download any edition of Windows or Office]
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, May 17, 2017
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