Windows 10 or 7

[Uncle Fester]

i came across a slim built someone created, i havnt tried it, apparently it works fine but he said dont winge about whats missing if you dont read it 1st

Good job. Has he got a link to share?


Here are SOME notes what I do. Disabling Updates is a big issue!!! M$ attempts to restore things back to the way they want it and fails. Risk of endless loops.
I use this for systems that are normally offline. There is a lot more, removing individual apps, etc but I haven't got it in my head. So just a compilation of some tips:

Have the Win10 iso that matches your system if you stuff up.
You need it for .NET 3.5 anyhow(if offline). Do that first. If you open the iso after the mods it might try to update -> mess.

Installing Dotnet 3.5 offline:
Load your Win10 iso.
Open an Admin command prompt:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

X: replace with drive letter of the loaded Win10.iso

Remove the iso and reboot.


Disable everything in privacy and stop Cortana getting to know me.

Disable updates, apart from setting WiFi to metered on each connection(which worked before the Creators update) :

type in: services in the ask box
or : services.msc in the run box
scroll down to Windows Updates
right click and select properties
Startup type select disabled
OK

For windows 10 Pro:
To open the Group Policy Editor, press Windows+R, type “gpedit.msc” into the Run dialog box that appears, and then press “Enter.”
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update
Double-click the “Do not include drivers with Windows Updates” option in the right pane.
Set the option to “Enabled” and click “OK.”
Then "Allow automatic updates immediate installation" set to "Disable"
Restart.

Disable updates in the registry(for Windows Home):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Wi ndows\WindowsUpdate
If you don’t see WindowsUpdate inside the Windows key, you’ll need to create it.
To do so, right-click the Windows key, select New > Key and name it “WindowsUpdate.”
Next, you’ll need to create the value.
With the WindowsUpdate key selected, right-click any open space in the right pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the new value “ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate," double-click it to open its properties window,
and then set its value data to 1.
Restart.

Disable Cortana:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Windows Search
If it isn’t there, right-click the Windows folder, select New > Key, and name it Windows Search
With the Windows Search folder selected in the left-hand navigation pane, right-click in the main portion of the window
and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. A new listing will appear in the main pane, ready to be named; name it AllowCortana.
Afterward, double-click it and in the box that appears, ensure that the Value Data is set to 0
Close the Registry Editor, then sign out of Windows 10. When you sign back in, Cortana is gone.

Remove Windows Junk:
Start menu and type PowerShell, but don't press Enter. Right-click the PowerShell shortcut and click “Run as administrator.”
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

This removes only some bloat. For more intense cleanup you need to manually seek and destroy.

Get more storage:
Disable Hibernation
Right-click on the Start button and choose Command Prompt (Admin)
type powercfg.exe /hibernate off
OK

Check your virtual memory settings too, pagefile.sys. I set to 200MB or less. With all the RAM we have available these days, it is only for emergencies.

Compress the OS:
Open Admin command prompt:
compact /compactOS:always



Before the non-nerds waffle on about how important the Updates are (because that is what M$ tells you) please consider that different people have different uses for their computers.
I always wanted to run Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi.