I remove feature pkg from offline .wim. Windows reinstalls when online


  1. ComputerGeek
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    Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2
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    I remove feature pkg from offline .wim. Windows reinstalls when online


    I was looking at ways to reduce the size of the install.wim file to be deployed over our network.

    I mounted install.wim image file then successfully removed the Windows Handwriting package by
    Code:
    DISM /Image:C:\test\offline /Remove-Package/PackageName:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.17134.1
    I unmounted then exported/compressed the install.wim file to reduce its size

    Deploys fine but Windows reinstalls the feature pack when back online. This isn't so much a problem as an annoyance/curious if I can prevent reinstall of feature packs I intentionally removed.
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  3. Berton
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    Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint
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    That's the downside of WaaS [Windows as a Service] or SaaS [Software as a Service], tends to put things back to defaults ignoring customizations, especially with Version Upgrades.
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