MSMG Toolkit for pro windows user

sportster · 26 Mar 2023

Found this free and useful program, MSMG Toolkit. For pro windows user. It's features are:

Integrate - Integrate localization packs, drivers, feature packs, add-on packs and updates.
Reduce footprint - Remove Windows components, simplify installation and free up drive space.
Customize - You can set the look and feel of Windows OS as you like with cursors, fonts, themes and skins.
Automate & Deploy - Automate Windows setup tasks, save and deploy the Windows installation image.

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Kindly share your opinions about it.

Paul Black · 08 Apr 2023

Hello @sportster,

I have used a customised ISO installation since the days of |Vista.

Over the years, I have tried MANY of the customisation programs including MSMG Toolkit, WinReducer, NTLite, etc. etc.

Since Win 10 however, I changed my method. I install Win 10 and then use .bat, .cmd, .ps1, .reg, .vbs files [ run using Scripts ] for which I currently have 150+. There are obviously additional customisations and tweaks that I apply. I usually perform the customisation in stages, creating a System Image after each.

So the bottom line is that I find it easier to keep control my OS by ME performing the customisations rather than using a Third-Party utility. If you create your customised ISO and then install, and there are problems or things NOT working as expected, you either have to re-create the ISO taking time and effort, or find a way to sort out the error or problem within the live OS.

With my method, I can just restore the System Image and remove the problem file and carry on.

premsoni · 26 Aug 2024

Paul Black said:

Hello @sportster,

I have used a customised ISO installation since the days of |Vista.

Over the years, I have tried MANY of the customisation programs including MSMG Toolkit, WinReducer, NTLite, etc. etc.

Since Win 10 however, I changed my method. I install Win 10 and then use .bat, .cmd, .ps1, .reg, .vbs files [ run using Scripts ] for which I currently have 150+. There are obviously additional customisations and tweaks that I apply. I usually perform the customisation in stages, creating a System Image after each.

So the bottom line is that I find it easier to keep control my OS by ME performing the customisations rather than using a Third-Party utility. If you create your customised ISO and then install, and there are problems or things NOT working as expected, you either have to re-create the ISO taking time and effort, or find a way to sort out the error or problem within the live OS.

With my method, I can just restore the System Image and remove the problem file and carry on.

Hi Paul,
Can you pls. share your customisations files (.bat, .cmd, .ps1, .reg, .vbs etc) with their function.