CTT Windows Tools is a good entry to build a lite / custom image. (MicroWin)
Doing this comes with some drawbacks as you really will learn how much bullshit is actually required for some larger commercial applications. (Some components of Edge are required for Fusion 360; XBox Game Bar is required for proper CCD load balancing for AMD CPUs and other various gotchas.)
It’s worth the trouble though as you can construct an image that nukes things like OneDrive and Copilot from the start. It also introduced me to WinGet, which is so much nicer than multiple one-shot updates.
There’s windows 11 lite mod without any bullshit crap from Microsoft, even some windows 11 lite mod has windows 7 ish system requirements
CTT Windows Tools is a good entry to build a lite / custom image. (MicroWin)
Doing this comes with some drawbacks as you really will learn how much bullshit is actually required for some larger commercial applications. (Some components of Edge are required for Fusion 360; XBox Game Bar is required for proper CCD load balancing for AMD CPUs and other various gotchas.)
It’s worth the trouble though as you can construct an image that nukes things like OneDrive and Copilot from the start. It also introduced me to WinGet, which is so much nicer than multiple one-shot updates.