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ftrout
Brass Contributor
Apr 05, 2017

What's new in Windows 10 version 1703 for the IT Pro

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703  
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Dani Halfin
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Apr 18, 2017

Good point and a tricky one to answer :)

 

The mechanism was implemented into the Insider builds, which come out with a far greater frequency than Feature updates. So, when going from one insider build to another, the behavior is as you understood.

 

However, as this is new functionality that was implemented after 1607, it had to be added to 1703. That is why starting with 1703, when upgrading to a newer version, removed apps will not re-appear.

 

It is a good point that the what's-new page is not clear on that, so I'll go ahead and fix that.

 

Appreciate your feedback.

 

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adri noordover
Copper Contributor
Apr 18, 2017

Trying to find a way forward without having to rebuild my machines

 

  1. grab install.esd from the 1703 ISO
  2. check what WIM's are included in the ESD
    Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:install.esd
  3. get the Windows Pro .wim dism /export-image /sourceimagefile:install.esd /sourceindex:1 /destinationimagefile:install.wim Compress:max /checkintegrity
  4. using a powershell script I found to remove all but StickyNotes, paint, photos and calculator
    .\removeapps.ps1 -pathtowim C:\admin\install.wim -selectapps $true
  5. create a new ESD with just the windows pro dism /export-image /sourceimagefile:install.wim /sourceindex:1 /destinationimagefile:install_new.esd /Compress:recovery
  6. put the ESD back into the ISO
  7. run the upgrade
  8. existing user accounts and new users are much cleaner (no Xbox and all otehr stuff)
  9. new things are:
    Mixed Reality Portal,
    Paint 3D,
    Wireless Display Media Viewer
  10. Applying insider build 16176.1000 to see if that works and it stays clean

Will post an update when I know more

 

This process was inspired on:

 

http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/powershell-script-remove-box-apps-windows-10-image-file

https://www.clientmgmt.de/it/windows-10-removing-built-in-apps-mit-powershell-wim/

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/125905-change-esd-to-wim

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/5d6ac9af-0dcd-462e-8f64-946c4a6a8170/wim-to-esd?forum=w8itproinstall

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    Dani Halfin
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    Apr 20, 2017

    That's a bit more on the deployment side of things than update (which is my expertise). Let us know how it goes though :)