In another episode of "Microsoft remains divorced from reality", recent news indicates there is new advertising in the Windows 11 Start menu, courtesy of a hotfix that (for now) keeps an optional profile. What does that mean? That we must once again take the knife and disembowel the operating system to get a somewhat functional environment. Fortunately, there are tools like Tiny11Builder, that seek to automate the process with a PowerShell script...
Many Linux users wonder why we accept the things Redmond does, why we tolerate the "crapification" of its main products, with Windows at the top. After all, there are plenty of distros out there that can offer the user a solid experience. But my answer is always the same: I don't criticize Windows because I hate it. I criticize Windows because I want it to improve.
And that's what we seek with every optimization, tweaking, and cleaning guide. Once we remove all the junk, there's actually a good operating system underneath, and Tiny11Builder points in that direction. Previously I talked about Tiny11, a ready-to-use image, but users demanded more transparency, and that comes through a PowerShell script that everyone can explore and/or edit.
Tiny11Builder, and the Mission to Clean Up Windows 11
Now, Tiny11Builder is still a "fire-and-forget" solution. The idea is to mount a Windows 11 ISO image as if it were a virtual drive, download the script into a temporary folder (green "Code" button -> "Download ZIP"), run the PowerShell script with elevated privileges, and follow the process until you get the new "clean" ISO. In fact, there are only two options to select: the letter of the virtual drive with the Windows image, and the edition you want.
The demo video is based on Windows 11 Pro, and I recommend making the same choice. I decided to test the script with an alternative edition (Windows 11 Education N x64, in Spanish), and it didn't work very well. Clipchamp, Cortana, Mail, Feedback Hub... everything was still there. However, this serves to remind us of a fundamental aspect of Tiny11Builder: there are no guarantees. Using this script requires accepting errors, navigating through chaos, and doing many, many tests in virtual environments. Link below!
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