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edited May 2017
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- File - Manage License (check that the license is valid & all recent features are activated)
- Toolbar - Add - Image Folder - select ‘Windows10ltsb’: to select the OS source
- Right Click 'Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB' (install.wim) and select 'Load' to mount this image in NTLite (wait a minute or two…)
- In Components
- - Toolbar - Compatibility: select things you want to keep working...
  - Component Functionality (each category selects a bunch of stuff to keep)
    Default fonts
    Microsoft Office
    Network Discovery
    Printing
    Recommended
    USB
    Video Playback
    Windows Activation
    Windows Update
    Machine Support
    Host Machine (or HWlist)
    Parallels VM (or other VM you might use)
  - Toolbar - Expand All - Uncheck All: now only the absolute minimum is selected to be installed
  - Add to that the following things to keep, by checking what you need:
  - Drivers (nothing added)
    Sound - high definition audio device - hdaudio.inf (if not already selected)
    Hardware Support
    click on 'Individual Devices' so that almost none are removed (double-check!, otherwise Win 10 may not boot)
    Print to PDF
    Localization
    keep some common Fonts like Verdana, etc.
    German Keyboard Layout & Language Support
    Multimedia
    Mouse Pointers
    (optional)
    Wallpaper Default
    Network
    Internet Explorer client (optional - install Firefox instead)
    Remoting and Privacy
    Network Discovery (Homegroup not needed)
    System
    .Net Framework is included
    Application Compatibility! (needed for a lot of older applications)
    Help File Support (CHM)
    Group Policy Client & Local Security Policy (useful for changing some otherwise inaccessible settings)
    Event Viewer
    Disk Defragmenter
    Zip and Cab folder
    Windows Apps
    OneDrive
- In Features (mostly use defaults)
- In Services
- - Update: Disabled (because cumulative updates break the system)
  - optional: modify ‘Services' according to Black Viper Safe list
- In Local Machine
- - Auto Reboot on BSOD: Disabled
  - Pagefile: 256 MB
  - Privacy: mostly Disabled
  - Allow Telemetry: Security
  - Automatic Activation: Disabled
  - Sponsored Apps: Disabled
  - Malicious Software Removal Tool Updates: Disabled
  - Updates: Check only
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edited May 2017
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- In Users
- - Welcome Experience: Disabled
  - Privacy: almost all Disabled
- In Updates - Integrate Update Packages:
- - To find out relevant Update packages, you should first make an install without integrated updates
  - then run Windows Update and make a list of all important Security Updates by KB number
  - Download the relevant updates based on the list created in the first step
  - manually from Microsoft Download Center https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/default.aspx (search by KB number)
    Put the Updates you want to use in a folder on your Desktop, for example Win10Updates
  - Integrate (as of May 2017)
  - from http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
    LTSB: KB4019472 - 2017-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x86-based Systems
    LTSB: KB4013418 (only for 64 bit)
    Enterprise 1703: KB4016871 - 2017-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x86-based Systems
- In Drivers
- - check that it all looks as expected with most drivers found
  - missing Parallels Drivers will be installedd by the Parallels Tools Package
- In Unattended:
- - Toolbar - Enable, then Auto-fill
  - modify Administrator user Name as needed including Password
    optional: check Auto-logon
  - optional: Toolbar - Add local account: Group - Users, ...
  - Toolbar - Configure disk partition
  - Check... 'Install to this partition', 'Maximum'
    Label 'Main'
  - * Setup Key (check for correct key )
- In Post Setup:
- - To disable the Hibernate: Toolbar - Add - Command: powercfg/h (with Parameters) off
  - Compress the OS to reduce size by 1.2 GB Toolbar - Add - Command: Compact (with Parameters) /CompactOS:always
  - Add WinDirStat http://windirstat.info/index.html: Toolbar - Add - File windirstat1_1_2_setup.exe (with Parameters) /S
  - Add Firefox https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/: Toolbar - Add - File Firefox Setup.exe (with Parameters) -ms
- In Apply:
- - check: Save the image: Save to outside of the VM and name it something meaningful
  - for example: Windows_10_LTSB_32bit_en_US_NTLite1.iso
  - Remove non-essential editions:
  - remove Windows PE
  - Image Format: Standard WIM
  - optional: use ESD compression (gets the image down by about one fourth, but can take about 15 mins longer)
  - Toolbar - Preset - Save: for example Win10ltsbNTlite1
- Toolbar - Preset - Save as... the preset under a new name
- Toolbar - Process (and wait for a few minutes)
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edited May 2017
Installation in Parallels VM:
- Select image file
- - Select Operating System - 'Windows 10' (if not recognised)
  - Option: for Software Testing
- Install should then all be fully automatic for Windows 10 within a few minutes (OS compression can take a while and the VM will appear to be unresposive for possibly a few minutes)
- - restarts automatically
After Installation in Parallels VM:
- optional: install Sysinternals Process Explorer & add shortcut (for better Memory usage measurement)
- - Memory usage about 300 MB, after a few minutes idle using Process Explorer
- Install Parallels Tools
- - if auto-start is disabled, manually start setup from CD drive with autorun.exe
  - Unattended installation of Parallels Tools http://kb.parallels.com/en/11616: PTAgent.exe /install_silent
- optional: add GPedit.msc & WinDirStat shortcuts
- make Firefox default (if installed)
- Check Device Manager
Limitations:
- Cannot be updated properly with Windows Update, due to cumulative updates breaking the system (see Host Refresh Wizard for alternatives https://www.ntlite.com/v1-2-stable-released/ )
- Network discovery has to be manually enabled
- Event Viewer Errors: various such as
- - Print Service
  - Task Scheduler
  - Driver install failed
- Strange layout in Settings - Privacy - Location
I tested it with various applications, and so far everything works fine including larger ones such as Corel Draw.
Thanks chriswayg!
Linked on the support page, I'm sure many will find it helpful, as your previous guide was.
Be sure to let me know if I can help in any way.
edited August 2017
You're welcome nuhi!
Final on-disk install Sizes with Presets:
- Windows 10 LTSB 1607 (32bit) NTliteTiny2 - 1.2 GB (no swap)
- - The created iso image is less than 700 MB (with esd). This is my smallest image which works without problems, by leaving out Updates, Printing, OneDrive and a few other things. With more testing, this could be reduced further.
- Windows 10 LTSB 1607 (32bit) NTlite9 with integrated updates - 2.3 GB (plus 500MB swap)
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1703 (32bit) original FULL install - 9 GB (no compression), 7.5 GB (with compression)
- Windows 10 Enterprise 1703 (32bit) NTlite1.0 with integrated updates - 2 GB (plus 500MB swap)
- - This is my favorite general purpose VM, using the settings described in the tutorial
If you want to use one of these example presets, please adapt them to your needs: at a minimum check your VM/PC hardware and change the Password in Unattended!
for more Windows 10 presets look at Emma's excellent work here: Preset Downloads
oo, I get a mention, sweet, . Reply is one my preset questions page(so i dont hijack this topic ).
chriswayg, will your presets be updated from time to time?
edited August 2017
@Emma - Actually I will probably not update the presets very often, as I like to keep a stable VM as long as possible. My current one works well, and I might look at updating the Enterprise 1703 preset after one or two years.
The LTSB version stays current for 3 years, thus I will probably update the LTSB 1607 version preset sometime after the next release.
'The next release will be in 2019 according to Microsoft, and it won't be called LTSB anymore but LTSC. LTSC stands for Long-Term Servicing Channel, and it is the new term for that special branch for Enterprise customers.'
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/28/windows-10-ltsb-becomes-windows-10-ltsc/
I have moved my preset downloads to the new forum - here

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Installation in Parallels VM:

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