Any way to shrink "sysprep(ed) install.wim" ?


adu78

adu78

Member
Local time
8:59 PM
Posts
19
OS
Windows 10
Hi,

I took Windows 11 23h2 to audit mode by pressing Shift+F3 in OOBE after running setup on a clean VM.

I "only" pre-installed Word / Excel 2016 and installed updates.

After Sysprep and capturing the "image" with.
dism /capture-image /imagefile:c:\temp\install.wim /capturedir:f:\ /name:"Win11" /description:"Win11" /compress:maximum /checkintegrity /verify /bootable

my install.wim is nearly 11 GB.

The original install.wim is like 5,7 GB.

Before "sysprep" I run the following command in an elevated command-promp and marked everything.
cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535


The Office Setup Files are deleted. Haven't changed anything else so far.

Is there a safe, secure way to shrink the image even more ?

Thank you for your time and stay well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5700X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2
    Memory
    2 x 16 GB DDR 4 - 3200 - G.Skill RipJaws V
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell S2721DGF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165 MHZ
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Kingston KC3000 M.2PCIe 4.0
    PSU
    be quiet! Pure Power 12 M Modular 80+ Gold
    Case
    Phanteks Eclipse P600s
    Cooling
    be quit! Dark Rock Pro 4
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213 Prodigy
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    1000 MBit Cable DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
adu78 said:
Hi,

I took Windows 11 23h2 to audit mode by pressing Shift+F3 in OOBE after running setup on a clean VM.

I "only" pre-installed Word / Excel 2016 and installed updates.

After Sysprep and capturing the "image" with.
dism /capture-image /imagefile:c:\temp\install.wim /capturedir:f:\ /name:"Win11" /description:"Win11" /compress:maximum /checkintegrity /verify /bootable

my install.wim is nearly 11 GB.

The original install.wim is like 5,7 GB.

Before "sysprep" I run the following command in an elevated command-promp and marked everything.
cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535


The Office Setup Files are deleted. Haven't changed anything else so far.

Is there a safe, secure way to shrink the image even more ?

Thank you for your time and stay well.
Click to expand...
Why would you bother. Sysprep does not shrink Windows, only removes hardware drivers etc.

To shrink any further you would have to create a custom install.wim compressing the sysprepped version of Windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
I guess you took me wrong.
I dont want the original wim to get smaller, or get rid off any drivers.

I just wonder why my custom.wim (with only word / exel added) is nearly twice as big.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5700X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2
    Memory
    2 x 16 GB DDR 4 - 3200 - G.Skill RipJaws V
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell S2721DGF
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 @ 165 MHZ
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Kingston KC3000 M.2PCIe 4.0
    PSU
    be quiet! Pure Power 12 M Modular 80+ Gold
    Case
    Phanteks Eclipse P600s
    Cooling
    be quit! Dark Rock Pro 4
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213 Prodigy
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    1000 MBit Cable DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
If you add in products that use different versions of .NET framework, SxS installation will be invoked, removing the compact installation.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 22H2
Unfortunately, I'm not really aware of anything else that you can do to shrink that image. Once you start adding things to Windows that image can grow in a hurry.

For that reason, among others, I now use a different approach. Rather than using sysprep to deploy Windows I just perform an unattended installation of plain, unmodified Windows, then script the installation of items I want to install after the initial installation. This can, of course, include the installation of Microsoft 365 (formerly Office) products. Winget works great for this.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A
    Memory
    128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
    Sound Card
    Realtek (on motherboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
    2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
    2 x 8TB HD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
    Keyboard
    CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Additional options installed:
    WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
    ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest Support Threads

Latest Tutorials

Back
Top Bottom