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NTLite is an all-in-one Windows customization tool that offers a robust set of options for modifying and removing unnecessary components from the default Windows distribution.

Characteristics

Image processing

Powerful, yet easy to use. With dynamic toolbar throughout the tool, image list overview, presets and many more details that help you be more productive while maintaining your images.

All standard image formats are supported, including WIM, decrypted ESD (Electronic Software Download) and SWM (Spanned Shared Images).
ESD to WIM, SWM to WIM (aka image joinining), WIM to SWM (aka image splitting) conversions included.

The tool can create a bootable ISO from any of them, if the usual image folder structure is present (eg Boot and Sources folders).
And you can edit images in any supported host combination, such as editing Windows 10 images from a Windows 7 supported host.

Live-install modifications

In addition to editing Windows installation images “offline”, NTLite Live has editing mode, a unique feature that allows you to configure and remove components from already installed Windows without reinstalling. Just run the tool on the operating system you want to edit, select what you want to change and restart if necessary – immediate results.

Removal of components

Reduce the Windows footprint on your RAM and storage drive. Remove components of your choice, protected by compatibility safety mechanisms, which make finding the sweet spot faster.

Update, Language and Service Pack Integration

Easily integrate updates, languages ​​and service packs. Update Integration has smart sorting so you can seamlessly add packages for integration and the tool will apply them in the correct order, keeping update compatibility at bay.

Analysis option advises on some of the more common issues, dependencies or recommendations for certain KB updates.

Driver integration

Integrate drivers into the image, Windows automatically installs only those detected during deployment. Also has “Import host” functionality, which pulls and integrates host drivers into the image. Then option like “Exclude unused”, which removes drivers from the integration queue that are not detected as needed for the selected hardware list.

Drivers can also be integrated into the boot image (boot.wim, Setup), so that they are available on USB/ISO boot. Enables integration and use of USB3 or SATA controller drivers that would otherwise not be supported depending on the Windows version.

Hardware targeting

NTLite can collect host machine hardware list and use it in all functions. The Hardware Target Checklist is a particularly useful feature, allowing you to preview any missing drivers on the resulting distribution before applying changes.

This allows you to target other machines when preparing an image, while trying to reach the minimum deployment size or maximum compatibility. You can also extract drivers from an image or an existing installation.

Registry integration and editing

Allows you to easily apply REG files directly to the image registry, without having to use it during setup, making the registry changes independent of the distribution method. HKCU entries are assigned to the default user, propagating changes to all users before they are even created.

Also provides direct hive editing for manual changes.

Tweaks

Easily change various Windows settings on the live installation or an image, such as page file settings or various Explorer UI settings, to name a few.

You can also pre-configure Windows features, the same way you would in Control Panel – Programs – Turn Windows features on or off, but before deployment.

Unattended setup

Windows Unattended feature support, provides many frequently used options on a single page for easy and fully automated setup.
Multiple choice options are presented with valid entries read from the source itself. Includes the AutoFill option, which populates the selections with current host machine data, allowing for quick configuration. Add local accounts, choose username and password in advance, autolog on some of them after installation.

Network join, which allows you to automatically join a workgroup or domain after installation. Disk Partitioning, which speeds up deployment by automatically formatting and partitioning your drives.

Application integration

Easily integrate application installers, scripts, registry tweaks or raw commands. Give a silent switch and automatically run the installer after setup.

Overview of pending changes and automation by process

All pending changes and important warnings are presented on a single page for quick review before you actually apply these changes.
With the ability to enable additional options or automate post-processing tasks, such as creating an ISO image, compressing to ESD format, sharing the image.

Additional options include “Clean Update Backup”, which removes outdated updates, and “Reuse Driver Cache”, which relinks drivers to the driver cache, using NTFS links to reduce the actual disk size by reusing duplicate files.

Native Runtime, 32 and 64-bit

NTLite does not require the .NET Framework or any other add-on to run under the supported operating systems. This makes it possible to run faster, more portable with less dependencies.

Supported Windows versions include client Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Not including XP and Vista versions. 64 and 32-bit versions can edit both 64- and 32-bit images.

What is new

New

• Image: Windows 11 22624 Moment 2 support, same license date
• Image: Lots of ‘New Edit’ on right-click image categories

Fix

• Components: Cumulative Update installation fix if ‘Windows Update’, ‘Live Captions’ or ‘Voice Access’ is removed
• Components: ‘Remote FX’ component detection on Win11 22H2
• Components: Remnants of smaller component removal packages
• UI: Resizing purely horizontally would hide the left side navigation

Upgrade

• General: Settings use volume GUID for drive letter independence, for example if different partition OSes are booted and see different drive letters
• Updates: Better displayed version of cumulative updates with multiple versions
• e.g. 19041 listed as 1904X if no images loaded, otherwise shows loaded image compatible number (19042/3/4/5)
• UI: ‘Open directory’ now uses a shell call instead of Explorer directly, useful for Directory Opus and the like