Winreducer EX70

After getting Remix OS working on my tiny HP Mini 1004TU I realized it was not going to be an good alternative for it. Remix OS is quite good candy wise but ran horribly on the HP Mini.

I decided to go back to what I had on it, Windows 7 Ultimate, Then I found I never saved the image I created especially for the HP Mini. The SSD is only 8GB so I had reduced the size of the OS by ripping stuff out I did not need. Then the image had been put onto USB as the HP Mini has no optical drive.

I couldn't remember what I had used so ended up just going over all the options. Tried RT7Lite but had problems at the ISO creation stage. Looked at NTlite but found info that there was not much customization. Last I tried Winreducer EX70. What a great piece of software.

Main window

The first attempt was OK apart from some stuff I had taken out was going to cause issues later. The second attempt failed during installation as I had chosen Windows 7 starter and had removed all the Ultimate files. The third attempt I got right. It was a little bigger after installation (Just under 4GB) but I'm happy. Runs super fast even on 1GB of ram.

Options after clicking Start

After every section you will get this. A small price to pay for free software :)

After loading a folder or ISO you will get this window

When this window comes up, make sure to select the correct version you need and if its x86 or 64bit. There's nothing worse than spending ages going over and selecting stuff, making an image and installing to find you picked the wrong version. I learned my lesson about this.

Main widow for the reducing stage

Now this is where all the fun begins. Just be careful what you remove or disable. Lots of programs rely on other programs or multiple services. You need to do some research.
This page might help a little,
https://www.winreducer.net/winreducer-81-database.html


 I did find a page in the forum where a member posts what is what but it's for an earlier version of Winreducer. Still helps a bit though.
https://winreducer.forumotion.com/t1663-component-explanations

The Winreducer site seems to have some errors in the HTML as the menus don't always function Here's some links to help you find it all.

The software is on the front page,
https://www.winreducer.net/

See the Forum for help,
https://www.winreducer.net/forum.html

GUI themes are here,
https://www.winreducer.net/gui-themes.html

Some Windows themes are here,
https://www.winreducer.net/windows-themes.html

Some tutorials here,
https://www.winreducer.net/tutorials.html

Make sure you read the tips that show when you hover the mouse cursor over an option.
If you take certain stuff out it will break Windows 7!

Have fun!