wimwizard


WimWizard
v1.0_build_28.04.2026
WimWizard original author and creator is me, Eduard G.
official website: https://wimwizard.blogspot.com &  official forum: https://wimwizard.boards.net


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WimWizard – The World’s Most Advanced, 
Windows Image Servicing & Customization Tool

Unlock the full potential of Windows images with WimWizard, the ultimate tool for IT professionals, enthusiasts, and anyone who demands a lean, optimized, and future-proof OS. Unlike other tools that charge hundreds of dollars, WimWizard is completely free yet more powerful, faster, and safer than anything else in the entire IT world.


Why WimWizard is Unstoppable

    Triple-Engine Servicing Architecture:

    WimWizard uses three independent servicing engines, each optimized for a specific layer of Windows servicing.


    1. WIZARD ENGINE™ Proprietary Native Servicing Engine powers:

    • /compcreate  &  /removecomponents

    Advanced XML Intelligence auto generates servicing XMLs with dependency awareness:

  • Depends On / Used By / Required By
  • XMLs inspection, editing, innovation & optimization
  • single XML processing / multi-XMLs processing / full XMLs folder servicing
  • Users can fully customize removal behavior by editing or creating their own component XML definitions.

  • WIZARD ENGINE™ can directly service:
    • CBS components
    • System drivers
    • Files and directories
    • Complete registry structures
    • Provisioning AppX packages
    • System AppX packages
    • Dependency chains understanding ( Depends On / Used By / Required By )
    • Legacy compatibility layers
    • Servicing remnants
    • Obsolete subsystems
  • WIZARD ENGINE™ Performs True Servicing-Layer Component Mapping & Removal:
      can analyze and service massive Windows component ecosystems
      (  Windows 10: over 18,000 CBS components  or  
    Windows 11: over 26,000 CBS components  )
  • WIZARD ENGINE™ Independent Native Architecture: 
      does NOT use: 
    DISM, PKGMGR, PowerShell wrappers or batch automation layers
  • WIZARD ENGINE™ Industry Position & Philosophy:
      • is a fully proprietary servicing architecture capable of deep Windows component analysis and reconstruction.
      • this is NOT a wrapper around Microsoft servicing tools.
      • operates completely independently from DISM and PKGMGR.
      • acts as both an alternative and a rival to traditional Microsoft DISM and PKGMGR servicing technologies
      • it is currently the only worldwide single free tool capable of deeply slimming and restructuring the Windows CBS servicing architecture itself.
      • can be used to operate and complete replace both DISM and PKGMGR or optional to be used by choice in conjunction with DISM and PKGMGR. 
      • full servicing transparency
      • deep component-level control
      • native offline image engineering
      • CBS-level understanding
      • dependency-aware logic
      • offline-only safety model
      • independent engine design
      • native servicing architecture
      • tiny footprint with unusually deep capability
      • advanced Windows slim down & debloating
      • professional-grade customization
      • without relying on fragile script ecosystems or locked commercial solutions.
  • WimWizard is NOT “a collection of scripts packed into an EXE.”
    It is a true native AMD64 Windows EXE application engineered specifically for high-performance offline servicing.
    This provides: superior speed / lower overhead / cleaner execution / improved reliability / advanced servicing scalability
    Exposes levels of Windows servicing control that many users never realized were possible.
    Once advanced users begin exploring true component-level servicing, dependency-aware optimization, and deep offline image reconstruction, it often changes how they think about Windows deployment entirely.



    • 2. DISM: only for /disablefeature & /removecapability
    • 3. PKGMGR: only for /removepackages
    • Blazing Fast & Ultra-Stable: built on .NET 4.8.1, optimized for speed, stability, and security (support beyond 2034)
    • Tiny Footprint, Massive Power: under 400KB, yet packed with features that no other tool can match.
    • Extreme Automation: reduces post-setup interaction by up to 90%
    • Packages SMART Decouple: support smart and auto decouple mechanism via /removepackages 
    • Pure 64-bit Windows: all legacy 32-bit WOW64 components with /removewow64. Your OS becomes amd64-only, lean and modern
    • Extreme WinSxS Slimming: Proprietary engine reduces WinSxS folder to as little as 100MB, optimizing system size and performance
    • Outdated SYSTEM Driver Removal: removes legacy drivers from Via, SiS, Intel Telemetry, and others.
    • Operates exclusively inside mounted WIM paths: your live OS is never at risk
    • NOT RELATED TO AND SEPARATED FROM THE WIZARD ENGINE™::
      • Provisioning Appx CleanUp: via file from subfolder wimwizard\clean-appx.txt
      • Files and Folders CleanUp: via file from subfolder wimwizard\cleanup-files.txt
      • Registry CleanUp: via file from subfolder wimwizard\cleanup-registry.txt
      • Registry Import: via file from subfolder wimwizard\win10.reg
    • Post November 2025 ESU Offline Updates Ready: /esupatch supports SSU + CU offline updates for (Windows 10 22H2 / 21H2 IoT LTSC)


    Safe Registry Tweaks

    Registry imports are limited strictly to mounted hives:

    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_SOFTWARE\
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_DEFAULT\
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_SYSTEM\

    Never touches the live registry. Built-in safeguards alert you if something is incorrectly configured.


    The Bottom Line

    WimWizard is more than a tool — it’s your ultimate Windows image companion.

    • Free. No hidden costs. No nags. No popups. No limitations. No ads. No expiration.
    • Safer than most paid alternatives
    • Faster, leaner, smarter, and more powerful than tools costing hundreds of dollars.
    • Perfect for IT pros, system integrators, enthusiasts, and power users
    • Totally Portable. Works Offline (doesn't have net connection)
    • Supports Comprehensive Logs for Debugging
    • Future-proof: works across current and upcoming Windows versions, detecting thousands of components without needing constant updates
    • Transform your Windows images. Slim them down, optimize them, future-proof them, and take control like never before.
      WimWizard isn’t just advanced—it’s a real superpower in your hands and the
      Ultimate Ozempic
      Red Pill for ANY Oversize Windows 10, 11 or future versions.

    ...including much, much more... and even much more to come...

                           Use WimWizard To Make Windows Great Again !
    Warning: WimWizard has some very seriously firepower and YOU can become very seriously addicted to it !

    made in ROMANIA

    by
    Eduard
    Since the introduction of the modern Windows servicing stack in Windows Vista, the majority of offline image tools have focused mainly on scripting automation, wrapper interfaces, or cosmetic customization workflows around existing Microsoft servicing utilities.
    That being said the whole worldwide community for the past 19 years have been doing the wrong Windows servicing and only did paint jobs to Windows in the form of an insane, absolute insane amount of scripts, scripts that never touched the Windows main core !

    WimWizard takes a fundamentally different approach by implementing its own native servicing architecture capable of deep component analysis, dependency-aware removal, and advanced Windows image engineering.


    WimWizard Commands
    USAGE: wimwizard [/p <Path>] [/x <PackageName> (optional)] [/h] [/helpfile]
     REMARKS: Offline Image Servicing install.wim / boot.wim / winre.wim
    /p <Path>  Use '/p' switch to provide path to mounted install.wim
    [PATH OF THE MOUNTED IMAGE ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10
    /x <Comp> Use '/x' to show a specific package (ComponentName)
    [ This will remove a specific package ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /x Microsoft-Hyper-V-Common-Drivers-Package /n
    [ This will remove anything containing ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /x  Hyper-V /n
    /h Use '/h' switch to display this info
    /v to set Visibility to 1 (visible) when using Get-packages
    /n Nuke packages (remove)
    [ Nuke package ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /n Microsoft-Windows-ScreenSavers
    /l Outputs all packages to "Packages.txt"
    [ Outputs all packages to "Packages.txt" ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /l
    /y Outputs components to "Components.txt"
    [ Outputs components to "Components.txt"]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /y
    /esupatch Integrate ESU Suppressor (November 2025+ SSU/CU support) - Install.wim
    [ Aplicate the ESU Post November 2025 Hotfix Patch for Windows 10 in order to further update the offline images ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /esupatch
    /esuremove Remove ESU Suppressor
    [ Same as above but this time it will remove the ESU and you can't install anymore SSU + CU after November 2025 ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /esuremove
    /removeappassociations Removes all default associations (offline).
    [ Remove the default file associations (offline) ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removeappassociations
    /exportappassociations [file] Exports associations (online).
    [ Export file associations (online) ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /exportappassociations d:\AppAssociations.xml
    /importappassociations [file] Imports XML (offline).
    [ Import your custom file app associations ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /importappassociations d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\AppAssociations.xml
    /getdrivers [file.txt] Enhanced driver list with SIZE (MB)
    [ Display drivers ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /getdrivers
    /adddrivers <folder> Add all .inf recursively
    [ Import all OEM drivers including recursive from a given folder ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /adddrivers d:\games\win10up\drivers
      /removeoemdrivers <list.txt> Remove 3rd-party OEM drivers.
    [ Remove any OEM drivers ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removeoemdrivers d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\remove-drivers-oem.txt
    /removesysdrivers <list.txt> Remove SYSTEM drivers
    [ WARNiNG: This will Remove SYSTEM drivers, including some very outdated and with security risks ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removesysdrivers d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\remove-drivers-sys.txt
    /exportdrivers <folder> Export all drivers
    [ Export OEM drivers to a specific folder ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /exportdrivers d:\exported-drivers
    /clean-appx <file> Remove provisioned Appx packages using your clean-appx.txt list
    [ Clean all nonsens appx ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /clean-appx d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\clean-appx.txt
    /getcapabilities <list.txt> Get-Capability
    [ Capabilities list dump ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /getcapabilities d:\Capabilities-List.txt
    /removecapability <list.txt> Remove-Capability
    [ Capabilities list remove ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removecapability d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\remove-capability.txt
    /disablefeature [list.txt] Disables every feature in the list.
    [ Disable features ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /disablefeature d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\disable-feature.txt
    /removepackages <file> Bulk CBS package removal (remove-packages-install.txt in 1 command)
    [ Remove any packages in the given list ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removepackages d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\remove-packages-install.txt
    /compcreate Create Components XML list with dependency and everything else
    [ WARNiNG: THiS iS ONLY FOR POWER USERS (the XML list to be used ONLY with /removecomponents ]

    Available Switch Keys:
    -key      <Search keyword / component name>
    -out      <Output XML filename>
    -grp      <Group name>
    -name     <Custom component name>
    -verbose  <Show detailed processing>

    wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key <keyword> -out <filename> -grp <groupname> -verbose

    [ Single component ]
    wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key Maps -out Maps -grp System -verbose

    wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key Microsoft-Windows-SecHealthUI -grp System -verbose

    wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key Microsoft-Windows-SecHealthUI -grp Microsoft-Windows-SecHealthUI -verbose

    [ Multiple components ]
     wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key "SearchApp Cortana" -out SearchAndCortana -grp SystemApps -verbose

    wimwizard.exe /compcreate -key "Microsoft-Windows-SecHealthUI Microsoft-Windows-Unified-Telemetry" -out SecHealthUIandTelemetry -grp System -verbose
    /removecomponents
    Remove components
    ( only to be used with the XML files created by /compcreate )
    [ WARNiNG: THiS iS ONLY FOR POWER USERS (to be used with the list created before with command /x ]

    Available Switch Keys:
    -file      <Given XML filename(s)>
    -verbose  <Show detailed processing>

    [ Remove single component ]
    wimwizard.exe /removecomponents -file SearchApp.xml -p D:\games\win10 -verbose

    [ Remove multiple components at once using multiple XML files ]
    wimwizard.exe /removecomponents -file "SearchApp.xml Maps.xml Defender.xml" -p d:\games\win10

    [ Remove multiple components at once using all XML files from a Dir ]
    wimwizard.exe /removecomponents -file c:\Downloads\wimwizard -p D:\games\win10 -verbose
    /removewow64 Pure 64bit OS ( WARNiNG: This will completely remove all 32Bit support ! )
    [ Remove any wow64-32bit and your system will be pure amd64 (since 2016 running amd64) ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /removewow64
    /cleanup <file> Filesystem cleanup list (take ownership + delete files/dirs)
    [ Clean files and directories ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /cleanup d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\cleanup-files.txt
    /regclean <file>
    Registry cleanup list (KeyPath|ValueName or ValueName)
     supports full HKLM\Tmp_SOFTWARE
    [ Clean registry ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /regclean d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\cleanup-registry.txt
    /slimwinsxs <file> Fast WinSxS slim  Supports partial names + Manifests\xxx lines.
    [ WARNiNG: THiS WiLL MAKE SYSTEM UPDATES UNUSABLE ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /slimwinsxs d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\keep-sxs.txt
    /regimport <file.reg>
    Import registry file(s) (Tmp_ converted keys ONLY)
    ex: Tmp_DEFAULT, Tmp_SOFTWARE and Tmp_SYSTEM
    [ Import your optimized and custom registry settings ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /regimport d:\games\win10up\wimwizard\win10.reg
    /sxsdump <name> Decode one assembly ex: Hyper-V (enhanced with real size + manifest)
    [ WinSXS full dump listing and sorted via size desc ]
    wimwizard /p d:\games\win10 /sxsdump d:\install-sxs-full.txt
    /helpfile Creates wimwizard.txt full text help file with useful notes in the current directory !
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    First run AdvancedRun !
    Open text file wimwizard_readme.txt ! |
Be sure to follow the STEPS in file wimwizard_readme.txt !
    EXAMPLE: Components Create Commands /compcreate
    Components Create Commands /compcreate
    Components Create Commands Services /compcreate
    EXAMPLE: Components Created XML !
    Registry included Tweaks win10.reg |
Due of strong protection from You: The Import of reg files into the mounted wim will ONLY allow actual import into the following hives |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_SOFTWARE\ |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_DEFAULT\ |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Tmp_SYSTEM\ |
as to avoid messing the LIVE OS Registry ! |
Don't worry you will see red warning in wimwizard if you did wrong and it will tell you what is wrong as for you to fix it !
    /removewow64 |
my favorite command since 2016. Yes You read it well year of 2016 almost 10 years ago ! |
it will remove all 32bit-wow64 components ! |
and your os will become amd64 pure 64bit only ! |
no ancient code of 32bit anymore ! |
check the size of the WinSXS and System32 in screenshot above ! |
windows 10 IoT LTSC 21H2 x64 pure amd64 bit only ! (no 32bit / no wow64)
    wimwizard uses dism for stability as for capabilities & features !
    wimwizard uses pkmgr for stability for full packages !
    wimwizard uses proprietary engine removal for components ! |
wimwizard_readme.txt |
to view all Components inside a mounted wim type this |
wimwizard.exe /p d:\games\win10 /y |
then check the created file components.txt







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    Be SURE to Watch The ALL 6 Parts Videos as To Understand !
    WimWizard YouTube Official Videos Channel
    https://www.youtube.com/@byEduardG


    Windows 11 SafeList is HERE:
    https://wimwizard.boards.net/thread/22/windows-11-25h2

    Download
    • WimWizard_v1.0_build.28-April-2026  (7z fix updated 5-june-2026)
    • 7z File size: 439.01KB & SHA256:  667ca0a1f8845caaa37cb6c24a8cbe290adf95f3a11c1e25683e72666a648c6a
    • wimwizard.exe File size: 389KB
    • wimwizard.exe SHA256:  f6fcc257228ba5fcba359e59c08c03397d89e943e9dd0294094cc4271b9fe4d3    
    For Latest News or Got Questions, Want Answers, Remarks, Feedback, Bug Report, Ideas or Improvements
    Then Please visit the Official Forum
    https://wimwizard.boards.net
     


    WimWizard Release Versions History (click to view history)

    v1.0_build.28-April-2026 (The Very 1'st Public Release Ever Version)

    Added: New Engine for Components Create and Remove -> so far is singlethreaded but still fast

    Improved Files and Folders Clean Up

    Re-added BACK STRONG protection for Registry removal -> so you can never edit the live registry

    Re-added BACK STRONG protection for files and dir clean up -> only the mounted image will be used

    Improved Compatibility for Depends by and For Create and Removal Engine

    Improved Speed and Code Optimization for .NET4.8.1

    Improved Parsing/Decoding Components

    Refactor wow64-32bit compatibility for people who still use 32bit-wow64 ancient code

    Removed: Auto Sense Ai Engine -> hard to maintain it for now

    Removed: RAW Engine -> the world's super fastest engine but hdd's can't handle it

    Removed: HardLinks

    Removed: Over 4000 lines of code

    Removed: MultiThreading -> some HDD are too slow to handle the heat, cackle,cackle

    Removed: IO Locks for multiple on parallel components removal -> req at least minimum 4 core cpu

    Removed: personal system and trusted installer code -> now all is done via external app AdvancedRun