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Cleaning up Windows ​

Only Home · Pro · since 0.9.8.5

Purpose ​

Sets what the finished Windows leaves out and what is switched on in addition. The Windows source itself stays untouched: Setup Foundry writes the selection into the medium when it is built, and it takes effect during installation on the target machine.

Availability ​

The page exists in Home and Pro. In Free it is missing from the left rail, and the factory defaults apply.

Pro only: the Windows features section and the Always-on features on the installed PC section. In Home, both switches under Always-on features on the installed PC are fixed on and not shown; in Free they are off.

Steps ​

  1. In the left rail, Foundry block, open Windows.
  2. Work through the sections from top to bottom. Every change is saved at once; there is no save button.

The sections, in page order:

  • Windows features (Pro): Install Hyper-V with management tools (Windows Pro only). Hyper-V is enabled during installation, and the target machine reboots once more along the way. If this PC runs Windows Home, a note appears below; the box can still be checked, since the medium may end up on a Pro machine.
  • Always-on features on the installed PC (Pro): Persistent audit: check and log policies at every startup and Update apps weekly with winget.
  • Remove preinstalled apps and Gaming: see Removing apps.
  • Services and Tasks: privacy defaults for Windows services and scheduled tasks, one box with an ⓘ per entry. The security and privacy settings are covered under Policies.
  • Install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware: an acknowledgement with which the medium skips the Windows Setup hardware check.

Result ​

Hyper-V, the app selection, services, tasks and the acknowledgement apply to the installation profile currently set. The two switches under Always-on features on the installed PC apply to the whole application.

Everything takes effect with the next medium you create. Media already created and machines already installed do not change. After a change to Hyper-V, ongoing maintenance, apps, services or tasks, the card of an older medium shows Changes require a rebuild.

If it does not work ​

  • Windows is missing from the left rail: Free. The page belongs to Home and Pro.
  • Windows features or Always-on features on the installed PC is missing: Home. Both sections belong to Pro.
  • Hyper-V is not there on the target machine: The target machine runs Windows Home, where the box has no effect.
  • "Could not save the setting: …" / "Could not save the selection: …": The change was not saved. The reason follows the colon.
  • Service and task lists are missing, so no entries can be displayed or selected.: Setup Foundry cannot find the list of services and tasks. Details are in the log.

See also ​