NTLite is a Windows configuration tool that allows you to modify your existing Windows install or an image yet to be deployed, remove Windows components, configure and integrate, speed up the Windows deployment process. Reduce Windows footprint on your RAM and storage drive memory. Remove components of your choice, guarded by compatibility safety mechanisms, which speed up finding that sweet spot. Windows Unattended feature support, providing many commonly used options on a single page for easy setup.
Easily integrate a single or multiple drivers, update or language packages. Package integration features smart sorting, enabling you to seamlessly add packages for integration and the tool will apply them in the appropriate order, keeping hotfix compatibility in check.
One of the important new features of NTLite (compared to its predecessors) is the ability to modify an already installed the operating system, by removing unnecessary components.
Supports Windows 11, 10, 8.1 and 7, x86 and x64, live and image. Server editions of the same versions, excluding support for component removals and feature configuration. ARM64 image support in the alpha stage. Does not support Checked/Debug, Embedded, IoT editions, nor Vista or XP.
NTLite 2023.11.9514 changelog:
New
- Updates: OOBE update support, added to update list for Windows 11 22H2, 23H2
- Settings – Windows Update – Tasks delete option (e.g. DevHomeUpdate, EdgeUpdate, OutlookUpdate)
- Settings – Windows Update – Windows Store – ‘Automatic update install’ option
- Components: ‘Text Input Management Service’ Win11 22H2+, needed for many things, added for completion
Upgrade
- Unattended: ‘OEM SetupComplete’ option automated on Win10+ with OEM keys and removed the option
- Components: Win10 ‘Windows Feature Experience’ removal made more compatible, like Win11
- Components: ‘Snipping tool’ split from ‘Snip & Sketch’ app removal
- Components: ‘WebView2 Runtime’ Legacy (non-updatable system version) split removal
- Components: Compatibility apps grouped
- Components: ‘Windows Setup’ compatibility option split from the OOBE one
- Components: Settings search on Win11 and Win10 2004+ now does not depend on ‘Cortana’ component
- Components: Win+Shift+S shortcut for ‘Snip & Sketch’ now does not depend on ‘Windows Feature Experience’ component
- Components: ‘On-Screen Keyboard’ now does not depend on ‘Windows Feature Experience’ component
- Components: Settings – Power Options now does not depend on ‘Sensor Service’ component
- UI-Translation: Thanks for French (tistou77), Swedish (1FF)
Fix
- Components: ‘Azure Arc Setup’ detection, was mistakenly listed in some cases even if not present
- Components: Search as icon pre-deployment was broken if Windows Feature Experience – Desktop removed
Download: NTLite 64-bit | 23.3 MB (Free, paid upgrade available)
Download: NTLite 32-bit | 20.9 MB
Link: NTLite Home Page | NTLite Features