Kasual
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Additional information to the one included in the NTLite's notes
Hardware support
Localization
Multimedia
Network
Remoting and Privacy
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
System
Most of this information has came out of trial and error, if more come out, will be added to this post.
Hardware support
Infrared devices.- Needed for Bluetooth (at least, Bluetooth Audio, i kept hidir, mdmbtmdm and usbcir infrared devices just in case, i haven´t tried removing them yet).
Portable devices (WPD/MTP)
Portable Device Enumerator Service.- Needed for access to mobile devices as Phone and Tablet.
Still Image Class Installer
Windows Image Adquisition (WIA).- Needed to access to media in PTP devices (when changing android phones from MTP to PTP and an error popup related to Photo viewer, while Photo viewer works ok).
Localization
Fonts.- Some websites need some fonts by design, if you remove all except the compatibility protected, make sure to keep the fonts that uses the website you are visiting very often.
Malgun Gothic.- Needed to show (arrows or other signs) or hide (verified in Audio mixer) some characters.
Ms Gothic and MS PGothic & MS UI Gothic.- Needed to show arrows in On-Screen Keyboard.
Multimedia
Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR)
Media Foundation
Windows Media Codec.- Needed for access to media in MTP devices (can't install these devices' drivers) and some audio/video edit programs.
Windows Media Player.- Needed for Samsung Smart Switch and some audio/video edit programs.
Photo codec
Photo Viewer
Photo Viewer - 32 bit.- Needed for some (or all) the 32 bit programs that launch Photo Viewer 32 bits for image visualization.
Network
Distributed Link Tracking Client.- Doesn't include notes, needed for: move desktop, docs, music, images, etc. folders from User's folder to another drive and still will be accessible as always from "open file from/save file to" when click on the shortcuts at the left panel
File sharing support
SMB Server common.- Needed for displaying Workgroup name and it's description.
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
SMB v1.- Needed for displaying Workgroup name and it's description.
SMB v2 - Client.- Needed for displaying Workgroup name and it's description.
Multiple UNC Provider (MUP)
Workstation Service (Computer Browser).- Needed for displaying Workgroup name and it's description.
Internet Explorer JScript.- Needed for 'Open file location' option.
Internet Explorer HTML viewer.- Needed for many Browsers that uses the IE engine.
Internet Explorer.- Needed for Dragon Naturally Speaking.
Routing and Remote Access support
Remote Access Service Client Tools.- Needed for Windows Media Center (could be needed for retrieving the programming list).
Remoting and Privacy
Windows Error Reporting Service.- Needed for diagnosing and solving errors (verified when trying to fix a network error).
System
.Net Framework Core.
Net Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5
Windows Presentation Foundation.- Needed for many installers, not only Intel chipset installers
Task Scheduler.- Needed for retrieving system information with 'wmic' (needed if you want to set manufacturer, model and as the computer name, the machine serial number unattended, all the info taken from the system when installing).
Microsoft Data Access Component MDAC.- Needed for Task scheduler and many more third party programs.
Performance Counters
Performance Logs and Alerts
Performance CMD Tools for Tracing.- Needed for WinSAT benchmarking.
Shell Search
Text Services Framework
On-Screen Keyboard (Tablet PC)
Tablet PC.- Needed for Digitizers (Pen and tablet), as Hanvon (Graphics) and Wacom tablets. Don't disable Tablet PC in Features page.
Windows Component Database.-
Windows Component Store (WinSxS).- Needed for Driver integration
System File Check (SFC).- Needed for msi installers and exe containing msi installers
Most of this information has came out of trial and error, if more come out, will be added to this post.
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