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Documentation Reference

Learn every NTLite tool: edit Windows images, remove components, integrate updates and drivers, automate setup with presets and unattended install.

What is NTLite?

NTLite is a Windows configuration tool for customizing Windows installation images before deployment, and for editing a live, running Windows install in place. You can integrate updates, drivers, and tweaks, remove unwanted components, configure settings, and create fully automated installations.

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Walkthroughs covering image editing, drivers, updates, and debloat. All skill levels.

Feature Reference

This documentation covers each page in the NTLite application, organized by workflow:

  • Start - Load images and manage presets
  • Integrate - Add updates, drivers, registry tweaks, and files
  • Remove - Remove Windows components
  • Configure - Enable/disable features, apply settings, and manage scheduled tasks
  • Automate - Command-line use, unattended installation, and post-setup tasks
  • Finish - Apply changes and create bootable ISOs

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Getting Started

If you're new to NTLite, we recommend starting with:

  1. Read the Image page to understand how to load and manage Windows images
  2. Explore the Components page to learn about safe component removal
  3. Check the Apply page to understand how to save your changes and create ISOs
  4. Switch to Guides for step-by-step tutorials on common tasks

Installation Options

The installer offers NTLite with the NTLCLI command-line tool, your Windows language, other languages, shortcuts and an uninstaller, as a Full, Portable or Custom choice. Updates keep whatever you chose. For a silent install, adjust the defaults with /MERGECOMPONENTS, a comma-separated list where ! leaves an item out:

  • Items: ntlcli, languages\yours, languages\other, desktopicon, startmenu, uninstaller
  • Installer: NTLite_setup_x64.exe /VERYSILENT /MERGECOMPONENTS="!ntlcli,languages\other"
  • winget: winget install ntlite --custom "/MERGECOMPONENTS=!ntlcli"
  • Chocolatey: choco install ntlite --install-arguments "/MERGECOMPONENTS=!ntlcli"

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