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🛠️ Tool Spotlight: Uncovering Hidden Windows Features with install-wim-tweak.exe

If you are a Windows power user, an IT admin, or someone who loves to debloat and customize their installation, you have likely heard of install-wim-tweak.exe. It is a legendary, albeit somewhat archaic, utility that allows you to peer behind the curtain of the Windows operating system.

:: Get image index (usually 6 for Pro) dism /get-imageinfo /imagefile:C:\win11.wim install-wim-tweak.exe

1. PackageManagement / PowerShell built-in commands

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage

Safe Practice Checklist

• Always test in a VM first (Hyper-V or VirtualBox).
• Export CBS registry branch before changes:

  reg save HKLM\COMPONENTS C:\backup\COMPONENTS.hiv
  

• Do not remove these risky packages: Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost, Microsoft.WindowsCalculator, Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp, Windows.CBSPreview, Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI (Security Center).
• Use /d sparingly – often, setting /v 0 (hiding) is safer.

:: List all Windows features install-wim-tweak.exe /o /l /features > C:\features-list.txt Safe Practice Checklist