![]() Disable Delete Confirmation on Recycle Bin.check: %windir%\system32\cmd /c slmgr/dli.Administrativ Templates – Windows Components – Windows Error Reporting.disable Windows Error Reporting in Group Policy.launch 7Zip as Admin to associate file-types with all users.hide unwanted updates, especially if you skipped some intentionally during the integration.change Settings (uncheck ‘give me recommended updates…’).Check for Updates in Windows Update (first time can be slow).Desktop: Disable all Windows 8 Hot corners.sometimes problems with uninstall-loop in Windows 8.1.optional: Update Start8 to version 1.5+ (from website).set 125% Windows & Font scaling (on Hi-Res monitors).Parallels Hard Disk will be about 2.3 – 2.8 GB, memory usage about 250 MB (win8.1).when creating partition manually: search for “How to Avoid Reserved or Hidden Partition in Windows 8”.Install should then all be fully automatic for Windows 8, Windows 7 may ask for a key, which can be skipped.Customize: Sharing, Applications, Startup, Memory, disable USB Webcam.Win8: Select ‘Look like Windows 7’ (to get Start8 start menu).Select Operating System – ‘Windows 8.1’ (if not recognised).In Source – Toolbar – Save – Preset name: for example Win8NTlite4.Toolbar – check Create ISO image: Save to outside of the VM and name it something meaningful (Windows_8.1_Pro_32bit_en_US_NTLite4.iso).optional: Toolbar – check ESD compression (gets the image down to almost CD size, but can take about 15 mins longer) without ESD compression the image will be around 900 MB.Toolbar – keep check on Backup Log & Backup preset.Toolbar – check Clean Update backup, optional: check Reuse Driver Cache.setvmem.bat – set smaller Virtual Memory.Win8NoLockScreen.reg – disable the Lock Screen.Win8DisableSwapfile.reg – disable Metro swapfile.Add Sysinternals Process Explorer (self-expanding 7zipped exe).use Generic install Key for Windows 8.1 (Bing it □.Toolbar – Configure disk partition: Check… Install to this partition, Maximum, OK.optional: Toolbar – Add local account: Group – Users, ….modify Administrator user as needed including Password “yyyyyy”, possibly check Autologon.optional: modify ‘Services’ according to Black Viper Safe list usually a few dozen changes.manually from Microsoft Download Center (search by KB number) or some other tool.Download the relevant updates based on the list created in the first step.then run Windows Update and make a list of all important Security Updates by KB number.To find out relevant Update packages, you should first make an NTlited install without integrated updates.Automatically using the NTLite (v1.7+) with the Download Updates function, more info here.In Updates – Integrate Update Packages:.No need to add Metro (almost all settings can be done elsewhere).Win7: Desktop Window Manager (for Audio and Network Connections to work – may get fixed in later NTlite version).optional: add ‘Time Service’ (did not work in Windows 8.1, but OK in Windows 7).Group Policy Client & Local Security Policy (useful for changing some otherwise inaccessible settings). ![]() Floppy Disk Support (otherwise Device Manager will have an unassigned Device from Parallels).Media – high definition audio device (both).Application Compatibility! (needed for a lot of older applications).Add to that the following, by checking what you need:.Toolbar – Expand All – Uncheck All: now only the absolute minimum is selected to be installed.Toolbar – Compatibility: select things you want to keep working….Toolbar – Load: Load Windows 8.1 Pro from install.wim (wait a minute…). ![]() ![]()
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