Hi,

Dism for Windows 7 offers no function to remove components like in Windows 8 or at least I didn't find it.

 

Example for Dism in Windows 8

DISM.exe /Online /Disable-Feature /Featurename:Solitaire /Remove

However in Windows 7 you can remove single components via Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows Features on or off.
This starts OptionalFeatures.exe, but I couldn't find any arguments for this exe. With WinToolkit you can for example only remove the whole game group, but not single games.

Is there a way to remove components via a command?

Unfortunately, Windows 7 does not have that option with DISM to remove/disable components from the DVD.  That feature was added to the Windows 8 DISM (but also is not able to remove/disable items under Win7).

 

An alternative way around that is to use an autoattend.xml to install *only* what you want from your install disk. That is about the only way to "not" have some items installed under Windows 7.

 

SIDE NOTE:  It appears that the "optionalfeatures.exe" does not have any command line options.  (One *might* be able to use an autoit or vbs script to automate an option removal, however this would only be able to be performed on a live working system.)

Thanks for info.

for example in bat file...

 

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:TabletPCOC /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:FaxServicesClientPackage /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-XPSServices-Features /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86 /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Xps-Foundation-Xps-Viewer /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:TIFFIFilter /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsGadgetPlatform /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MediaPlayback /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsMediaPlayer /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MediaCenter /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:OpticalMediaDisc /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-Foundation-Features /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-Foundation-InternetPrinting-Client /norestart

Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MSRDC-Infrastructure /norestart

if you want disable features in install.wim, create a new folder (here C:\new), mount install.wim in "new" folder and use dos command:

 

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:TabletPCOC

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:FaxServicesClientPackage

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-XPSServices-Features

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Xps-Foundation-Xps-Viewer

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:TIFFIFilter

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsGadgetPlatform

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MediaPlayback

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsMediaPlayer

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MediaCenter

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:OpticalMediaDisc

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-Foundation-Features

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Printing-Foundation-InternetPrinting-Client

Dism /Image:C:\new /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:MSRDC-Infrastructure

 

here is for x86 windows 7 features.

 

unmount with save

 

 

another explanation here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824822.aspx

 

 

important: for works, you need original winsxs backup folder. Erase it after if you want.

Edited October 12, 201410 yr by kalimergo