[ntauthority]

for newer Windows versions, Microsoft also offers a PE-like customizable image for validation purposes explicitly: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu...

[d3Xt3r]

TIL. Thanks for the link; and it's only 2.2 GB too! Wonder if this would make a good candidate for power users looking for a bloat-free Windows version, like for running inside a VM, or keeping it on their Ventoy USB as a rescue/recovery alternative to WinPE...