[Is there a way to reduce the image size after integrating?]

@Stavros,

I knew that Dism++ saved more space when working on an installed system, I thought it would save more. I only tested this program in an installed system (> 3 years).

Saved space in an ISO using this program depends of number of updates you integrate : if you use only updates required to satisfy WU (my minimal update list for example) you won't save any space because all unneeded updates are already removed.

In my last integration, an updated Wim for only one edition takes 4.6 Go in x64 and 3.3 in x86, you have to multipliate with all editions and you will obtain your 8 GB... There is no way, it would have been more simple with a SP2 for Windows 7...

 

 

 

In my last integration, an updated Wim for only one edition takes 4.6 Go in x64 and 3.3 in x86, you have to multipliate with all editions and you will obtain your 8 GB...

 

No, as you know wim files are compressed, you can update all different editions (for a specified CPU architecture) in one wim and the size will be almost the same, because nearly all the files are the same.*

 

If you mix X86 and X64 it will be bigger because a lot of files are different, but it will still be smaller than one x86 wim + one x64 wim.

 

(* See also this old request, sadly still unfulfilled)

 

 

after integrating a ton of updates into a win7 or win81 image

 

@Stavros: why would you want to integrate a ton of updates in the first place ? Follow rhahgleuhargh's advice and use his list ! (or continue to integrate a ton of update and accept the fact that the ISO will be bloated).

 

 

 

The point of updating a system, is basically for security purpose. I know, it is Windows, they will never be safe, but, why just intergrate updates that only make the WU think it is ok? Also it is a lot faster formating a machine in the same time or even 10 minutes slower, than waiting to download updates after a format. Specially when there is no good connection in my country.. 

I made this question because I want to make a multiboot usb stick with all versions of windows, and fully updated. But as i can see now.. Maybe I will make one usb for each OS of Microsoft.. Nevermind.. Thank you for your fast and accurate answers! Cya around!

[Is there a way to reduce the image size after integrating?]

I'm in the same situation as @jvidal . My AIO is around 8 gigs, with all updates intergrated since November. What should I do, to reduce the size? You said there is a way to remove superseeded updates. How to do this? I tried Dism ++, and mounted the install.wim of my x64 setup.. Only 400MB to remove.. what is going on?