Start from a known-good build

Clean-up, telemetry off and the obvious junk removed. Nothing risky.

Everything in Basic plus full debloat, app permissions locked and services trimmed.

Everything except the options that can break Windows outright.

Latency, input and scheduling tuned for games. Keeps Xbox and the Store.

Every telemetry, tracking and permission switch, nothing else.

Stable, quiet and predictable. Updates stay on, nothing exotic removed.

Latency-first performance build. Input, scheduler and network tuned hard; privacy off; Xbox and Store kept.

Aggressive but still daily-drivable. Services, indexing and updates cut back; desktop stays intact.

Maximum strip-down. Edge, OneDrive and optional Windows features gone, updates off. Advanced users only.

Small footprint for old or low-RAM machines. Frees disk and memory, but updates and Defender stay on.