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WinSxS folder compression script
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@ECHO off | |
net session >nul 2>&1 | |
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ELEVATE | |
@GOTO ADMINTASKS | |
:ELEVATE | |
ECHO Elevated privileges are temporarily required to run script | |
cd /d %~dp0 | |
mshta "javascript: var shell = new ActiveXObject('Shell.Application'); shell.ShellExecute('%~nx0', '', '', 'runas', 1); close();" | |
EXIT /B | |
:ADMINTASKS | |
REM Script to compress WINSXS folder | |
REM thanks to http://woshub.com | |
sc stop msiserver | |
sc stop TrustedInstaller | |
sc config msiserver start= disabled | |
sc config TrustedInstaller start= disabled | |
icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /save "%WINDIR%\WinSxS_NTFS.acl" /t | |
takeown /f "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /r | |
icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /grant "%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%":(F) /t | |
compact /s:"%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /c /a /i * | |
icacls "%WINDIR%\WinSxS" /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller" /t | |
icacls "%WINDIR%" /restore "%WINDIR%\WinSxS_NTFS.acl" | |
sc config msiserver start= demand | |
sc config TrustedInstaller start= demand | |
PAUSE | |
@ECHO on |
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