[Feature request]: Remove ActiveSetup StubPath

[matthias-schlimm]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

User logon duration increased with ActiveSetup StubPath entries

Describe the solution you'd like

Remove Active Setup StubPath to boost the logon performance as described here https://james-rankin.com/features/the-ultimate-guide-to-windows-logon-time-optimizations-part-7/

Describe alternatives you've considered

Use Powershell instead of batch, snippset below is not BIS-F ready but it works too

clear-host
$Repath = @("HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components")

ForEach ($Path in $Repath) {
    Write-Host "- - - Processing $Path - - -" -ForegroundColor White 
    get-childitem $Path -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
        where-object {
            if ((Get-ItemProperty -Path $_.PsPath) -match "StubPath") {$_.PsPath}
                $test = (Get-ItemProperty  $_.PsPath).PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "StubPath"
                IF ($test -eq $true) {
                    Write-Host "Remove Stubpath in $($_.PsPath)" -ForegroundColor Green
                    Remove-ItemProperty $_.PsPath -Name "StubPath"
                } else {
                    Write-Host "Stubpath in $($_.PsPath) doesn't exist" -ForegroundColor Yellow
                }

           }
 }

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[matthias-schlimm]

Here is a BIS-F Custom Script for it
copy it to the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Base Image Script Framework (BIS-F)\Framework\Subcall\Preparation\Custom

20_PrepBISF_ActiveSetup.txt

[BalintOberrauch]

I use the following script as a custom script:

Write-Host "Querying and deleting 32bit STUB paths..."
$path = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components"

$keys = Get-ChildItem $path -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Property -eq 'STUBPATH' }

foreach ($key in $keys) {
Write-Host "Deleting STUBPATH from $key"
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $key.PSPath -Name 'STUBPATH' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
}

Write-Host "Querying and deleting 64bit STUB paths..."
$path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components"

$keys = Get-ChildItem $path -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Property -eq 'STUBPATH' }

foreach ($key in $keys) {
Write-Host "Deleting STUBPATH from $key"
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $key.PSPath -Name 'STUBPATH' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
}