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[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
You've got to take into account the Yoga Book is a passively cooled atom processor ;) So it kind of fits under the right tool for the job! I have actually had up to 25 programs, including things like the latest version of Photoshop and MS Office running on the minimal build. Even though the system was using all but roughly 400MB of ram the system stayed completely responsive! Task switching was smooth and fast and the system quickly recovered all of the ram. I was curious as to what you thought for the simple reason is this is your first go with the Yoga Book. The minimal build does definitely seem faster but I haven't done any benchmarks as of yet. I wish I had a new stock Yoga Book to really calculate the difference. I honestly didn't think I would go public with the guide in the beginning so I never bothered.

While I really do appreciate your offer I think am going to decline. Just knowing this guide is actually helping people is all the return I am looking for :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] XDA-Noobie:
Do you think it would be possible to install Windows if i managed to boot the bios and plug in the OTG drive? (With the Android version of the tablet)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] AllGray:
Fair enough.

A few things i noticed with the device. The battery is not lasting that long, and it cannot hold a charge when in use even when plugged in. I dont have the OG charger, but uses a quick charger from my samsung s7 Edge. Is that charger not powerful enough for the YB?

I did have a problem updating my windows after the clean install and i had to download and install the update manually.

When i press the battery icon, it does not give me an eta on the battery. Is this a windows update thing, or a driver thing? Can i get that back?

When pressing vol-up + power at boot, i cant choose Novo option for boot. Why is that?

(Sorry for the blast of questions). Thanks again.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
You already asked in your own thread. And the Answer will always be the same.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76061640&postcount=2

Read the forum man: Android YB and Windows YB have two different Bios.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Jamespmi is to the best of my knowledge absolutely correct. The BIOS appears to be the main hurdle. I've never had both units disassembled in front of me to say the rest of the hardware is the same but it is a claim that is often made in regards to the Yoga Book I just wonder if the Android YB BIOS could be dumped, modded, and then flashed. Even if a dump and flash did work you would only be changing OS's, not adding a dual boot set up. For that to happen the BIOS would likely need to be heavily modified. The best idea I can think of, if it would even work, would to be to expand on Phoenix OS or Remix OS. If the drivers could be pulled from the Android Yoga Book and then added to Phoenix/Remix OS that would take care of both the BIOS issues and the dual boot setup. I haven't done BIOS modding in over a decade so I am not to one to get that project done!

What kind of battery life are you getting? Depending on usage I get anywhere between 5-12 hours of battery life.

The issue with discharging while charging is quite likely due to the charger. The YB supports quick charge up to 12VDC at 1.5 amps. This is from memory (misplaced charger so I can't double check) but I am almost positive 12VDC@1.5Amps is accurate. I'm sure someone with correct me if I am wrong :) If this is a brand new YB the battery may still need conditioning to get full battery life. Taking the battery down to around 10% before charging for the first three or four charges goes a long way. If you purchased the Yoga Book used and the battery wasn't properly maintained (stored with low/no charge or always plugged in when used) you may have a weak battery.

The issue with not showing remaining battery is a bit of a head scratcher. An under powered charger may also play into this. Discharging while charging would make it virtually impossible for Windows to tabulate your power usage. Does the system tray show anything at all when either when plugged in or unplugged? Have you tried charging to 100% and running the YB solely off of battery power?

The Novo menu option is actually the title for the BIOS utility. I am typing this on a 17.3 inch Lenovo laptop which happens to have the "Novo button". The button is used in place of hitting ESC/F12 on the keyboard to get into the BIOS. You can see NOVO below for an example.

As far as the Windows Update issue goes I am going to let that slide for now. I have seen this problem many times with an untouched Windows install and chances are it is a fluke. If you could point out which update caused issue that would be great. I could then monitor if this is something in need of any changes.

No worries about the questions! Chances are someone else could be wondering any of the same things ;)

EDIT Might this be the error you were receiving (towards the bottom)? If so it is known by Microsoft and not related to or caused by this guide/build.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Is this what you installed for the mobile broadband drivers? If so I may need a little assistance in extracting the actual driver files. I should be able to make a command (batch) file to do almost all of the work. Would you be willing to help out if so?

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[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
I might be wrong, but if he did a clean install without or not properly installing the "Intel Chipset Driver for Windows 10" or the "Intel Battery Management for Windows 10" the OS wont trigger the Battery-Level states. The Chipset-Drivers provide the sensors and as the name suggests, the Intel Battery Management provides tools for Battery efficiency.

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/es/en/products/tablets/yoga-series/yoga-book/downloads
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Not bad suggestions but there is only one problem... Both are already included with the Yoga Book setup files and the prebuilt ISO ;)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
I know you did. But AllGray mentioned in another post he did a clean install and I am assuming he didn't follow your precious guide...
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Ahh If that is indeed the case then the two pieces of software you mentioned should most definitely be installed!
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
I've uploaded a newer version of the Yoga Book setup files. The seven drivers below have been updated. Nothing in the build process has changed. Any driver that previously had multiple versions included in the Yoga Book Setup Files has been reduced to only the latest version, removing a total of 18 drivers.

Broadcom 802.11ac Wireless PCIE Full Dongle Adapter

HID PCI Minidriver for ISS

Intel(R) HD Graphics

Intel(R) HID Event Filter

ISS Dynamic Bus Enumerator

Lenovo Yeti Windows System Firmware 00.31.00.16

Semtech SX9310 - Proximity Device

I have tested this on a stripped build Spring Creators Update 1803 build 17133.1 (likely RTW) and performance is buttery smooth! I'm in love! :laugh:.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
Woah. so you mean i just need to download again the setup files from the OP?

also what do you mean by stripped build?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
You do not have to recreate The build unless you want to keep the latest up-to-date version of it. You can go into the device manager for those devices listed and update this way.

The stripped build is something I put together that reduces the amount of bloat and clutter from Windows 10 down to a comparable level of Windows XP. Everything you need to work and not much of what you don't. Chances are it will be removed after I upload the newest version with the spring creators update. It is very similar to what I run on my computer minus about 100 registry tweaks.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
yay! i see. so this is different from the prebuilt ISO you shared in the OP. would you mins sharing this one? :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
It is included in the pre-built ISO ?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
Wow thank you! :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
hi. ive just checked - the pre-built ISO in the OP is dated March 20, 2018. It's the same as what ive downloaded before. or did you store it somewhere else? i cant seem to find it. thanks bro :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
The prebuilt ISO includes four versions of Windows 10. Stock versions of both Home & Pro with all drivers injected as well as stripped versions of Home & Pro with the same drivers injected are all included in the ISO file. Windows Setup should ask which version to install 2 or 3 screens into installation. If it is not let me know and I will recheck the ISO file.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sgttetard:
Hello everyone, I come to you for a summary of my installation and... because I have some not too nasty worries, otherwise it would be too easy. ;)

For my part I opted for a 1506 Arium version, the preparation of the key and the addition of the drivers went very well.

For the installation, I had to buy an sd/usb player, the key did not appear on the first one in the bios.

Following the installation, I find myself with a very fast windows, very reactive halo keyboard (it does not miss any more the first letter), the functional dolby, the bluetooth (I had lost it in 1709 official). In short, happiness, and I immediately disabled windows update).

Problems:

-the pencil logo does not work (not too bad, I think it's just that lenovo paper/one note is not installed) I heard about nebo being better than OneNote

-no automatic rotation

-when I fold the yoga the keyboard no longer deactivates (if I close it -> windows goes to sleep but not the keyboard, so the screen presses on and it does not stop vibrating)

In short, apart from these few worries, a big thank you to [MENTION=3330912]Sandman45654[/MENTION] who allowed me to find the speed of my yoga!
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Thanks for mention :) If you've enjoyed the good you've seen so far and would really like to see the raw performance with no issues try the up to date stripped build! Be sure to set performance to maximum (tap battery icon) as it does make a notable difference!
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sgttetard:
thanks for the answer, for the case of the stylus, the logo flashes when I am on windows. If I press no vibration and the keyboard is still there so no possible use of the stylus.

I will not try a new installation with your version.

(on my version, the activation was not done when it is a pro version and I have already used it on other machines sold with a pro license)

ps: after more than 10 years of computer/smartphone, I feel like I'm back to the first hacks and modifications :)

I've noticed since I have the device that there must not be enough of us in Lenovo's eyes for them to monitor their product, fortunately a community is there;)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Trying to integrate the drivers into the initial release of Windows 10 was a d fail. The ISO would build and boot fine but touch support early in setup would not enable. As the main goal of the guide was to eliminate the need for multiple pieces of hardware to install Windows I count this as a fail.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] TimeToR:
Hello i just buy a Lenovo Yoga Book 10.1 Android version because i see in many reviews that the performance on the windows version is not great. But i have my issues on the Android because i buy this for drawing purpose maybe some photo editing in PS, and use some programs that there no available on android, with the constant low kicks on the windows version for me there's no other option... But now i see this post, and see that is posible to change the OS from android to W10 and see in the first post that the ISO in the link es a lighter version and improves the performance. If i download the prebuild ISO and install it theres some risk of lose some of the functionality? Thanks.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
This guide is of absolutely no use to the Android variant unfortunately. The BIOS's were purposely written different to prevent you from doing just this.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
Ok, I'm getting paranoid with the steps so I just want a few clarifications to my concerns. These are my proposed steps:

1. Downloaded your Custom ISO Mega (named Release Build, dated March 20, 2018)

2. Prepared Rufus, create my installation disk

3. Follow "Starting Windows Installation" guide

Some concerns:

1. I'm using Rufus 2.18.1213 - and it doesn't have Large Fat32 (default) in the file system options. Is it safe to just choose Fat32? Funny that we are both using the same Rufus 2.18.1213 and yet they don't look the same. (I can't seem to attach image here in XDA)

2. You said that the Release Build you made already includes the Yoga Book drivers as well as the stripped down Windows 10. It's dated March 20. But you also said that you updated Yoga drivers on April 9. Is it possible that the Release Build you provided in the OP isn't updated?

3. When I reinstall the windows custom build that you made, will that erase my data in C drive?

Thanks for responding. :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
1. Yes you can safely select Fat32 if Rufus doesn't switch to it. I believe I have also used NTFS in the past but that has been a while.

2. I am trying to wait until the new Spring Creators update is released so I can do one good round of testing. The last two driver updates didn't seem to offer any noticeable improvements like the previous 7 drivers.

3. You should be able to do an upgrade install, leaving your files and programs intact. A clean install is always recommended. So depending on how much you have installed it is worth the work if you want the best performance possible. I DO NOT know how installing the stripped build over a full install would work out. I have not tested for this.

I am sorry for the delayed response. I've been quite busy between work and working on the car.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] azcharey_20:
Hey, everyone! 1803 is out! I'm testing it out soob with sir [MENTION=3330912]Sandman45654[/MENTION]'s guide.

Have a wonderful day ?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
I installed Windows 10 pro. Forgot to secure my original license key. ;(

Anyone has a way to activate windows 10 pro? Kmspico isn't working. Plus there's too many malwares :(

TIA.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Windows should activate automatically as long as you install the correct version. Short of installing the correct version or updating the key a KMS activator is your best bet.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
A new, fully up to date copy of the setup files and prebuilt ISO have been uploaded! The ISO is based on 1803 and includes both Home and Pro editions. The stripped builds have been removed. The Halo keyboard and Intel graphics drivers have both been updated. The guide has been slightly modified to reflect changes with the new Halo driver.

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[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Son-j:
Wow thanks! This is what I learned when I did your tutorials:

1. Getting the stripped down versions (Pro and Home) felt faster than the original Yoga Book. The only annoying thing is the activation issue. I noticed that both OS where dated Sept 2017. I'm not sure if you uploaded something more recent than that.

2. I finally understand why I can't activate my Windows. My Yoga Book came pre-installed with Windows Home Single Language. Unfortunately, that version isn't available for download form the MS site (only Pro and Home are available).

3. Updating to 1803, Windows reinstalled some bloatwares (which were removed from the stripped down version). It even removed my OneDrive. Now I can't use the OneDrive Desktop App coz I'm being forced to use the Store App.

If it's not too much to ask, in case you have a copy - can you make a Home Single Language version? I wanna see if the activation code I retrieved from BIOS will work. I'm too afraid to get from other sources because of potential malwares and stuff T_T

I'm curious - why did you remove the stripped version? Is there an issue with the new version? :)

As always, thanks for the hard work and for sharing. :)
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
Use the Media Creation Tool. You select the version later in the install process, after you have entered language and bit type.

Curiosity: In which country do they sell "Home Single Language", I thought the Yoga Book is only sold with Windows Pro?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
The original Yoga Book actually shipped with Windows home. Later on they released an upgraded version with Windows Pro and a larger hard drive. I too am curious which model came with the single language version.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
1. At the time the build I had posted was the most up to date milestone build.

2. Windows ISO Downloader will download the single language version by selecting the Home/Pro copy.

3. The RTW version of the 1803 update did in fact replace a small handful of programs. The 17133.1 build of the update did not act this way. I have built a new stripped version from the ground-up to test when I get home in the morning. Hopefully it will fare better. Microsoft has definitely changed something.

I had actually planning on removing the stripped version before this issue with the apps not removing. That helped make the decision and so did the fact that someone selling restore DVDs for $0.25 a piece got put in prison by Microsoft! :laugh:
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] grzegorzt:
Hello

Thanks so much for great job, I have follow exact instruction and I have got get success. Only one problem, before reinstallation I have an WAN LTE modem on the board, but now it desapear ????

and i could't fint any soft driver or anything in Lenovo pages to make it allive. Anybody have any sugesstions ? Please help.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/es/en/products/TABLETS/YOGA-SERIES/YOGA-BOOK/downloads/DS120812
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Lookasso:
boot.wim drivers

Hi, thank you so uch for taking the time to do all this!

I am having problems because already at the begining of your indications I do not find any bootwim drivers folder on drivers in ntlite after following exactly the previous steps.

any help?

anyway, what exactly would help bad if I just install the lates win 10 as it is and then I go to internet to download all drivers from lenovo? Whats the difference with your method exactly?

I`ve downloaded the iso directly from microsoft, win 10 pro 64 in english international.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
Takes forever (I think my install took over a day with all the later ongoing OS updates - setup mine long before Sandman45654's solution and just remember it was hair-raising).

First install fidgeting (OTG adapter, Memory stick, external Keyboard) as sheer nothing works out of the box (Halo, display, touch, WiFi etc..) Sandman45654's method helps you avoiding all this hassle...
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Lookasso:
Well, I couldn't get it. As I wrote, the process didn't work the way he explained.

I've tried to download win 10 again from another source but had ****ty internet and just decided to try the normal install.

It was a bit of an hassle, you're right. But not a total nightmare.

But at one point I had the screen asking for Bitdefender and I panicked. Somehow a restart solved it.

Then the screen was a magnified mess.

Then I fell asleep and when I woke up the display was in high contrast but was finally working, all seemed to work better than before sleeping.

Creepy.

Now I'm installing the drivers manually but, it's in most cases impossible.

For example the drivers for the chipset, they have no exe, so to update them I must manually find the right device in device manager. But I find no chipset in the device manager...

Suggestions?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
I am getting ready to leave for work in about 15 minutes but I promise I will get back to you when I get home in about 12 hours. Sorry for the wait.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Lookasso:
Don't be sorry for having a life :)

Thank you for caring.

Have a nice day and see you later...
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
What error are you getting for the boot.win drivers?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Lookasso:
It's not an error.

It's in ntlite at the very beginning of your procedure.

I load the win installation, then I go on drivers like you says, but there is no boot.wim drivers folder there.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Have you downloaded and extracted this file? I downloaded and checked it, the file appears to have everything included.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] jamespmi:
Nope, there is no exe as it is an *.inf installer... right click the *.inf file of every driver directory and choose INSTALL
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] tcarole:
QC Check

Sandman, I have run through the NTLite portion of your instructions twice, producing identically-sized .iso's of 4.4GB. (My Yoga Book is currently on the 1803 release.) I noticed the pre-built .iso in your instructions is only 3.3GB. Should I be concerned that my builds may be incorrect somehow? And is there a way to check the integrity of the .iso before installing it on the USB drive and committing it to my Yoga Book? If not, what would recommend to ensure I can back up to my current configuration is something goes wrong?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
The prebuilt ISO has been compressed using ESD compression. This actually does decrease the ISO by a tad over a gigabyte. It does increase the time it takes to install Windows by about 5 minutes. This was done as I have a 1.5 Mbps upstream.

NTLite by default verifies the WIM file which contains the actual setup files. I am pretty sure Windows setup verifies the files as well. I have done over 200 tested builds for a hand full computers and I have yet to have one installation error. I'm sorry but I didn't think ahead and save the ISO files hash. I no longer have the original.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] tcarole:
Thanks for the confidence-builder. You have done a hell of a job pulling this all together, and I trust your expertise far more than mine. As soon as I can pick up a USB thumb drive big enough for a recovery disk I will take a deep breath and let 'er rip. I'll let you know how it works out.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Guides, News, & Discussion] Sandman45654:
Wow all I can say is thank you! So long as you use a quality flash drive and a computer to match you should have zero Integrity issues.