Thank you, we were able to figure out how to reduce the size of the .wim file and reduce the amount of time spent imaging based on your explanation. We are now running into a different problem.
With our deployments, we want the Post Image Configuration process to be as close to zero touch as possible. In order to do that, we have set the Administrator account to Auto Login after deployment. However, after capturing the image with SmartDeploy, the registry keys that make this possible are erased, leaving us to have to go to every computer and log into the administrator profile twice in order to start the configuration we need.
I've tried accomplishing this with a .vbs script found on the thread below. However, whenever the deployment gets to the POSTIMAGE phase, it tells me it cannot find the script, even though it's present on the image and the file path is correct. Is there any other way I can accomplish this?