If you want to be able to service the iso (such as patch it with later updates to produce a newer iso) then it has to be based on a .wim not an .esd. If you're not interested in doing that, it makes no difference, other than the .wim one being a little bigger.
i just found this from an old post on reddit when i was searching for the iso, im confused because op's starting thread says build 18362, but i can only find 96245. can someone link me to the 18362 (LTSC)
LTSC = 1809 = 17763 = https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ndows-10-1809-final-b-17763-xxx-pc-rs5.77945/
It should be fixed now, edited the post. Looks like DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth does the trick for me.
On my laptop, with defender disabled by MRP, sfc /scannow repaired the files without issues (not needed restorehealth), seems like a defender problem
Check the OP (first post of this thread) for download options, or check here: Download Windows Install Media Techbench/UUP/SVF/ESD