DISMTools

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  1. The Windows Guy

    The Windows Guy MDL Senior Member

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    25H2 doesn't differ that much from 24H2 and testing from my part is going nicely thus far.

    Of course, if you find problems with that, don't hesitate to report feedback.
     
  2. The Windows Guy

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    DISMTools 0.7 is now available as a stable version. The update system will pick this version and install it for you.

    It will also be available on WinGet.

    Work on 0.7.1 has already started. Check out the "dt_prerel_2591" branch for the latest changes!
     
  3. The Windows Guy

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    An issue you may encounter when upgrading to 25H2 once it comes out (or now if you use Insider) and, immediately after, going to DT to manage the active installation is that getting capability information will take significantly longer. This is not an issue with DISMTools, and it affects DISM as well:

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    Those have been running for several minutes now. These, under normal circumstances, should take significantly less time
    When checking in Task Manager, the process taking the most CPU was the "MoUSO Core Worker Process". Simply wait for that to finish its tasks, and you'll be good to go.
     
  4. The Windows Guy

    The Windows Guy MDL Senior Member

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    The ADDS domain join wizard will see some improvements in DISMTools 0.7.1. Version 0.7 introduced functionality to map organizational units and the users in each of the OUs, so 0.7.1 has implemented it. This lets you pick the initial user much more easily, without having to pull up account properties:

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    As stated in the picture, the OUs listed here are only for demonstration purposes. In real environments, you may have OUs like "Marketing", "Research"...
    You will only be able to do it on devices that are domain-joined. When you pick it, you will not be able to select a different domain name. On devices that are not domain-joined, the option to pick the user from the domain will be disabled, as DISMTools needs to communicate with the domain controller to grab this information, so you'll still need to guess. Some issues still need to be ironed out.

    Expect this in the latest installers of the dt_prerel_2591 branch.
     
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    Long time no see! Lots of things have been added to DT 0.7.1 for Preview 2:
    • DISMTools now features a collection of scripts you can start with in case you're new to the world of unattended answer files. Currently, only 3 are available, but more will be added in the future:
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    • Lots of improvements were made to the system service manager, which now lets you view service dependencies and dependents, and failure/recovery actions. Display names that point to INF files are now parsed as well:
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    More is yet to come. Development of DISMTools 0.7 Update 1 will also begin shortly.
     
  7. The Windows Guy

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    DISMTools 0.7 Update 1 and 0.7.1 Preview 2 are now available to download and install. They will also be available on WinGet. The update system will pick these up and install them for you.

    Sadly, we have to say goodbye to something for now. Canary installers will no longer be released until further notice. This is because I've suddenly experienced OpenSSL version mismatch problems in the workflow job that submits the installers to a repository. Now, to experience the latest changes, you will have to build from sources.
     
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    DISMTools 0.7.1 Preview 3 is now available to download and install. It will be available on WinGet.

    Due to the end of support for Windows 10, which will happen in 3 days (as of writing this), you may wonder if DISMTools will continue supporting it. Some good news for you: it will for years to come, much like it still supports Windows 8.1 and Server 2012; unless a technology or a library makes the program drop support for old releases (which I hope will not happen).