[GUIDE] [DISCUSSION] Windows Editions Reconstructions

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  1. xinso

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    #1841 xinso, Apr 8, 2025
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    Take it easy. Rome wasn't built in a day.
     
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    Q: How to remove Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ISE~~~~0.0.1.0?
     
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    Q: Reconstruction for initial install.wim only?
     
  4. TesterMachineOS

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    Although I don't know much about rebuilding for Windows Vista...

    These files aren't enough; we would need "Microsoft-Windows-StarterEdition" files, as was the case with Windows 7 Starter x64. In that case, the necessary files were already present in Windows 7 Home Basic x64, and only the rebuild with XML and DISM was required.

    In addition, there are other missing files that depend on Microsoft-Windows-StarterEdition, which I don't really remember... :huh:
     
  5. ohault

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    I mean

    1. that a container image itself does not boot in the traditional sense like a virtual machine or an OS.

    2. If a WinPE or ValidationOS does not boot, it should be possible by troubleshooting to figure out the technical reason of why this image is not booting.
     
  6. xinso

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    #1846 xinso, Apr 9, 2025
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    I do these two reconstructions:

    Slimmed-Down 17763.1 Server to 17763.1 Client, the Client boots to desktop.
    Slimmed-Down 17763.1 Client to 17763.1 Server, the Server boots with mouse pointer circling. But boot to Desktop when any CU is added.
     
  7. xinso

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    #1847 xinso, Apr 10, 2025
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    Thanks.
     
  8. ohault

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    Great. From a single central repository of all the packages, can both Client and Server editions build ?
     
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    Damn what a lot of work but got her done. zh-CN removed from both .wim & winre. And en-US added to both. What a nice OS.

    Credits:
    gailium119
    xinso
     
  11. xinso

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    #1851 xinso, Apr 10, 2025
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    Only when the most or all package structures and names are different between all Clients and all Servers.
     
  12. xinso

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    #1853 xinso, Apr 11, 2025
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    1. Use this xml to Reconstruct.
    Code:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
        <servicing>
            <package action="stage">
                <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEdition" version="10.0.20348.1" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" />
            </package>
            <package action="install">
                <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-ProfessionalEdition" version="10.0.20348.1" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" />
        <source location="Microsoft-Windows-ProfessionalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.20348.1.mum" />
            </package>
        </servicing>
    </unattend>
    
    or
    Code:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
        <servicing>
            <package action="stage">
                <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-ProfessionalEdition" version="10.0.20348.1" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" />
            </package>
            <package action="install">
                <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEdition" version="10.0.20348.1" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" />
        <source location="Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.20348.1.mum" />
            </package>
        </servicing>
    </unattend>
    
    2. Install target Key.
     
  13. Bira

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    Master @xinso how are you? I hope so, as I do to activate permanent starter and startern offline to open in the system is already activated, thank you for the teaching if possible, I did here 26100 Startern and I can not activate but I want activates offline rebuilding the image
     
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    #1855 Typical, Apr 11, 2025
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    Switched to using Neutral image made from explodeSxS + gailium119 Unstaged tweak, why does this happen?
    Windows 10 (testowanie)-2025-04-11-22-41-16.png
    Windows 10 (testowanie)-2025-04-11-22-30-14.png

    NOTE: It's not issue of the constructed image, more like the editions themselves are for blame.
     
  15. xinso

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    #1856 xinso, Apr 12, 2025
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    Official 10.0.10176.16384.th1.150705-1526_amd64fre_client-enterprise_volume_zh-cn-J_CENA_X64FREV_ZH-CN_DV5.iso
    --->
    Official Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~zh-CN~10.0.10176.16384.mum
    --->
    en-US
     
  16. xinso

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    #1857 xinso, Apr 12, 2025
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    Official Starter's Activation is blocked by Microsoft.

    As of 17134.1, it can be activated by Microsoft with the tweak of changing its default "Starter" Edition to any "other" Edition".

    But, for build from 17763.1 forward, the tweak failed.

    So, as gailium119 instructed, for those builds from 17763.1 forward, we can use "TSForge" to make fake local Activation only.
     
  17. Bira

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    I wanted to know what this line does
    Code:
    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE1\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform" /v "KeyManagementServiceName" /t REG_SZ /d "***********" /f >nul
    
    Did you do this?
    Code:
    powershell -Command "(gc temp\1.reg) -replace 'Microsoft-Windows-%CurrentEdition%Edition', 'Microsoft-Windows-%TargetEdition%Edition' | sc temp\1.reg" >NUL 2>&1
    
    What if I caught after I activated TSFORGE the spp folder and replace it in reconstruction is it active?

    The other thing that is giving me problem I do the reconstruction blz already made to 15063 and 17763 and the start menu does not open and does not work, has any master solutions? Already for 26100 it worked epr feed, I'm reconstructing all Starter and Startern with the starter of Build 15063 and all work cool, but the start menu doesn't work what can I do?
     
  18. Bira

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    Tsforge.exe? you are using mass, I use 3.0 and never saw this tsforge.exe
     
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