[GUIDE] [DISCUSSION] Windows Editions Reconstructions

Take it easy. Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

Q: How to remove Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ISE~~~~0.0.1.0?

The capability command unistalls "amd64" package only. How to uninstall the "wow64" package?

 

Q: Reconstruction for initial install.wim only?

Sometimes, CU failed.
Sometimes, Upgrade failed.

Let alone updated Edition switch.

 

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.

 

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.

Q: What if with full Client?
A: Boot to desktop. Too slim or what?

 

Client to Server?
Server to Clinet?
Both are still Reconstriuction. i.e. The residuals of Source image will stay in Target image.
Therefore, if Source image is ServerDatacenterACor, the Target image won't boot to Desktop.

Besides that, Windows Update will provide "CU" only. No SSU, NDP48, etc.

 

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

 

Only when the most or all package structures and names are different between all Clients and all Servers.

e.g. 20279.1 and 20348.1. Or the new-found way we are talking about.

 

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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.

NOT that easy, right?

[Recommendation]
1. Use "Server-as-Client" by adding Client License and Key which can be up-to-date through Windows Update or official CU. (ServerRdsh is Client and Server 2-in-1 Edition.)
2. Forget about "EditionID". i.e. Don't type "dism /english /online /get-currentedition" nor checking "System Information".

 

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

 

Switched to using Neutral image made from explodeSxS + gailium119 Unstaged tweak, why does this happen?

Spoiler: EnterpriseS

Spoiler: EnterpriseSN

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

 

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

Q: How to make zh-CN EnterpriseG displayed in other language as that of Official zh-CN 10.0.10176.16384?

Microsoft can. Can you? I can't. At that time, someone can, e.g. the one at old Reconstruction thread, but not in Microsoft way.

 

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.

This is the way I use to make it auto-activated upon login:

Code:

reg load HKLM\SOFTWARE1 %MT%\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE >nul
if defined STARTER (
xcopy /S /E /I /H /R /Y /J files\TSforge_1.0.0\bin %MT%\Users\Default\Documents\TSForge >nul
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE1\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v "TSForge" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start /min %SystemDrive%\Users\Default\Documents\TSForge\TSforge.exe /zcid" /f >nul
)
reg unload HKLM\SOFTWARE1 >nul

 

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?

 

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

 

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