How to add WOW64 to a Win10 RE

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  1. BetaTesta

    BetaTesta MDL Senior Member

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    #1 BetaTesta, Dec 9, 2024
    My goal is to add WOW64 to a winre.wim file I extracted from a Windows 10 19041.4780 install.wim file.
    Any help would be really appreciated.
     
  2. Atari800XL

    Atari800XL MDL Expert

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    #2 Atari800XL, Dec 9, 2024
    This is how I add WOW64 to my bare bones PEs, should work for winre too:
    - use LiveSystemPro to build a custom PE.
    - extract the WOW64 files and reg settings from that PE
    - import this into your own PE/ winre.
     
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    Atari800XL MDL Expert

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    #3 Atari800XL, Dec 9, 2024
    I have a simple batch file for that if you want to try it out.
     
  4. BetaTesta

    BetaTesta MDL Senior Member

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    #4 BetaTesta, Dec 9, 2024 (OP)
    Sure, thanks a lot!
     
  5. BetaTesta

    BetaTesta MDL Senior Member

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    #5 BetaTesta, Dec 9, 2024
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    @Atari800XL

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    Do you think I can use my winre.wim file version 19041.4780?


    What about using this feature to build my WinRE build with WOW64 subsystem directly?
    It's not possible, right?
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