Install Media Customizer Kitchen - IMCK (formely known as "Custom Toolkit")

Sorry for raising expectations.

Many details were being improved during the tests below. This is good for improvements, but bad for those of you waiting for a release.
But many, many tests were carried out after integration of the UUP dump App (necessary for the continued operation of the "UUP Updates Downloader" since the uupdump.net website, apparently, was discontinued) and W10UI as an alternative to the WHD updates procedure itself. MSMG Toolkit.

Already raising new expectations, you can simply place the latest uupdum-x86*.7z, uupdum-x64*.7z and W10UI*.zip packages in the IMCK.cmd folder and configure the IMCK.ini configuration file so that the script do the integrations as needed.
The display of component descriptions can also be disabled through this configuration file.

A list has been created for the Customize Menu and Tweaks.

Yes, I'm fine.
The problem is below:
Just testing for the last 3 weeks, to find out which damn components is disturbing the functioning of the Taskbar and Start Menu, from this small list below. Only for builds 22621, from the second Tuesday of August until now.

In this little List:

Code:

# :: [2]  Multimedia
FirstLogonAnimation

# :: [3]  Network
WalletService
WindowsMail

# :: [4]  Privacy
CEIP
UnifiedTelemetryClient
WiFiNetworkManager
WindowsInsiderHub

# :: [5]  Remoting
OneDrive

# :: [6]  System
Wordpad

# :: [7]  SystemApps
AsyncTextService
EdgeDevToolsClient
WindowsReaderPDF
NarratorQuickStart
PeopleExperienceHost
RetailDemoContent
SkypeORTC
WebcamExperience

# :: [8]  WindowsApps
Family

I want to deliver this version by isolating the removal of the component that is causing the problem.
But it looks like it's a set of components. Still haven't figured out what they are.

If I don't remove these components, everything works. This is the only accurate comment I can leave.

 

It is in:
3 Remove Menu --> 1 --> 1

IMCK is in version 13.5, hence the unsupported message. But if you are using IMCK on Toolkit 13.6, IMCK supports the same versions that the Toolkit supports, despite the message saying otherwise.

In my signature!

 

minSudo is part of NanaRun and would be the successor to nSudo, but it is in the preview/experimental phase and developer @Mouri_Naruto said he would release a new version around March, but did not release any more updates.
PowerRun is an alternative.

nSudo is the default Toolkit option. You always have the best compatibility when it comes to removing components with ToolkitHelper. In other words, it's what works best to date. And, I also confirmed it through some comparative tests I did.

Note: And removing components only works using elevation of rights as trusted Installer.
Only elevating admin rights using "Run as Admin" causes problems when removing components through ToolkitHelper methods (list and Remove Components Menu).

 

In Automated Sub-Menus, those menus are automatically generated and there are no conditions for removing components, no rules for removing the component dependencies. I mean it will broke and keep some UWP apps (components) that will even work or not properly work.

 

Hey! Check out your Discord! Sorry for the delay in responding!
TESTING version there!

Now we're talking about a Release Candidate!

 

Hi @JeepWillys58, check from february 23 your dis cord DM.

 

Custom Toolkit - Old Main Post

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/msmg-toolkit.50572/page-793#post-1606110

Install Media Customizer Kitchen - Current Main Post

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...n-imck-formely-known-as-custom-toolkit.86170/


ImageEditions_VirtualManager.zip 2024-04-05 (updated with 2024-04-05 @abbodi1406 "uup-converter-wimlib-103")
Note: To work with Virtual Manager, it is not necessary to extract the file. The script will do the entire process.


Sent a new IMCK. Updated. Link for Download: in my Signature.


***** [2023-06-09] --> Released the localized version of IMCK *****
Any one who wants to be Maintainer in you own language can follow the instructions from Post 10 to 13.
https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...y-known-as-custom-toolkit.86170/#post-1765659

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2024-04-18

Made Merge with Toolkit 13.6 on 2023-09-13.

Implemented a little DEBUG system and the DISM variable with arguments was converted into a function to facilitate the improvement of the DEBUG system so that the DISM logs are separated into several different files.
It will be simpler to analyze problems by specific sections of the code.

Implemented IMCK Settings File "IMCK.ini"

Finished integration with W10UI.

Integration with UUP dump App has been carried out and the option to obtain updates through the UUP dump App or through the Website is already present in the INI file.

NOTE 1.: To use these features, the user must provide the following packages:
"W10UI_10.**.zip" provided by friend @abbodi1406;
"uupdump-x*-v1.7.*-r*.7z" provided by friend @Paul Mercer.
NOTE 2.: Any of the packages must be placed in the same location as the "IMCK.cmd" script
NOTE 3.: You only need to configure the usage within "IMCK.ini".
NOTE 3.1.: "IMCK.ini" and any list you have already configured will no longer be automatically replaced.
These will only be extracted once. In new IMCK releases, if any of the list zip packages are dated more recent than your last change to your list, check what's new in the new list provided.

Added option to configure colors for IMCK.

The \Bin\EnvironmentPath.* files (.cmd and .zip) can be removed. Now the option is in the "IMCK.ini" file.

The file "\Bin\ANSI_ColorPalette.bat" was renamed "\Bin\ColorPalette.bat", as the cmd environment color (defined by the color command) is now also inserted in this file.

The possibility of using only DISM in IMCK was restored, but the possibility of using Wimlib-Imagex also where it was already implemented, was maintained.
To choose to use DISM or Wimlib-Imagex to mount and export indexes; optimize install.wim or convert to esd.
The switch was added in the "IMCK.ini" configuration file.

Improved the Processor Threads counter for WIM to ESD Conversion when used with wimlib-imagex.

Added an option to control the options that require things related to the user's preferences such as Dark or Light Theme, for Windows Tweaks and UUP dump App or Website (if the user wants to use the link suggested in their browser).

Option for displaying dialogs and options for suppressing pauses (Allowed and Bypass) during use were added to "IMCK.ini" as a configuration for the User.

Placed Inbox Apps from Integrate features to Integrate Menu, after Windows Updates. Will be displayed, only for non Windows 7.

Moved Integrate Windows Setup Media Updates to the Integrate Windows Updates Menu.

WHD Integrate Updates Menu Options have been relocated directly to the Integrate Updates Menu.
1. Updates Downloader from UUPdump App
2. Integrate Windows Setup Media Updates


Note: "Integrate Windows Setup Media Updates" has received improvements based on W10UI.


The StartIntegration function has been improved so that updates can be downloaded before starting any integration, so the user can answer the last questions and can let the process continue alone by suppressing the pauses through the Allowed and Bypass options in "IMCK. ini".

Improved the Custom Files option.
Updated the Function that generates a custom WinGet Configuration "settings.json" file.


Added an option to the Remove Components Menu to turn Component Descriptions on and off. It can also be configured by the "IMCK.ini" file.
Removed the automatic return to the previous menu when the User chooses to select "all" in the "Compatibility menu". This was causing the User to have to go back to the compatibility Menu to check if everything was ok.

Added restrictions to Components that require more knowledge from the User to remove also in the Selection options for all components for the Menu Automatically generated from ToolkitHelper.
Corrected presence or absence of Menu 8 in this automatic Menu.


Fixed Menu issues:
DISM Remove Provisioned Windows Appx
DISM Remove Capabilities
DISM Remove Component Packages
Note: After automatically generating the menus, if the User wanted to reset the menu to check the Options still available, the new menu would break and remain empty.


Created List to Control Customize Menu and Tweaks List.
Created List to Control Integrate Menu.

Fixed GPedit Tweak integration to only work on Core Editions.
Fixed an issue generated when using the GPedit Tweak or the "Export InboxApps Association" function that ignored the application of all queued tweaks selected by the user.
Bug found thanks to tests by friend @fabricio simoes.
Note: this only happens in IMCK because the application protocol is through a queue, and therefore, is different from the Toolkit (in which it works correctly).

Option EnableDarkThemeandTransparency was renamed to EnableCustomThemeTransparency, as it includes the settings for Light Theme (this setting in "IMCK.ini" also influences the addition of Themes through Integrate Custom Files).
Fixed problem with IMCK's DownloadFolder_TopViews Tweak. And fixed the Tweak DisableDownloadsLayout of the Toolkit, which is also available at IMCK.

Added Tweaks for:
1. Fix Native Run As Admin;
2. Fix Registered Owner displayed in WinVer command.
2.1. Note: I don't use it and don't recommend it. But I saw that there are many people who liked this idea. Use whoever you want.
Removed the "RegisteredOwner" lines from the creation of the "AutoUnattend.xml" file both to avoid conflict with the Tweak and to avoid problems.
Removed from the process of writing the personalized "AutoUnattend.xml" file, the lines referring to Themes.

Fixed Bypass W11 Hardware Requirements to work with Inplace Upgrade.
Previously it was only working for build 22000.

Customize Menu has been optimized.

Fixed Unattend_LanguageFallback being displayed intermittently.


Many corrections to translation variables (mainly variables that had the correct name in English but were wrong in Portuguese and vice versa.
Note: They do not affect the functionality of the IMCK, they just stop displaying a message.
Ordering of locale variables by IMCK Functions and Menus.

Added an Install.wim backup system in case of final conversion to ESD format.
So, if you want to mount again, when mounting the image you just made, options will be displayed:
It is possible to extract another ISO;
Extract your newly created ESD;
Replace with "install.wim", backup prior to conversion to ESD.
It's much faster than extracting the ESD again.

Fixed an issue with ApplyMenu when used without mounted images so you can use the Image Edition Virtual Manager.

Improved the ISO naming system.

Component CleanUp Without ResetBase has a switch right in the "IMCK.ini" configuration file.
Use at your own risk.

Some aesthetic changes and color corrections, in the parts highlighted with different colors.


Improved the extraction algorithm for some .zip packages that have versioning in their name.

Optimized the processes of:
commit;
disassembly;
optimization;
export;
rescue.


optimized the preparation process for virtual creation of editions with Virtual Manager.

Added an option to prompt the user for a new name for the finished ISO. This can be enabled in "IMCK.ini"

Optimized the Updates integration code.

Integration of Updates through W10UI without errors.
Fixed Update Integration through WHD that had problems when performing Inplace Upgrade (the message occurs: "Unable to Install Windows 11").
Thanks to Master @abbodi1406 who was patient and provided me with great tips to better understand how the update integration mechanism works.

UUPdump Downloader has been updated to no longer fetch data across pages. Now the update download data is obtained by UUPdump's json-api.
Support for the UUPdump App is still implemented. But UUPdump App (Local Server) is in "abandoned" status.

Thnks for testing: @bala1, @JeepWillys58, @fabricio simoes, @GeorgePirkl.

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-09-01

Merged with Toolkit.cmd version 13.5 2023-08-04 Testing with colors in component removal menu.

Updated VirtualManager with uup-converter-wimlib-v93f

1. Now IMCK identifies the ToolkitHelper from 9.5 to 13.5, changes its version, in the window title bar, according to the ToolkitHelper presented by the user and makes the Removal Menus and the removal by ToolkitHelper List remain compatible with the components that were renamed during updates from version 9.5.
Regarding new components that have been made available for removal: These will only be displayed in versions of ToolkitHelper in which it was released and later versions.
Furthermore, it also tells you exactly which builds are supported in each version.

2. The color system is in a separate file from the IMCK script, in ".\Bin\ANSI_ColorPalette.bat".

3. Implemented a simple function to debug IMCK initialization.

4. Optimized localization code for IMCK translation.

5. Fixed a bug that prevented the choice of another ISO to be made in the same session. It was necessary to restart the IMCK after completing an ISO.
Note: Even so, to create an ISO that will be put into daily use, it is recommended that the IMCK be closed and started again.


6. The Language Packs function supported adding one Language at a time.
This has been improved and now, if you have the necessary files, you can select all the languages you want to deploy at once.
You just need to type the required languages, separated by space.
Ex: pt-BR es-ES it-IT de-DE en-GB zh-CN jp-JP

7. InboxApps Sub-Menu was breaking script and has been fixed.

8. Fixed the sending of Sidebar Integration information to prevent its dependencies from being able to be removed in the Remove components menu.
This sending of information also occurs if you integrate MS Games.
With this Integration information, even if you put it to remove through the list, the components related to these 2 integrations will not be removed.


9. There was a restructuring in Remove Menu.
9.1 In Remove Menu - new options in the form of Menus have been added:
* DISM Remove Provisioned Windows Appx Menu
* DISM Remove Capabilities Menu
* DISM Remove Component Packages Menu

9.2 In Remove Components Menu - All Presets are now lists.
9.2.1 The options in the presets menu read the respective lists.
As always the RemovePkgsList.txt list always had an option for reading it, allowing your choices to be changed in the sub-menus.
9.2.2 The filter option has been completely removed, since currently the control is carried out in any part and option of the menu, except if the User chooses to use the Automated Sub-Menu.


10. In Customize Menu - Improvements have been made to the Disable Features and Enable Features functions.
And, also fixed, in General Tweaks, some tweaks regarding compression, thanks to forum member @GeorgePirkl.

11. Fixed the WIMSplit and WIMerge functions against deleting the existing image if the user decides not to continue using the function.

12. Several translation improvements, many new changes in the translation files due to the massive change that was made available by @MSMG, in Toolkit.cmd version 13.5 Testing.

13. Fixed issues related to empty translation variables due to language difference.
In Portuguese the translations can be more extensive. So, in English there can be empty variables, which can result in extra lines being added to the message display.

14. Facilitated the understanding of the Main menu options related to IMCK Session Cleanup and Restart.

15. Many, many visual aesthetic changes, for displaying messages on screen and for developers to be able to read the code well . . .

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-06-29

Merged with Toolkit 13.5 on 2023-06-28 and 2023-06-29.

1. Fixed an issue referenced by friend @正义羊, in the Toolkit's thread.

2.Fixed an issue that did not prevent the use of the function but made it more difficult. This caused the user, when using an "AutoUnatted" Writting menu option, to be returned to the function entry menu. Now it stays in the correct menu until you choose W to write the "AutoUnattend.xml".

3. Fixed an issue with setlocal endlocal when ending using ImageEdition_VirtualManager Options.

4. Fixed translation variable conflict, improved several translation aesthetic details, and added new translations.

Note: you need to update the file "\Bin\EnvironmentPath.cmd" based on the new one that is available inside "\Bin\EnvironmentPath.zip".

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-06-25

1. Fixed problem with detection of environment variables: Local User Name (UserName) and Local User Profile (UserProfile). Which are not recognized by scripot correctly when running the Script as TrustedInstaller with nSudo, MinSudo or PowerRun. Data is only retrieved correctly if run as Administrator.

2. Added checking for spaces and special characters in MSMG Toolkit path
3. Added check for C:\ partition with low storage space and suggestion to configure another working space for IMCK. Thnks to @miuki, because according to our conversations above, I remembered that I had already started to develop this code a few years ago. So now I'm done. I hope this free space detection algorithm code will not cause further problems on IMCK for other languages.

Note 1: Below 48Gb a message will be displayed for you to make the decision to place the workbook in another location or configure it to remain in C:\ even if there is space below 48Gb. I don't know if anyone has noticed but the processes in the MSMG Toolkit or IMCK can vary between 25gb and over 50gb.

Note 2: In this verification, the configuration file will be opened so that you can make the settings relevant to you.


4. Added new information in the support warning. Informing which Builds are supported.

5. Some more corrections were made in the Function to Write AutoUnattend file and new options were added to the AutoUnattend menu.
5.1. Fixed language detection for AutoUnattend file writing.
5.2. You can now use a Personal AutoUnattend file. Just put it in the Custom folder. And use Copy Personal AutoUnattend file option.

6. Some aesthetic fixes like centering the WARNINGS.

7. Fixed an issue that was not rearranging the Indexes, if the user wanted to do it manually instead of setting the "\Bin\Lists\ImageEditions_VirtualManager_List.txt" file with the preferred arrangement.

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-06-18

Changes since the version released on June 09th:

Merged with Toolkit 13.4 2023-06-11


01. Added the official Toolkit Tweak "Disable Downloads Folder Auto Group By Date Layout"
On IMCK it's called "Download Folder TopViews (Properties for folder Listing)"
But it is a Menu with options to customize the view of the Downloads folder, not to disable the listing by date, although the default of the tweak is not by date.
This has been present since before this localized release.

02. Fixed all issues reported by users.

03. Improved algorithm for translation.

04. Improved function code for writing AutoUnattend file.
Fixed AutoUnattend compatibility issues arising from Users removing components. And removed miscellaneous settings that may be problems in the future.

05. Many optimizations focused on performance, since in the development of the function to generate AutoUnattend, there was a considerable loss of performance when entering several functions.
Among them the creation of the "Function to Get Information for Language Locales and Unattended File" separate from the function to get data from the Image that is used throughout the code and because of that there was slowness.

06. Moved the Unsupported Image information message to the beginning of the code, just before Image Mounting. Thus, it is easier to avoid wasting time with providing a wrong ISO.

07. Added red color in Warnings.
07.1. Made other cosmetic alignment changes.

08. Some changes to translation variable names, especially conflicting variables.
Translation corrections in the Portuguese language.

09. Fixed Convert ESD to WIM to export in user preferred order.

10. I removed the following components from the "select all components" option:
windows update
ClientCBS
InputApp
StartMenuExperienceHost
ShellExperienceHost
UndockedDevKit
WindowsDefender

11. Simply so that you pay attention to these components.
If you want to remove it, know what you're doing.

12. Removed redundancy in removing components.

13. Improved cleaning of leftover registry mount points.

14. Updated Main Scripts ROOT Checking in GenericStart and UUPDownloader.

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-06-09

Merged with Toolkit 13.4 2023-05-11

Fixed reported bugs with help from @bala1 and @haris_mdl

Spoiler: CHANGELOG 2023-06-09

Merged with Toolkit 13.4 2023-05-29 and 2023-06-08

01. Resolved some types
02. Fixed sequential pauses
03. Several minor improvements

04. The user rights elevation scheme with nSudo has been circumvented so that it works even if you run as Administrator or if you have UAC disabled. So far there have been many tests and previously reported problems have not been repeated. Now the script can also be run directly with 2 clicks.

05. Improved Get Image Index Informations for IMCK needs.

06. A Dark Theme with 2 BackGround was made available and registry tweaks related to this integration were enabled.
06.1. To use "Dark Theme" you have to use "Custom Features Sub-Menu" - Option "Custom Files".
06.2. In "Customize Menu" - "IMCK Tweaks Menu" use Option "WindowsExplorer_PreferencesandPolicies" and "EnableCustomThemeTransparency" Tweaks.

07. Added the "ImageEditions_VirtualManager_List.zip" list inside the "\Bin\Lists" folder which will be extracted only once.
In this list you can order or remove what you want so that the "Virtual Manager" does the work of reordering and creating the Editions not present.
As your list is already in the order you want, when you get to "Virtual Manager Menu", the menu will be in the order of your list and you can simply select everything and press 'C' to continue.

08. If WinRe.wim is removed "In-Place Upgrade" stops working. In this case, the "Manual Setup" component will be removed.

09. Improved DownloadFile function

10. Added a feature, after integrating the "Microsoft Games" package to prevent removing components that act as dependencies.

11. Removed the repeated questions related to downloading updates through UUPdownloader.
Now the process is automated so that it detects if the download you are downloading is already present and avoids downloading it again.

12. Added a Tweak that adds "GPedit" in Core Editions.
Added within the "IMCK Tweaks Menu", a Tweak "Download Folder Top Views (Properties for folder Listing)" to configure the display mode of file lists in the "Download" folder.

13. Improved "SmartScreen" Tweak.
14. Improved "Disable Windows Defender" Tweak. Implemented in this update an MSMG Tip.
15. Fixed several registry entries that were REG_SZ when they should be REG_EXPAND_SZ.

16. Fixed a problem in the "Export" option function in the "Wim Manager Menu", in which the path to the Install.wim image was wrong.

17. Fixed a problem where the ImageDefaultLanguage variable value was damaged. This fact occurred due to the fact that there was no index available for reading the data, when the user decided to remove WinPE.
And, to avoid future problems with getting the Language data. A function that removes whitespace only from the beginning and end of a variable's value has been implemented.
The previous technique removed spaces before the string, but if there was a character, it would remove that character. And if the command were run again for some random reason, it would still remove the first letter of the string.

18. Implemented the function to make the installation response file "AutoUnattend.xml".
A WARNING is implemented in the Main Menu, so that the user remembers to create the AutoUnattend file in case the "CloudExperienceHost" component is removed.

19. Added a feature in the "CleanUp Temporary File and Folders" function, to clean folders of Languages other than en-US and your language.

20. Optimized Save Source by refactoring the Virtual Manager code to leave the indexes already organized according to the user's preference.
Added "Base Editions" to be exported in the position that the user defines, along with "Virtually Created Editions", directly in the "Virtual Manager" code.

21. Added "Virtual Manager" option "vwim2swm" to split "install.wim" for FAT32 partitions.

22. "Virtual Manager Menu" has been improved to be automatically generated within IMCK, displaying only the options available for the "install.wim" being worked on.

23. Final export is performed only once. Previously, 2 processes were performed when using the "Virtual Manager".

24. Improved Write EI.cfg funcition.

25. Fixed problems in Target Menu - in MakeISO option, options will no longer be displayed in cases where they cannot be used.
25.1. It is now allowed to leave "Label" blank.

26. Updated Scripts on "Installers.zip" and "ExtraUtilities.zip" packages.

27. Updated "UUPDump_UpdatesOnly[IMCK_Downloader].cmd" Script. It works directly out of IMCK. Downloads from UUP dump: NetFX35; OpenSSH Server and Client. The downloads will be placed in there respective Packs folders.

Previous CHANGELOGS part 02: begining from 2021-07-16 to 2023-04-12 - End of non-Localized IMCK.

Spoiler: Previous CHANGELOGS part 02

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...n-as-custom-toolkit.86170/page-3#post-1784985

Previous CHANGELOGS part 01: begining from 2020-07-04 to 1st year 2021-07-03_2

Spoiler: Previous CHANGELOGS part 01

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/msmg-toolkit.50572/page-993#post-1671781

 

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I'm going to take some time to see more about this.
At the moment I have a demand for more than a year, almost being finalized to join IMCK. An automatically generated menu to handle deactivation of system services, for any Image placed into service at IMCK.

Just from what I said above, you already have a slight idea that in subjects that require study, development goes slowly, especially when it is done in your free time.
It took me 1.5 years to come up with an integration solution for the Virtual Edit Creation script, with you in the abbodi "uup-converter-wimlib" package.
This customized version recently gained localization support, as well as the integration of updates via W10UI, which was integrated from October 2023 to February 2024, also has translation support.
There's even a member here on the forum who offered to create a localization file for Traditional Chinese. But the LOCALES.cmd file has undergone so many changes, that I'm afraid that if my friend @正义羊 had already started the work, upon seeing this new version, he might become unmotivated. But if he hasn't started yet, maybe he will continue.
Note: @正义羊 the change of structure, order and renaming of several translation variables; was necessary to increase performance and readability in the IMCK code.

Me too, hehehehe

 

I'm sorry, man!

Based on the experience of the first versions that I had sent you with many modifications, I had already put myself in your shoes and thought that the translation part was very experimental/unstable.
So, @bala1 and I, because we found a lot of things to change (we made a huge list) that we haven't released anything since September. If we had released it, the many sequential changes would have made the situation much worse. I understand that the new changes must generate demotivation.

Besides you being busy... I know you had already started doing the translation, for testing. But had you advanced much further in the translation process after those tests?

Now I launched it, because we finished generating the changes to the list and the main purpose was not to generate any more changes that would affect the people who proposed to be maintainers of the translation of any IMCK language. Now everything is categorized. And new features have their exact location, none of the mix that existed before.
Another thing:
The variables called Global* were placed at the end, in order to increase the performance of scripts derived from abbodi scripts that also received translation and "WHD\UUPDump_UpdatesOnly[IMCK_Downloader].cmd". As it was before, reading the entire translation file was taking a lot of time, this time should only be necessary when initializing IMCK.