Is it possible to make Windows ISO unstaged?

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    example12345678912345678 MDL Senior Member

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    #1 example12345678912345678, Oct 17, 2021
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    Hi, Last times I'm interested in unstaged Windows ISOs and I'm planning to make my own Windows 10 unstaged ISO file. Is it possible to do that?
     
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  2. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Aren't all MSFT win 10 ISOs AIO now for years?

    When you want to add Enterprise to a consumer ISO just put the consumer ISO in the UUP > ISO project folder and run "create_virtual_editions.cmd" and it will all possible SKUs to the consumer ISO.
     
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    example12345678912345678 MDL Senior Member

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    #4 example12345678912345678, Oct 17, 2021
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    This is not the thing I want to do. I already know how to make AIO. I want "unstaged" installation media not "staged AIO" media.
    If you're not going to help me about unstaged ISOs, then you don't have to write anything.
    Edit: Sorry for raging.
     
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  5. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    I never heard the term unstaged ISO before so i googled it.

    When i google for unstaged ISO i found that it was about an AIO ISO when installing it you put in the key for the desired SKU and it will install the desired SKU, if available, this is the method to have all SKUs available on call.
     
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    example12345678912345678 MDL Senior Member

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    In staged AIO ISOs, there're less options and takes more disk space since it's separated by indexes. But in unstaged ISOs there're more options such as:
    Code:
    CoreConnected
    CoreConnectedCountrySpecific
    CoreConnectedN
    CoreConnectedSingleLanguage
    CoreCountrySpecific
    EmbeddedIndustry
    EmbeddedIndustryA
    EmbeddedIndustryE
    EmbeddedIndustryEEval
    EmbeddedIndustryEval
    EnterpriseS
    EnterpriseSEval
    EnterpriseSN
    EnterpriseSNEval
    EnterpriseSubscription
    EnterpriseSubscriptionN
    PPIPro
    ProfessionalSingleLanguage
    ProfessionalWMC
    Starter
    StarterN
    And all SKUs are stored in single index with "Windows Foundation" flag. And I believe it's going to take less space than staged ISOs.
    That's why I want to create my own.
     
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    Then i leave this here, for you to compare with your results:
    Code:
    Name: install.wim
    Size: 4870787687 bytes (4645 MiB)
    
    ISO size:
    Code:
    Name: 22000.194.210911-1543.CO_RELEASE_SVC_PROD1_CLIENTMULTI_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO
    Size: 5585162240 bytes (5326 MiB)
    
    Code:
    Name: install.esd
    Size: 3661619240 bytes (3491 MiB)
    
    ISO size:
    Code:
    Name: 22000.194.210911-1543.CO_RELEASE_SVC_PROD1_CLIENTMULTI_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO
    Size: 4375707648 bytes (4173 MiB)
    
     
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    #8 example12345678912345678, Oct 18, 2021
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    That's not what I meant. I already know what .esd is. I meant unstaged ISOs and want to make my own.
     
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    #9 Enthousiast, Oct 18, 2021
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    #10 example12345678912345678, Oct 18, 2021
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    OK I understand it. Thank you.
     
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    example12345678912345678

    Maybe your useing a translater ? ........... because in english unstaged doesnt mean anything in that context .

    To help you people need to know exactly what you mean ...... and ...... where did you the word ...... and ...... the idea from ?
     
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    #12 nryyyy, Oct 18, 2021
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    19100.1051.210916-1011.VB_RELEASE_SVC_TEAM_FLIGHT_CLIENTUNSTAGED_RETAIL_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO
    offer is expire
     
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    Here are a few examples for you. "Unstaged" word is mentioned in filenames of ISOs.
    Code:
    10.0.10586.1000.th2_srv1_nano_dev2.151112-1500_arm64fre_server-unstaged_en-us
    10.0.14357.1000.rs1_release.160527-1700_amd64fre_client-unstaged_retail_it-it
    6.0.5212.0.winmain.050726-1915_x86fre_server-client-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.0.5219.0.winmain_idx02.050830-2010_amd64fre_client-server-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.0.5231.0.winmain.050912-2020_x86fre_client-server-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.0.5259.3.winmain_idx02.051117-1715_x86fre_server-client-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.0.6000.16386.vista_rtm.061101-2205_x86chk_client-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.1.6469.1.fbl_find_dev(wexbuild).071002-1531_x86fre_client-unstaged_retail_en-us
    6.1.7000.0.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400_ia64chk_client-unstaged_retail_en-us
    Unstaged ISO is the thing where you need to (sometimes you don't) enter a specific product key to install specific SKU.
    For different SKU, you need to enter different product key.
    Also there's another difference between normal and unstaged ISOs, all SKUs are stored in single index while staged ISOs store them in different indexes.
     
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    What if we replace all version references "10.0.10537.0" with newer ones such as "10.0.19043.1165", will it do the trick?
     
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    Any idea why such a build ever existed?
     
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    I've downloaded the build 14357.1000 ISO. I'm going to try to reconstruct some editions such as:
    Code:
    CoreARM
    EmbeddedIndustry
    ProfessionalSingleLanguage
    ProfessionalCountrySpecific
    EnterpriseSubscription
    Let's see will I get succeed. I'm wondering are these packages compatible with other versions and other languages.
     
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    - What’s about server editions?
    - Are there some unstaged imagines with all SKUs (client, server, …)? I guess I can remember this from LH.
    - Any current advances since last post?
     
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