What's the source image edition ? if it's LTSC then it won't show any Windows Apps since there's no apps in that edition.
Yes did noticed the image size it's larger, will check if any mistake happened while capturing the image.
Usually I do get this error in VM if the disk partition table is not clean, then I do cleanup the disk and restart the installation it works.
Do you mean the disk inside the VM? I don't think this would be it, because I have other ESDs I can install one after another without any issues.
Ok can you test Export ESD image using Toolkit v12.2 and check with VM, since with v12.3 the Toolkit uses the Wimlib-imagex to export the images.
I think I'm getting closer to what the issue could be. I was working on an old ISO, I was integrating a few updates and adding a driver to it. I saved and exported it as .esd, and had no issues getting though stage 1 of the install process for all 6 versions it has. However I realized that I could integrate .Net 6, DirectX, and the latest VC++, so I did. However, now that I've done that, the newly exported .esd has the problems. I'm going to double check the previous .esd I made to make sure all 6 work before trying some things.
Clean install to the latest build 10.0.19044.1766 , no issue in it. I guess the issue was with the base.iso: 19041.1.191206-1406.VB_RELEASE_CLIENTPRO_OEMRET_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO
The issue I was experiencing was because of Host OS: 19041.1.191206-1406.VB_RELEASE_CLIENTPRO_OEMRET_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO After fresh install of 10.0.19044.1766(latest) issue resolved now.
I understood. Once you have done a clean installation, you will no longer get the screen I asked, with the possible result I was waiting.
@MSMG , In ToolKit v12.4 line 13007: Code: echo.Integrating Windows Experience Feature Pack Update Package . . . should be like: Code: echo.Integrating Windows Feature Experience Pack Update Package . . . Within the scope of the Windows operating system, this is the Windows Feature Experience Pack, not the Windows Experience Feature Pack.
Help request: I tried using MSMG Toolkit in the past and had problems with windows update (only CU updates) on the resulting ISO so I stepped away for a while. I've recently returned to it and having read more of the thread I see that I was using the wrong version for my ISO. Now I have some questions. The ISO I'm using is - en-gb_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_7fe51fe8.iso - which installs as version 19044.1288 Problem: I cannot find any reference to this version in the changelog, I'm somewhere between 11.8 and 11.9 - Can you please advise which version of the toolkit I need to use. I would prefer to use the latest version of the toolkit but I read that I would need to integrate the CU that the latest toolkit is designed for. Questions: Do I use the version of the toolkit designed for my build to integrate this update and then use the lastest version of the toolkit to remove components or can I use the lastest toolkit to do the integration and the removal? If the latter is the case. Can I do the integration and then the removal as one process or should I integrate the CU then save it and reload it to remove components? I hope this make sense. With thanks B