The Perfect Windows 10 Installation

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    Isn't a nice idea to call a batch file instead?
    Or ps1 file .. or vbs script..
     
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    #5 12 lb Turkey, Feb 7, 2024
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    I would clean this up by grouping all similar commands into a set of batch files. For example, move all reg commands into one script.

    1. Create a new folder on the ISO's root directory, "\sources\$OEM$\$$\Setup\Files"
    2. Copy your script to the folder.
    3. Run this command from specialize pass: <Path>cmd /c %WINDIR%\Setup\Files\myscript.cmd</Path>
    4. Copy a complete LayoutModification.xml to "\sources\$OEM$\$1\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell", and it will transferred to the install PC's folder.

    Now you don't have to keep editing the Unattended file, just to update your list of reg commands.
    Repeat the same trick for other groups of similar commands.
     
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    I can't do teaching, I don't have a degree
    but I think that reading a lot of sources
    will help you improve
    (include sources from one above this post,
    he is very smart, and you can learn a lot)
     
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    Thank you so much for taking the time to respond!
    I'll definitely take your advice to heart.
     
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    How can you call it perfect if it's black? Or white for that matter - this simple detail means a lot for the eyes and neither factory theme is good, yet there's no way to change it like - wait for it - in XP.
    That is a piece of shyte that they're cramming down taker's throat and not an operating system.
     
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    IIRC, the value should be set '3' instead of '1' so that Windows will not send diagnostic data to Microsoft.
     
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    did you add some new keys?
    Interesting registry keys to explore
    I may guess one should be `end`?

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" /v "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime" /t REG_SZ /d "2023-08-17T12:47:51Z" /f
    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" /v "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime" /t REG_SZ /d "2038-01-19T03:14:07Z" /f
     
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    Can you put a link to the Windows version to download and try it?
     
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    Works with both consumer/business iso but as I mentioned above you need to make changes accordingly in both autounattend.xml(Input/System/User Locale & UI Language) and specialize.cmd(OEM information) script.
    For the above test I used en-US business iso.
     
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