Windows 10X SDK and Emulator Image download

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by itsmemario1, Feb 12, 2020.

  1. Han98

    Han98 MDL Novice

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    twitter.com/NTAuthority/status/1227401579902459904?s=19
     
  2. itsmemario1

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    #22 itsmemario1, Feb 13, 2020
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    That @NTAuthority guy is not saying if its really booting or running in a VM / the Emulator ?

    Im eager to test it on some tablets and laptops, with and without touchscreens.
     
  3. KNARZ

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    hm... first I wanted to say that I am not impressed if he got it working natively.
    But currently I don't have an Idea how to make it work natively.
    I don't know how to "wire" THIS VHDX (with multiple disks inside) into the BCD Store.
    I know how to implement and working with VHDX with 1 Disk but not with like 9 Disks inside 1 file.

    The BCD structure got many new items in the native image.

    Code:
    Windows-Start-Manager
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    Bezeichner              {bootmgr}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume69
    windowssyspart          partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume75
    path                    \efi\boot\bootx64.efi
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    testsigning             Yes
    default                 {default}
    bootsequence            {01de5a27-8705-40db-bad6-96fa5187d4a6}
    timeout                 0
    displaybootmenu         No
    persistbootsequence     Yes
    
    Windows-Startladeprogramm
    -------------------------
    Bezeichner              {311b88b5-9b30-491d-bad9-167ca3e2d417}
    device                  ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume71]\PROGRAMS\UpdateOS\UpdateOS.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
    path                    \windows\system32\boot\winload.efi
    description             Windows Update OS (Boot from WIM)
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice                ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume71]\PROGRAMS\UpdateOS\UpdateOS.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
    systemroot              \windows
    pae                     ForceEnable
    numproc                 1
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    detecthal               Yes
    winpe                   Yes
    
    Windows-Startladeprogramm
    -------------------------
    Bezeichner              {default}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume71
    path                    \windows\system32\boot\winload.efi
    description             MAINOS
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    testsigning             Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice                partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume71
    osdatadevice            partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume73
    bspdevice               partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume70
    systemroot              \windows
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    detecthal               Yes
    debug                   Yes
    
    Windows-Startanwendung (1020000a)
    ---------------------------------
    Bezeichner              {01de5a27-8705-40db-bad6-96fa5187d4a6}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume75
    path                    \EFI\Microsoft\boot\mobilestartup.efi
    description             Mobile Startup App
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {311b88b5-9b30-491d-bad9-167ca3e2d417}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    enablebootorderclean    Yes
    enableiuloader          Yes
    
    EMS-Einstellungen
    -----------------
    Bezeichner              {emssettings}
    bootems                 No
    
    Debuggereinstellungen
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    Bezeichner              {dbgsettings}
    description             Windows Debugger Settings
    key                     20q0eg616u100.1d5bm61bpd3q2.xhibqi5mg60h.2xuml91g8nylg
    debugtype               NET
    hostip                  10.137.106.31
    port                    50001
    dhcp                    Yes
    
    Globale Einstellungen
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    Bezeichner              {globalsettings}
    inherit                 {dbgsettings}
                            {emssettings}
    testsigning             Yes
    extendedinput           Yes
    nokeyboard              Yes
    bootflow                0x0
    
    Startladeprogramm-Einstellungen
    -------------------------------
    Bezeichner              {bootloadersettings}
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
                            {hypervisorsettings}
    
    Hypervisoreinstellungen
    -----------------------
    Bezeichner              {hypervisorsettings}
    hypervisordebugtype     Serial
    
    Optionen zum RAM-Datenträgersetup
    ---------------------------------
    Bezeichner              {ramdiskoptions}
    description             Ramdisk Options
    ramdisksdidevice        partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume75
    ramdisksdipath          \boot\boot.sdi
     
  4. TheCollDude489

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    #25 TheCollDude489, Feb 13, 2020
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    Is it possible to mount it on build 17763? Explorer just shows the generic unable to mount error, and nothing appears in Storage Spaces.
    EDIT: Managed to mount it in a VM running build 18363.
     
  5. Win10x

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    You can try attach it with bootice.exe
     
  6. Win10x

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    I have no UEFI just now, but You may try this metod:

    "It is assumed that the reader is aware of how UEFI works (well, at least a little bit)

    What is required:

    1. We need a computer with UEFI, a disk in GPT on it a partition in NTFS. (I used the systemd-boot bootloader).

    2. BMGR files.

    3. File win10.vhdx (The installation process in VHDX Win8 + x64 does not make sense to describe).


    How it works:

    1. Copy the EFI / Microsoft directory to the EFI directory.

    2. The file win10.vhdx is copied to the root of the NTFS partition (any).

    3. If you use systemd-boot, manipulation of the bootloader is not required (if another, man will help you)

    4. Windows installation is complete.


    Instructions for creating a BCD:

    Copy the BCD bootloader files to drive E.

    C: \ Windows \ System32> bcdboot.exe C: \ Windows / s E: / f uefi

    Duplicate the master record {default}

    C: \ Windows \ System32> bcdedit / store E: \ EFI \ Microsoft \ Boot \ BCD / copy {default} / d "VHD"

    We get {6cb5d1e6-4c58-11e8-bef8-d46e0e05804f} and set our record as the default entry.

    C: \ Windows \ System32> bcdedit / store E: \ EFI \ Microsoft \ Boot \ BCD / default {6cb5d1e6-4c58-11e8-bef8-d46e0e05804f}

    Now we indicate where the file is located (moreover, note the paths to partitions and disks are relative, and it is not even necessary that the file is in the root)

    C: \ Windows \ System32> bcdedit / store E: \ EFI \ Microsoft \ Boot \ BCD / set {default} device vhd = [locate] \ win10.vhdx
    C: \ Windows \ System32> bcdedit / store E: \ EFI \ Microsoft \ Boot \ BCD / set {default} osdevice vhd = [locate] \ win10.vhdx"
     
  7. itsmemario1

    itsmemario1 MDL Expert

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    Hmm, okay. Guess hes using a virtual machine on his Mac to start X ?
     
  8. Win10x

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  9. itsmemario1

    itsmemario1 MDL Expert

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    Woah, I missed your whole post it seems.
    Only have seen the photo !
     
  10. TheCollDude489

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    #33 TheCollDude489, Feb 13, 2020
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    OK so I poked around in the filesystems that could be mounted (except for the first one and VailContainer since for some reason no options were available for them) for around an hour and noticed some interesting things. I also created WIM images of each partition I could access so I could browse through them easier without any permission issues blocking me. Please correct me if I'm wrong on certain things I listed.

    1) winload.exe is actually present, but its location is different: MainOSDisk:\Windows\System32\Boot.
    2) PreInstalledDisk is where all of the default UWP apps are stored. Not sure if they are copied to the DataDisk or are also installed user-side.
    3) OSDataDisk contains general data created by the OS, like event logs and service profiles. Strangely, it also contains some of the registry hives, presumably so they can be modified by the system easily (the rest of the registry hives are stored on MainOSDisk).
    4) DataDisk is probably where all of the user data lives. Has WindowsApps there as well, but the folders are all empty meaning most likely they are shortcuts pointing to the files stored on PreInstalledDisk.
    5) No signs of standard Win32 programs like explorer, command prompt, registry editor, notepad, etc. This means if you break out of the restrictions somehow, you can't do much in the way of tinkering with the system.
    6) UPDATEOS.wim located in MainOSDisk looks to be an incredibly slimmed down version of WinPE, but it's edition ID is OneCoreUpdateOS. Seems to be completely new, and contains a select few standard Win32 programs like command prompt.
    7) In DataDisk:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Containers\BaseImages\a099a226-f2d7-4dc8-8880-a8e5f43e59e9\BaseLayer\ are two VHDX files, called SystemTemplate.vhdx and SystemTemplateBase.vhdx. SystemTemplate can't be mounted at all, while SystemTemplateBase can be mounted and explored after you give it a drive letter. SystemTemplateBase only contains a skeleton of system files though (all files inaccessible and have a gray X over them).
    8) VailContainer seems to be a mystery. It can't be mounted at all, but actually uses up some space in the storage pool. Perhaps this is the partition or space that Win32 programs will have access to?

    Obviously there are more things hidden within the files that I missed or can't access, but someone more skilled than me can probably find them.

    Either way, it looks like Microsoft is locking down Windows 10X pretty hard and are taking lots of steps to stop users from tinkering with the system, similar to iOS.

    EDIT: Turns out you can sideload Command Prompt and other utilities through the Device Portal, which is a good sign (thanks to rcstar6696 for informing me). The standard Win32 programs are also present in ContainerOS located at MainOSDisk:\Windows\Containers\ContainerOS\GuestOnly\.
     
  11. itsmemario1

    itsmemario1 MDL Expert

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    Thanks for the insight and the location of winload.exe !
     
  12. TheCollDude489

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    Your welcome!
     
  13. rcstar6696

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    #36 rcstar6696, Feb 13, 2020
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    -snip-
     
  14. TheCollDude489

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    #37 TheCollDude489, Feb 13, 2020
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    Well that's a good thing. Do they still run in an isolated environment? Or do they have full system access? I can't really run the emulator due to me disabling UWP apps on my PC, and because I have an AMD processor.
    EDIT: Do you mean the explorer.exe found in the containers present at MainOSDisk:\Windows\Containers\?
     
  15. gareths

    gareths MDL Senior Member

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    has anyone here managed to get the OOBE to appear in the emulator
     
  16. Futur3Sn0w

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    Me too. I'm wondering if we're going about this the wrong way. Maybe we should try creating an image from within the emulator rather than trying to convert the VHDX?
     
  17. FMSD

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    Could someone who was able to run directly on a machine without an emulator share the hard drive image with us?