Windows 11 Imaging, Customization and Deployment

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by Enthousiast, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. oilernut

    oilernut MDL Senior Member

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    I noticed with the 2 insider ADK/PE builds for the 28000 series, 28000.1546 and 28000.1737, that I cannot slipstream any updates into them, neither the 28000 or the 28020 updates. It just says that the store was corrupted. SFC of course doesn't work with PE images.

    26100.8068 I can slipstream the 24H2 updates into it fine. Same with 28000.1 and the 26H1 updates. Something is broken with the canary 28000 ADK/PE releases.
     
  2. 88vin

    88vin MDL Novice

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    Thanks for sharing this collection.
    Really useful for anyone working with Windows 11 deployment and customization.
     
  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    SHA256:

    Code:
    cef211b981930f3efcdde389014eb9b976383e8c3eabb798edc9ccca47ea04dc *26100.8038.260310-1641.ge_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
    3cf983c749f51d63d90fb0241743ee5704a4c5730be09652901f8df666f64505 *winsdksetup.exe
    
    SHA1:
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    f00da87a4be922d42e048b6dd598f8ab72443cb0 *26100.8038.260310-1641.ge_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
    e7ef8175eb38b457715b4f045b2a82ece8bb5efd *winsdksetup.exe
    
     
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  4. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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  5. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    #286 Enthousiast, Apr 23, 2026
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    SHA256:
    Code:
    239d1505a6e739ba0a64712008198136186013d4b68c86389afe96112076b9dd *26100.8249.260414-1640.ge_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
    d27f831dcd659c1f46907844f9333aa031bc66740ccc9cf56d712eb22ed2ebd8 *28000.1839.260414-1640.br_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
    SHA1:
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    df802b41bdaad6a841bba0c4ae7942c8f9323670 *26100.8249.260414-1640.ge_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
    1c6154f348ed5e370776936fe528035da864a4a3 *28000.1839.260414-1640.br_release_svc_im_WindowsSDK.iso
    
     
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    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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  7. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    Someone published the link too soon :D
     
  8. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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  9. HiddenUser

    HiddenUser MDL Novice

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    Hi,
    Apologies if this has already been asked (and answered) before, but I haven’t been able to find any clear information to resolve my questions.

    I’m creating a custom Win11 25H2 ISO image by using UUPDump with all available updates up to build 26200.8246 (the latest in the stable branch at the moment). The thing is, I’d like to remove (not just disable) both Copilot and Recall from the install.wim file with DISM, but I can’t find the Microsoft.Copilot package in the mounted image (either as a package, a provisioned package or a feature) with DISMTools, and Recall is present and disabled by default, but I’m not sure if it’s safe to remove it.

    How to do both things?

    Finally, a quick question: Is it true that a feature disabled in install.wim is not automatically installed during Windows Setup (whether unattended or not)?

    Thanks for any help.
     
  10. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    @HiddenUser
    Yes, disabled features is not enabled automatically

    Copilot is available as inbox app (get installed during setup) which is just a Microsoft Edge PWA app
    \Windows\InboxApps\Microsoft.Copilot_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msix

    if you are using updated ISO or ESD from Microsoft, Copilot will be additionally available as part of Microsoft Edge
    \Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\147.0.3912.60\mscopilot.exe
     
  11. HiddenUser

    HiddenUser MDL Novice

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    Thank you for your reply.

    On the other hand, I'm using a Winhance unattended script modifed by me. I know Winhance can uninstall bloatware when Setup is completed, but I prefer to remove packages from the install.wim file or prevent its installation. Is there any registry key to prevent the installation of Copilot?

    Also do you know if Recall is safe to remove from the install.wim file? Or this action could break some things and it's better not to enable that feature without removing it?
     
  12. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    Yes, inbox PWAs are always installed

    no
     
  13. HiddenUser

    HiddenUser MDL Novice

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    Sorry for cross-posting, I edited my post after your reply.

    A last question: do you know if Recall is safe to remove from the install.wim file? Or this action could break some things and it's better not to enable that feature without removing it?

    Thanks again for your help
     
  14. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    I don't know, Windows 24H2/25H2 is fragile and mess
    i prefer to just disable it
     
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  16. sonic9

    sonic9 MDL Member

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    I confirm
    Reg tweaks Copilot* in AutoInstalledPWAs in Users\Default\NTuser.dat works
     
  17. HiddenUser

    HiddenUser MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the tip, but I’ve finally decided not to modify the install.wim file. How could I make the same change by inserting the hack into the script included in the answer file generated by Winhance? Did you see the unattended answer file?
     
  18. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    It's too confusing

    you can save that hack powershell script, and add command for it under "Microsoft-Windows-Deployment"
    similar to Winhancements.ps1