DISM-WSIM - Not Finished!

Guide on how to create your own customized and automated Windows installation.

Preperation

Installing WSIM:

winget install Microsoft.WindowsADK

Downloading the preferred image:

• massgrave.dev
• uupdump.net

Installation / Configuration Folder

Creating your personal Installation/Configuration or whatever you want to call it folder, example structure:

C:\
└── Installation
    │
    ├── !Notes.txt
    ├── 00 - Config.bat
    ├── 01 - Scoop.ps1
    ├── 02 - Winget.ps1
    ├── 03 - Driver.ps1
    │
    ├── Folders
    │   ├── Config
    │   │   ├── !Tools
    │   │   ├── 00 - Toggle
    │   │   ├── 01 - Components
    │   │   ├── 02 - Services
    │   │   ├── 03 - Power
    │   │   ├── 04 - Peripheral
    │   │   ├── 05 - Network
    │   │   ├── 06 - GPU
    │   │   ├── 07 - Apps
    │   │   ├── Final.bat
    │   │   ├── Privacy.bat
    │   │   ├── System.bat
    │   │   └── Visibility.bat
    │   │
    │   └── Image
    │
    └── Settings

# Scoop.ps1

cscript //nologo "$env:windir\system32\slmgr.vbs" /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
cscript //nologo "$env:windir\system32\slmgr.vbs" /ato

cmd /c start /wait "C:\Installation\Settings\vcredist64.exe" /passive /norestart
cmd /c start /wait "C:\Installation\Settings\vcredist86.exe" /passive /norestart

iwr get.scoop.sh -OutFile "$env:temp\Scoop.ps1"
powershell -File "$env:temp\Scoop.ps1" -RunAsAdmin -Wait

# Winget.ps1 - Software Installation Examples
scoop install winget

winget install 7zip.7zip --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install StartIsBack.StartAllBack --scope machine
winget install WinsiderSS.SystemInformer
winget install Notepad++.Notepad++ --override "/"
winget install Alex313031.Thorium.AVX2
winget install Valve.Steam
winget install Equicord.Equibop
winget install voidtools.Everything.Alpha
winget install Skillbrains.Lightshot
winget install Guru3D.Afterburner.Beta
winget install OBSProject.OBSStudio
winget install qBittorrent.qBittorrent
winget install Microsoft.WindowsADK
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
#winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
winget install Klocman.BulkCrapUninstaller

Personalized autounattend.xml Creation

Creating autounattend.xml using WSIM:

1. windowsPE phase

Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE
  Input Locale - 0409:00000407
  SystemLocale - en-US
  UILanguage - en-US
  UILanguageFallback - en-US
  UserLocale - en-US

  SetupUILanguage
    UILanguage - en-US

Modifying the ISO

Extracting the .iso:

& 7z x "$home\Desktop\Stock.iso" -o"$home\Desktop\Stock" -y

Removing indexes (only leaving Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC:

$wimpath = "$home\Desktop\Stock\sources\install.wim"
# Examples
$removeNames = @(
  "Windows 11 Home",
  "Windows 11 Home N",
  "Windows 11 Home Single Language",
  "Windows 11 Education",
  "Windows 11 Education N",
  "Windows 11 Pro N",
  #"Windows 11 Pro",
  "Windows 11 Pro Education",
  "Windows 11 Pro Education N",
  "Windows 11 Pro for Workstations",
  "Windows 11 Pro N for Workstations",

  # LTSC IoT Enterprise 2024
  "Windows 11 IoT Enterprise Subscription LTSC",
  "Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC"
)

$imgs = Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath $wimpath
$removeIdx = $imgs | ? { $removeNames -contains $_.ImageName } | % ImageIndex | Sort-Object -Descending

$removeIdx | % { Remove-WindowsImage -ImagePath $wimpath -Index $_ }

Creating the mount folder (Index 1 = Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC):

$mountpath = "$home\Desktop\Mount"
if (!(Test-Path $mountpath)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $mountpath -Force | Out-Null}
Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath "$home\Desktop\Stock\sources\install.wim" -Index 1 -Path "$home\Desktop\Mount"

Removing Edge (optional):

Remove-Item "$mountpath\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$mountpath\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$mountpath\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Recurse -Force

See the currently installed/enabled components:

Get-WindowsPackage -Path $mountpath
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Path $mountpath
Get-WindowsCapability -Path $mountpath

Removing packages:

# Examples
$packages = @(
  "Microsoft-Windows-Hello-Face-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-MSPaint-FoD-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-Notepad-FoD-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-ISE-FOD-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-SnippingTool-FoD-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-StepsRecorder-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-TabletPCMath-Package*",
  "Microsoft-Windows-Wallpaper-Content-Extended-FoD-Package*",
)

foreach ($p in $packages) { Get-WindowsPackage -Path $mountpath | ? { $_.PackageName -like $p -and $_.State -eq 'Installed' } | % { Remove-WindowsPackage -Path $mountpath -PackageName $_.PackageName } }

Disabling optional features:

# Examples
$featuredisable = @(
    "MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2Root",
    "MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2",
    "WorkFolders-Client",
    "SmbDirect",
    "Printing-PrintToPDFServices-Features",
    "Recall",
    "Microsoft-RemoteDesktopConnection",
    "Printing-Foundation-Features",
    "Printing-Foundation-InternetPrinting-Client",
)

foreach ($f in $featuredisable) { Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Path $mountpath -FeatureName $f }

$featureenable = @(
    #"LegacyComponents",
    "DirectPlay"
)

foreach ($f in $featureenable) { Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Path $mountpath -FeatureName $f -All }

Removing AppX packages:

$appx = @(
  "Clipchamp.Clipchamp*",
  "Microsoft.549981C3F5F10*",
  "Microsoft.BingNews*",
  "Microsoft.BingWeather*",
  #"Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller*", #winget
  "Microsoft.GamingApp*",
  "Microsoft.GetHelp*",
  "Microsoft.Getstarted*",
  "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub*",
  "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection*",
  "Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes*",
  "Microsoft.Paint*",
  "Microsoft.People*",
  "Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop*",
  "Microsoft.ScreenSketch*",
  "Microsoft.SecHealthUI*",
  "Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp*",
  "Microsoft.Todos*",
  "Microsoft.Windows.Photos*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsCamera*",
  "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsMaps*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsNotepad*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder*",
  "Microsoft.WindowsStore*",
  #"Microsoft.WindowsTerminal*",
  "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI*",
  "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay*",
  "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay*",
  "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider*",
  "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay*",
  "Microsoft.YourPhone*",
  "Microsoft.ZuneMusic*",
  "Microsoft.ZuneVideo*",
  "MicrosoftCorporationII.QuickAssist*",
  "MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience*"
)

foreach ($p in $appx) { Get-AppxProvisionedAppxPackage -Path $mountpath | ? { $_.DisplayName -like $p } | % { Remove-AppxProvisionedAppxPackage -Path $mountpath -PackageName $_.PackageName } }

Removing capabilities:

# Examples
$capability = @(
    "App.StepsRecorder*",
    "Browser.InternetExplorer*",
    "Hello.Face*",
    "MathRecognizer*",
    "Microsoft.Wallpapers.Extended*",
    "Microsoft.Windows.MSPaint*",
    "Microsoft.Windows.Notepad*",
    "Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ISE*",
    "Microsoft.Windows.SnippingTool*",
    "Microsoft.Windows.Wifi.Client*",
    "OneCoreUAP.OneSync*"
)

foreach ($c in $capability) { Get-WindowsCapability -Path $mountpath | ? { $_.Name -like $c } | % { Remove-WindowsCapability -Path $mountpath -Name $_.Name } }

Adding drivers:

# '$home\Desktop\Driver' should include the driver files
Add-WindowsDriver -Path "$home\Desktop\Mount" -Driver "$home\Desktop\Driver" -Recurse -ForceUnsigned

Moving your post install folder & autounattend.xml:

Copy-Item "C:\Installation" -Destination $mountpath -Recurse -Force
Copy-Item "C:\Installation\Folders\Image\autounattend.xml" -Destination "$home\Desktop\Stock" -Force

Saving the changes & dismounting the image:

Dismount-WindowsImage -Path "$home\Desktop\Mount" -Save

& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\Oscdimg\oscdimg.exe" -m -o -u2 -udfver102 -l"Enterprise" -bootdata:1#pEF,e,b"$home\Desktop\Stock\efi\microsoft\boot\efisys.bin" "$home\Desktop\Stock" "$home\Desktop\Enterprise.iso"

https://github.com/nohuto/windows-powershell-docs/blob/main/docset/winserver2025-ps/Dism/Dism.md https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/oscdimg-command-line-options?view=windows-11