uffbros Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I found a site that has a great tutorial on how to slipstream windows updates into the install.wim to make a new up to date .iso. I was successful in making the new updated .iso. They used a tool named DISM GUI to do the job. Now I have a few questions that I know people on here can answer. I realize many of you do it the manual way with all them codes using DISM from windows but I needed the easy way. Question 1) During the process I had to pick what index I wanted to use. I have 2 being Home and Pro. I did the first and then saved it then went back in and did the second and saved that. I then made a new bootable .iso. Did I do this correctly or did I only have to do it for one of them? Obviously, I want to be able to update either one depending on computer needs,Home Or Pro. Question 2) Say 6 months from now I want to make another updated .iso when the build is now say 280 for example. Can I continue with the current install.wim I have or should I start with a new one from the original Win 10 when it was build 1 and build from that? Reason being the install.wim is just over 4GB now and for UEFI install using a USB thumb drive fat 32 has a file size limitation of 4GB. I know I can convert to install.esd but just wondering here how to proceed whether from original install.wim or continue with current one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coromonadalix Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 You have to add the security rollups in the wim(s) indexes to upgrade the version number ... I have an dvd with 18 windows 7 indexes, it take a verrrrrrrrrrry long time to add all the x86 and x64 bits updates... same thing for the win 10 versions. To cut the problems i download the insiders versions thru the adguard website, just downloaded and created the 18272.1000.181026-1425.RS_PRERELEASE ........ multi archive iso, its 4.63 gigs and took lots of time downloading it, correct the transfers errors and compile it. Personally i work with wim files, (you have many tools who work better with wims than esd files) the esd can be more compressed, but you will eventually get over 4 gb in size adding more updates, i format my usb key in ntfs Or you can use tools like Rufus who will take in charge the iso and format the usb drive accordingly. And be careful with DISM, be sure to un-mount any work / created folders / isos etc ... the created folders can be locked in windows and cannot be deleted easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uffbros Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 I did add the rollups..I added the service stack...the cumulative...and the flash....That updates it to latest..correct? But my question was....When I go to add again do I use an original install.wim to work with or contiuue with the current updated one? In other words do I keep adding new updates to the current install.wim? Did you know that UEFI install can't see NTFS? So you can't do a UEFI/GPT install???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 hours ago, uffbros said: I did add the rollups..I added the service stack...the cumulative...and the flash....That updates it to latest..correct? But my question was....When I go to add again do I use an original install.wim to work with or contiuue with the current updated one? In other words do I keep adding new updates to the current install.wim? Did you know that UEFI install can't see NTFS? So you can't do a UEFI/GPT install???? Traditionally you would use the original install wim, as best practice Im talking from years of Windows XP/Windows 7 slipstreaming, i wont touch Windows 10 (or as i like to call it now Windows 1-0 (Windows 1 Users 0) with a barge pole,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coromonadalix Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Rufus ask the questions for you : target systems partition scheme and format options. You can do uefi or legacy bios on fat32 by the way, never had any problems with rufus, and it has frequent updates. To be updated constantly, you have to do an updates checkup each month at least, integrate them blah blah... but with msoft borked updates wait longer at least 2 months ... a lot can happen in 1 or 2 months loll You have WHD downloader 0.0.2.3 who does a great job, you keep all the downloads and once in a while you recheck them and updates if necessary ... and re integrate them in the esd or the wim files. For your question You continue to work with your updated install.wim or install.esd file, but as i said : to save time i almost always download the latest w10 insider version after a while, i read the comments, the users feedbacks, what works and dont work. Sometimes iT wont do any good to upgrade and create more and more problems. Patience is a good vertue loll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1ave77 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 9 hours ago, uffbros said: In other words do I keep adding new updates to the current install.wim? Not recommended. Note the 'Cumulative' in Cumulative Updates, means you'd stack multiple versions of the CU what would bloat the WIM size and might give issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uffbros Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 @s1ave77 ....Thats what I was thinking...So should I just get an original install.wim and add the usual 3 updates...Stack..Cumulative...and Flash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1ave77 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, uffbros said: @s1ave77 ....Thats what I was thinking...So should I just get an original install.wim and add the usual 3 updates...Stack..Cumulative...and Flash? Yep, but ... note that for full update integration it also needs to update the boot.wim and the ISO files. Hard to do manually. You can still only update install.wim but i wiould recommend a solution by abbodi1406 which will do a much more sophisticated job here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1216064 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neofita Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 20 minutes ago, s1ave77 said: Yep, but ... note that for full update integration it also needs to update the boot.wim and the ISO files. Hard to do manually. You can still only update install.wim but i wiould recommend a solution by abbodi1406 which will do a much more sophisticated job here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1216064 Agree. W10UI (by abbodi1406) + WHDownloader (by Alphawaves) are the best solution, although not very convenient given the frequency of release of new ISOs regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1ave77 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, neofita said: Agree. W10UI (by abbodi1406) + WHDownloader (by Alphawaves) are the best solution, although not very convenient given the frequency of release of new ISOs regards With Cumulative Updates the Intregration became futile. It's not like Win 7 or 8.1 where it needs a ton of Updates (was improved by Rollups too but still needs a ton). There are only SSU, CU, Flash and .NET Security updates. In case of fresh installs i always use RTM media source (*.0/1) while installing offline, then the Telemetry/GPO/Services handling and as last the update install from folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uffbros Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Ok my final post on this matter and I'll let it rest. The abbodi1406 thing is over my head. So my final question is... If I install them 3 updates into the install.wim like I did yesterday...What is the difference if I would have clean installed with the original .iso from Microsoft and then done the 3 updates manually to bring it to the current .107 build? Wouldn't you have the same thing? Please explain the difference then? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uffbros Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 Ok I know I said final post but a new observation has arisen. I dug out my daughters laptop that had Win 10 1803 on it. I used my new slipstreamed USB winh 1809 build 107 which is the latest so it was successful. When her laptop rebooted it indeed had build 107. However windows update offered me cumulative update 107 build?? I already have it installed. Why would it be offering me that update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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