Create Custom Windows 10 Image With Applications Pre-installed

[@Britec09]

I think this is pointless today, but requested video. What do you guys think? let me know below.

[@paddiedelaney]

I would have to agree..Install win 10 on a machine with all your apps.. boot to Sergi strelec,gandelf or hirens..clone to external SSD as many as you need..Loads of different cloning options..Love your channel and have been following for years but just agree with what you said above no disrespect to anyone just an opinion

[@NuLuumo]

Definitely not pointless! This is awesome! I never knew this could be done 😄

[@jonnyshoestring9368]

For the guys in the know this might be useless but for us juniors it's nice to see how it's all constructed . That way I get a better understanding it will give me the confidence to go more advanced.

[@mr.helperforyou1301]

Thank's Brother For Accept My Request!💝

[@Completely_Incomplete]

@@paddiedelaney cloning also clones the unique SID of each installation and sometimes that does NOT play well on a network - having identical SIDs. therefore sysprepping the installation then immediately cloning is ideal. this way each clone will boot up to a generalized instance and into OOBE for custom settings.

[@JoshuaMattingly]

Thank you very much Brian. I do not think any of your guides are pointless. They are, and will continue to be very useful. Keep up the good work.

[@Britec09]

Glad you like them!

[@shellz831]

@@Britec09 does sysprep only image the C drive or all the drives? I have Ubuntu (wsl) on a D drive.

[@Ink_and_Motion_Studio]

This is a great setup not only to include 3rd party software but to not have to go through the tedious process of installing manually certain software need to allow other softwares to work properly. An example being: browser's, Java, QuickTime, .NET Framework, driver's, VLC, plug-in's, etc.

[@byambadorjlefever5191]

Great video & tutorial! It's not pointless, in fact quite the opposite for us beginners. Keep it coming, Brian. Thank you

[@Britec09]

Glad you liked it!

[@sanman187-]

SIMILAR AND PERHAPS EASIER METHOD: I install my programs ("all the usual suspects"), then use an Acronis backup that I save. Yes, it is usually for that particular machine, HOWEVER, Acronis does have an included effective method for restoring a backup to dissimilar hardware, i.e., to a new computer that's pretty straightforward. Great video, Brian, thank you!

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@ELEC7RO]

Thanks mate! I used this method to image my entire install to transfer it to another drive, because for some reason any cloning software would not work, but this did, and as a bonus now I have a backup of my entire system in case anything ever happens to it :]

[@internetst-morice9084]

A hundred steps later... If it's only for inserting applications, the "PatchMy PC" program does the job perfectly. In addition, it installs the most recent versions of the desired applications and this avoids having to repeat all these steps during a new version of Windows. You always have to balance the amount of effort you put in according to the end result. I regularly install different versions of Windows for my clients and the fewer steps there are, the fewer errors that can slip in and the easier to fix when needed. Simplicity always think of simplicity. Congratulations anyway for this well done and useful site. 👍👍👍

[@jonnyshoestring9368]

Cheers for that, have just checked reviews and it's all that you say 👍👍

[@internetst-morice9084]

@@jonnyshoestring9368 Thank you sir! 😃

[@TwoThousandStu]

The problem with patch my PC and the like is that you're getting content from a predefined set of locations and you don't know what's being installed or how it's being installed. Your best bet is just to get your programs and/or drivers manually. Sure, it's slower, but you have more power over what you install and how you install things.

[@internetst-morice9084]

@@TwoThousandStu Thank you for your comment. I checked in the log file and the downloads are going directly to the different app sites and not just one site.

[@A_Z_Official]

I am interested into such image that will not only pre-install apps that I needed, rather the OS Configs we required. Also, some sort of automation that install drivers for each pc according to the model. At end, we only have to run our winstallation media, and boom, just go and use your PC! and everything is up to date already. Any thoughts on that?

[@fadymohsen9347]

this is never pointless at all. this is really awesome and really appreciated, thanks so much.

[@FifaEvolutionify]

I was looking for this kind of video from you yesterday and today, and now its here. Thank you

[@giovannialvarez17]

spent 2 days looking and researching for this exact solution thank you!!!!

[@lokoalex-00]

Great video and definitely not pointless. There are still people out here who need to do things thinking outside the box. This really helped me.

[@WandelElMenor]

Estimado señor, ¡Excelente manera de explicación! Le estoy muy agradecido, señor. Saludos, Basavaraj de la India.

[@BigHenFor]

Thanks, Brian. One never knows when you might need it.

[@danmar007]

I think it's still useful. Thanks for taking the time.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome!

[@raadgiveren]

Just what I have been looking for! Thank you so much, Brian 😊😊

[@sanman187-]

Brian, it would help if you circled things, like when you checked to "insert Guest Editions CD image." You went so fast, I couldn't follow you. A larger, perhaps transparent, cursor might have been easier to follow also. Yes, I do realize it takes a lot of time and planning to produce your excellent videos and I very much appreciate what you do! Thank you!!

[@Britec09]

Thanks for the tip!

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

its an easy way to do it, but tbh I've not used sysprep since I left a working in a production environment 20 years ago where hundreds of machines each week were built with similar configs, sysprep images were deployed multicast with ghost back then, but this is a good way to keep a user profile free install, which can be very useful if your switching platforms, the way you have presented it here also saves someone not used to it setting up ESD MSR & utility/recovery partitions, and getting the boot config right if they are using UEFI properly - I just use a script with positional %variables on the commandline to get the job done, and come back when its finished - I like my coffee! keep it coming

[@MoYo-LPSD]

Hi, would you be kind enough to walk me through your script commands?

[@13thCP]

Seriously, thank you for this video. It taught me so much and helped me in my job to get this team more efficient! Thank you again!

[@israelolivares4258]

Still hasn't tried, but i don't think is pointless at all. As a person that works in IT, and have to install Win10 several times a week, this will save me a lot of time.

[@Kirkmalicki]

exactly what i asked for. thank you!

[@shane531]

Nicely done video sir!

[@Somedei]

Its necessary, Win10 is what Win7 was for years for many users that doesnt need massive new protection but win11 would cripple their pcs

[@Britec09]

Microsoft have never made an os from scratch

[@christop_bader]

Not pointless at all this great for people like me who are still beginning all this stuff so cheers for that

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@BasherHamade]

thanks a lot, actually this video is very helpful for people like me who is forced to install windows for a lot of people i know and i don't want to redo the same postinstalling windows softwares progress

[@supermorph]

I used to think sysprep used to remove the apps that wasn't Microsoft ones. So this is handy as I can create a custom iso of a completed setup and have auto restore iso/usb for customer pcs

[@Boom_BadaBing]

Excellent video, cheers Brian

[@Britec09]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@callumery119]

Just so you know, i needed this!

[@cartasaminietaalpalma1401]

Very usefull for a new guy into the virtual field. Thanks a lot Brian! 🎯

[@betaalexander9059]

he is dan

[@betaalexander9059]

dan the man

[@ANormalRobloxPlayer2]

Thanks for the tutorial, I've been trying to figure out how to do this for days

[@richardgamos7874]

Thank you mate! it works properly! :D :D

[@JoshEavey]

My god. I first though you were SpaceInvaderZero when I heard your voice. Very easy to understand directions. Thanks

[@e99g]

Man thanks a lot. In our company we need to reinstall on every pc some software and these custom images are a big time savef 👍

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Ugh not having a US or UK keyboard while doing this is awful. I have to stare at a picture of the US layout and guess which keys those correspond to on my keyboard.

[@thebantufilms]

Thank you. For learning purpose, I needed to know this process.

[@basavarajchougala3384]

Dear Sir, Great way of explanation! I am very heartily thankful to you sir. Regards, Basavaraj from India.

[@hagif.4590]

Thank you for this great and easy to understand video. I have 2 questions : 1. I saw you've mentioned that the process be created via VMware instead of Virtualbox , Does it need some special setting in VM for that ? (I ask because you've mentioned guest wrap on the virtualbox which I'm not familiar with). 2. I understand that it helps creating the image with the installed program but WITHOUT registry changes I've made to the system or shortcuts I've created on the desktop and updates applied to the OS ? Thank you !

[@KSFWG]

Makes me wish that the Microsoft Transfer Wizard was still around. 😀 I still have the cable somewhere in a box of old stuff.

[@Britec09]

I remember that

[@juanyanez755]

I always wanted to learn how to do this Thank you!!

[@MKFRLE336]

I just realized this video is having a birthday soon!

[@mohammedalahi1406]

Absolutely banging ❤

[@FancescaTanuki]

Hi, this is like cloning? Or is a really fresh install with apps and without register error? i used to see an old windows 7 iso who installed softwares while installing windows (during setup process). So it was really a fresh install + fresh install software, and not just a VHD clone who run under window setup installed (so the HD get cloned)

[@lalkrishnas8953]

Brian how can we take the .wim including the drive partitions, what is command to capture the image

[@SLKprojects]

Thank you , great job!

[@andrewboothe]

Great video, much appreciated.

[@justrex5292]

Here's a tip: don't include apps in iso, instead make a post-install script that downloads and installs programs. I made one in C#.

[@tiputipu9355]

Tech me 🙏🏻

[@lohbut2]

Is there any reason why we couldn’t just create an image, with say Acronis or Clonezilla, run sysprep, then just restore that same image to a different computer?

[@dennisshatov9836]

Can we do that?

[@NL-Chaos]

Thanks this helps allot :) now i can finally make a decent windows install :)

[@mikkojala]

I knew this already but its still well documented.

[@caioavl]

Brian, first of all, congratulations on the video, that's exactly what I needed here at work, I'm just having a problem.... After the whole process was done, I went to install it on a physical machine and that's when the problems appeared... During the installation process, all the options appeared again (connection type, user account creation, if the configuration is for personal or corporate use...) Within Windows I verified that the wallpaper and other settings were not imported. Do you have any idea what could have happened?

[@mrhayan]

There is a problem when I install customized Windows. I must log in with a new account, and the first account also remains present within Windows. Thus, there are two accounts in Windows. Can I modify the copy in that the user does not add an account because it was already added when I customized the copy?

[@deepakgupta1089]

i just make a wds image for my environment by taking help from your video, thanks.

[@martymoreno63]

Outstanding video!

[@Britec09]

Thank you very much!

[@NeedInput_Johnny5]

Thank you for the video! Curious why WinPE is needed, does DISM require the captured OS to be offline?

[@danilohenrique8726]

It worked! Thanks! I have 2 questions: - Is it possible to create a image from after-instalation? the windows asks to create a new admin user and those annoying questions. - Is there a problem with the OEM licence keys? Sysprep ignore the old key?

[@saviorvx1883]

you should try dism"++" it has a GUI, you can customize settings , and debloat it ,add drivers under the same app and has repair image / boot ..under the save image as, and you can save to esd swm wim, multiple compression. and if you use the msix app to capture the registry when installing you can simply copy paste app files and import registry ;) or just copy and remember to make a shortcut, but i install a clean image , tweak the settings . import rreg rweaks and startup some debloaters ssds boosters etc and have a custom wim under 15mins with my fav apps tweaked to the bone.. then i save . or windows nt is a good one + you can half the time and save the hassle of going thru settings , recovery etc ...its not like that mag tool its a exe file no need of a usb ..to install or backup. you can install wim straight off skip the oobe and capture as is... then i add rollback rx it lets you snapshot your windows and revert it like a VM but on bare metal

[@tango_gru]

your comment will be much more helpful if you didnt butcher a lot of words. Need to fix a lot of grammar and spellings.

[@saviorvx1883]

@@tango_gru yea ...my bad ,i have a broken backspace button, so i just posted as is.but yepp i recommend it..its my go to app

[@tango_gru]

@@saviorvx1883 though I badly wish Microsoft had given it a better name. Does not sound like a windows tool but something to do with porn 🤣

[@saviorvx1883]

@@tango_gru there freaks o\i swear, imagine it a way to stash it, under organized folders Bondismm noo babe its4 work O_o*''Pure Silence... Awating her reaction'' i mean yesss? ... besides they screw over there customers im sure they rub there nipps like that south park episode about cable ''Ohhh you dont like us spying im sorryyyy... oh waitt were the only players that do free..RUB RUB

[@MediaWebservice]

​@@tango_gru Well, then you can fall over everything. Savior VX thank you very much for your extensive explanation. And believe me, there are more people who appreciate it instead of those who are brief 😉 Many people have little computer knowledge and I know from experience that it is good to give a broader explanation.

[@mattpdx86]

When you go to install the new iso you created, it does not populate the versions and the setup is blank and will exit. That is a big issue

[@brucecole1489]

I'm trying to follow along with you, but at a point, there is an empty drive slot where you added HBCD. Mine doesn't have this. Can I create one, or better yet, set VM to add an empty drive by default?

[@Pasi1234pa]

great work dude...

[@a59x]

Useful if some of your apps don't often receive updates then sure integrate then, also depends how often you reinstall your Windows OS.

[@curvingfyre6810]

it would definitely be handy for me... Once I dust off my dvd-rws at home, I think I'll make template ISOs for the basic necessities on each OS. Save me time when I switch.

[@zolooka_]

perfect, best. thanks a lot, saved my time

[@justrex5292]

I have an question. If i change wallpaper and customize that windows 10 installation and then build the iso, will the wallpaper and other things be preinstalled?

[@tiputipu9355]

I need prefect windows 10 + App. 100+ Pcs unit pc to format everydays. if i get the best iso. take less time to format.

[@justrex5292]

@@tiputipu9355 Ok but post-install script will make the iso smaller in size because it downloads installer if you code it like that

[@tiputipu9355]

@@justrex5292 Im not IT-guy. i follow the tutorial and try to understant. Can u share any reference how to do the auto install app script?

[@justrex5292]

@@tiputipu9355 Learn basics of programming

[@sakibmahmood4562]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@brandonfontaine285]

Did you go into sysprep audit mode during install screen to do the customization or did you actually go through setup and create user account first?

[@starsnake8176]

I'm pretty sure there is a built in app that does this in the system32 folder, but I forgot what its called. It removes your user acconut and its like a windows reset, but it leaves all drivers and installed programs.

[@softer166]

5:45 It doesn't have to be Ninite. And it doesn't have to be limited to adding apps.

[@neilgroves1]

Hi Brian, the programs that u choose and get installed, that u pick from the lists in ninite, are they just executables? coz u said u can just go to the various websites??

[@shenathsilva7699]

Hi there @britec09! Thank you for your guide. I was able to create an ISO successfully by following your guide. Then I used Rufus to create a bootable USB. When I booted using the usb and tried to install Windows, it says Windows could not display the images available for installation. Do you have any suggestion on fixing this?

[@shenathsilva7699]

Update: I noticed Edition, Installation and Description are undefined in the install.wim I created. Anyone advice on setting the edition, installation and description when creating the wim?

[@VillagerBoyYT]

@@shenathsilva7699 Use GImageX

[@captainshanab]

Thank you 👍👍👍👍

[@muhammadkhan1121]

thank you so much for the very very informative Video Bless you

[@rakeshpk9648]

great job, nice video.

[@TheCalibso]

Too many thanks, this will help me. This procedure can pre-install system drivers and printers?

[@cookinganytime3092]

Hello, thanks for this amazing tutorial. I still need some help if it possible. I've tried to capture an image after sysprep, and I have created an answer file (autounattend.xml). I managed to skip most of the settings, the only pending thing being the new user creation (because of the OOBE) when I deploy the image on another system. The reason I want to skip that, is because I have already defined users (admin and non-admin) on the system I've cloned, and I don't want to be prompted with creation of another user. What I want is just to deploy the image, and to have a system identical to the one from where I captured the image. I know clonezilla can create this image, but then the security identifiers are not cleaned (generalized) as would sysprep do, which may cause issues when deployed on another system. I saw that SkipMachineOOBE and SkipUserOOBE are deprecated and I cannot figure out a way to do that. Can you please help me with that? Thank you in advance!

[@grantchallinor5263]

I'm still wrestling with the monthly Windows 10 21H2 update from 3 weeks ago - still haven't managed to install it. Over the weekend I will try expanding the partition the updates use through the Aomei partition assistant. I've tried everything else! If that doesn't work I may look into installing a ChromeOS in my laptop to replace Windows. The amount of downtime caused by Windows updates each month is getting unacceptable.

[@Britec09]

Ask for help on my discord server

[@grantchallinor5263]

@@Britec09 Thanks Brian. I've done some initial homework and downloaded the partition assistant. I've looked and there seem to be 2 partitions to work with, so I think I need to identify which one is used for the updates, and then expand it.

[@Farhan-vd5hb]

Hi upon running sysprep i am getting this error "sysprep unable to validate your windows installation" any solution to this ??

[@starlordpro2077]

and what do i do if i want a windows iso that has a custom user folder name option in it?.. like that is the most annoying thing for me whenever i do a clean install of win10.. having to go to the registry and change out all the user folder paths with the new chosen name and then just hope nothing got corrupted.. while signed in to both the account i intend to change as well as the built in admin one to change the folder itself.. (no i will not just go and use a local account instead..) i hate that microsoft made it ao difficult to have a custom name on the user folder... i prefer having a custom name instead of my real name as i don't feel like giving it to a bunch of ppl whenni take screenshots of my file explorer or file paths inside scripts when trying to get help with game stuff.. i use my pc for gaming and coding which means that sometimes i have to share my stuff to get help and i don't like having to ho through and sensor my real name all the time.. also do this method let me choose what apps windows automatically installs as well?.. like skype and TikTok and those other apps that geta auto installed and pinned in the start menue? i personally always go and uninstall them right away as i have no use of them at all... wish they didn't get installed in the first place.

[@lemm18]

Hi, Thanks for the video. I also wanted to add a pre-configured user profile. Can I do that once I am on the Win PE part? Also, if I already have a bootable image file with installed apps and user profile, do you know if that bootable file can still be edited to add another pre-configured user profile to the image or I have to do another one from scratch?

[@lemm18]

Also, the Microsoft Office you have listed, is that a one time payment or just a subscription?

[@SametKaratas-db1xu]

0:03 I also use custom Windows 7 with pre-installed applications with NTLite and my own solution so, that's no problem

[@bertvantol9669]

For my own computers, I use an easy method ..... Backup or clone the whole installation from one computer, and restore it to another. After then I use iObit Driver Booster Portable to install the right driver, and the whole system works within half an hour !!

[@sontukarmakar8533]

there is a problem, which is when i install other pc using this customized preinstalled software + windows 10 iso, the pc is not activate automatically. I am using digital license activation(DLA) version windows 10 pro

[@yeetusnevermind9166]

When i create the new partition on shutdown it gets removed and put back into only one partition. Why

[@cybergaming1350]

This method isn't working for me. I follow the steps provided but as soon as i install the iso to a new pc it gives me a product key error and cant go ahead to install my Windows iso ? Any ideas why >

[@bbaaddgamers199]

try to put a generic product key and make the steps as they're

[@omerkerberos]

So far so good 🙂

[@iluvatar003]

Does this process include programs you install and customize that aren't on Ninite? Also if I tweak the OS and change options and stuff, do all the tweaks stay in the image?

[@requiem4adreamc]

I have the same questions but no answers yet :(

[@Maharishi.]

This doesn't work, first Sysprep threw an error, but i solved it, secondly, when i extracted the wim and embedded it into the iso and tried to install it, it was showing an error “Can not show image…”

[@cohenjr2023]

*Thanks, I have always looked for a simple way to do this, I hope it works for me, thanks again Crack👍👍👍*

[@Britec09]

No problem 👍

[@faxmodem2397]

after convert to iso and start install windows error : windows could not collect information for {OSImage} since the specified image file [install.win] does not exist

[@darkiceywolf2953]

I kept getting erors when I did this my laptop has some proprietary hardware on it where you have to connect an enthernet cable to it just for windows update to install the wifi driver and everything else.

[@boniman]

Great video. Can I change the wallpaper background to be pre-installed with this method?

[@moyoussef9711]

Hello, i have this issue while using DISM via winPE Error 1062 the service has not been started and does not move more than 1.0%

[@JoseLazo-eq9zh]

Would this work the same way for install files and folders? For example, I want to have a folder already pre-made WITHOUT the applications already installed.

[@jamb027]

When I do this with Windows 11 there is no drive letter assigned to the main partion or the image storage partition, I have to use DiskPart to assigned one. I know that VirtialBox turns on EFI to replicate UEFI. Anyone else have this issue?

[@dronefilmsgermany]

your work is amazing. I want to create an image of my lenovo laptop so i can install the os with patches and other softwares on similar other lenovo laptops as we usually deploy multiple machines for new employees. In this case, can i use the vm method or can i sysprep the laptop and then use hirenbootcd and boot from usb and create a .wim file and save it to my usb or external HDD

[@ramibos6549]

Defo useful! Can we put AMD or Nvidia drivers too?

[@lamar9525]

Great video, I was curious myself how to do this nowadays, thank you. Silly question why does this .wim file show Word associated to your iso?

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching

[@Diamond_Chocobo]

i did everything to the T,... but sysprep says it won't continue because i cant validate he windows installation

[@sonikkuffffff]

when your cursor went still at 11:00 i put my own cursor on top of it and pretended we were holding hands

[@niklaspusey5301]

Hi, I am getting an error when I boot into my custom iso file, it says "windows could not display images available for installation". Any idea why this is happening?

[@aungkyawkyaw8815]

Thanks I am looking for that way for windows install Thanks sir