Editing my base ISO

[kennysarmy]

My W10 testing is progressing and I've just about got my group policies sorted and am 95% through testing the school applications.

 

My test systems are created using WDS and MDT (which I'm very new to!) - all I have done is take the base Windows 10 LTSB ISO and created a very basic task sequence to deploy it out for testing.

 

Does anyone have any good web resources they can point me to with instructions on how to modify my base ISO and then re-upload it to WDS / MDT?

 

Thanks.

[sted]

you don't modify the iso the only file you need to edit is install.wim using dism cant think of any resources off hand but about all I do the the default win10edu install.wim is remove a shed load of apps I don't want that's it they release them frequently enough I cba adding updates wsus can sort that out later. with ltsb you probably don't even need to do that

[kennysarmy]

you don't modify the iso the only file you need to edit is install.wim using dism cant think of any resources off hand but about all I do the the default win10edu install.wim is remove a shed load of apps I don't want that's it they release them frequently enough I cba adding updates wsus can sort that out later. with ltsb you probably don't even need to do that

 

Yes my bad I meant edit the WIM file...

 

Perhaps you are right, perhaps I should just leave the standard image alone and do my post install tweaks as part of the build process.

 

My current tweaks being :

 

Remove the network and one drive options from the navigation pane

Remove some desktop context menus

Disable the context menu on the start button

 

 

Maybe these can be incorporated in to my "Task Sequence", but as I stated above, I'm pretty new to MDT and it seems quite a complex beast...

 

This morning I've worked out how to add Office 2016 to my OS deployment task sequence....

[Sagima]

I have used NTLite from ( http://www.ntlite.com ) to amend my wims with extra drivers but it does more if you want to take a look

[Arthur]

My current tweaks being :

 

Remove the network and one drive options from the navigation pane

Remove some desktop context menus

Disable the context menu on the start button

All of those could be done within your task sequence and/or Group Policy.

[sted]

I leave the winx menu there just hide options I sont want people seeing as its a quick way to shutdown/get to explorer/control panel (I allow access to control panel just hide most options there

[alfatec]

I use slightly different method. I edit the install.wim from the Windows 10 edu 1511 iso and remove the default apps, just leaving photo's and calculator. Then rebuild iso and make bootable DVD. Here is the link: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.co...DBJFGQV46sng)(). Once you build your reference image go to gpedit.msc and follow these instructions to get rid of the Microsoft customer experience apps,

like Candy Crush, Twitter etc. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...turn-them-off/. Now when you sysprep and redploy your image no more annoying apps apart from the ones you want.

[kennysarmy]

I leave the winx menu there just hide options I sont want people seeing as its a quick way to shutdown/get to explorer/control panel (I allow access to control panel just hide most options there

@sted Great, do you have any further details on how to edit the winx menu for ALL users?

 

I'm now at a position where I can create a GOLD image of Windows 10 for deployment and am just tidying up what I'll add to the GOLD image to save boot and logon times.

 

So far I have:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

PhotoViewer Fix (ie. make it work!)

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Add Russian Language/Keyboard support

[sted]

@sted Great, do you have any further details on how to edit the winx menu for ALL users?

 

I'm now at a position where I can create a GOLD image of Windows 10 for deployment and am just tidying up what I'll add to the GOLD image to save boot and logon times.

 

So far I have:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

PhotoViewer Fix (ie. make it work!)

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Add Russian Language/Keyboard support

i just used either gpp or a script cant remember which to hide the unwanted bits for users they are in %username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX and are just shortcuts. i found out changing permissions so they dont copy from all users is bad but attrib +h "removes" them and windows dosent care

[RLR]

@sted Great, do you have any further details on how to edit the winx menu for ALL users?

 

I'm now at a position where I can create a GOLD image of Windows 10 for deployment and am just tidying up what I'll add to the GOLD image to save boot and logon times.

 

So far I have:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

PhotoViewer Fix (ie. make it work!)

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Add Russian Language/Keyboard support

 

Can you share how you're removing One Drive and the Network options from the navigation pane. Also, how to stop the One Drive client setup?

[kennysarmy]

Can you share how you're removing One Drive and the Network options from the navigation pane. Also, how to stop the One Drive client setup?

 

Sure:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Network in Navigation Pane - Add or Remove in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Delete the key at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \OneDriveSetup

 

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

I create a batch file with this code in and run it:

@echo off

 

:: Created by: Shawn Brink

:: Windows 10 Forums

:: Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4818-onedrive-add-remove-navigation-pane-windows-10-a.html

 

 

REG ADD "HKCR\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /V Attributes /T REG_DWORD /D 4035969101 /F

 

:: To kill and restart explorer

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

start explorer.exe

[sted]

Sure:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Network in Navigation Pane - Add or Remove in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Delete the key at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \OneDriveSetup

 

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

I create a batch file with this code in and run it:

@echo off

 

:: Created by: Shawn Brink

:: Windows 10 Forums

:: Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4818-onedrive-add-remove-navigation-pane-windows-10-a.html

 

 

REG ADD "HKCR\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /V Attributes /T REG_DWORD /D 4035969101 /F

 

:: To kill and restart explorer

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

start explorer.exe

i wasnt that bothered about removing network as they can only get to what they have permissions to anyway. That looks cleaner than my solution to disabling onedrive i just removed authenticated users execute permission to the setup file that way i can allow it on say laptops and block on desktops if i ever need to

[sted]

i just used either gpp or a script cant remember which to hide the unwanted bits for users they are in %username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX and are just shortcuts. i found out changing permissions so they dont copy from all users is bad but attrib +h "removes" them and windows dosent care

script to hide winx items

attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\1 - Run.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\2 - Search.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\4 - Control Panel.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\*.*"

 

and to make visible again

 

attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\1 - Run.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\2 - Search.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\4 - Control Panel.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\*.*"

 

be aware running it as a logon script its effects are immediate running it manually you need to log off and back on for it to work

Edited May 24, 2016 by sted

[kennysarmy]

script to hide winx items

attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\1 - Run.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\2 - Search.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\4 - Control Panel.lnk"
attrib +h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\*.*"

 

and to make visible again

 

attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\1 - Run.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\2 - Search.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\4 - Control Panel.lnk"
attrib -h "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\*.*"

 

be aware running it as a logon script its effects are immediate running it manually you need to log off and back on for it to work

 

I'll give it a go....Thanks.

[sted]

I'll give it a go....Thanks.

ive just been playing with it again and decided not to hide control panel i give everyone access to some of it and without that menu its a bit of a pain to get to it

[kennysarmy]

@sted Great, do you have any further details on how to edit the winx menu for ALL users?

 

I'm now at a position where I can create a GOLD image of Windows 10 for deployment and am just tidying up what I'll add to the GOLD image to save boot and logon times.

 

So far I have:

 

Remove the Network option from the navigation pane.

Remove One Drive option from the navigation pane.

Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

PhotoViewer Fix (ie. make it work!)

Disable One Drive Client Setup

Add Russian Language/Keyboard support

 

I also created a Windows Update Task sequence and ran this to patch the build prior to capture.

 

The only issue I've encountered is that the Russian Language keyboard seems to get wiped when I do the syprep/capture and re-image.

 

Do I need something in my customsettings.ini or unattend.xml ?

[sted]

I also created a Windows Update Task sequence and ran this to patch the build prior to capture.

 

The only issue I've encountered is that the Russian Language keyboard seems to get wiped when I do the syprep/capture and re-image.

 

Do I need something in my customsettings.ini or unattend.xml ?

i suspect thats normal for sysprep and your best bet is to add it as a package in mdt