Tutorials How to fully customize your own windows 10

[Mr Grimbahir]

I don't use a virtual machine, I do the customization on a partition of the main machine (PC).

Capturing the .wim image is much faster.

Good idea. I have to use Vm cos i dont have much space on my hdds. You are right sir.

 

[vurelo]

Thank you very much, it will help me a lot.

 

[akash609]

"mount the virtual drive and then capture your image with all the customizations you have done ."

can you please elaborate how to do it ?
I am trying it in virtual box.
Thanks...............

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

"mount the virtual drive and then capture your image with all the customizations you have done ."

can you please elaborate how to do it ?
I am trying it in virtual box.
Thanks...............

I think i am going to make another tutorial to elaborate this point.

 

[akash609]

I think i am going to make another tutorial to elaborate this point.

yes, that will really help

 

[Zorro48]

Good idea. I have to use Vm cos i dont have much space on my hdds. You are right sir.

Windows installation takes up the same space if you do it in VM or in another partition.

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

Windows installation takes up the same space if you do it in VM or in another partition.

I think i will make a drive of 50gb and try ur way. Thanks so much sir. I accept all useful suggestions and i never reject learning new things.

 

[Zorro48]

With 50 GB you can install it.

 

[RedDove]

Thank you so very much, Mr Grimbahir, for
sharing your knowledge with us.
This tut. will come in handy, thank you again.

 

[chkshadow]

Sir can any one make detailed video tutorial on this topic. We don't have much english knowledge. So if you don't mind, please make tutorial in hindi so every one can learn it.

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

Hello Mr. Grimbahir,

"- Put the copyprofile.xml in the root of any drive except for the c:\ drive."

I couldn't quite get this one. Windows is installed on the C:\ drive in virtual hard disk, so everything about the os is in the C drive. If we shouldn't copy it in the C:\ drive then how can we save our customizations?

This last step is so tricky and sometimes messy. I have tried putting the copyprofile.xml inside the sysprep folder and I got horrible results. I tried putting it in the root of the c drive (where the system is installed), got bad results too. The only workable way was to make a virtual drive (any size) while installing the os in the VM. then u put ur copyprofile.xml there. Be careful this step may not work due to some technical restrictions imposed by Microsoft like restarting os 3 times.

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

Unfortunately, even though i applied the steps successfully without errors, my customizations didn't get saved... :'(

In the cmd write these commands:
C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:x:\CopyProfile.xml
x= the drive where you put the file
in the copyprofile.xml dont forget to change the letter of the iso

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

Unfortunately, even though i applied the steps successfully without errors, my customizations didn't get saved... :'(

This issue is solved now.

 

[psychopat78]

thanks for the nice post @Mr Grimbahir - so anyone can do their custom windows image... your explanation are clear!!! also @zorro48 -> i believe you're taking out the .wim after to put into folder of your windows installation to make it permanent?

 

[SiteWizard]

@psychopat78 just try it and then you will see how it works ...
it is not so simple like it looks

 

[Mister You]

Yes, I created a new virtual hard disk on the E:\ directory and copied the xml file there. Then did this command C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:E:\CopyProfile.xml

Put the CopyProfile.xml in the sysprep directory (in System32) then just use "C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown" and the temporary profile will be copied to the default user, foolproof.

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

Put the CopyProfile.xml in the sysprep directory (in System32) then just use "C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown" and the temporary profile will be copied to the default user, foolproof.

That is another way indeed.

 

[Mister You]

"mount the virtual drive and then capture your image with all the customizations you have done ."

can you please elaborate how to do it ?
I am trying it in virtual box.
Thanks...............

Depends what Virtual machine you used. If you used VMWare, you can mount vmdsk directly by right clicking the file or use any 3rd party application, there are numerous. Once the image is mounted open terminal as admin and type: "dism /capture-image /imagefile:c:\temp\install.wim /capturedir:z:\ /name:"Windows 10 Pro" /compress:maximum /checkintegrity /verify"

You can add more switches to that like /description /configfile etc

 

[psychopat78]

Good idea. I have to use Vm cos i dont have much space on my hdds. You are right sir.

need some space i can rent u some... lmao also i'm gunna give it a try on a virtual machine... which one is better virtual box or vmware? need to learn that thing so i can release my own custom windows!!!

 

[Mr Grimbahir]

need some space i can rent u some... lmao also i'm gunna give it a try on a virtual machine... which one is better virtual box or vmware? need to learn that thing so i can release my own windows!!!

I prefer virtualbox myself .