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Back again with yet another recent issue. I have an original Windows 11 24H2 image, untouched. I load up Professional Education and click on "save the image and trim editions" under Apply. The process completes without error, but when I am brought back to the Image screen, I see Professional...

Update: I can manually right click on the Windows edition I want and choose to export as an ESD. Though.. this step really slows my workflow down.

Back on the workstation computer... and now the ESD compression option isn't working here. This is concerning; I am on a time sensitive project. nuhi Any ideas?

Update: Still no luck reducing the image size before ESD compression. The original ISO with added updates is just big, guess that is how Windows is these days.

7/17/2025 11:01:32 PM Saving changes to the image - D:\cache.ntlite\w11_24H2\sources\install.wim - Windows 11 Professional 24H2 x64 - 10.0.26100.4656 (en-US) 7/17/2025 11:01:32 PM SM [um]: D:\cache.ntlite\w11_24H2\sources\install.wim 7/17/2025 11:01:32 PM - UnReg (di:1) 7/17/2025...

I checked inside the ISO, I saw install.wim. No sign of ESD files. Even checking the log files in the ISO turns up nothing ESD related. And I specifically checked that option too. I did see some error about a .wim file unable to be located in the temp folder, but that's about it.

I installed NTLite on a Windows 10 21H2 laptop so I can work on a Windows 11 24H2 image remotely. I go through the usual process of using an original ISO from Microsoft, updating it, applying some registry tweaks and the such. At the end, I generate two ISO files. A normal file and then a second...

Yep, looks like the Intel RST driver was solution. Just a heads up for anyone extracting Dell driver EXE files, the following command is what works for me: delldriver.exe /s /drivers=C:\yourpath To make it easier, I place a folder on the root of the drive and CD into it using CMD. Then I run...

Good to know. Unfortunately, the bulk of the space is taken up by the latest cumulative update. I have never gotten such massive images before. At 7.45GB after updates, I barely have space to even add programs into Post-Setup without ESD compression, which takes a long time to complete. Surely...

What updates can be removed? I only have the checkpoint and latest cumulative updates. They are KB5042098 (.NET superseded), KB5056579 (.NET), KB5063666 (SSU), KB5043080 (required checkpoint), KB5064489 (July cumulative).

Just to be sure, I am supposed to also place the drivers into [boot.wim 2. Microsoft Windows Setup] not [boot.wim 1. Microsoft Windows PE]?

I understand that the Windows image increases in size over time minus a few exceptions. However, something about the last few months has seemed excessive? Is it normal for NTLite to download a 2GB cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2? Normally, I use UUPDump to create an up-to-date ISO that...

Yeah, all I get in the BIOS for Storage is Drive Information (device type and name) and Storage Interface (Port Enablement option), nothing else. No mention of AHCI or RAID. Under Device Manager I see Intel RST VMD Controller 07D0B and a basic Microsoft Storage Spaces controller. So I assume...

Well, I did check the BIOS and those options were nonexistent. How can I tell what mode the laptop is on?

Well I'm back again and having fun messing with ISO files. I did a routine update to my current production ISO while keeping all the presets the same. Basically just adding the newest cumulative updates from Windows. I received a new laptop to test it out on: a Dell Latitude 5350. As usual the...