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There's a sticky post on one of the Language Pack threads, with download URL's to W10 & 11 Language Pack (LP) and Feature on Demand (FOD) ISO's. Most users don't need access to the full ISO's, since they only want to add one or two languages. For those who require the full set of LP's or...

If you're using VMware for testing, it's normal practice to mount your ISO as a DVD device. That's fine for installs, but it's on a read-only filesystem. Sometimes you want to test how a true USB flash drive works. Like the convenience of updating ISO files without needing to build a whole...

There are several online guides, which help explain how to enable Windows Firewall rules to allow Network Discovery (file sharing), or Remote Desktop access. You might see commands like: netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Network Discovery" new enable=Yes powershell...

Did you know there's an official DirectX 9 runtime package for Windows 10/11? It's available on winget, but not listed on MS Store. This means you don't need to run the legacy offline installer. winget install Microsoft.DirectX

Michael Niehaus explains why the different Start Menu customizations don't work for W11 22H2. Copying start.bin (or start2.bin) is effective, but obviously you can't customize it without an existing W11 desktop -- nor can you see what's inside. Why does Windows 11 make Start menu layout so hard?

Before Google was flooded with terrible search results, it was easy finding out what every Windows error code meant. Now the top answers are usually paid-content garbage instructing you to run Windows Update, sfc /scannow, or perform a clean reinstall. This is useless advice, since you just...

NTLite doesn't support this tweak yet, but you're likely seeing the annoying Bing Discover badge when using Edge. Here's the reg tweak to hide it. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] "HubsSidebarEnabled"=dword:00000000 PS - This...

WinPE support for iSCSI was broken sometime after W10 2004, and doesn't work up to W11 22H2. When you start the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service, this error happens: From this GitHub bug report, iSCSI apparently needs access to the Event Logger. But WinPE deliberately disables the Event...

canonkong (best known in the Windows mod community for backporting the Intel USB3 driver to W7) has a signing fix for the latest NVIDIA drivers on W7. This will help those trying to get newer-generation NVIDIA cards (he's posted a screen capture with a RTX 2080). You replace "nvlddmkm.sy_" in...

Users have reported seeing issues after Windows Update randomly replaces an existing 3rd-party driver with a different version, without confirmation. You might have a valid reason for keeping a specific driver, and don't want Windows touching it. Most users learn you can disable WU entirely...

This script is for expert users, most of you won't need it. When creating a multi-edition ISO, a major issue is trying to add individual Windows install or activation keys to each image. autounattend.xml is shared by every image on the same ISO, and can only specify one product key. Normally...

I've written a PowerShell GUI to download complete Win 10 & 11 ESD images. After recent changes, MS doesn't allow you to use their website to directly download ISO's for older W10 or 11 images. This affects downloaders like Rufus, TechBench and heidoc.net which required that backdoor. While...

May 2023's SecureBoot fix in Win 10 & 11, to block the BlackLotus UEFI bypass, will invalidate digital signatures for all existing boot media. This means if you have SecureBoot enabled, existing ISO images won't boot after you install May 2023. Boot images (like ISO's or recovery tools) need...

Last week I had to fix my dad's PC, which stopped booting after bad weather caused a power outage. He likes to do video editing, and CHKDSK spent a long time scanning all the disks before failing on boot repairs. Win 7 would boot to the logo, before powering off. Booting to safe mode also...

Experienced users who have done sysprep, know the important rule to disable networking while in audit mode. The reason is WU wants to update everything, including installed UWP apps, while you're working. And this results in image generalize failing, or broken user apps on first logon. A...

Welcome to all NTLite users redirected here from different YouTube channels. We've recognized some of the more popular videos have mistakes in their instructions. To save you unnecessary frustration and time, please read our corrections before creating your ISO's. Chris Titus Tech (Oct 2022)...

Windows will update the BIOS clock using local time -- instead of UTC (GMT). When you're dual-booting with Linux, the hours are shifted wrong. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040902-00/?p=37983 Here's the simple fix: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00...

Q&A from Discord, "How do I enable S mode on ISO?" Windows S mode is enabled on a per-image basis. If you have multiple images in the same WIM, each image needs to integrate the included reg file (below). [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CI\Policy]...

W11 users really hate the "Recommended" section from Start Menu, but there's no way in 21H2 to remove it. 22H2 EDU & Enterprise editions get a new GPO to hide the section, but nothing for Home or Pro users. The normal answer is to use valinet's ExplorerPatcher on GitHub. While ExplorerPatcher...

Microsoft schedules the release of security updates on "Patch Tuesday," the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM PST. Please note that there are some products that do not follow the Patch Tuesday schedule. Windows monthly updates history: - Windows 11 - Windows 10 - Windows 8.1 and Windows...