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I started by posting this question on how to create a Windows 10 installation DVD, with preinstalled software (office, antivirus, etc), and it was suggested to try NTlite. After a test, the windows installed (as a virtual machine) with the customized ISO, doesnt have the software I tried to have preinstalled. The windows custom configurations and updates, worked fine, but the software pre-installation is also very important.
I'll retrace here my steps and maybe someone can spot a mistake.
This is the source loading into NTlite :
This is the updates :
This is some of the windows configuration (adding user accounts etc) :
This is a few software I added for a test :
And the final configuration :
As I said, the resulting windows installation doesnt have the software I tried to have installed.
Ideally, one should be able to create an installation image based on a windows (vm maybe) where the software has already been installed, but I guess that doesnt exist.
alfred
Posted 2018-06-18T15:20:01.953
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I don't use the software you are asking about however, I would expect that the post setup automate installation would require at least a local admin account to be defined for it to log in and run all the "setup.exe" (though you appear to skip user creation step). Also from what I can see in the pictures, it will only run those files but if you are required to put any input ie, next next yes/no etc. it may not go through the wizards? – TiO – 2018-06-18T15:32:58.437
I have only ever used DISM to create a .wim image, and applied that image, to the system partition. Of course, that is nLite is supposed to do (more or less) Are you sure you performed the required steps, and used the ISO that was created, because it almost sounds like you used the wrong ISO. – Ramhound – 2018-06-18T15:38:53.013
Hi @TiO I created two admins (user and administrator - third image), but actually I did not configure autologin. It wasnt clear to me whether the software would be added already installed in the NTlite preparation, or added as a setup and installed afterwords during the proper windows installation. This second alternative isnt exactly what I was looking for. – alfred – 2018-06-18T15:59:15.513
Hi @Ramhound I think i performed the required steps, and I used the right ISO because the windows customization I did was present in the installation. Can you post a link on how to do this using DISM ? Maybe it offers more possibilities .. – alfred – 2018-06-18T16:02:44.933