Images from Media Creation Tool
When importing an Windows 10 image from the Media Creation Tool I was seeing the error "the source directory specified does not contain an identifiable operating system" This is because MDT needs a WIM image not an ESD image which MCT uses. Nice. Not. To convert an ESD image file to one useable by MDT you need to complete the following. Log into your machine as Admin Install and create a Windows 10 build using the Media Creation Tool straight to USB Install Deployment and Imaging Tools onto your MDT box (unless you have it already!) Run Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment as Admin Type and run the following to list all the OS's in the ESD file dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:<path to install.esd> Find the OS you want and note down the Index Then run the following dism /export-image /SourceImageFile:<path to install.esd> /SourceIndex:<INDEX> /DestinationImageFile:<path for install.wim> /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity