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
Note This takes a while so best do it all locally not across the network (like I did!)
Many thanks to (and lifted from...)
http://www.labareweb.com/converting-windows-10-media-creation-tool-to-install-wim/
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