Draft:Windows Deployment Image Customization Kit

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Declined by Stuartyeates 8 days ago. Last edited by Stuartyeates 8 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 10 November 2023 by WikiOriginal-9 (talk).

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Declined by WikiOriginal-9 5 months ago.

Comment: There is one independent-looking source which is a how-to and thus not a secondary source. We need multiple independent secondary sources with in depth coverage. Stuartyeates (talk) 05:16, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Windows Deployment Image Customization Kit is a console-based deployment tool that can handle Windows installation media (WIM) images, virtual disk images (VHDX), and create bootable USBs.^[1]^{[failed verification]}

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Windows Deployment Image Customization Kit, or in short, WDI Customization Kit, provides a console-based software tool for IT professionals designed for deploying Windows disk images.^[2]^{[failed verification]} WDI Customization kit allows you to integrate and modify all software intended for Windows deployment. It also features simple disk partitioning and WIM to VHDX capabilities. ^[3]^{[failed verification]}

The (applications, updates, and drivers) can be added to a list of appx, msu, cab, or custom packages. ^[4]^{[failed verification]} Custom packages can be created within the tool for standard administrative procedures such as creating a username, unattended installation with product key integration, driver integration, DirectX setup, MSI installation, modifying boot timeout, firewall rule integration, or nearly any other console-based operation via customizable packages. Modification of (appx, components, features, services, and tasks) can be added to a list for enabling, disabling, and removal. Most standard DISM operations are supported. The tool features a Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) that supports scripted pre-boot operations such as automating disk image restoration upon reboot.

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UEFI supported bios
Windows 10/11 21H2+ host computer and installation source such as an ISO. ^[1]^{[failed verification]}

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