How To Add Language Packs To Windows 11/10 ISO Image ...

Download and install Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (WindowsADK) · Download and extract Windows ISO Image · Determine image Index Number. 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WhendeployingWindowsthroughofflineimages(ISOs)withspeciallanguagerequirements,itcanbedifficultforasysadmintoinstalllanguagepackstoeachsystemindividually.TodaywearegoingtoshowyouhowyoucaninsertlanguagepacksdirectlyintoISOimagesbeforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystemonacomputer.AdvertisementTableofcontentsAddLanguagePackstoexistingWindowsISOmediaDownloadandinstallWindowsAssessmentandDeploymentKit(WindowsADK)DownloadandextractWindowsISOImageDetermineimageIndexNumberMount.WIMfileusingDISMAddlanguagepack(s)CommitanddismountCovertextractedfolderbacktoISOimageClosingwordsTheprocessofaddingnewupdatesorfeaturestoapre-existingWindowssetupmediaisknownasSlipstreaming.Usingthismethod,youcankeepyourexistingISOimagesupdatedwiththerequiredlanguagepacks.LearnhowtoaddWindowsCumulativeUpdatestoexistingISOimages.Beforewebegin,itwouldbehelpfultounderstandthetypesoflanguagepacksMicrosoftoffersforWindows.AddLanguagePackstoexistingWindowsISOmediaAddinglanguagepackstoexistingISOimagesisastep-by-stepprocess.Youcandosobyperformingthetasksbelowintheorderitisgivenin,andyoushouldhavenoproblemsdoingso.Note:ThismethodisapplicableforbothWindows11andWindows10ISOimages.DownloadandinstallWindowsAssessmentandDeploymentKit(WindowsADK)WindowsADKisatoolusedtoaidinthedeploymentofWindowsOSinbulk,oronalargenumberofdevices.TolearnmoreaboutWindowsADK,refertothisblogpost.YoucanalsodownloadandinstallWindowsADKthroughtheguideprovidedinthepost.Wesuggestthatyoudosobeforeproceedingforwardtothenextstep.ThisisbecauseWindowsADKprovidescertainelementsthatarerequiredtopushthelanguagepacksintoexistingISOimages,suchasthe“WindowsKits”folderthatcanbefoundinC:\ProgramFiles(x86).WindowsKitsfolderafterinstallingWindowsADKDownloadandextractWindowsISOImageIfyoudonotalreadyhaveanISOimagetobeginwith,youcandownloadWindows10ISOimagehere,andWindows11ISOimagefromhere.Oncedownloaded,right-clickontheISOfileandclickMountfromthecontextmenu.Whenmounted,copyitscontenttoanemptyfolder.MountISOfromContextMenuAlternatively,youcanalso extracttheISOimagefromthecontextmenu(usingWinRAR,etc.)directlyintoanemptyfolder.ExtractISOimageWehaveextractedtheimagetoD:\Extract\.Oncedone,youmaynowproceedtothenextstep.DetermineimageIndexNumberUsually,anISOimagecontainsmultipleeditionsofthesameWindows,suchasProfessional,Education,Home,etc.Eachoftheseeditionshasitsownindexnumber.Anindexnumberisanintegerassociatedwitheachoftheseeditions,whichisrequiredlaterwhenupdatingtheISOimagewithnewlanguagepacks.Hence,wemustdeterminetheindexnumberfortheeditionyouwillbedeployinginthefutureusingthisISO.LaunchtheCommandPromptwithadministrativeprivileges,thenusethefollowingcommandtodeterminetheindexnumberfortheOS:Dism/Get-ImageInfo/ImageFile:\sources\install.wimReplacewiththecompletepathtowhereyouextractedtheISOimage.Hereisanexampleofthecommandabove:Note:DonotclosetheCommandPromptuntiltheveryend,asanyworkdonewillneedtobeperformedalloveragain.IndexNumberobtainedSincewewillbeaddinglanguagepackstoWindows11Pro,theindexnumberwewillbeusingis6.Mount.WIMfileusingDISMThenextstepistomounttheextractedInstall.wimfiletoanemptyfoldersothatchangescanbeappliedtoit.Createanew,emptyfolderwheretheISOwillbemounted:mdReplacewiththecompletepathwhereyouwishtocreateanemptyfolder.Hereisanexamplewherewecreatedafoldernamed“MountISO”intherootoftheDdrive:Next,youneedtomounttheinstall.wimfiletothisfolder.Forthat,usethecommandbelow:DISM/Mount-Wim/wimfile:"\sources\install.wim"/index:/mountdir:""Hereisanexampleofthecommand,wherewereplacedwiththecompletepathtowheretheISOisextracted,withtheindexdeterminedinthelastphase,andwiththecompletepathtotheemptyfolderjustcreatedinthelaststep.Nowthattheinstall.wimfilehasbeenmountedsuccessfully,itisnowtimetomoveontothenextstep.Addlanguagepack(s)Youshouldnowbeabletoaddlanguagepackstothemounted.wimfile.However,youmustfirstdownloadthe.cabfilesforthelanguagepacksthatarerightforyouroperatingsystem.Youcandownloadthemfromtheinternetdirectly.Oncedownloaded,proceedwiththecommandshownbelowtomountthelanguagepack(s)toyourISO:Dism/Image:""/Add-Package/PackagePath=""Inthecommandabove,replacewiththecompletepathwiththefolderyouhadcreatedearlier(towhichthe.wimfileismounted)andalsoreplacewiththecompleteversionofthedownloadedlanguagepack.Hereisanexample:AddingLanguagePacktoISOYoucannowcontinuetoaddasmanylanguagepacksasyoulike.Rememberthatmorelanguagepacksmeanthelargerthefootprintoftheoperatingsystem.CommitanddismountOncethelanguagepackshavebeenincorporatedintothe.wimfile,allthatislefttodoissavethechangesandthendismounttheinstall.wimfile.Usethecommandgivenbelowtocommitthechangesanddismount.dism/Unmount-wim/mountdir:""/commitReplace  withthecompletepathofthefolderwhereinstall.wimfileismounted.Inourcase,wewillbeusingthefollowingcommand:dism/Unmount-wim/mountdir:"D:\MountISO"/commitNotethatthismaytakeafewminutesandtheCommandPromptmaylooklikeitisstuck.However,thatisnotthecase.Pleaseallowafewminutestocommitanddismountsuccessfully.SaveandunmountCovertextractedfolderbacktoISOimageYoumaynowconverttheupdatedWindowsfilesandfoldersbacktoanISOimageusingthird-partytools.Hereisaguideonhowto convertfilesandfoldersintoISOimages.ClosingwordsWithlesserdownloadvolumeandcustomizedlanguagepreferences,updatinganexistingISOimagecanbespeedy.Iteliminatestheheadacheofinstallingmultiplelanguagepacksonanumberofcomputerslateron.Alsosee:HowToAddUpdatePackagesToWindows10ISOImageHowToAdd/RemoveWindowsComponentsFromISOImagesUsingMSMGToolkitHowtoMountISOImagesinWindows11/10HowToCreateISOFromFolderUsingCommandLineInWindowsHowToInstallMicrosoftUpdatesUsing“WSUSOffline”SubhanZafarSubhanholdsadegreeinElectricalEngineeringandhascompletedseveralsystemsandnetworkcertificationsincludingHuwaei,CiscoandMicrosoftcerts.HemostlyresearchesandwritesabouttheWindowsworld.Facebook 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