[Windows 10] Multilingual Image Creation & Deployment using DISM

Mount install.wim & adding language pack

1. Run the Deployment & Imaging Tools as administrator.



2.  Get info

I. Get info if the Wim File.

Type command :
Dism /Get-WIMInfo /WimFile:C:\my_distribution\sources\install.wim

II. Mount the Wim file according to the Image name.

Type command:
Dism /LogPath:C:\DismLogs\MountOSInstallWim.log /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\my_distribution\sources\install.wim /Name:"Windows 10 Pro" /MountDir:C:\test\offline



3. Add Language Pack.

Type command:

Dism /image:C:\test\offline /LogPath:C:\DismLogs\AddLangPack.log /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_zh-cn.cab

You can add multiple languages in one command line. Command eg:

Dism /image:C:\test\offline /LogPath:C:\DismLogs\AddLangPack.log /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks \Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_ja-jp.cab /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_ko-kr.cab /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_th-th.cab



4. Unmount the Wim once language is added.

Type command:

Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\test\offline /commit

Mount boot.wim & adding language pack

1. Mount the boot.wim file.
Type command :

Dism /Logpath:C:\DismLogs\MountBootWim.log /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\my_distribution\sources\boot.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:C:\test\offline



2. Add the WinPE LangPack
Type Command:

Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Logpath:C:\DismLogs\AddWinPELangPack.log /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks\WinPE-Setup_zh-cn.cab



You can add multiple languages in one command line eg :

Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Logpath:C:\DismLogs\AddWinPELangPack.log /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks\WinPE-Setup_zh-cn.cab /PackagePath:C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks\WinPE-Setup_ja-jp.cab /PackagePath:C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks\WinPE-Setup_ko-kr.cab /PackagePath:C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks\WinPE-Setup_th-th.cab



3. Once added, copy the required language folders from
C:\test\offline\sources to C:\my_distribution\sources



4. Proceed to unmount the boot.wim
Type command:

Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\test\offline /commit

Re-Create the Lang.ini file

1. Mount the install.wim file again.

Type command :

Dism /LogPath:C:\DismLogs\MountOSInstallWim.log /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\my_distribution\sources\install.wim /Name:"Windows 10 Pro" /MountDir:C:\test\offline



2.
Type command:

Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Gen-LangINI /distribution:C:\my_distribution
(If you want to check if your language pack is installed: Dism /image:C:\test\offline /distribution:C:\my_distribution /Get-Intl)

Unmount the wim.
Type command:

Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\test\offline /commit



3. Mount the boot.wim file to copy the lang.ini file.
Type command:

Dism /LogPath:C:\DismLogs\MountBootWim.log /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\my_distribution\sources\boot.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:C:\test\offline

Then,

Xcopy C:\my_distribution\sources\lang.ini C:\test\offline\sources\lang.ini
Overwrite? Y



Once complete, unmount.
Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\test\offline /commit

[Windows 10] Multilingual Image Creation & Deployment–Prerequisites

Good Day Everyone!

One of our client requested for a Windows 10 ISO which comes with multi language selection during the installation. Their request is due to some of the users who are unable to click on the required options as they don’t speak or write English. As most of us noticed, Windows 10 normally comes with English for the installation part & later on we can change it to our preferred language. Below guide is to create a WIM file which allows us to choose the language at the very beginning of the installation, Out of the box experience - OOBE.

This post covers the pre-requisites for the process:-

1. We need Adk installer, Windows 10 ISO file & Language pack ISO File.


2. Create below folders at this location C:\

I. DismLogs
II. my_distribution
III. test


3. Create below folders under C:\test

I. LangPacks
II. Offline
III. WinPE_LangPacks


4. Open the Windows ISO file & copy all the files to my_distribution folder.

5. Copy your language pack (.cab) from language pack ISO file X:\x64\langpacks to C:\test\LangPack


6. Now go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\WinPE_OCs\ & choose the language eg. th-th.
Copy the WinPE-Setup_th-th.cab to C:\test\WinPE_LangPacks


Window Assessment & Deployment Kit Installation

1. Install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) according to the windows version.
You may get it from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit



2. Ensure Deployment Tools & Windows Pre-installation environment (Windows PE) is checked. Proceed to install adk.


These are the prerequisites, will cover next steps on next post.

Thanks & have a good day!