Post-Capture

Perform these items after capturing the image but before creating an .ISO

• Create the folder to contain the answer file:

  • md c:\mount\windows\Windows\panther

• Create an image info file to specify when the image was created.

  • echo 6-24-2021 >"C:\mount\windows\Windows\csup.txt"

• Add the following registry key to define the location for the TaskbarLayoutModification.xml file you created earlier:

  • cmd /c reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ /v LayoutXMLPath /d C:\Windows\OEM\TaskbarLayoutModification.xml

• Apply the LayoutModifications.json to the Default User Profile for Start Menu: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-the-windows-11-start-menu#add-a-layout-to-an-image

• Copy the layout file to the Default User Profile

xcopy /s LayoutModification.json C:\Mount\Users\Default\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
xcopy /s LayoutModification.xml C:\Mount\Users\Default\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

Commit Changes: dism /unmount-image /mountdir:C:\mount /commit