How to Manage Multilingual Installation Sources in Windows 10 with Windows Master Images

Manage Multilingual Installation – Learn how to create a multilingual installation source for Windows 10 1903 and later. This guide provides detailed steps to add language packs, local

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Introduction

Manage Multilingual Installation – Managing multiple languages in Windows 10 installations can be challenging, especially with changes introduced in version 1903.

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Creating a Multilingual Installation Source

Manage Multilingual Installation – To create a multilingual installation source, follow these steps:

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WinPE Setup

Manage Multilingual Installation – Setting up the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) for multilingual support is straightforward and follows the same steps as before.

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Install.wim Setup

Manage Multilingual Installation – For the Install.wim file, start with an En-US ISO and then add the required language packs, local experience packs, and optional features.

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Adding Language Packs

Manage Multilingual Installation – Mount your Install.wim file and add the language pack using the following command:

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Add-WindowsPackage -Path "C:mount" -ScratchDirectory "C:Scratch" -PackagePath "PathToLanguagePack.cab"

Adding Local Experience Packs

Manage Multilingual Installation – Local experience packs can be found on the same ISO as the language pack or on a specific ISO. Use the following command to add them:

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Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Path "C:mount" -PackagePath "PathToExperiencePack.cab" -LicensePath "PathToExperiencePackLicense.xml"

Adding Optional Features

Manage Multilingual Installation – To add optional features available in the “Optional Features” ISO, use the following script:

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$InstallFeature = Get-WindowsCapability -Path "C:mount" | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Language.*fr-fr*"}
Foreach ($Install in $InstallFeature) {
    $FullNameFeature = $Install.Name
    Add-WindowsCapability -Path "C:mount" -Name $FullNameFeature -Source "DriveLetterOfMountedISO"
}

Steps to Execute the Script

1. Mount the Windows 10 ISO and copy the Install.wim file to a working directory.
2. Mount the Install.wim file:

DISM /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:PathToInstall.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:mount

1. Add the language pack, local experience pack, and optional features as described above.
2. Unmount and commit the changes:

DISM /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:mount /Commit

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