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Kari said:

New video: Dual Boot - The Really Easy Way



This video is kind of sequel for one I posted earlier, in which I show how to install Windows 10 for dual boot on native boot virtual hard disk.

The new video is the same, except that it shows how to do the same deploying Windows 10 to a physical drive. Difference is, Windows on native boot virtual hard disk cannot be upgraded, whereas deploying it to a physical drive works and acts as any clean installed Windows.

Commands used in the video:

To check edition indexes on a Windows 10 ISO:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:X:\Sources\install.wim

X: = the drive letter for mounted ISO image.

Notice that if using ESD based ISO like the one made with Media Creation Tool, use install.esd instead of install.wim. If you have a dual architecture ISO, the folder containing 32 bit WIM or ESD file is X:\x86\Sources, and folder containing 64 bit WIM or ESD file is X:\x64\Sources.

To deploy Windows with edition index 1 from mounted ISO Y: to partition Z:, the command is:

dism /Apply-Image /WimFile:Y:\Sources\install.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:Z:\

Again, change install.wim to install.esd if using ESD based MCT ISO.

To add deployed Windows on drive Z: to Windows boot menu, use following command:

bcdboot Z:\Windows

When deployed, the new OS has ID {default}. To rename it, give it a better description, use following command:

bcdedit /set {default} description "Any name"

AnyName = name you want to use and show as description on boot menu.

 Windows 10 ISO edition index values

Table 1: Official Windows 10 ISO images

Edition index values for ISO images downloaded from Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)

• ESD = ISO image created with Windows Media Creation Tool (install.esd file instead of install.wim)
• WIM = WIM based ISO image (requires browser user agent change)

Notice that values in WIM column also apply for official Insider ISO images downloaded from Download Windows 10 Insider Preview Advanced

Edition	ESD	WIM
Home	1	1
Home N	2	2
Home SL	3	3
Pro	6	6
Pro N	7	7
Pro Education	-	8
Pro Education N	-	9
Pro for Workstation	-	10
Pro for Workstation N	-	11
Education	4	4
Education N	5	5

Table 2: Visual Studio (former MSDN) subscriber ISO images

Edition index values for ISO images downloaded from Sign in to your account

• VSB= Business editions ISO image
• VSC= Consumer editions ISO image

Edition	VSB	VSC
Home	-	1
Home N	-	2
Home SL	-	3
Pro	5	6
Pro N	6	7
Pro Education	7	8
Pro Education N	8	9
Pro for Workstation	9	10
Pro for Workstation N	10	11
Education	1	4
Education N	2	5
Enterprise	3	-
Enterprise N	4	-
Enterprise for Virtual Desktops	11	-

All single edition ISO images have index value 1 for edition in question regardless of edition, for instance whatever edition you are running, its index = 1 if you made the ISO by yourself with UUPtoISO.



That's it!

Kari

I have this message:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /Apply-Image /WimFile:J:\saboura_laptop\Temp\Sources\install.esd /Index:2 /ApplyDir:Z:\

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.17134.1


Error: 87

The parameter is incorrect.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log


What it is wrong

Kari said:

Please enter following command in an elevated Command Prompt and take a screenshot of the output:

dism /Get-WimInfo /Wimfile:J:\saboura_laptop\Temp\Sources\install.esd

When done, enter command cls to clear Command Prompt window, enter following command and take screenshot of the output:

dir Z:\

• Take Screenshot in Windows 10
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Post both screenshots here.

Kari

I had command wrong drive . The right drive was D:
I run the right command
sorry but i have the same error :87

Can someone help me for Dual Boot - The Really Easy Way???