Customizing Windows Welcome in Windows 10

Hej Imaginthis, välkommen till Tio Forum :)

The localization script OOBE.XML has a very simple syntax. An example, let's set Welcome Mode defaults to:

OEM name:	TenForums
EULA file:	TenForums_License_Agreement.rtf
Language:	1053 (Swedish)
Location:	221 (Sweden)
Locale:	1053 (Sweden)
Input language:	0000041d (Swedish)
Timezone:	Western Europe Standard Time (UTC+1)
Daylight Saving:	True

The above makes the following oobe.xml file:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FirstExperience>
  <oobe>
    <oem>
      <name>TenForums</name>
      <eulafilename>TenForums_License_Agreement.rtf</eulafilename> 
    </oem>
    <defaults>
      <language>1053</language>
      <location>221</location>
      <locale>1053</locale>
      <keyboard>0000041d</keyboard>
      <timezone>W. Europe Standard Time</timezone>
      <adjustForDST>true</adjustForDST>
    </defaults>
  </oobe>
</FirstExperience>

If deploying in single region & language:

• Save the oobe.xml as C:\Windows\System32\Oobe\Info\Oobe.xml, and the EULA (if needed) named as you wish with extension .rtf in the same folder before sysprepping and capturing the image.

If deploying for multiple regions & languages:

• Save each localized oobe.xml file in its own subfolder, for instance the Swedish oobe.xml as C:\Windows\System32\Oobe\Info\sv-se\Oobe.xml, (sv-se = Swedish in Sweden; for instance UK English would be en-uk and US English en-us). Again, save the localized EULA files (if needed) named as you wish with extension .rtf in the each region & language folder before sysprepping and capturing the image.

That's it!

References:

• Language & locale values: Microsoft Locale ID Values
• Geographical location values: Microsoft Geographical Location Values
• Input language values: Locale IDs, Input Locales, and Language Collections
• Timezone index values: Microsoft Time Zone Index Values
  
  • Notice that although the table still shows timezones related to GMT, in Windows 10 you should use UTC instead. All other timezone names in the list are same but if using the timezone value for UTC (co-ordinated universal time as in London, Lissabon etc.), the timezone name GMT Standard Time has been replaced with UTC Standard Time. Unfortunately I am unable to find an updated timezone index at the moment.

Kari

imaginthis said:

Is it possible to make changes to the "Express settings" with the oobe.xml? I.e. make changes to what is selected by default when "Use express settings" is selected in Windows Welcome.

No. For that you need to use Windows System Image Manager and create an answer file taking care of those changes and settings (the old way), or the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer to do the same. Both Windows SIM and ICD are parts of the Windows ADK for Windows 10.

Kari