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I just created an ISO from the latest ESD insider build and everything went just fine.
Jeff
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14936 for PC and Mobile
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The tool and the method in this tutorial both work without issues with ESD file of the latest Insider Build 14936 released an hour ago.
Thanks for confirmation Jeff :)
The only problem I have with the process is in grabbing the install.esd file before it gets deleted at the end.
@Berton, and other members with issues in finding / saving the install.esd file:
When Windows Update has found a build upgrade, you will see one of following three prompts in Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update:
What it means?
- Upgrade files have been downloaded and uncompressed to C:\$WINDOWS.~BT folder, upgrade has been prepared and is pending restart
What should I do?
- Copy the install.esd file from C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources folder to a safe location
- Use the tool from this tutorial to create an ISO image (install media), when done click Restart now to start the upgrade process
What it means?
- Upgrade files have been downloaded but not yet uncompressed to C:\$WINDOWS.~BT folder.
What should I do?
- Click Install now and let Windows unpack / uncompress upgrade files
- When done Windows will show the Restart now prompt, proceed as told above in 1. Restart now
What it means?
- There is not enough space on C: drive to download and / or install upgrade
- Windows needs about 5 GB free on drive C: to download the upgrade files, another 5 GB to do the upgrade
- If there is more than 5 GB but less than 10 GB available space on C: drive, upgrade files have been downloaded but not uncompressed yet, files need to be unpacked / uncompressed to another drive
- If there is less than 5 GB space available on C: drive upgrade files have not been downloaded, they need to be downloaded and unpacked to another drive
- Upgrade will most probably completely fail if free space on drive C: is less than 2 GB regardless of how much free space is available on other drives
- Upgrade will fail if drive C: has less than 10 GB of free space and there are no other drives available
What should I do?
- Click Fix issues
- Windows Update will show you how much more space is needed
- Select another drive to store the upgrade files:
- Click Refresh:
- Windows Update will now continue with upgrade
- Proceed as told above in 1. Restart now or 2. Install now
- Notice that in this case, C: drive not having enough space you will find the install.esd file in X:\$WINDOWS.~TMP folder instead of C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources folder (replace X: with your actual drive letter)
- Also notice that whereas C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources folder now with latest build upgrades keeps the install.esd file even after the upgrade, X:\$WINDOWS.~TMP does not keep it. If you click Restart now before copying it to a safe location, it will be gone after the upgrade and you can no longer make an ISO image
I will rewrite the tutorial and make new video within next few days, refer to this post until that :)
Kari
Last edited by Kari; 09 Oct 2016 at 03:10. Reason: Multiple typos!
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC on Fast ring
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PLEASE NOTICE:
The tool and the method in this tutorial both work without issues with ESD file of the latest Insider Build 14942 released a few hours ago.
Thanks for confirmation Jeff :)
I just finished creating the ISO from the latest insider build ESD and not an issue to report.
Jeff