Add Languages to Windows Image & Setup using PowerShell

Add multilingual support to Windows Setup

To support multiple languages with Windows Setup:
- Add languages to the Windows Setup image (boot.wim index:2) to install Windows images through Windows Setup
- When you add languages to a Windows image (install.wim), add a list of languages (lang.ini) so that during installation you can select which language is installed as the default language.

Step 1. Copy installation files to a working folder
md C:\my_distribution
xcopy /E D: C:\my_distribution
where D: is location of the Windows installation media

Step 2. Add languages to the default Windows Setup boot image (index:2)
1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.
2. Mount the second image (index 2) in Boot.wim.

md C:\mount\boot
Dism /mount-image /imagefile:C:\my_distribution\sources\boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:C:\Mount\boot

3. Add language packs from the Windows ADK into your mounted image using Dism /Add-Package for each language you want to support. Add lp.cab, WinPE-setup_<language>.cab. For Windows 10, also add WinPE-Setup-client_<language>.cab. For Windows Server, also add WinPE-Setup-server_<language>.cab
Windows PE language packs are available in the Windows ADK.

For Windows 10

Add multilingual support to Windows Distribution

Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath X:\boot.wim Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath X:\install.wim
Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath X:\install.wim -Index 4 -Path c:\temp\windows 
dism /image:c:\temp\windows /get-packages /format:table
ls X:\langpack\x64\langpacks\
Add-WindowsPackage -Path C:\Temp\Windows -PackagePath
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName *internet* -Path C:\Temp\Windows
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Path C:\Temp\Windows -All -Source X:\sxs
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName NetFx3 -Path C:\Temp\Windows -Source X:\sxs -All
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64 -Path C:\Temp\Windows -Source X:\sxs -All
Dismount-WindowsImage -Path C:\Temp\Windows -Save
Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath X:\boot.wim -Index 2 -Path C:\temp\Boot
Add-WindowsPackage -Path C:\Temp\Boot -PackagePath X:\langpack\WinPE_OCs\en-gb\lp.cab
Dismount-WindowsImage -Path C:\temp\Boot -Save

Configuring Disk Partitions

list disk

select disk x (where x your disk number 0,1,2,3,... and so on)

clean (This will format the whole disk)

convert gpt

create partition primary size=350

format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE Tools"

assign letter="T"

set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac"

gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001

create partition efi size=100
** NOTE: For Advanced Format 4Kn drives, change this value to size = 260 **

format quick fs=fat32 label="System"

assign letter="S"

create partition msr size=128

create partition primary size=256000
** NOTE: I've given 250GB Disk space to the drive where windows will be installed, change this value according to your disk size **

format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows"

assign letter="W"

create partition primary size=4096

format quick fs=ntfs label="Recovery Image"

assign letter="R"

set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac"

gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
**NOTE: I've a 500GB External hard disk and partitioned it accordingly. After this I get an unallocated disk space roughly say 245 GB which I can create a partition here using "create partition primary" or later after Windows installation using Disk Management. **

list volume
exit

Applying Windows, System, and Recovery Partitions by using Deployment Image Servicing and Management(DISM) Tool

md R:\RecoveryImage

copy C:\sources\install.wim R:\RecoveryImage\install.wim

cd X:\Windows\System32

dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:R:\RecoveryImage\install.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:W:\

md T:\Recovery\WindowsRE

copy W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim

bcdboot W:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI

W:\Windows\System32\reagentc /setosimage /path R:\RecoverImage /target W:\Windows /index 1

W:\Windows\System32\reagentc /setreimage /path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target W:\Windows

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