Windows 11 24H2 and winre.wim

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Hi!

Can I install Windows 11 24H2 without adding winre.wim image file into ISO downloaded from UUP dump?
 
Yes. Though I'm not sure if Windows Update will throw an error message after your first update, because all current Monthly CU's now try to patch WinRE to fix any BitLocker security holes. But I'm sure it will install fine the first time.
 
garlin said:
Yes. Though I'm not sure if Windows Update will throw an error message after your first update, because all current Monthly CU's now try to patch WinRE to fix any BitLocker security holes. But I'm sure it will install fine the first time.
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Tried it out myself and that's definitely not true. Both, SkipWinRE=1 option while creating Windows ISO with UUP dump, or removing winre.wim with NTLite resulted Windows 11 install error at 5%. So winre.wim is mandatory for Windows 11 24H2 installation.
 
koppees said:
Tried it out myself and that's definitely not true. Both, SkipWinRE=1 option while creating Windows ISO with UUP dump, or removing winre.wim with NTLite resulted Windows 11 install error at 5%. So winre.wim is mandatory for Windows 11 24H2 installation.
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Mandatory with the setup (boot.wim, etc...) of the 24h2
Not necessary with that of the 22h2 (or use the old setup by activating it via command prompt)
 
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