Change "modified date" at Install screen (Solved)

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Another silly question, but does anyone know how to change this information shown at beginning of installation?

I have installed Security Updates up to date and I wanted the date of this updates, to be shown at this screen. Is it editable in some file or what?

Thank you for your time.

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That date actually represent the "Creation Date" for install.wim file
to change it officially, you need to apply the image then capture new wim

you may use wimlib-imagex to change it manually, if you are familiar with command lines i can post directions
 
I think it could be done in NTLite by processing an image without changes selected but would take little longer.

abbodi86 said:
That date actually represent the "Creation Date" for install.wim
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There are 2 dates in one wim (the menu shows one wim with 2 editions), the date represents the image edition creation date, not the wim file.
 
Correct
but usually, multiple images in install.wim have same/similar creation date
 
Clanger said:
abbodi86 , Please post directions, good for learners. :)
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http://lab.windowswiki.info/whtc/
enter correct format date in lower box and press Encode, example:
20/08/2018 00:00:00

use wimlib-imagex to change image date (each wim index require separate command) using the HIGHPART/LOWPART from above:
Code: 
wimlib-imagex info install.wim 1 --image-property CREATIONTIME/HIGHPART=0x01D43807 --image-property CREATIONTIME/LOWPART=0xF95AF000

"more manual" way to duplicate wim image last modification date, open wim file with 7-zip
if it has multiple images, you will find [1].xml file, double click it to be opened in IE, or extract and open with Notepad
copy HIGHPART/LOWPART from <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME> node, and use the above wimlib-imagex command to set it for CREATIONTIME
if install.wim has single image, click on Info icon, then open "Comment" section, and copy HIGHPART/LOWPART from <LASTMODIFICATIONTIME>

another easier way using 3rd party binary
https://drop.me/op1rLE
execute in command prompt:
Code: 
FOR /F "Tokens=1,2 Delims=-" %I IN ('ConvertDateHex.exe /C ^| find /i "0x"') DO SET "HIGHPART=%I" & SET "LOWPART=%J"
wimlib-imagex info install.wim 1 --image-property CREATIONTIME/HIGHPART=%HIGHPART% --image-property CREATIONTIME/LOWPART=%LOWPART%
 
Thanks, abbodi86. It worked like a charm.

As I had x86 and x64 in the same install.wim, in order to also apply the modifications to the x64, I changed 1 to 2 in the command, otherwise, x64 version would still keep the previous 2010 date info:

Code: 
wimlib-imagex info install.wim 2 --image-property CREATIONTIME/HIGHPART=0x01D43807 --image-property CREATIONTIME/LOWPART=0xF95AF000

Both versions are now showing the correct date from Last Modification. Many thanks, mate.

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I don't understand why the date stamp matters. Please, what am I missing?
 
pmikep said:
I don't understand why the date stamp matters. Please, what am I missing?
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To know the built date, usefull when somebody is working with a computer that doesn't save the date due to a drained 'bios battery'.
 
Thanks. But I still don't understand why it's needed. I've had bios batteries fail before. Didn't break anything.

Is it necessary for Windows 8 or 10 to know the build date of an OS?

Or is it more a "nice to know" thing?
 
Seeing as sits a very rare asked question then i thinks its a "nice to know" thing for the very particular. Each to their own. :)
 
pmikep said:
Thanks. But I still don't understand why it's needed. ...
Or is it more a "nice to know" thing?
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For those of us that build a lot of images or often do customisations, this is a quick check that we are working with the most up to date / correct version of the installation media without having to go through the complete install process before noticing we used the wrong version.
 
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