"Windows could not set offline locale information" error on Setup

[Missile]

I'm working on a windows mod, and after everything installs in the windows PE setup, I get this error. The only logical cause would be my autoattend.xml file, but It's not even modifying much, so there might be some other issue.

I got an error similar to this before, but it was complaining about the registry. I got a fresh install.wim and added my stuff to it, and removed Microsoft Edge(Legacy), with some personalization settings(color, small taskbar icons, and more), and I added a registry key to runonce for my custom setup. After I compiled all this, I test it in a VM and it complains about locale information while my autoattend.xml doesn't even change region or locale settings.


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[garlin]

When you created this VM, you didn't check "I will install the Operating System later."

Otherwise VMware (and VirtualBox) will automate your Windows install by providing a hidden answer file. This answer file supersedes the ISO's autounattend.xml.

 

[Missile]

When you created this VM, you didn't check "I will install the Operating System later."

Otherwise VMware (and VirtualBox) will automate your Windows install by providing a hidden answer file. This answer file supersedes the ISO's autounattend.xml.

I rarely see that dialog when using VMWare, plus I had an autoattend.xml in a working copy of my windows mod and it worked without this error.
So I'm starting to think it's because of some other issue, but I can't find out what.
It's probably the fact that I removed Microsoft Edge(Legacy), but I'm not sure

edit: I realized that you were referring to the blank hard disk option in the VM creation menu. But still.

 

[garlin]

Removing Edge doesn't make a difference, you're failing while in WinPE Setup which is the middle of extracting files. This might indicate some source or destination corruption.

Attach your preset (after removing any user passwords and license key).

 

[Missile]

Okay, give me a minute.

Here

Edit: After I got the locale issue yesterday, I deleted my old preset and made this one, and re-made my install.wim.

The OS I'm using for this is windows 10 ltsc 21h2(I removed enterprise N LTSC from install.wim)

Removing Edge doesn't make a difference, you're failing while in WinPE Setup which is the middle of extracting files. This might indicate some source or destination corruption.

Attach your preset (after removing any user passwords and license key).

 

[garlin]

This preset barely touches anything. I don't think it's the one with the real edits. If it's failing on this exact preset on a clean image, then you have some external problems.

 

[Missile]

Alright so turns out the problem was already fixed.

But when I install my windows mod, I get this:

The settings app is completely destroyed, but I didn't even remove any components

Edit: The reason my preset doesn't do much is because 80% of the configurations are in a custom setup. But my setup doesn't remove apps or any components for that matter.

 

[garlin]

You're free to use NTLite to help create your Windows ISO's and make the process easier.

But if you're doing most of the customization outside of NTLite, then it's impractical for us to track down what changes broke your image. The entire point of the preset is it allows another user to exactly duplicate the same changes.