Windows editions selection menu

[Scooter78]

Hello all,

I'm somewhat new to NTLite and have found many helpful videos etc. but the one thing I can't find or figure out is how to get the operating system editions selection menu back into the ISO for any version of windows. I believe I had figured out how to delete the editions (example; right click then select delete on Windows 11 Home N, Education etc. with an edition loaded) from the ISO. The operating system selection menu doesn't display when loading the ISO. I would like to be able to select the edition of windows to install. I had added a screenshot of the operating system edition selection menu which I'm referring to. Any help or references would be appreciated.

Thank You.

 

[garlin]

When WinPE Setup finds a Windows license key in the BIOS, it tries to limit the list of available editions to whatever matches the product key's edition (Home/Pro/EDU).

Create new file "\sources\EI.cfg" on the ISO folder, to allow the user to choose any edition they want.

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[Scooter78]

When WinPE Setup finds a Windows license key in the BIOS, it tries to limit the list of available editions to whatever matches the product key's edition (Home/Pro/EDU).

Create new file "\sources\EI.cfg" on the ISO folder, to allow the user to choose any edition they want.

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Thank you for replying. Okay, so does this have to be done inside the NTLite app? Because I can't seem to figure out where to do this in the app.

 

[garlin]

No, you can create the file using NotePad on the USB drive. It's a plain text file.

 

[nuhi]

Hello all,

I'm somewhat new to NTLite and have found many helpful videos etc. but the one thing I can't find or figure out is how to get the operating system editions selection menu back into the ISO for any version of windows. I believe I had figured out how to delete the editions (example; right click then select delete on Windows 11 Home N, Education etc. with an edition loaded) from the ISO. The operating system selection menu doesn't display when loading the ISO. I would like to be able to select the edition of windows to install. I had added a screenshot of the operating system edition selection menu which I'm referring to. Any help or references would be appreciated.

Thank You.

Yes, there is such an option in NTLite, if you're using its Unattended page.
Enable in its toolbar Prompt editions option.

 

[AMurderOfCrows]

Yes, there is such an option in NTLite, if you're using its Unattended page.
Enable in its toolbar Prompt editions option.

I just built a Win 11 image with NTLite and was NOT promted for an edition in spite of having this setting enabled and checked. I'm guessing the embedded OEM key still managed to take over. Looking at the Sources folder, i don't see an ei.cfg file created.

 

[garlin]

When using Unattended mode, NTLite defaults to writing the currently loaded image's index number in the autounattend.xml. By checking the "Prompt edition selection" box, no image will be pre-selected for install.

Regardless, NTLite will not create an EI.cfg for you. This hasn't been added as a new feature yet.

 

[AMurderOfCrows]

When using Unattended mode, NTLite defaults to writing the currently loaded image's index number in the autounattend.xml. By checking the "Prompt edition selection" box, no image will be pre-selected for install.

Regardless, NTLite will not create an EI.cfg for you. This hasn't been added as a new feature yet.

ugh, that explains it.

yeah, this would be a really awesome, somewhat critical feature for systems that came pre-installed with a different windows version in deployment. it would help take the guesswork out of what editions one has to put in and what the file should be willed with, especially if you are not familiar with some of the versions/editions of a new windows.

oh well.