PSWindowsNativeBoot

Automated creation of Native Boot .vhd(x) installations, using just a Windows Setup image .iso.

Features

• Create disk image .vhd(x)
• Automatically mount images
• Partition and format disk image
• DISM.exe: Apply Windows to disk image
• compact.exe: Compress using /CompactOS and /EXE:XPRESS16K
• bcdboot.exe: Add image to boot record
• Does not rely on Hyper-V cmdlets - no additional components required

Example

1. Download the Windows Setup .iso.
2. Run the following code (replace paths):

. .\PSWindowsNativeBoot.ps1
New-WindowsNativeBoot -Source 'D:\Downloads\Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_x64_en-gb_15063.iso' -ImagePath 'D:\VirtualDisk\Windows_10_Build-15063_InsiderPreview.vhdx' -ImageSize 32GB

1. Wait until finished, then reboot.
2. Select the new boot entry.

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