Windows 10: Windows ICD 1703 no longer supports image customisation

One of the tools in the Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) is the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (Windows ICD).

Up to now, this has allowed users to customise a Windows image (.WIM) file by adding applications or settings, and also producing a USB installer which can clean-install that whole version of Windows 10 on a new device. It could also produce Full Flash Update (FFU) image format images (although I never got that to work, but I didn't try this with version 1607).

But it seems this functionality is being removed with Windows 1703 and the associated ADK. From:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/w...dware/dn898375

I'm not sure what this part means for Provisioning Packages generated in previous versions or using Scanstate?

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Windows 10 V 1703 ICD

I am studying the 70-698 course using the Installing and Configuring Windows 10 book by Bettany and Warren. On page 88 there is a procedure to deploy a device driver using the ICD software. I have downloaded the ADK V 1703 which includes the ICD. In the
procedure they say to use the 'New Provisioning Package'. However that option is not available in my ICD. Can anyone tell me why, and if there is a way to get it?

Thanks and regards

P

 

Windows 10 V 1703 ICD

You should make your way to the TECHNET forums. These are more geared towards home-type users, not system administrative type users.

 

I would not have upgraded to Windows 10 1703 if I knew I was going to loose the ability to work with wim files. Does anyone have a workaround or another solution?

 

You can still work with .wim files using DISM as before. However you can't use the WICD tool to create a new windows installer from a customised .wim file.