One of usual methods for creating Windows ISO is downloading and using official Media Creation Tool from Microsoft.
But ISO created this way contains install.esd instead of install.wim. This means repack will fail with error Unable to find install.wim.
From what I have read ESD is newer format with better compression which Microsoft prefers for newer builds.
If I am not mistaken Distrobuilder uses wimlib which according to their website should be able to handle ESD files. So Distrobuilder maybe could be modified so it can also handle ESD files.
Originally posted here: https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/specifics-of-running-windows-vm-in-incus/21461/4?u=foxtrotcz
One of usual methods for creating Windows ISO is downloading and using official Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. But ISO created this way contains
install.esdinstead ofinstall.wim. This means repack will fail with errorUnable to find install.wim.From what I have read ESD is newer format with better compression which Microsoft prefers for newer builds.
If I am not mistaken Distrobuilder uses
wimlibwhich according to their website should be able to handle ESD files. So Distrobuilder maybe could be modified so it can also handle ESD files.Thanks.