DISMTools Files

DISMTools 0.8.1 is now available as a stable version, with new features and enhancements:

## File hashes | File | Name | Hash (SHA256) | |:--:|:--:|:--:| | Installer | dt_setup.exe | **B8850A5C9179209F8F3707C7FB0E4F915F79F13BDFAC168628EE5A8F303DAE53** | | Portable | DISMTools.zip | **F653685338CF223D5F7CE70D073C154672000FFD0524A26E2199CC98E5CB6115** | > [!IMPORTANT] > If you use Windows Defender, it may incorrectly flag this version as malware. SmartScreen may also do this. Don't worry; this is safe to download and use. > > This AV solution flags this program because it lacks code-signing certificates, which are quite expensive (as of January 2025, 660 and 864 dollars for 3 years of SV and EV certificates, respectively, from [Comodo](https://comodosslstore.com/codesigning.aspx)). > > If you use other antivirus solutions, you will not see this problem. Learn more [here](https://christitus.com/bad-windows-defender/) ## Overall changes ### Bugfixes > [!NOTE] > This will show the bugfixes of all preview versions. To view them, expand a section

Preview 1

- Fixed an issue where the WDS Helper Client would re-add essential drivers if selected - Fixed issues with feature enablement, capability addition and component store repair tasks if they pointed to sources in roots of volumes - Fixed an issue where saving image information of an image selected in the mounted image manager would make the program save information about the online/offline installation if in either mode

Preview 2

- Fixed issues with some image tasks targeting rooted paths

Preview 3

- Fixed some HiDPI issues

Preview 4

- Fixed an issue that would cause HotInstall to throw an exception when performing disk space checks with certain directories - When getting information about drivers, drivers that can't be processed will now be skipped - Hardware targets for driver files no longer show up more than once per INF section - Fixed an issue where notifications would not be displayed - Fixed some exceptions

### New features #### Preinstallation Environment Helper - Unattended answer file conflict resolution has been ported to the WDS Helper Client:

- You can now create multiple ISO files at the same time. The amount of concurrent ISO creation tasks can be configured up to 10:

- Tooling for BitLocker encrypted volumes has been introduced:

- The Sysprep Preparation Tool has been updated with BitLocker volume detection - A new policy has been added to configure image file scanning options in the operating system installer:

- When capturing a Windows image, a description can now be added #### Unattended answer file features - The following starter scripts are affected by this version: | Starter Script | Stage | State | |:--|:--|:--| | **Disable Windows Platform Binary Table** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Prevent companion device software installation** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Configure Windows Server processor scheduling** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Change Windows PowerShell Execution Policies** | During System Configuration | **Modified** -- it now validates the selected execution policy | | **Control Remote Desktop parameters** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Empty Start Menu Pins** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Set a custom wallpaper** | When the first user logs on | **Modified** -- Windows Spotlight is now disabled | - The Starter Script Editor has seen many improvements: - Bulk script conversion as a command-line argument, to convert starter scripts created for DISMTools 0.7.3 to the new format - Upload capabilities to the Starter Script Library - Rule-based Automated Inspection for script security - Find and Replace capabilities - Document Outline viewer - Support for editing bigger scripts, up to 2 billion characters

**Have a Starter Script that you want to share with the world? Upload it to the Library!** Use the Starter Script Editor to upload your first script:

You will need a GitHub account to upload starter scripts to the Library. #### Image Tasks - You can now unlock BitLocker encrypted volumes from the offline installation management mode:

> [!NOTE] > When ending management of an installation in a BitLocker encrypted volume, it will be automatically locked. You can disable this behavior by going to Tools > Options > Image operations, and unchecking "Lock unlocked BitLocker volumes when exiting offline installation management" - You can now switch between offline installations more quickly:

- You can now fillter AppX package information in an online system based on its registration status using the `regto:` filter: - Type `regto:anyone` to show packages registered to, at least, 1 user - Type `regto:noone` to show packages that aren't registered - Type `regto:me` to show packages registered to, at least, your user - Type `regto:<name>` or `regto:<sid>` to show packages registered to, at least, the user with that name or SID - When performing driver exports, multiple class names can now be selected:

- Target exported drivers can now be organized in folders named after their class names - Feature update detection support has been added for the [Rubidium](https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_vNext#Rubidium) WaaS semester - A search engine lookup link is now displayed next to a device's hardware ID in driver information reports:

- Driver filters now support multiple class names #### Installer - The installer now uses Inno Setup 7.1 #### Miscellaneous - 7-Zip has been updated to version 26.02 - The following libraries and components have been updated: | Component | Version in 0.8 | New version | |:--:|:--:|:--:| | [Managed DISM API](https://github.com/jeffkl/ManagedDism) | `6.0.0` | `6.0.1` | | [Markdig](https://github.com/xoofx/Markdig) | `1.3.1` | `1.3.2` | ## Changes made since [last preview](https://github.com/CodingWonders/DISMTools/releases/tag/v0.8.1_pre_2682) ### Bugfixes - Fixed startup issues in Safe Mode ### New features - UnattendGen has been updated to the latest version - File pickers in driver and package information dialogs now support multiple selections - Service information reports now contain sections for each service, to jump between them easily - Feature update detection support has been added for 26H2 images - The following starter scripts are affected by this version: | Starter Script | Stage | State | |:--|:--|:--| | **Configure Lock Screen Background** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Prevent automatic BitLocker drive encryption** | During System Configuration | **New** | | **Disable Fast Startup** | During System Configuration | **New** | ## Update details Setting migration will be performed when you update to this version. These are the settings that will be affected: | Setting | New status | Reason | |:--|:--|:--| | Concurrent ISO creation tasks | **New** | | | Lock unlocked BitLocker volumes when leaving offline installation management mode | **New** | | | DISMTools Preinstallation Environment policies | **New policies** | | ## What's Changed * DISMTools 0.8.1 by @CodingWonders in https://github.com/CodingWonders/DISMTools/pull/385 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/CodingWonders/DISMTools/compare/v0.8_stable...v0.8.1_stable