Introduces an option to retain downloaded ESD files

Adds a new configuration parameter and UI toggle to control whether downloaded Windows ESD files are removed after application. Updates the download process to check for and reuse existing ESD files that match the latest metadata filename, saving bandwidth and time on subsequent executions. Integrates the conditional deletion logic into the shared cleanup module.

FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1

@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ When set to $true, will remove the FFU file from the $FFUDevelopmentPath\FFU fol
 .PARAMETER RemoveUpdates
 When set to $true, will remove the downloaded CU, MSRT, Defender, Edge, OneDrive, and .NET files downloaded. Default is $true.
 
+.PARAMETER RemoveDownloadedESD
+When set to $true, will remove downloaded Windows ESD files after they have been applied. Default is $true.
+
 .PARAMETER ShareName
 Name of the shared folder for FFU capture. The default is FFUCaptureShare. This share will be created with rights for the user account. When finished, the share will be removed.
 
@@ -426,6 +429,7 @@ param(
     [bool]$CleanupDeployISO = $true,
     [bool]$CleanupAppsISO = $true,
     [bool]$RemoveUpdates = $true,
+    [bool]$RemoveDownloadedESD = $true,
     [bool]$RemoveApps = $true,
     [string]$DriversFolder,
     [string]$PEDriversFolder,
@@ -2139,7 +2143,20 @@ function Get-WindowsESD {
     }
 
     $esdFilePath = $esdMetadata.LocalPath
-    if (-not (Test-Path $esdFilePath)) {
+    $latestEsdFileName = $esdMetadata.FileName
+    $existingEsdMatch = $null
+
+    # Reuse an existing ESD only when it matches the latest metadata filename
+    if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($latestEsdFileName)) {
+        $existingEsdMatch = Get-ChildItem -Path $PSScriptRoot -Filter *.esd -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.Name -ieq $latestEsdFileName } | Select-Object -First 1
+    }
+
+    if ($null -ne $existingEsdMatch) {
+        $esdFilePath = $existingEsdMatch.FullName
+        WriteLog "Found existing ESD matching metadata filename '$latestEsdFileName' at $esdFilePath. Skipping download."
+    }
+    else {
+        WriteLog "No existing ESD matching metadata filename '$latestEsdFileName' was found. Downloading latest ESD to $esdFilePath."
         WriteLog "Downloading $($esdMetadata.FileUrl) to $esdFilePath"
         $OriginalVerbosePreference = $VerbosePreference
         $VerbosePreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
@@ -2149,9 +2166,6 @@ function Get-WindowsESD {
         $VerbosePreference = $OriginalVerbosePreference
         WriteLog "ESD download succeeded"
     }
-    else {
-        WriteLog "Found existing ESD at $esdFilePath, skipping download"
-    }
 
     return $esdFilePath
 }
@@ -4405,7 +4419,7 @@ function Get-FFUEnvironment {
     }
 
     #Run shared cleanup to avoid duplicated logic
-    Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup -RootPath $FFUDevelopmentPath -AppsPath $AppsPath -DriversPath $DriversFolder -FFUCapturePath $FFUCaptureLocation -CaptureISOPath $CaptureISO -DeployISOPath $DeployISO -AppsISOPath $AppsISO -RemoveCaptureISO:$CleanupCaptureISO -RemoveDeployISO:$CleanupDeployISO -RemoveAppsISO:$CleanupAppsISO -RemoveDrivers:$CleanupDrivers -RemoveFFU:$RemoveFFU -RemoveApps:$RemoveApps -RemoveUpdates:$RemoveUpdates -KBPath:$KBPath
+    Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup -RootPath $FFUDevelopmentPath -AppsPath $AppsPath -DriversPath $DriversFolder -FFUCapturePath $FFUCaptureLocation -CaptureISOPath $CaptureISO -DeployISOPath $DeployISO -AppsISOPath $AppsISO -RemoveCaptureISO:$CleanupCaptureISO -RemoveDeployISO:$CleanupDeployISO -RemoveAppsISO:$CleanupAppsISO -RemoveDrivers:$CleanupDrivers -RemoveFFU:$RemoveFFU -RemoveApps:$RemoveApps -RemoveUpdates:$RemoveUpdates -RemoveDownloadedESD:$RemoveDownloadedESD -KBPath:$KBPath
 
     # Remove existing Apps.iso
     if (Test-Path -Path $AppsISO) {
@@ -6782,11 +6796,16 @@ try {
             Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath $ISOPath | Out-null
             WriteLog 'Done'
         }
-        #If $wimPath is an esd file, remove it
+        # If $wimPath is an ESD file, remove it only when configured
-        If ($wimPath -match '.esd') {
+        If ($wimPath -match '\.esd$') {
-            WriteLog "Deleting $wimPath file"
+            if ($RemoveDownloadedESD -and (Test-Path -Path $wimPath)) {
-            Remove-Item -Path $wimPath -Force
+                WriteLog "Deleting $wimPath file"
-            WriteLog "$wimPath deleted"
+                Remove-Item -Path $wimPath -Force
+                WriteLog "$wimPath deleted"
+            }
+            else {
+                WriteLog "Keeping downloaded ESD file $wimPath"
+            }
         }
     
     }
@@ -6868,10 +6887,15 @@ catch {
         WriteLog 'Done'
     }
     else {
-        #Remove ESD file
+        # Remove ESD file only when configured
-        WriteLog "Deleting ESD file"
+        if ($RemoveDownloadedESD -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($wimPath) -and ($wimPath -match '\.esd$') -and (Test-Path -Path $wimPath)) {
-        Remove-Item -Path $wimPath -Force
+            WriteLog "Deleting ESD file $wimPath"
-        WriteLog "ESD File deleted"
+            Remove-Item -Path $wimPath -Force
+            WriteLog "ESD File deleted"
+        }
+        else {
+            WriteLog "Keeping downloaded ESD file $wimPath"
+        }
     }
     throw $_
     
@@ -7238,7 +7262,7 @@ If ($BuildUSBDrive) {
 
 Set-Progress -Percentage 99 -Message "Finalizing and cleaning up..."
 # Delegated post-build cleanup to common module
-Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup -RootPath $FFUDevelopmentPath -AppsPath $AppsPath -DriversPath $DriversFolder -FFUCapturePath $FFUCaptureLocation -CaptureISOPath $CaptureISO -DeployISOPath $DeployISO -AppsISOPath $AppsISO -RemoveCaptureISO:$CleanupCaptureISO -RemoveDeployISO:$CleanupDeployISO -RemoveAppsISO:$CleanupAppsISO -RemoveDrivers:$CleanupDrivers -RemoveFFU:$RemoveFFU -RemoveApps:$RemoveApps -RemoveUpdates:$RemoveUpdates -KBPath:$KBPath
+Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup -RootPath $FFUDevelopmentPath -AppsPath $AppsPath -DriversPath $DriversFolder -FFUCapturePath $FFUCaptureLocation -CaptureISOPath $CaptureISO -DeployISOPath $DeployISO -AppsISOPath $AppsISO -RemoveCaptureISO:$CleanupCaptureISO -RemoveDeployISO:$CleanupDeployISO -RemoveAppsISO:$CleanupAppsISO -RemoveDrivers:$CleanupDrivers -RemoveFFU:$RemoveFFU -RemoveApps:$RemoveApps -RemoveUpdates:$RemoveUpdates -RemoveDownloadedESD:$RemoveDownloadedESD -KBPath:$KBPath
 
 
 # Remove WinGetWin32Apps.json so it is always rebuilt next run

FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.xaml

@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkRemoveFFU" Content="Remove FFU" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="Remove FFU after copying to USB drive."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkRemoveApps" Content="Remove Apps Folder Content" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will remove the application content in the Apps folder after the FFU has been captured."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkRemoveUpdates" Content="Remove Downloaded Update Files" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will remove downloaded CU, .NET, MSRT, Defender, Edge, and OneDrive files after being applied/included."/>
+                            <CheckBox x:Name="chkRemoveDownloadedESD" Content="Remove Downloaded ESD file(s)" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will remove downloaded Windows ESD file(s) after they are used."/>
                         </StackPanel>
                     </Grid>
                 </ScrollViewer>

FFUDevelopment/FFU.Common/FFU.Common.Cleanup.psm1

@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ function Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup {
         [bool]$RemoveDrivers = $false,
         [bool]$RemoveFFU = $false,
         [bool]$RemoveApps = $false,
-        [bool]$RemoveUpdates = $false
+        [bool]$RemoveUpdates = $false,
+        [bool]$RemoveDownloadedESD = $false
     )
     $originalProgressPreference = $ProgressPreference
     $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
     try {
-        WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Starting cleanup (CaptureISO=$RemoveCaptureISO DeployISO=$RemoveDeployISO AppsISO=$RemoveAppsISO Drivers=$RemoveDrivers FFU=$RemoveFFU Apps=$RemoveApps Updates=$RemoveUpdates KBPath=$KBPath)."
+        WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Starting cleanup (CaptureISO=$RemoveCaptureISO DeployISO=$RemoveDeployISO AppsISO=$RemoveAppsISO Drivers=$RemoveDrivers FFU=$RemoveFFU Apps=$RemoveApps Updates=$RemoveUpdates RemoveDownloadedESD=$RemoveDownloadedESD KBPath=$KBPath)."
 
         # Primary ISO paths (new naming/location)
         if ($RemoveCaptureISO -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($CaptureISOPath) -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $CaptureISOPath)) {
@@ -123,6 +124,20 @@ function Invoke-FFUPostBuildCleanup {
             }
         }
 
+        # Remove downloaded ESD files from the root path when requested
+        if ($RemoveDownloadedESD -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($RootPath) -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $RootPath -PathType Container)) {
+            WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Removing downloaded ESD files in $RootPath"
+            Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $RootPath -Filter *.esd -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+                try {
+                    WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Removing ESD $($_.FullName)"
+                    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $_.FullName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+                }
+                catch {
+                    WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Failed removing ESD $($_.FullName) : $($_.Exception.Message)"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         WriteLog "CommonCleanup: Completed."
     }
     catch {

FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.Config.psm1

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function Get-UIConfig {
         RemoveApps                     = $State.Controls.chkRemoveApps.IsChecked
         RemoveFFU                      = $State.Controls.chkRemoveFFU.IsChecked
         RemoveUpdates                  = $State.Controls.chkRemoveUpdates.IsChecked
+        RemoveDownloadedESD            = $State.Controls.chkRemoveDownloadedESD.IsChecked
         ShareName                      = $State.Controls.txtShareName.Text
         UpdateADK                      = $State.Controls.chkUpdateADK.IsChecked
         UpdateEdge                     = $State.Controls.chkUpdateEdge.IsChecked
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ function Update-UIFromConfig {
     Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkRemoveFFU' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $ConfigContent -ConfigKey 'RemoveFFU' -State $State
     Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkRemoveApps' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $ConfigContent -ConfigKey 'RemoveApps' -State $State
     Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkRemoveUpdates' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $ConfigContent -ConfigKey 'RemoveUpdates' -State $State
+    Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkRemoveDownloadedESD' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $ConfigContent -ConfigKey 'RemoveDownloadedESD' -State $State
 
     # Hyper-V Settings
     Select-VMSwitchFromConfig -State $State -ConfigContent $ConfigContent
@@ -908,7 +910,8 @@ function Invoke-RestoreDefaults {
             -RemoveDrivers:$true `
             -RemoveFFU:$true `
             -RemoveApps:$true `
-            -RemoveUpdates:$true
+            -RemoveUpdates:$true `
+            -RemoveDownloadedESD:$true
 
         # Clear UI lists / state
         if ($null -ne $State.Data.allDriverModels) { $State.Data.allDriverModels.Clear() }

FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.Initialize.psm1

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ function Initialize-UIControls {
     $State.Controls.chkCleanupDeployISO = $window.FindName('chkCleanupDeployISO')
     $State.Controls.chkCleanupDrivers = $window.FindName('chkCleanupDrivers')
     $State.Controls.chkRemoveFFU = $window.FindName('chkRemoveFFU')
+    $State.Controls.chkRemoveDownloadedESD = $window.FindName('chkRemoveDownloadedESD')
     $State.Controls.txtDiskSize = $window.FindName('txtDiskSize')
     $State.Controls.txtMemory = $window.FindName('txtMemory')
     $State.Controls.txtProcessors = $window.FindName('txtProcessors')
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ function Initialize-UIDefaults {
     $State.Controls.chkRemoveFFU.IsChecked = $State.Defaults.generalDefaults.RemoveFFU
     $State.Controls.chkRemoveApps.IsChecked = $State.Defaults.generalDefaults.RemoveApps
     $State.Controls.chkRemoveUpdates.IsChecked = $State.Defaults.generalDefaults.RemoveUpdates
+    $State.Controls.chkRemoveDownloadedESD.IsChecked = $State.Defaults.generalDefaults.RemoveDownloadedESD
     $State.Controls.chkVerbose.IsChecked = $State.Defaults.generalDefaults.Verbose
     $State.Controls.usbSection.Visibility = if ($State.Controls.chkBuildUSBDriveEnable.IsChecked) { 'Visible' } else { 'Collapsed' }
     $State.Controls.usbSelectionPanel.Visibility = if ($State.Controls.chkSelectSpecificUSBDrives.IsChecked) { 'Visible' } else { 'Collapsed' }

FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.psm1

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function Get-GeneralDefaults {
         RemoveFFU                      = $false
         RemoveApps                     = $false 
         RemoveUpdates                  = $false 
+        RemoveDownloadedESD            = $true
         # Hyper-V Settings Defaults
         VMHostIPAddress                = ""
         DiskSizeGB                     = 50