The Hyper-V switch selection in the UI previously did not connect the build VM to the network during provisioning. Since internet-connected Sysprep and capture flows are still experimental, this introduces an explicit "Enable VM Networking" checkbox to the Hyper-V Settings page that defaults to off.
- Adds the `-EnableVMNetworking` parameter to BuildFFUVM.ps1 to conditionally attach the Hyper-V network adapter during VM creation.
- Persists the setting through FFU config files and blocks UI execution if enabled without a valid switch.
- Refactors WPF event handlers in FFUUI.Core to fix dropdown scoping errors.
- Updates documentation and the sample configuration file to reflect the new behavior.
Replace the Get-WindowsVersionInfo registry-interrogation step in the VHDX capture path with parameter-driven naming via Get-FFUCaptureNamingInfo. This eliminates the registry load/unload commands and two full minutes of registry sleep time during capture.
By deriving default file and DISM image names from already-resolved target state (WindowsRelease, WindowsVersion, and installationType), capture naming now naturally matches the rest of the script. This also unifies CustomFFUNameTemplate evaluation between live image servicing and cached VHDX reuse instances.
Previously, when a requested Windows SKU was not found in the provided ISO/ESD and the user manually selected a fallback image, the script kept the original (stale) `$WindowsSKU`. This caused downstream features like FFU file naming, VHDX cache metadata, and cumulative update planning to enforce logic against the wrong edition.
- Refactored `Get-Index` into `Get-WindowsImageSelection` to return rich image metadata (including EditionId and InstallationType) instead of just the image index.
- Added `Get-ResolvedWindowsSKUFromImage` to resolve raw image metadata back into the repository's native friendly SKU vocabulary.
- Added `Get-WindowsTargetRuntimeState` to centralize and recalculate dependent variables (`installationType`, `WindowsVersion`, LTSC flags) after the SKU updates mid-flight.
By optimizing and mounting the VHDX directly on the host for image capture, the build process no longer needs to boot the VM into WinPE, create SMB network shares, generate temporary local accounts, or rely on complex Hyper-V switch IP configurations. This streamlines the workflow and eliminates multiple networking and permission-related points of failure.
This change also removes the need to generate and attach WinPE capture media. All related parameters (`ShareName`, `Username`, `VMHostIPAddress`, `CreateCaptureMedia`, `CleanupCaptureISO`), UI controls, capture scripts, and documentation references have been removed or updated to reflect the simplified architecture.
Switches back to utilizing the static cookie for Lenovo PSREF requests, as the token has remained unchanged for months. The dynamic retrieval function call is bypassed to streamline the process but remains in the codebase as a fallback in case the token expires or changes in the future.
- Enables automatic horizontal and vertical scrollbars for ListViews in the UI to improve navigation.
- Introduces functions to dynamically calculate and apply column widths based on the visible content and header text.
- Triggers column auto-resizing across various modules whenever ListView data is updated or refreshed.
- Renames a path normalization function and updates an event handler parameter name for clarity.
Transitions the Microsoft Surface driver model list retrieval to use a centralized Learn-based index. This change unifies the scraping logic between the CLI and UI components, ensuring consistency and simplified maintenance. Cached model lists now serve both interfaces efficiently, reducing unnecessary network requests while retaining fallback mechanisms.
Adjusts margins, padding, and alignments across multiple UI components in the XAML file to ensure a consistent and polished layout. Values for spacing have been standardized to improve the visual spacing between controls, enhancing overall readability and user experience.
Updates the Home page UI to display current build, latest release, and release status. Moves the resources section to the Home page and adds a new section to display the latest GitHub discussions. Add helper functions to query GitHub for the latest release and recent public discussions to keep users informed efficiently.
Switches to the application background brush and removes the border to improve visual consistency and integrate more seamlessly with the overall application theme.
Wraps the application's content area in a stylized border and introduces a centralized, dynamic page header to provide a more cohesive look.
- Adds `Tag` attributes to navigation list items to define each view's display title
- Implements event handlers to automatically update the header text based on user navigation
- Removes redundant embedded titles from individual content pages to streamline the layouts
Reduces the top margin to zero for the primary layout containers across multiple tabs and pages, improving content alignment and visual spacing within the scroll viewers.
Wraps the "Select All" header checkbox in a custom container to mirror the padding and layout used by data rows. Removes default padding and enforces strict vertical and horizontal centering, ensuring consistent visual alignment between the header and cell content.
Introduces radio buttons to choose between downloading a Windows ESD or providing a custom Windows ISO file, enhancing flexibility for media source selection. Updates configuration handling and event listeners to toggle visibility and appropriately populate combo boxes based on the selected media source.
Transitions the General Build Options, Build USB Drive Options, and Post-Build Cleanup settings panels into Expander controls to improve interface organization and space management. Removes dynamic visibility toggling for the USB settings section from the backend scripts, allowing the expander to remain visible while child settings are controlled by the primary enable checkbox.
Refactors the main window layout to use a sidebar navigation model instead of a standard tab control, improving the overall organization of the application.
Introduces support for the Fluent theme (Light, Dark, and System) for users running PowerShell 7.5+ (.NET 9+), gracefully falling back to standard styling for older versions.
Adds a new Settings page that allows users to configure the application theme and access helpful documentation and repository links.
Standardizes margins, font sizes, and layout choices across all forms to closer match Windows design guidelines.
Updates configuration handling to save and restore user theme preferences.
Updates the FFU UI and orchestration scripts to allow users to specify custom file paths for their Bring Your Own (BYO) app lists, rather than forcing the use of `UserAppList.json` in a specific directory.
Also modifies the orchestration to sync this custom path via `AppInstallConfig.json` so that the runtime orchestration phase resolves the correct file name and path during installation. Refreshes the Apps ISO if the custom BYO app list is updated.
Documents the critical boot issue fix in the latest 2603.2 release. Modifies the getting started section to clarify guidance for users new to the UI version.
Updates the prerequisites documentation to explicitly instruct copying the folder contents rather than extracting the entire zip file. This helps prevent nested folder structures during setup. Also cleans up trailing whitespace.
Ensures build and cleanup processes run from the expected project location.
Prevents temporary state files from being created or removed in the wrong folder, which avoids stale markers and cleanup failures when launched from the UI or another directory.
Removes transient release announcements and outdated progress notes to streamline the document. Improves overall readability by splitting paragraphs and properly formatting section headers for older content.
Adds comprehensive release notes for version 2603.1. Documents the finalization of the UI preview, various servicing improvements, ESD and VHDX caching optimizations, and multiple bug fixes related to updates, driver downloads, and file cleanup mechanisms.
Always requests the amd64 products catalog regardless of the target architecture, as it already contains media entries for both x64 and arm64. This removes unnecessary architecture-specific branching.
Improves the current-run cleanup mechanism by tracking file downloads explicitly. This ensures that files downloaded via BITS or preserving older timestamps are correctly identified and removed during cleanup. Extends the run manifest schema to support file backups, allowing for safe restoration of pre-existing scripts and configuration files modified during a run. Additional cleanup logic now correctly prunes residual empty directories after tracked files are removed.
Prevents reusing cached images when the requested disk size changes. Ensures the disk size property is properly saved and verified against existing cache items to maintain configuration accuracy.
Extends the volume optimization helper to safely handle already mounted drives, resolve partition letters, and optionally execute a volume retrim. Replaces inline defragmentation steps with the updated helper prior to caching to ensure a fully compacted and optimized image is stored.
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.
Enhances grid view selection to optionally target only visible items when a filter is applied, preventing accidental selection or deselection of hidden rows via the header checkbox. Updates the save logic to process the unfiltered master dataset, ensuring that previously selected but currently hidden items are safely preserved during save operations.
Adds logic to normalize LTSC/LTSB release years (such as 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024) to their corresponding base Windows client versions (10 or 11). This ensures correct model retrieval and driver downloading, as OEM catalogs typically evaluate against base Windows versions rather than LTSC-specific release years.
Improves the reliability of locating Windows ADK and WinPE add-on installations.
Updates registry searches to locate installer executables in the bundle cache path instead of relying on display names, avoiding potential mismatches.
Expands the registry queries to check both the WOW6432Node and standard uninstall paths to better support different installation contexts.
Validates the Windows Deployment Tools feature by verifying the existence of expected script files rather than checking the registry.
Adds missing descriptions for cleanup, file copying, and download priority parameters to ensure complete help documentation.
Expands the documented supported values for Windows architectures, releases, and SKUs to accurately reflect expanded capabilities for ARM64, Windows Server, and LTSC deployments.
Corrects minor typos, updates default values to match the current implementation, and reorders parameters alphabetically to improve readability.
Corrects internal markdown links by adding the proper directory path. Prevents broken navigation and ensures users are directed to the correct documentation pages.
Since Windows 10 is out of support and only allows ESU updates, LTSB/LTSC builds are impacted by this and are unable to be offline serviced.
This commit fixes that by installing the CU in the VM, staging the update in a LTSCUpdate folder in the Apps folder.
Always stores .NET MSUs under a dedicated NET folder to keep cache structure consistent across OS variants
Migrates expected legacy root-stored .NET MSUs into the NET folder and prunes stale files from both locations to prevent buildup and mismatches
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