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Removes transient release announcements and outdated progress notes to streamline the document.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
Prevents update packages for different Windows targets from mixing in a single cache, improving reuse across builds while avoiding DISM picking up stale MSUs.
Keeps pruning, download destinations, and update discovery confined to the OS/version-specific cache, including shared-branch handling for Windows 11 25H2/24H2 and LTSC mappings.
Removes older update packages from the local update cache so servicing tools don’t pick up multiple stale MSUs as sources.
Keeps only the MSUs expected for the current run across Windows, .NET (including LTSC folder layout), and Microcode updates, while logging failures and continuing.
Improves first-time onboarding by pointing to the Quick Start Guide and the latest UI-based quickstart video.
Reorganizes video resources by moving legacy walkthroughs into an “Older” section and removes the outdated deep-dive chapter list.
Adds a brief note on UI maturity and upcoming consolidation toward the UI branch.
Improves navigation on narrow viewports by moving the TOC into the article and collapsing long lists with a show more/less toggle.
Prevents duplicate TOCs and reduces scroll “fighting” by disposing/reinitializing scrollspy on resize and keeping auto-scrolling behavior limited to the right-side desktop panel.
Keeps heading permalink icons visible by allowing horizontal overflow.
Prevents long code blocks and tables from overlapping the page TOC by enabling horizontal scrolling where needed.
Adds release notes highlighting improved Surface auto driver matching, more resilient USB driver injection with better logging, and correct Windows index selection for non-English media.
Notes build execution shift to separate PowerShell process for reliable console output, fixes USB selection for identical drive names, and announces new documentation site.
Prevents mobile scroll “fighting” by limiting scrollspy and the page TOC to desktop-sized viewports.
Removes any existing TOC markup and related layout class when below the desktop breakpoint to avoid interfering with touch scrolling.
Prevents long paths, links, and inline code from overflowing into the page TOC.
Stabilizes the two-column layout by defining grid areas, keeping breadcrumbs full-width, and forcing content to respect column width so wide elements don’t render under the TOC.
Improves TOC readability by adding a background and stacking context when content still overflows.
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