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Adds LTSC to the list of supported Windows versions and emphasizes the fast deployment time with bold formatting. Also includes minor typographic corrections.
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# Using Full Flash Update (FFU) files to speed up Windows deployment
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What if you could have a Windows image (Windows 10/11/Server/LTSC) that has:
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- The latest Windows cumulative update
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- The latest .NET cumulative update
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- The latest Windows Defender Platform and Definition Updates
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- The latest version of Microsoft Edge
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- The latest version of OneDrive (Per-Machine)
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- The latest version of Microsoft 365 Apps/Office
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- The latest drivers from any of the major OEMs (Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft) (yes, the latest, not some out of date enterprise CAB file from years ago)
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- Winget support so you can integrate any app available from Winget directly in your image
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- ARM64 support for the latest Copilot+ PCs
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- The ability to bring your own drivers and apps if necessary
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- Custom WinRE support
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And the best part: **it takes less than two minutes** to apply the image, even with all of these updates added to the media. After setting Windows up and going through Autopilot or a provisioning package, total elapsed time ~10 minutes (depending on what Intune or your device management tool is deploying).
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The Full-Flash update (FFU) process can automatically download the latest release of Windows 11, the updates mentioned above, and creates a USB drive that can be used to quickly reimage a machine.
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# Updates
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2507.1 has been released to preview! This is a major update that brings a new user interface to preview.
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# Getting Started
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- Download the latest [release](https://github.com/rbalsleyMSFT/FFU/releases)
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- Extract the FFUDevelopment folder from the ZIP file (recommend to C:\FFUDevelopment)
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- Watch the Youtube video (updated docs for the UI coming soon)
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## YouTube Detailed Walkthrough
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The first 15 minutes of the following video includes a quick start demo to get started. Below the video are a list of chapters. This video was taken with the 2407.2 build. Features released after that will not be demonstrated in the video.
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ "Reimage Windows Fast with Full-Flash Update (FFU))")
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Chapters:
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[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=0s) Begin
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[03:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=201s) Quick Start Prereqs
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[07:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=439s) Quick Start Demo
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[14:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=852s) Script Parameters
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[17:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=1042s) Obtaining Windows Media
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[25:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=1555s) Adding Applications
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[26:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=1619s) Adding M365 Apps/Office
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[29:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=1761s) Adding Applications via Winget
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[34:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=2099s) Bring your own Applications
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[36:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=2161s) Customizing InstallAppsAndSysprep.cmd
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[38:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=2314s) Demo - Application Configuration
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[49:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=2983s) Drivers
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[55:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3339s) Automatically downloading drivers
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[57:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3448s) Microsoft Surface drivers
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[58:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3535s) Dell drivers
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[01:01:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3705s) Lenovo drivers
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[01:03:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3796s) HP drivers
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[01:05:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3925s) Bring your own drivers
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[01:06:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=3984s) Demo - Drivers
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[01:11:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=4315s) Multi-model driver support
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[01:13:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=4401s) Device naming
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[01:18:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=4710s) Device enrollment
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[01:21:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=4903s) Autopilot
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[01:24:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5097s) Provisioning packages
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[01:26:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5214s) Custom WinRE
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[01:29:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5399s) Demo - Putting it all together (Deep dive)
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[01:32:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5526s) Downloading Lenovo 500w drivers
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[01:33:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5608s) Downloading apps via Winget
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[01:36:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5814s) Downloading Office, Defender, Edge, OneDrive
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[01:38:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5895s) Building the Apps.iso
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[01:39:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=5948s) Applying Windows to the VHDX
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[01:40:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=6016s) Downloading and applying cumulative updates
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[01:41:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=6104s) Building the VM
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[01:48:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=6493s) Capturing the FFU
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[01:53:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=6818s) Creating USB drive
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[01:58:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=7121s) Deploying FFU
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[02:11:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=7908s) Troubleshooting
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[02:14:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXRbgeeKSQ&t=8070s) EDU Endpoint Office Hours
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