Adding Local Experience Packs to your Windows image

Copper Contributor

Jul 25, 2019

Hi all

There are some differences in W10 1903 and W10 Before.
The LP.cabs are avail in the VLC NOT in the OS-Selections (Left side:"Windows", they are in "Software Assurance".)
It is clear that you have the correct license for your Company.

Download the LP's and integrate the LP's (and "Features on Demand") for your languages.

e.g: en-US and de-DE

We use always a en-US OS as a Base OS.
Take the en-US-install-wim and integrate the LP's anf FOD's with DSIM.
Mount the Image
Enable the Netfx3 and IE with DSIM: (c:\temp\1903_sxs is the sxs folder from the 1903 ISO)
dism ... /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /source:C:\Temp\1903_sxs

dsim ... /enable-feature /featurename:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64 /source:C:\Temp\1903_sxs

Add the LP's (C:\Temp\1903_LP have a copy of the needed FULL UI's)
dsim .... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_LP\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_en-us.cab

dsim ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_LP\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_de-de.cab

Add the Features on Demand: (C:\Temp\1903_FODs has the all the FOD's from the FOD-ISO)

dism .... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism .... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-OCR-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Speech-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-de-de-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-de-ch-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-de-de-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-OCR-de-de-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Speech-de-de-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-de-de-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-de-ch-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-de-at-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-NetFx3-OnDemand-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~.cab
dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Optional-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-NetFx3-OnDemand-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~de-DE~.cab

dism ... /add-package /packagepath:C:\Temp\1903_FODs\Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Optional-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~de-DE~.cab

Add the Local Experience Packs: (C:\Temp\1903_LocExpPack are from the LP-ISO)

dism... /Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackagePath="C:\Temp\1903_LocExpPack\en-us\LanguageExperiencePack.en-US.Neutral.appx" /LicensePath:"C:\Temp\1903_LocExpPack\en-us\License.xml"

dism .... /Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackagePath="C:\Temp\1903_LocExpPack\de-de\LanguageExperiencePack.de-DE.Neutral.appx" /LicensePath:"C:\Temp\1903_LocExpPack\de-de\License.xml"

unmount the Image.

Use the "System Image Manager" and create a new unattend.xml ( for each language), in my case there are 2 xml's (de and en.
Add all the packages you inseted to the Image and configure them as "permanent"
Hide the Wireless Setup in oobe

Config the languages with "Microsoft-Windows-International-Core"

Here some parts of the XML for de-AT (German UI and Locale AT)

       :
    :
    <servicing>
        <package action="configure" permanence="permanent">
            <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package" .......
        </package>
        <package action="configure" permanence="permanent">
            <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package" .....
        </package>
        <package action="configure" permanence="permanent">
            <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Optional-Package" ....
        </package>
        <package action="configure" permanence="permanent">
            <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Optional-Package" .....
        </package>
:
:
    </servicing>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" .....
            <OOBE>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
            </OOBE>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" ...
            <InputLocale>de-AT</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>de-AT</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>de-AT</UserLocale>
        </component>
    </settings>

This ist he example for the Win10 1809, in W10 1903 you have to add the Keybd for all needed langs !!

e.g: .... the XML for de-AT:

In 1903: if you do NOT add the 2nd KeyBD (en-US), the User has to download the "Local Experience Pack" even if the pack is added to the Image...(the LocalExperiencePack will be DOWNLOADED, so the USer has to have an Internet Connection)

Add a Collection variable to the EN and the DE ComputerCollections and query them in the Taskseq.
You can use a priority for this variable if a computer is in both collections

in each "Apply OS" set the correct unattend.xml.

don't Forget to adjust the Timezone Settings for each language

To be sure that the FOD's and LP's are inserted i added the FOD's and LP' in the Taskseq. additionally.
I did not test it if i don't do it. (no query of Collection variable).

After the Installation a Computer which is in the Collection of the DE-Clients, the UI is in DE, a "User" can Change to EN UI if he wants (no admin creds necessary)

regards

Christoph

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