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Copper Contributor

Mar 26, 2018

Server 2019 - No Desktop version for unattended?

Trying to net-install the latest version. When installing via the GUI, I have the option for a Desktop. However, according to DISM, those options are not available. How do I net-install the Desk...

Copper Contributor

Mar 26, 2018

Cant get it to work by name at all. Perhaps index will work. Trying now.

Jeff Sparrow

Copper Contributor

Mar 27, 2018

Mount-WindowsImage works with:

Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath C:\Users\dhcpadmin\Downloads\install.wim -Name 'Windows Server Standard (Desktop Experience)' -Path C:\Users\dhcpadmin\Downloads\wim

However, Expand-WindowsImage fails with the exact same command:

Expand-WindowsImage -ImagePath C:\Users\dhcpadmin\Downloads\install.wim -Name 'Windows Server Standard (Desktop Experience)' -ApplyPath C:\Users\dhcpadmin\Downloads\wim

Failure:

Expand-WindowsImage : Either the Name or Index parameter is required
At line:1 char:1
+ Expand-WindowsImage -ImagePath C:\Users\dhcpadmin\Downloads\install.w ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Expand-WindowsImage], PSArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Expand-WindowsImage,Microsoft.Dism.Commands.ExpandWindowsImageCommand

Not really sure why..