v0.8_260621

This is the eighth and final preview release (Beta 4) of DISMTools 0.8, with new features and enhancements:

File hashes

File	Name	Hash (SHA256)
Installer	dt_setup.exe	A8AE7CA4BC086B15103ED76E10F6A2F4F40D4C30D5F0A6D5E7F4D24B15FC7084
Portable	DISMTools.zip	C9C8F4BB309028D21CAC00AB505EA9C1236449B7236A75B314E08BD16E17AAD0

Important

If you use Windows Defender, it may incorrectly flag this version as malware. SmartScreen may also do this. Don't worry; this is safe to download and use.

This AV solution flags this program because it lacks code-signing certificates, which are quite expensive (as of January 2025, 660 and 864 dollars for 3 years of SV and EV certificates, respectively, from Comodo).

If you use other antivirus solutions, you will not see this problem. Learn more here

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the full date string was not displaying correctly when accessing image properties with Windows representations of dates turned off
• When adding a boot image to the WDS server, the service start is now requested only when it is not running
• Fixed an exception that would happen when adding certain AppX packages (#365, #366, thanks @charlezmmonroe-byte)

New features

Preinstallation Environment Helper

• The Sysprep Preparation Tool has been updated to the latest version
• If the Sysprep Preparation Tool was invoked before capturing the image, temporary files and boot entries are now removed if the capture succeeds. The resulting Windows image will still not contain any of those items
• The version reporter watermark in the DISMTools Preinstallation Environment can now detect when the environment has booted via a network:

• The PE Helper can now include your target system's essential drivers (storage controllers and network adapters) in the DISMTools Preinstallation Environment:

• The ISO creation wizard will let you specify a save location if you clicked OK without having specified one

Unattended answer file features

• Starter scripts have received a new icon
• The following starter scripts are affected by this version:

Starter Script	Stage	State
Invoke Windows Utility Configuration	When the first user logs on	Updated -- invoke command updated
Restore classic context menu in Windows 11	When users log on for the first time	New

Infinity Home

• Several updates were made to the home screen experience:
  • News feed items now appear in "cards". News feed content is now shown in a built-in preview
  • The time the feeds were updated now appears on the top-right
  • Random Microsoft and Windows facts now appear on the bottom-left
  • Information about the current system volume is reported more accurately

• The following libraries and components have been updated:

Component	Previous version	New version
Markdig	1.2.0	1.3.1

What's Changed

• DISMTools 0.8 Preview 8 by @CodingWonders in #367

Full Changelog: v0.8_pre_2661...v0.8_pre_2662