How to Combine Windows 11 SKUs from Different images that Do Different Things

[RobertX]

What I'm to do is to combine certain Windows 11 directories to do different things.

For example, I intend to achieve the following with an ISO:
- add one Windows 11 Pro setup that pre-activates
- add one Windows 11 Pro setup that prompts for a CD-key

Now, my intentions are educational as I want to make a mark as an amateur "techie."

I tried NTLite, but their instructions are convoluted and they don't address my intentions, which, again, is to make an ISO that combines the bullet points.

Is there a separate program that will do this? (Note: I didn't make an ISO of those two versions yet; I have extracted the original ISO to two directories, one for each.)

[RodneyYouPlonker]

Can you not do all this by using WMware Workstation Pro?

[RobertX]

What I'm trying to do is to alter the Windows installer to let me pick between pre-activating and entering a CD-key.

But you know what? Never mind, I have finally resolved to just changing my CD-key to alter my setup if I wish.

This little assignment was just for fun and not a necessity, but it is a learning experience.

By the way, to all who are listening right now and am using a KMS pre-activator like KMS_VL_ALL_AIO as are uploaded theSEMAR, the latest version will be blocked by Windows Defender. To counter this, do exclude the CMD file as well as the DLL file that's already done for you when you preactivate. Without doing so, Defender will block the CMD file, but will leave the KMS activation mechanism intact; you just can't access the CMD file so you cannot configure anything. Just saying.

[RodneyYouPlonker]

What I'm trying to do is to alter the Windows installer

Oh right, I haven't got a clue about things like that. I've never had any need to alter anything to do with Windows like that especially an installer so sorry...

When I install Windows 11 I just install it how it is never had any requirements to mess around with anything to do with it, I just put it on and it works without doing anything or having any kind of modifications.

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The thing with me is that if I want to have Windows I have money and I can afford to just buy it.  I just buy the thing if I need one and put it on and it's that simple.

I don't have to mess around for ages trying to get it working for free because I don't really do things like that anymore I'm happy to just pay my money and get one from the shop that has a real licence that works as normal.  I don't look at it like trying to hack a Windows installation I believe, myself, that Windows is no different to any other part you put in your PC...

[RobertX]

Keep bragging about the ability to buy shit, and I'll keep hacking my Windows to learn about it.

I really don't need to do this as I have the means to buy a dirt-cheap legit CD key, but I want to do it for shits and giggles - and did I mention that I also learn something in the process?

[RodneyYouPlonker]

Keep bragging about the ability to buy shit, and I'll keep hacking my Windows to learn about it.

I don't honestly see the problem about being able to buy things. If you work and earn money then you're entitled to do that. In my situation I don't have hours and hours to spare messing around with things trying to get them working for free, I'm too busy with my job and I can't find time for things like that.

In my situation I need the quick and easy solution just buy it and then it works straight away, sorry but don't have hours on end to spare tinkering around too much responsibility and dedication to working hard makes me tired and run out of energy before bedtime, at 10pm sleepy already at that stage...

[RobertX]

I don't see the problem to buy things either.

I guess I should say that my purposes are educational.

I'll buy things back in my own time, but for now, I'll do things as I see fit.

Stuff I use are also stuff that people who buy software use to deploy installations and they use them to make installing and configuring Windows easy.

That's all I'm doing.

We can argue forever or until one side makes the slightest mistake, but we won't get anywhere.

I have a ton of respect for you RodneyYouPlonker, and I don't want to quarrel with you, but please respect my choices.

EDIT: OK anyhow, we're spiralling off-topic.

Originally, the thread was a request for help about how to do something, not whether I should buy something, which is what this is turning into.

I've said my piece and I will not bother with it again.

If further attempts to go off-topic persist, I want no part of it.

The mods can close or trash this thread at their own convenience.

[view520]

Can you not do all this by using WMware Workstation Pro?

[RobertX]

Well, what I was trying to do is to put this on my host OS.

I am currently using Windows 11 as a host OS.

EDIT: This is basically what I want to do on my host OS: https://www.ntlite.com/community/index.p...post-34681

I just found this solution a few days ago.

[RodneyYouPlonker]

This is basically what I want to do on my host OS: https://www.ntlite.com/community/index.p...post-34681

Just giving you a head's up, tried to open this link but my Antivirus blocked it as it said it was infected.  Not sure what's going on, would rather not attempt to infect my system if the said page is actually infected but just wanted to let you know that it was flagged for that reason otherwise would have taken a look at the page...