DISMTools 0.7.2 is now available as a stable version, with new features and enhancements:
File hashes
| File | Name | Hash (SHA256) |
|---|---|---|
| Installer | dt_setup.exe | 3AB811B201889DB9A1B46735B6E81581FFE3027B5328815706ECF91D2A94FEA0 |
| Portable | DISMTools.zip | D23ED44A83B54A35DE878FC457E4A5C6D815B255A42395D87D8907F74F2D87D2 |
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
Note
Those using the Windows Utility to install apps can now install the stable release of DISMTools from there
Overall changes
Bugfixes
Note
This will show the bugfixes of all preview versions. To view them, expand a section
Preview 2
- Fixed an issue where YouTube videos in the DISMTools Tour would not show with video player error 153
Preview 3
- Fixed an issue where HotInstall would fail to prepare a computer if it already had BOOTMGR legacy view settings configured
- Fixed a crash when opening the popup mounted image picker in some cases
Preview 4
- When picking a starter script using the predefined collection, language highlighting is correctly selected now
- ADK detection has been refactored in both the main program and the PE Helper to detect ADK kits roots, as opposed to a registry value that is no longer added by ADK installers (thanks rayman95 on the My Digital Life forums for spotting)
- Certain windows that cause freezes when the program is closed are now closed automatically
New features
Preinstallation Environment Helper
- HotInstall has received DynaLog logging
- The PE Helper will now call OSCDIMG more times if it fails to create the ISO file
- The Sysprep Preparation Tool has been updated to version 0.7.2
- The PE Helper now introduces a computer inventory framework that lets you view information about your system, for issue reporting
- You can now access PXE Helper Servers more quickly from the Tools menu:
- Notes are now included for the FOG Helper Server on UNIX
- The FOG Helper Server for UNIX now checks presence of FOG and MariaDB systemd service units
- DISMTools will now warn you when you create ISO files with UEFI CA 2023 support on a system that does not offer such support:
- The PE Helper now adds the WDS Tools optional component to the Preinstallation Environment
- The image capture script in the DISMTools Preinstallation Environment now lets you launch the Driver Installation Module to load disk controllers, and the WDS image capture wizard to capture your installations for a WDS instance:
- Several improvements were made to the WDS Helper:
- The WDS Helper now displays a warning when it's loaded on non-PXE environments:
- The WDS Helper can now get the IP addresses of the PXE client and the PXE server. You can default to using the server's IP address and the default port as well:
- The WDS Helper now validates more information when authenticating with the server
- The WDS Helper now displays a warning when it's loaded on non-PXE environments:
Unattended answer file features
- UnattendGen has been updated to the latest version
- Self-contained copies of UnattendGen that are older or newer than the expected version will now be removed automatically
- The Starter Script format now contains name and description fields
- You can now preview starter scripts before loading them with the new Starter Script browser:
- The following starter scripts are affected by this version:
| Starter Script | Stage | State | Changes (if modified) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set Quick Machine Recovery Settings | During System Configuration | Modified | Value checking has been added1 |
| Enable Verbose Status Messages | During System Configuration | New | |
| Disable Windows Notification Sources | When users log on for the first time | Modified | Copilot (APPX package) has been added to the blocklist2 |
| Configure folders for Git integration | When the first user logs on | New | |
| Set a custom wallpaper | When the first user logs on | Modified | Wallpaper path has been moved to a variable |
| All remaining scripts | Any stage | Modified | Added name and description fields |
1 Boolean values under 0 are now 0 and ones over 1 are now 1. Negative integer values are now automatically converted to positive values.
2 Because Copilot is block-listed with its AppX package name, modifications to this starter script may be done in the future in case that package name changes. In the event of a package name change caused by a newer version of Copilot, any existing answer files with old versions of this script may no longer disable Copilot notifications.
- A product key can now be determined automatically by the wizard based on the edition of the mounted Windows image:
Note
Edition detection should work correctly for most Windows images as they use standard edition IDs such as Professional or ProfessionalWorkstation. Otherwise, you will still be able to specify an edition manually, or a custom product key that works with said Windows image. The generic product keys work with Windows 11. They may also work with Windows 10.
Image Tasks
- Web Search engines are now configurable:
- Feature and capability image information dialogs now have links to search for specific items online, using your preferred search engine
DynaLog
- DynaLog now removes log archives more than a month old
DISMTools Tour
- The Italian tour has been updated to point to Italian tour videos
System Service Manager
- You can now view service groups:
- You can now view the groups registered in the image's service host:
Miscellaneous
- Several improvements were made to Italian translations (#294, #296, #298, #301, #307; thanks @bovirus)
- CODE: web search functionality has been modularized
- Tinted color themes are now available
Note
Tinted color themes are available for red, green, orange and purple colors in both light and dark modes. Those who prefer a more minimalist look can also opt for black and white color themes
- Inno Setup has been updated to version 6.6. With this change, you will now see installers in a dark theme, if you had configured your system accordingly:
- The RTF version of the GPLv3 license is now used
- The installer window size has been increased
- The popup mounted image picker now loads at the center of the parent window to avoid showing either partially or out of screen bounds
- The following libraries and components have been updated:
| Component | Version in 0.7.1 | New version |
|---|---|---|
| Managed DISM API | 3.3.12
| 4.0.0
|
| Scintilla.NET | 6.0.1
| 6.1.1
|
| Markdig | 0.43.0
| 0.44.0
|
Changes made since last preview
Bugfixes
No issues have been fixed
New features
- The ISO creator now downloads and installs the latest ADKs (10.1.28000.1)
- The revamped ADK detection procedure has been ported to the Extensibility Suite
- The image capture script now lets you capture Windows images for local installations to a mapped network share (#313, thanks @Real-MullaC):
- CODE: The Driver Installation Module has been retargeted to MSVC v145/VS2026
- A link to the new CWSOFTWARE Discord server has been added to the Help menu (yes there's one now, #317, thanks @Real-MullaC)
Update details
Setting migration will be performed when you update to this version. These are the settings that will be affected:
| Setting | New status | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Image operations -> Searching image information online -> Search Engine Name1 | New |
1 If not previously set, the default search engine used for web searches will be DuckDuckGo. You can pick from the following in Settings:
- Google Search
- Bing
- DuckDuckGo
- Startpage
- Brave Search
More engines may be added in the future
What's Changed
- DISMTools 0.7.2 by @CodingWonders in #320
Full Changelog: v0.7.1_stable...v0.7.2_stable