Creating a Microsoft Windows 11 custom image may seem more difficult than it really is.

To create a custom image you will need three items

1. A Windows PC with atleast 100 gb of usable space. 

2. VitualBox

3. A Windows11 iso file

You can download VirtualBox from the link below

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

You can download the Windows11 iso from here

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Let's Begin

After installing you will need to download the Windows iso file. 

Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 to download the image or the media creation tool. Either way will work

After installing windows on the Virtual Machine you will want to click on “ctrl” “shift” “F3” to open Audit mode when at the OOBE.

In audit mode you can install apps you want to customize this image with but do not install antivirus.

Troubleshooting note: prior to doing sysprep for image capture you will need to make sure the hard drive is not encrypted by bitLocker.

You can do this by opening command prompt by typing cmd. (Open command prompt as administrator)

In the command prompt type in “manage-bde –status” it will display if the drive is encrypted. It is is “manage-bde –off”

Then you will be able to sys prep.

More screen shots to come.