How to create a custom ISO for Windows 11 and 'Auto Pilot' with JumpCloud for Windows - without MDT
Intro
Hi
In one of my previous articles I demonstrated how you can build an 'Auto Pilot'-style scenario with Microsoft's MDT and a custom script to onboard devices to JumpCloud on first-boot (or at a later stage by using the script standalone).
For some, having a dedicated Windows installation for MDT and all other required components may be a little too cumbersome and it isn't always very straightforward to get familiar with MDT (it can break fairly easy as well).
Recently I came across a tool named NTLite by Dino Nuhagic - which provides another option to quickly create custom images for Windows in a pretty intuitive manner without the stress of dealing with MDT. You can download/integrate Windows Updates, install language packs and drivers, remove Windows components (declutter) and most importantly - you can customise the out-of-the-box-experience (OOBE), integrate files and scripts, create local accounts - just like with MDT.
Solution
Once you have downloaded and installed NTLite, it's really easy to get your Windows source files loaded and start customising - actually I don't really need to elaborate much here.
Checkout the features here and start playing around with it. After a short while, making your first adjustments, you're ready to create your first custom ISO.
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Adding the AutoPilot-Script
This is based on the support for 'Application Integration '. You have the choice here when and in which context your integrated applications and scripts will run. In this case I want the AutoPilot-Script to be executed on first boot after imaging. Therefore I'm adding my script and the command line as per screenshot:
The script will then be called as a RunOnce via registry.
Conclusion