OSBuild Templates
My previous version used an Enabled subdirectory, this is no longer used and Templates should be moved to C:\OSBuilder\Templates
Language Settings should be working now. Let me know your results!
So I had this idea for creating some type of Template for OSBuilds that will be used for every OSBuild that gets created. I had planned on creating a new function called New-OSBTemplate to do just this. You can read all about that here
Scratch the idea of a new function
Hidden in OSBuilder 19.1.20 is a pre-release method to do just this, but much easier than a separate function. Let me get some warnings out of the way
OSBuild Templates are for testing only! Things will probably change when things are officially released
Language Features are not processed for the time being
Create a Blank OSBuildTask
Start by creating a New-OSBuild Task without any settings
This can easily be validated by using the task in New-OSBuild
Create a Templates Directory
Create a Templates\Enabled directory in your OSBuilder Home. This path will typically be C:\OSBuilder\Templates
My previous version used an Enabled subdirectory, this is no longer used and Templates should be moved to C:\OSBuilder\Templates
Create a Global Template
A Global Template is one that will be applied to every OSBuild that is processed, so it is important to select items that are not OS specific like PowerShell Scripts (Appx and Features are OS specific, so don't pick those). Make sure the word Global is in the TaskName
Here you can see my complete Task with non-OS Specific Settings
Move this Task to C:\OSBuilder\Templates
My previous version used an Enabled subdirectory, this is no longer used and Templates should be moved to C:\OSBuilder\Templates
Test Global Settings
To test the Global Settings, run New-OSBuild and select the BLANK Task
After a few seconds, the Global Template should be picked up, and the results will be displayed. Congratulations, you have now created and applied your first Template
OS Specific Template
Creating an OS Specific Template is just as easy. I want to make one for Windows 10 x64 1809 to remove some Appx Provisioned Packages
So in this Task, those are the only things I set
After moving this Task into the Enabled Templates it will be processed every time I create an OSBuild with this Operating System. When I do, these Appx Provisioned Packages will be removed
Operating Systems are grouped by OSMedia Family, so when a Template is not Global, it uses this to determine if the Operating System is a match. In the case of this Server OS, it does not match the Windows 10 x64 1809 Appx Template, and it is skipped
Wrapping Up
Have fun playing with this new feature, and make sure to give some feedback because I keep hearing crickets!
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