DISMTools 0.8.1 Preview 4 - Now available
The fourth and final preview of DISMTools 0.8.1 is now available, with new features and enhancements.
What's new?
- A new policy has been added to configure image file scanning options in the operating system installer
- Volume auto-unlock policies are now supported by BDE-GUI
- When capturing a Windows image, a description can now be added
- The following starter scripts are affected by this version:
| Starter Script | Stage | State |
|---|---|---|
| Configure Windows Server processor scheduling | During System Configuration | New |
| Change Windows PowerShell Execution Policies | During System Configuration | Modified -- it now validates the selected execution policy |
| Control Remote Desktop parameters | During System Configuration | New |
| Empty Start Menu Pins | During System Configuration | New |
| Set a custom wallpaper | When the first user logs on | Modified -- Windows Spotlight is now disabled |
- The Starter Script Editor has seen the ability to find and replace text in script code, and to navigate the outline of code. It now allows you to type more script code, up to 2 billion characters
- Feature update detection support has been added for the Rubidium WaaS semester
- A search engine lookup link is now displayed next to a device's hardware ID in driver information reports
- Driver filters now support multiple class names
- The installer now uses Inno Setup 7.1
- 7-Zip has been updated to version 26.02
- The following libraries and components have been updated:
| Component | Previous version | New version |
|---|---|---|
| Managed DISM API | 6.0.0 |
6.1.0 |
What's fixed?
- Fixed an issue that would cause HotInstall to throw an exception when performing disk space checks with certain directories
- When getting information about drivers, drivers that can't be processed will now be skipped
- Hardware targets for driver files no longer show up more than once per INF section
- Fixed an issue where notifications would not be displayed
- Fixed some exceptions
How do I begin?
As always, you can begin contributing to the project by downloading this version today and reporting feedback to us.
Feedback is very crucial for the success of this project.
If you want to help us with something else (like documentation or artwork), we also welcome your suggestions. The help documentation content pages are available on GitHub and we encourage you to contribute to them so that we can make DISMTools easier to use.
As this release is close to being published as a stable version, changes in the Preview branch will be merged into the Stable branch, in around a week.
What's next?
Once version 0.8.1 is released as a stable version, work will begin on version 0.8.2. Expect the first preview release to arrive in early September 2026.
The final set of changes and fixes are being worked on right now as you read. Check out the dt_prerel_2683_relcndid branch for more information. Keep in mind, however, that this branch will be deleted when version 0.8.1 releases.