Create a bootable ISO using OSCDIMG tool (Included in WADK/WAIK Toolkit)

This post describes how to create a bootable ISO using OSCDIMG tool.

Steps :-

1. On the machine were WADK/WAIK is installed, This tool is available in the following location <Installation Path>\Windows AIK\Tools\amd64.

If you don't have WADK or WAIK installed, just download the tool from here :-

OSCDIMG x86

OSCDIMG amd64

OSCDIMG ia64

2. For creating a bootable ISO, etfsboot.com file is also required. Which can be downloaded from here :-

ETFSBOOT.com

3. Once you have these files in place.

For the machine with WADK - Open Deployment tool Command prompt as administrator.
For the machine without WADK - Open a command prompt as Administrator & browse to OSCDIMG tool download location.

Now, run the following command :-

OSCDIMG –b[location of etfsboot.com] –u1 –d –m –h [Source] [ISO file location]

-b - This parameter make the ISO file bootable but you have to provide the boot file etfsboot.com, this is the file which makes Microsoft OS ISO file bootable (no space between –b & etfs file location).

-u1 - Produces an image that has both the UDF file system and the ISO 9660 file system.

-d - Does not force lowercase file names to uppercase.

-m - Ignores the maximum size limit of an image.

-h - Includes hidden files and directories.