Today I would like to show you how you can add Language Packs to Windows 10 Current Branch 1511 with using the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer. This nice tool is a part of the new ADK’s and available since a while.
With the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer, short WICD, you’re able to create pkkg Files. This files can be deployed to Windows Desktops or even Windows Mobile Devices.
First make sure you have the right ADK installed. Download it from here. It is still recommended to use the “older” version instead of the 1511 ADK. For more details check this links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configmgrteam/2015/11/20/issue-with-the-windows-adk-for-windows-10-version-1511/
Also download the correct version of the Language packs. There is dedicated ISO available for Windows 10 1511 which contains x86 and x64 LPs. Mount the ISO and copy the required lp.cab files to a shared folder. You can use a single folder and rename the LPs instead of using subfolders. (Just rename each cab so they can all exist in the same folder e.g. de-de.cab for German etc…).
This could look like this:
Start the WICD and create a new provisioning package and save the project to a share.
Hit next for the “Next” options
Select “Common to all Windows desktop editions” and click “Next”
Leave this blank and click “Finish”
On the newly created project expand the Deployment assets – Language packages and browse to your LP cab files. You have to select each LP for import. in my case I only use one single LP – German. Name it and click Add at the bottom.
Now you can create the PPKG file. On the Menu select Export and then “Provision package”. On the “Build” windows click Next (or change the settings if you like).
Do not encrypt the ppkg file for now. Select where to save the ppkg package
Hit Build to build the package
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