Windows 11 Language Packs do not show up in PE Deployment Wizard

Question

Hi all, We are having a problem with Windows 11 Language Packs not showing up in the PE Deployment Wizard when building new laptops, i've tried recreating the task sequence from scratch to which we still have the problem. Our ADK and PE environments are on the new version for Windows 11. We also build Windows 10 PCs using this version and those packages are ok, they show up in the PE wizard, just the windows 11 ones dont (see attached image of the wizard and MDT locations. Any additional info required, then please let me know. Thanks Adam

Answer 1

Hi @Adam Smith, 

1, What the MDT and ADK version you are using? This may be an unsupported operation. MDT build 8456 is the latest version available. According to the official article, it is doesn't support Windows 10 ARM64 devices, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 operating systems by default. The related link for your reference:

MDT release notes | Microsoft Learn

2, Besides, we may try the following steps to troubleshoot.

• A log will be created when we import the package, as shown in the screenshot. Please help check it to see if there are any useful information.
•  Please help confirm that the related folder has been selected in Selection Profiled. The screenshot for your reference:
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• Please help confirm that if the related folder is shown in the DeploymentShare$ folder, as shown in screenshot:

Thanks for your time and patience!

Best regards,
Cherry

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Answer 2

Hi, I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Firstly, let's make sure that the Language Packs are installed correctly. You can check this by going to the Language section in the Settings app and verifying that the language packs are installed. If they're not installed correctly, you'll need to install them before proceeding. Next, let's check the MDT Configuration. Ensure that the MDT configuration is set up correctly, which includes checking the Deployment Share properties to make sure the appropriate language packs are selected and that the paths to the Language Pack files are correct. If everything looks good there, then let's update the Deployment Share to ensure that the latest updates and changes are applied. You can do this by right-clicking the deployment share and selecting "Update Deployment Share." After updating the Deployment Share, let's double-check the Task Sequence. Make sure that the task sequence is configured correctly, with the correct language packs added to the "Install Language Packs" step in the task sequence. If the issue persists, we can try using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool to inject the Language Packs directly into the Windows image. This can be done by running the DISM command with the /Add-Package parameter. For more Information, please refer to following resources :-

1. MDT known issues - https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/mdt/known-issues
2. Add languages to a Windows 11 Enterprise image - https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-desktop/windows-11-language-packs
3. Deploy a Windows language pack as an application - https://learn.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/app-management/deploy-language-pack If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm here to help.

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Answer 3

Hi,

1, Please try to also check the box Window 11 22H2 x64,

2, Where did you get the language package? We may try to regain and impot it again.

I will be sharing for you if I have any update. Thanks for your time and patience!

Best regards,
Cherry

Answer 4

I ran into the same issue. I think it's important to include an "apply patches" in the postinstall step with a selection profile that includes your language packs. Only then will the wizard offer you the choice to install them.