Creating a VHD from ISO using WIM2VHD Convert-WindowsImage …

This script here helps in creating VHD’s on the fly. Recently I needed to quickly create some VHDX from an ISO that are “arm-able” for some labs.

The tool I used is:

Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 — WIM2VHD for Windows 10 (also Windows 8 and 8.1)

Convert-WindowsImage is the new version of WIM2VHD designed specifically for Windows 8 and above. Written in PowerShell, this command-line tool allows you to rapidly create sysprepped VHDX and VHDX images from setup media for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, Windows 8/8.1/Server 2012/R2

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f

Here’s the basic script I used…

$iso = 'E:\users\shawn\Downloads\en_windows_server_2012_r2_with_update_x64_dvd_6052708.iso'
$workdir = 'e:\temp\iso'
$vhdpath = 'e:\temp\iso\thevhd.vhdx'
Load (aka "dot-source) the Function
. .\Convert-WindowsImage.ps1
Prepare all the variables in advance (optional)
$ConvertWindowsImageParam = @{

SourcePath          = $iso

RemoteDesktopEnable = $True

Passthru            = $True

Edition    = "ServerDataCenter"

VHDFormat = "VHDX"

SizeBytes = 60GB

WorkingDirectory = $workdir

VHDPath = $vhdpath

VHDPartitionStyle = 'GPT'

}
$VHDx = Convert-WindowsImage @ConvertWindowsImageParam