Create Bootable ISO from Windows 10 ESD File

I wanted to create an ISO image out of it, in order to make a Win10 Enterprise installation DVD. I used the most actual version of NTLite to accomplish that.

Put the appropriate .ESD file you downloaded into that same folder. Right click decrypt file in the same folder and click Run as administrator.

Download the ESD file and create your own bootable ISO files to install Windows 10 from scratch.

NTLite says your ESD is isolated, because it was loaded without the ISO folder. This is a normal warning you can't make an ISO from a single ESD.

The way you can use ESD conversion in NTLite is pretty straightforward. Unpack downloaded ISO content into a folder and add that location to the target list.

Grab the latest ESD for Windows 10 or 11 that matches the language and architecture, and download the ESD and make an ISO out of it.

The tool and the method in this tutorial work without issues with the latest Insider Build 14366 ESD file, released yesterday.

ESD to ISO - Create Bootable ISO from Windows 10 ESD File · Select the $WINDOWS.~BT folder, select Create ISO: ESD to ISO - Create Bootable ISO ...

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to create an ISO file of the latest version of Windows 10 using an install.ESD image.

How to create Windows 10 ISO image from the ESD file downloaded by Windows Update.