dist/temp/WindowsUpdateTools/Public/Get-Windows11ISO.ps1
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function Get-Windows11ISO { <# .SYNOPSIS Downloads Windows 11 ISO using multiple methods with fallback options for upgrade installations. .DESCRIPTION Downloads Windows 11 ISO using multiple automated methods: Automated Media Creation Tool (primary), Fido script (fallback), UUP dump (alternative), and manual helpers (last resort). Automatically detects the system language and downloads the appropriate localized ISO. The automated Media Creation Tool method runs unattended using command-line parameters for fully programmatic ISO creation. .PARAMETER OutputPath Directory where the ISO will be downloaded. Default: C:\Temp .PARAMETER Edition Windows 11 edition to download. Default: Pro .PARAMETER Language Override automatic language detection with a specific language. If not specified, the system's current display language will be detected automatically. .PARAMETER Method Preferred download method. Options: Auto (tries all methods), Fido, UUP, MediaCreationTool Default: Auto .PARAMETER LogPath Path to the log file for detailed logging. .EXAMPLE $isoPath = Get-Windows11ISO -OutputPath "D:\ISOs" -LogPath "C:\Logs\wu.log" .EXAMPLE $isoPath = Get-Windows11ISO -OutputPath "D:\ISOs" -Edition "Pro" -Language "German" -Method "Auto" -LogPath "C:\Logs\wu.log" .NOTES Downloads Windows 11 ISO files using automated methods with fallback options. Requires internet connectivity and adequate disk space (8GB+ for ISO). Returns the full path to the downloaded ISO file or helper script. Supports automatic language detection and multiple download methods for reliability. The automated Media Creation Tool method runs unattended for fully programmatic downloads. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [string]$OutputPath = "C:\Temp", [ValidateSet('Home', 'Pro', 'Enterprise', 'Education')] [string]$Edition = "Pro", [ValidateSet('Arabic', 'Brazilian Portuguese', 'Bulgarian', 'Chinese (Simplified)', 'Chinese (Traditional)', 'Croatian', 'Czech', 'Danish', 'Dutch', 'English', 'English International', 'Estonian', 'Finnish', 'French', 'French Canadian', 'German', 'Greek', 'Hebrew', 'Hungarian', 'Italian', 'Japanese', 'Korean', 'Latvian', 'Lithuanian', 'Norwegian', 'Polish', 'Portuguese', 'Romanian', 'Russian', 'Serbian Latin', 'Slovak', 'Slovenian', 'Spanish', 'Spanish (Mexico)', 'Swedish', 'Thai', 'Turkish', 'Ukrainian')] [string]$Language, [ValidateSet('Auto', 'Fido', 'UUP', 'MediaCreationTool')] [string]$Method = "Auto", [string]$LogPath ) # Call the private implementation function Get-WUWindows11ISO @PSBoundParameters } |