How to create Windows 8 AIO (All-In-One) ISO DVD

Friends today I am sharing the way of creating Windows 8 AIO (All-In-One) bootable ISO. We will walk through the step by step instructions to create Windows 8 AIO (All-in-One) ISO USB/DVD.
So lets start

Requirements :

• Windows 8 ISOs (both x86 and x64)
• Windows 8 Enterprise ISOs (x86 & x64) – Windows 8 Enterprise is not available through retail channels. (Optional)
• ISO extracting tool like Winrar or 7-zip
• Windows ADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit)
• Blank DVD (DVD5 – 4.7GB in size) compatible DVD Burner and CD/DVD burning software (like Nero, PoweISO or ImgBurn ).

How to create AIO DVD :-

• Download Windows 8 ISOs from MSDN / TechNet sites and extract  to different folders. For instance, I extracted all ISO at following locations (folders):

Windows Edition                      Location

Windows 8 x64                         C:\WIN8x64

Windows 8 x86                         C:\WIN8AIO

Windows 8 Enterprise x64 C:\WIN8Ex64

Windows 8 Enterprise x86 C:\WIN8Ex86

• As I previously blogged, Windows 8 ISO image contains all editions and Windows 8 Product Key defines which edition to be installed. I have unlocked Windows 8 x86 ISO and copied within C:\WIN8AIO which already has two editions i.e. 32-bit versions of Core and Pro in it.

• Here’s the chart of Windows 8 different WIM files and their INDEX references which will be required, when we export one edition from a WIM file to another one.

Windows 8 (x86 & x64)                        Windows 8 Enterprise (x86 & x64)
 Pro – 1                                                  Enterprise – 1
 Core – 2

• Now run Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment (Command Prompt) as Administrator and then type the following commands:

Imagex /compress maximum /export <path_of_source_wim_file> <index_no> <path_of_destination_wim_file> <description_of_edition>

like we did, 

Merging Windows 8 Enterprise x86

Imagex /compress maximum /export C:\WIN8Ex86\sources\install.wim 1 C:\WIN8AIO\sources\install.wim “Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit)”

Merging Windows 8 Pro x64

Imagex /compress maximum /export C:\WIN8x64\sources\install.wim 1 C:\WIN8AIO\sources\install.wim “Windows 8 Pro (64-bit)”
Merging Windows 8 Core x64

Imagex /compress maximum /export C:\WIN8x64\sources\install.wim 2 C:\WIN8AIO\sources\install.wim “Windows 8 (64-bit)”

Merging Windows 8 Enterprise x64

Imagex /compress maximum /export C:\WIN8Ex64\sources\install.wim 1 C:\WIN8AIO\sources\install.wim “Windows 8 Enterprise (64-bit)”

When it is done, you’ll have a universal WIM file of Windows 8 containing all editions.

• Now, just create a new bootable Windows 8 ISO image using below command on the prompt :
  
  oscdimg.exe -lWIN8AIO -m -u2 -bC:\WIN8AIO\boot\etfsboot.com C:\WIN8AIO C:\WIN8AIO.ISO

-l is used to set volume label of DVD
-m is used to create bigger image file than 700MB
-u2 is used to create UDF file system for DVD
-b is used to locate boot image of DVD

It will scan the source, begin creating the image, and when it will be done, you’ll have a bootable ISO file for Windows 8 ready.

• Windows 8 AIO ISO image is now ready to go! And interestingly it weighs 4.11GB only and fits on DVD5 disc.