QuickWinstall - Autounattend Generator

📖 Description

This AutoIt script generates customized autounattend.xml files for unattended Windows installation. Features multi-language support, user-friendly GUI, and template-based XML generation.

✨ Features

• Multi-language Support: English and Vietnamese UI
• User-friendly GUI: Intuitive interface with proper input validation
• Template-based Generation: Creates standard autounattend.xml files
• Settings Management: Save and load configuration preferences
• Password Toggle: Show/hide password functionality
• Input Validation: Character limits following Microsoft standards

🚀 Usage

1. Launch the autounattend_gen.exe file
2. Fill in the required fields:
   • PC Name
   • Account Name & Display Name
   • Account Password
   • Product Key (optional)
   • Windows Edition (Home/Pro/Education)
   • Locale & Time Region
3. Click "Generate" to create the autounattend.xml file
4. Use the "Settings" button to configure language and advanced options
5. The generated file will be saved in the same directory as the script
6. Use the "Reset" button to return all fields to default values

🤖 Windows 11 LAZY Installation

1. If you haven't downloaded the latest Windows 11 ISO file, download it from the official Microsoft Windows 11 download page
2. Extract your downloaded ISO file with any archive extraction tool (e.g., WinRAR) to a known folder
3. Copy the autounattend.xml file to your extracted Windows ISO folder
4. Copy all contents of the extracted ISO folder (including the autounattend.xml file) to a clean USB drive (minimum 8GB recommended)
5. Insert the USB drive into your target PC and boot to the Boot Device Manager (follow your manufacturer's instructions, as PC models and BIOS shortcuts vary)
6. Select the USB drive and enjoy a hassle-free Windows 11 installation

IMPORTANT

• The project does not yet include disk configuration options; therefore, disk 0 will be completely wiped during Windows installation.
• PLEASE BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT FILES BEFORE INSTALLING.
• I DO NOT HOLD ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN DATA.

📁 Project Structure

QuickWinstall/
├── autounattend.xml        # Output file (exists only if the Generate command runs successfully)
├── autounattend_gen.au3    # Main AutoIt script
├── autounattend_gen.exe    # Compiled executable
├── template.xml            # XML template file
├── settings.ini            # Configuration file (exists only if some options are changed)
├── lang/                   # Language files
│   ├── en.ini              # English language pack
│   └── vi.ini              # Vietnamese language pack
└── icons/                  # UI icons (optional)
    ├── cancel.ico          # Cancel icon 16x16
    ├── generate.ico        # Generate icon 16x16
    ├── reset.ico           # Reset icon 16x16
    └── settings.ico        # Settings icon 16x16

🌐 Multi-language Support

The application supports:

• English (en-US): Default language
• Vietnamese (vi-VN): Full UTF-8 support

Language files are located in the lang/ directory and can be easily extended for additional languages.

📋 System Requirements

• Windows 7 or later
• AutoIt3 (for source code execution)
• .NET Framework (for compiled executable)

🔗 References

• Schneegans Unattend Generator
• Microsoft Documentation
• ChatGPT assistance for development

👨‍💻 Author

1172005thinh (QuickComp.)

• GitHub: @1172005thinh
• Facebook: @quickcomp.hungthinhnguyen

📄 License

This project is free and open-source software.

📝 Changelog

v0.3.1

• Fixed misaligned Show/Hide UI and Reset button
• Add app icon - main.ico in icons/ directory

v0.3.0.1

• Remove settings.ini as this is a local build output.

v0.3

• Added Windows 11 Bypass Checks group with individual toggles for TPM, RAM, SecureBoot, CPU, Storage, and Disk checks
• Changed Region and Windows Edition radio buttons to dropdown lists
• Added Windows 11 Enterprise entry for Windows Edition
• Added individual reset button (⟲) for every input field and option group
• Fixed layout issues with dynamic content sizing and proper button alignment
• Complete localization support for all new bypass features in English and Vietnamese
• Enhanced template.xml with conditional bypass registry modifications
• Improved UI spacing and eliminated empty areas for better visual presentation

v0.2.2

• Rearranged buttons for better readability
• Changed Facebook links
• Links in About section are now blue highlighted and underlined for better appearance
• Fixed default value of checkbox "Same as Account Name" to FALSE, avoid glitching when Reset

v0.2.1.1

• Minor UI improvement, adding icons to Settings, Generate, Cancel, Reset buttons

v0.2.1

• Rewrite README.md and icons/README.md

v0.2

• Added multi-language support (English/Vietnamese)
• Improved GUI layout and user experience
• Implemented password toggle functionality
• Added input validation and character limits
• UTF-8 encoding support for international characters
• Settings dialog for language switching
• Message localization system

v0.1

• Initial release
• Basic GUI for autounattend.xml generation
• Template-based XML creation