Update-OSDeployCoreESD
Downloads Windows Enterprise ESD files from the latest OSDeploy OS catalog.
Module
OSDeploy
Platform
Windows 11 (amd64 / arm64)
Requires
PowerShell 7.6, Administrator rights, curl.exe, internet access, valid license
Output
System.IO.FileInfo[] for verified usable ESD files
Description
Locates the newest XML catalog in the OSDeploy module, resolves eligible en-US Enterprise ESD entries, and downloads them to the release folder under C:\ProgramData\OSDeployCore\OSDCloud\OS, such as Windows 11 25H2.
Each current file is reused when its SHA256 checksum matches. A verified older-catalog file can be retained after an upgrade prompt. Pending URLs are tested before per-file confirmations and transfers begin.
SHA256 verification follows every download. Failed transfers and checksums use bounded automatic retry followed by an interactive retry decision and cleanup options.
Syntax
Update-OSDeployCoreESD [-Force] [[-Architecture] <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]Parameters
-Force
Switch
No
Bypass verified cache reuse and request fresh downloads. It does not bypass ShouldContinue prompts.
-Architecture
String
No
amd64 or arm64. AMD64 hosts consider x64 then ARM64 by default; ARM64 hosts consider ARM64 only.
-WhatIf
Switch
No
Suppress gated directory, deletion, download, retry, and cleanup operations. Initialization, hashing, URL tests, and Yes/No prompts can still occur.
-Confirm
Switch
No
Add confirmation at ShouldProcess boundaries; independent ShouldContinue prompts still appear.
Examples
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