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It's basically headless Windows, isn't it?

No. This will produce a fully fledged GUI Windows install. All this is doing is bypassing the GUI install in favor of manually partitioning + formatting the disks and applying the system image to the partition, then skipping the OOBE (Out of Box Experience) so it can be configured normally with just a standard local account.

There are easier ways of accomplishing this.

There are, but by my personal experience those other ways might stop working every other Windows update and need tweaking/changing.

Yes, it is a continuous fight with Microsoft, though.

They are pretty hostile to their end-users.

end-users don't install windows

Most users don't install Windows. Power users and tinkerers are still users.

...suggestions/ info/ links?

Personally I would follow Microsoft's guide on partitioning [1] mostly, except the recovery partition which I skip creating. If Windows needs it they will auto create it again anyways in the next major update.

Then I use WinNTSetup [2], just point it to where the Windows setup files are, and which partition is the boot partition (EFI partition) and which partition is to become C:.

[1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu...

[2] https://msfn.org/board/topic/149612-winntsetup-v531/

If you create a USB install disk with Rufus, it will automatically allow you to create a local account which is pretty useful

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