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title: "How to force Windows Home on a device"
canonical: "https://support.blancco.com/space/KB/302055425/How%20to%20force%20Windows%20Home%20on%20a%20device"
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## Description

This article will cover how to force the installation of Windows Home on a device if the user is unable to select an edition from the installation media. This is necessary for following best practices when creating and capturing an image with Key Deploy.

## Step-by-step instructions

1. Download the Media Creation Tool or the Windows 11 ISO

2. Mount the ISO in Explorer or use Rufus or AnyBurn

3. With a text editor, create a file called “ei.cfg” and add the following. Then, place the file in the sources directory

4. If available, delete the PID.txt file from the sources directory

5. Repack the ISO

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