I built a small OSS tool to simplify Windows OS deployment
Hi everyone,
I've created a project called "Foundry OSD", and I would like feedback from people who deal with Intune or Autopilot in real environments.
Foundry OSD is an open-source Windows OS deployment toolkit built as a C# / WinUI 3 desktop app. It helps create ISO or USB deployment media, boot into WinPE, configure Ethernet or Wi-Fi networking, and prepare a machine before the rest of the provisioning flow.
This started as a personal project because I needed a simpler way to handle the steps that still happen around bare-metal prep and provisioning. I know there are already open-source options, but I personally wanted a 100% free and open-source tool that could be very simple to use while still allowing deep deployment customization when needed. I would like to see whether Foundry OSD can become useful beyond my own use case, so I am trying to collect practical feedback.
In practice, the workflow is:
- automate ADK install/upgrade when needed
- build ISO or USB deployment media
- reuse cached Foundry OSD binaries, OS, and driver pack content on USB media across deployments
- boot into WinPE
- validate/select Ethernet or Wi-Fi networking
- choose OS, driver pack, Autopilot profile, and deployment options from automated catalogs
After several months of work, it feels ready enough to show outside my own setup. Feedback from Intune and Autopilot admins is welcome, especially around real-world pre-provisioning and bare-metal scenarios.