Driver load error when using boot.wim image to install Windows Server 2016

You inject the latest Windows Server 2016 cumulative update (CU) into a boot.wim image. When you use the image for deployment, the operating system installation hangs at the loading-drivers stage.

Additionally, the setupact log contains the following error messages:

This issue occurs because the setup.exe file that's in the updated boot.wim image doesn't not match the setup.exe file that's in the original source media.

To correctly update the boot.wim image, follow these steps.

Directories for setup

Steps for injection

1. Mount install.wim from d:\installmedia\sources to d:\mount.
2. Use the dism command to inject the latest Windows Server 2016 servicing stack update. For example, March 14, 2017, servicing stack update.
3. Use the dism command to inject the latest Windows Server 2016 cumulative update package. For example, August 16, 2017, cumulative update.
4. Commit the changes and unmount install.wim.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for Index 1 and 2 of boot.wim.
6. Mount boot.wim Index 2. Use Windows Explorer to sort files by date modified, and then look for setupe.exe and other files on the mounted image. For example, in the d:\mount\sources folder.(setup.exe, locale.nls, setupplatform.dll, setupplatform.exe, reagent.dll, and anything else that looks recently modified).
7. Copy the modified files to d:\installmedia\sources. This will be used to create ISO image.
8. Start the computer by using the updated image.

Commands example

Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\InstallMedia\sources\Boot.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:D:\mount /checkintegrity
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4013418-x64_b7165b95be791aeb025135efe60e00db2800c5c6.msu
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4025339-x64.msu
Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:D:\mount /Commit

Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\InstallMedia\sources\Boot.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:D:\mount /checkintegrity
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4013418-x64_b7165b95be791aeb025135efe60e00db2800c5c6.msu
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4025339-x64.msu

Using Windows Explorer, do a sort by date modified and look for setupe.exe and other files in the mounted image. For example, d:\mount\sources (setup.exe, locale.nls, setupplatform.dll, setupplatform.exe, reagent.dll, and anything else that looks recently modified. There should be 22 files that have a modified timestamp in this sources folder. Copy these modified files to d:\installmedia\sources.

Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:D:\mount /Commit
Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\InstallMedia\sources\Install.wim /Index:4 /MountDir:D:\mount /checkintegrity
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4013418-x64_b7165b95be791aeb025135efe60e00db2800c5c6.msu
Dism /Add-package /Image:D:\mount /Packagepath:D:\updates\windows10.0-kb4025339-x64.msu
Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:D:\mount /Commit