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I also encountered this problem. In MacOS, I created a backup of Windows 11 24H2 x64 using wimlib (1.14.4).
I get the following information:
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Path: /Volumes/Content/Общий доступ/Backup folder/WindowsBackup.wim
GUID: 0xeb5831061080325d1592805e20349ee0
Version: 68864
Image Count: 2 ...

You can add any file to the exclusion list that you do not want to be backed up.
sudo ./Tools/bin/wimlib-imagex capture --compress=fast --check --config=./Exclusion_List.ini /dev/disk"$x"s"$y" "$DestinationFolder/WindowsBackup.wim" "Backup $(date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M")"

[ExclusionList]
\$ntfs.log ...

Perhaps you are right. I conducted an experiment. After creating the archive, I disconnected the disk where the Windows partition was located. On another disk I created a partition where I successfully restored the Windows system. Success took place due to two criteria: the absence of a “native ...

Does the option work --rpfix/--norpfix in UNIX? Mac OS system. When I create a backup copy of Windows, I can only restore Windows on the same disk. If I try to restore on another disc, I get a black screen with a mouse cursor. Thus, I cannot clone Windows.
As far as I understand the Option --rpfix ...

After I create a Windows 11 backup and check the image (wimlib-imagex info) I get information that it is Windows 10

WIM Information:
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Path: /Users/sergey/Desktop/Backup folder/WindowsBackup.wim
GUID: 0x53a7f464c276a31600b35be14ed9199d
Version: 68864
Image Count: 1
Compression ...