Hi,
Just checked on my Windows 11 PC with Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.6, and it's working for me.
I used 'create_local_json.py' to create a custom manifest file (as described in the blog post).
I double clicked on the 'os_list_local.rpi-imager-manifest' file and Windows opens it with Raspberry Pi Imager.
I then selected "Raspberry Pi 4" as the device, and "Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)" as the OS to install.
After selecting the device and OS, the "Interface & Features" customisation section appeared, and allowed me to enable USB gadget mode.
The key is you need to select a device AND OS that are both configured in the manifest file as supporting the 'usb_otg' capability. Double check your manifest file has the 'usb_otg' entries:
Just checked on my Windows 11 PC with Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.6, and it's working for me.
I used 'create_local_json.py' to create a custom manifest file (as described in the blog post).
I double clicked on the 'os_list_local.rpi-imager-manifest' file and Windows opens it with Raspberry Pi Imager.
I then selected "Raspberry Pi 4" as the device, and "Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)" as the OS to install.
After selecting the device and OS, the "Interface & Features" customisation section appeared, and allowed me to enable USB gadget mode.
The key is you need to select a device AND OS that are both configured in the manifest file as supporting the 'usb_otg' capability. Double check your manifest file has the 'usb_otg' entries:
Code:
{ "name": "Raspberry Pi 4", "tags": [ "pi4-64bit", "pi4-32bit" ], "default": false, "icon": "https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/imager/icons/RPi_4.png", "description": "Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, 400, and Compute Module 4 / 4S", "matching_type": "inclusive", "capabilities": [ "usb_otg" ] } Code:
{ "name": "Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)", "description": "A port of Debian Trixie with no desktop environment (Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3/4/400/5)", "icon": "https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/raspios_armhf/Raspberry_Pi_OS_(32-bit).png", "url": "https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/raspios_lite_arm64/images/raspios_lite_arm64-2025-12-04/2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img.xz", "extract_size": 2986344448, "extract_sha256": "d2a54d6a13e95603fc70f332c87b9f4cebfafaa2d14da5708e183f1089697852", "image_download_size": 511063968, "release_date": "2025-12-04", "init_format": "cloudinit-rpi", "devices": [ "pi5-64bit", "pi4-64bit", "pi3-64bit" ], "capabilities": [ "rpi_connect", "usb_otg" ] }Statistics: Posted by phattmatt — Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:27 pm