Instructions to create WinPE file IOS, USB boot WinPE

Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) boot device depends on each toolbox of the geeks. According to a quote from Wikipedia, 'WinPE was originally intended to be used only as a pre-installed platform, to deploy Microsoft Windows operating systems, especially to replace DOS in this respect. WinPE has the following uses:

1. Deployment of workstations and servers in large corporations, as well as preinstalled by builders of workstation and server systems for sale to users.
2. Platform recovery to run 32-bit or 64-bit recovery tools, such as Winternals ERD Commander or Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).
3. Play the role of running third-party or 64-bit disk mirroring utilities. "

Create a WinPE file IOS, USB boot WinPE

Create a WinPE file IOS, USB boot WinPE very fast and easy. This article will guide you in detail how to create a WinPE file IOS, USB boot WinPE.

1) Download the latest Windows 10 ADK (Assessment and Deployment Kit) or Windows Insider Preview ADK.

2) You can fully install 7 GB ADK version, but in this article, you only need components Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment .

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3) After installing, open the Deployment and Imaging Tools interface by right-clicking on Start> W> Windows Kits and selecting More> Run as administrator .

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4) Reminder is quite long. Shorten it by going to the root of the C: drive with the cd command (# 1 in the next screenshot).

5) Create WinPE files with the following command (# 2):

 amd64 copype D: WinPEx64 

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Replace the D: WinPEx64 path with the drive letter and your preferred directory name. The above command creates PE files used to boot a 64-bit machine. If you create PE for a 32-bit machine, replace amd64 with x86 :

 x86 copype D: WinPEx86 

6) Plug in the USB flash drive, note the drive letter. Enter the following command, replace the path D: WinPEx64 with the actual path to the directory where you created the PE file and drive letter I: by the actual drive letter of the USB drive:

 MakeWinPEMedia / UFD D: WinPEx64 I: 

If you want to create a WinPE file ISO, change / UFD to / ISO , then add the path and file name where you want to create the ISO file:

 MakeWinPEMedia / ISO D: WinPEx64 F: WPE64.iso 

You will be warned that the USB flash drive will be reformatted. Accept with Y:

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See more:

1. Deploy Windows 7 - Part 19: Create a custom WinPE Tools CD
2. Deploying Vista - Part 11: Working with Windows PE
3. Deploy Vista - Part 10: Introduction to Windows PE