. (through ) 10.0.17763.0 / October 2, 2018; 5 months ago ( 2018-10-02) type Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE) is a lightweight version of used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline. It is intended to replace and can be via,. Traditionally used by large corporations and (to Windows client operating systems on PCs during manufacturing), it is now widely available via (WAIK). Contents.
How to Create a USB Windows PE Disk to Maintain Computer in Windows 10 Step 1.: Install the features of Windows ADK on your computer. Step 2.: Prepare the USB drive to make sure it can be created as a Windows PE disk. Step 3.: Create a Windows PE disk. Now restart the Deployment and Imaging. I tried Windows PE 3.0 bootable USB drive on some brand-new Lenovo W510 laptops. After boot into Windows PE, and run List Disk in Diskpart, it only shows the build-in hard disk, not any USB drives plugged in so I can access images saved on USB drives.
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Overview WinPE was originally intended to be used only as a pre-installation platform for deploying Microsoft Windows operating systems, specifically to replace in this respect. WinPE has the following uses:. Deployment of workstations and servers in large corporations as well as pre-installation by system builders of workstations and servers to be sold to end users. Recovery platform to run 32-bit or 64-bit recovery tools such as ERD Commander or (Windows RE). Platform for running third-party 32-bit or 64-bit utilities. The package can be used for developer testing or as a recovery / for system administrators.
Many customized WinPE boot CDs packaged with third-party applications for different uses are now available from volunteers via the Internet. The package can also be used as the base of a forensics investigation to either capture a disk image or run analysis tools without mounting any available disks and thus changing state. Version 2.0 introduced a number of improvements and extended the availability of WinPE to all customers, not just corporate enterprise customers by downloading and installing Microsoft's Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). It was originally designed and built by a small team of engineers in Microsoft's Windows Deployment team, including Vijay Jayaseelan, Ryan Burkhardt, and Richard Bond. Versions The following versions are known to exist: Version Description 1.0 The first release of Windows Preinstallation Environment, built from RTM 1.1 Built from with Service Pack 1 1.2 Built from RTM 1.5 Called Windows PE 2004; built from with Service Pack 2 1.6 Called Windows PE 2005; built from with Service Pack 1 2.0 Built from the first edition of.
This version differs from the other versions since it doesn't need the disc to load all the files. This means that the download is now 992 MB in size instead of 60 MB from the previous versions. It's possible to modify the default startup disc to have access to a few plug-ins like, additional drivers and other 32-bit applications (or 64-bit applications for 64-bit versions).
Other new features include the capability for a rewritable since WinPE version 1.x only has a recordable RAM disk. 2.1 Built from 2.2 Built from SP2 3.0 Built from code base. It is included in 2.0. 3.1 Built from code base. It is included in a WAIK supplementary update provided by Microsoft. 4.0 Built from code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 8.0.
5.0 Built from code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 8.1. 5.1 It is an update for version 5.0 that is applied manually. 10.0.4 Built from v1507 code base.
It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10. 10.0.10586.0 Built from Windows 10 v1511.
It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10 1511. 10.0.14393.0 Built from Windows 10 v1607 code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10 1607. 10.0.15063.0 Built from Windows 10 v1703 code base. 10.0.16299.15 Built from Windows 10 v1709 code base. 10.0.17134.1 Built from Windows 10 v1803 code base. 10.0.17763.0 Built from Windows 10 v1809 code base.
Derivatives Windows Recovery Environment. Recovery Environment, Advanced Options section screen, showing four of the six available options Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a set of tools based on Windows PE to help diagnose and recover from serious errors which may be preventing Windows from booting successfully.
Windows RE is installed along with and later, and may be booted from hard disks, optical media (such as an operating system installation disc) and (e.g. A copy of Windows RE is included in the installation media of the aforementioned operating systems.
It is a successor to. Windows RE features include:. Automatic Repair: Automatically finds and fixes boot errors in the caused by issues such as corruption of the following components:, disk and metadata, or, and issues caused by missing or damaged boot and system files, incompatible drivers, or damaged hardware.
Prior to Windows 8, this mode was known as 'Startup Repair.' The executable image for Automatic Repair is startrep.exe.
System Restore: Same as the that is included in Windows, it allows a system's settings to be restored to those of a previous state. System Image Recovery: Same as the component of Windows, it allows restoring a previously created. Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool: Analyses the computer memory for defects (not available on Windows 8 and later).
The program does not run inside WinRE, but instead reboots the system and executes memtest.exe instead of loading the operating system. Memtest.exe cannot be run inside Windows.: Gives access to the file system, volumes and files. It can be used to run ( sfc /scannow) against an offline Windows installation and repair missing or corrupt files. Tools like, and can be used to perform various system tasks like recovering or backing up files, managing partitions, and fix servicing-related issues respectively. In order to use the command prompt, the user must sign into an administrator account. Starting with, the following additional options are added:.: Both re-install Windows from a copy of the operating system on the hard drive.
The 'Refresh' operation maintains files, settings, and apps (but not other programs), while 'Reset' performs a factory reset of Windows, optionally formatting the hard drive and performing. The Reset function does not perform a full reinstall; it merely performs a factory reset from a image inside a hidden recovery partition. It is possible to create a custom WIM image based on which a Reset is performed. Startup Settings: Enforces a series of safe settings during the startup. Windows 10 adds the following:. Restore factory settings: Allows users who upgraded to Windows 10 to revert to their original operating system. Appears as Recover from the cloud on devices whose factory settings include Windows 10.
Go back to the previous build: Windows 10 is an operating system for which Microsoft occasionally releases newer builds. In the event that installation of a new build of Windows 10 becomes problematic, this option allows the user to revert to the previous build.
Only appears if the previous build's files are not deleted. Volumes encrypted with can be mounted if a recovery key is available.
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