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Aug 17, 2017 This paper defines the internal format of a Windows Imaging (WIM) file format. This information may be used to build.wim file creation or extraction tools, or other WIM-enabled applications.
This walkthrough describes how to configure a PXE server to load Windows PE by booting a client computer from the network. Using the Windows PE tools and a Windows 10 image file, you can install Windows 10 from the network.
Prerequisites
All four of the roles specified above can be hosted on the same computer or each can be on a separate computer.
Step 1: Copy Windows PE source files
Step 2: Configure boot settings and copy the BCD file
Your PXE/TFTP server is now configured. You can view the BCD settings that have been configured using the command bcdedit /store <BCD file location> /enum all. See the following example. Note: Your GUID will be different than the one shown below.
Tip
If you start the PXE boot process, but receive the error that 'The boot configuration data for your PC is missing or contains errors' then verify that boot directory is installed under the correct TFTP server root directory. In the example used here the name of this directory is TFTPRoot, but your TFTP server might be different.
PXE boot process summary
The following summarizes the PXE client boot process.
The following assumes that you have configured DHCP option 67 (Bootfile Name) to 'bootPXEboot.n12' which enables direct boot to PXE with no user interaction. For more information about DHCP options for network boot, see Managing Network Boot Programs.
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How can you deploy Windows to PCs with just one USB port?
The default Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) drive format, FAT32, is used to boot UEFI-based PCs, but that's too small to store most Windows images: Free world atlas download.
Here's a few ways around these limitations:
Option 1: Create a multiple partition USB drive
Starting with Windows 10, Version 1703, you can create multiple partitions on USB drives. To work with a USB drive with multiple partitions, both your technician PC and WinPE have to be Windows 10, Version 1703.
Create a USB drive with WinPE and data partitions
Option 2: Store the image on a separate USB drive
If you are using Windows 10, Version 1607 or earlier and your PC only has one USB port, you can still deploy Windows using two separate USB keys.
Option 3: Store the image on a network location
Option 4: Split the imageConfigure Windows 10 Boot Manager
Limitations:
Download Windows 10 Wim File
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