If the PC doesn't connect to network locations, see WinPE Network Drivers: Initializing and adding drivers. For more information, see WinPE: Mount and Customize.
If your PC requires storage or video drivers to boot, try adding those same drivers to the Windows PE image.To boot a PC that supports UEFI mode: In the firmware boot menus, try manually selecting the boot files: \EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI.If Windows PE doesn't appear, try the following workarounds, rebooting the PC each time:
From the boot menu, select the bootable Windows PE media.If you don't know which key combination will bring up your PC's boot menu, contact your PC manufacturer. This key or key combination is different depending on your PC manufacturers. Press the key or key combination that will bring up the boot menu.Insert the media into the PC you want to boot.Now that you've created bootable Windows PE media, you can use it to boot your PC. Prepare the drive by using MakeWinPEMedia: MakeWinPEMedia /UFD C:\WinPE_amd64 V:
If you're planning to run Windows PE in Hyper-V, consider using an ISO file format instead of a VHD to enable faster setup of the virtual PC.Ĭreate a virtual hard drive (.vhdx): diskpartĬreate vdisk file="C:\WinPE.vhdx" maximum=1000
Use MakeWinPEMedia with the /UFD option to format and install Windows PE to the USB flash drive, specifying the USB key's drive letter: MakeWinPEMedia /UFD C:\WinPE_amd64 P: See Create a multipartition USB drive for instructions. If you want to be able to store files larger than 4GB on your Windows PE USB drive, you can create a multipartition USB drive that has an additional partition formatted as NTFS. MakeWinPEMedia will format your Windows PE drive as FAT32. You can format your USB key prior to running MakeWinPEMedia. Create a bootable Windows PE USB driveĪttach a USB drive to your technician PC. Now that you now have a set of working files, you can use MakeWinPEMedia to build bootable WinPE media. After you add drivers or other customizations to Windows PE, see Image optimization to help reduce the boot time.