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Windows Preinstallation Environment images based on Windows 10 and later use an italic Segoe UI font by default as a result of missing resources. | Windows Preinstallation Environment images based on Windows 10 and later use an italic Segoe UI font by default as a result of missing resources. | ||
==Versions== | |||
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!Version | |||
!Base | |||
!Notes | |||
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|1.0 | |||
|[[Windows XP RTM]] | |||
|First version, requires volume license key for obtaining, uses [[winwallpaper:Bliss|Bliss]] as wallpaper | |||
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|1.1 | |||
|[[Windows XP SP1]] | |||
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|1.2 | |||
|[[Windows Server 2003 RTM]] | |||
|Changes wallpaper to [[winwallpaper:Ascent|Ascent]], last version to require volume license key for obtaining | |||
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|2.0 | |||
|[[Windows Vista RTM]] | |||
|First version to be freely available | |||
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|2.1 | |||
|[[Windows Vista SP1]]/[[Windows Server 2008 RTM]] | |||
|Changes wallpaper to Server 2008 setup background | |||
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|2.2 | |||
|Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 | |||
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|3.0 | |||
|Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 RTM | |||
|Changes wallpaper to Server 2008 R2 setup background | |||
|- | |||
|3.1 | |||
|Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 SP1 | |||
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|4.0 | |||
|Windows 8/Server 2012 | |||
|Removes wallpaper, leaving solid blue color, changes theme to [[Windows Basic]], moves title bar text to the center | |||
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|4.1 | |||
|Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 | |||
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|5.0 | |||
|Windows 10 | |||
|Moves title bar text back to the left | |||
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==Creation== | == Creation == | ||
A custom Windows PE image can be created with the following instructions, provided that a set of tools from Microsoft are installed. | A custom Windows PE image can be created with the following instructions, provided that a set of tools from Microsoft are installed. | ||
===Windows XP or Server 2003=== | ===Windows XP or Server 2003 === | ||
Windows PE creation based on [[Windows XP]] or [[Windows Server 2003|Server 2003]] requires the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK). To create a WinPE image, the following steps have to be performed: | Windows PE creation based on [[Windows XP]] or [[Windows Server 2003|Server 2003]] requires the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK). To create a WinPE image, the following steps have to be performed: | ||
#Open a command prompt window (under elevated privileges if running under Windows Vista or later) | #Open a command prompt window (under elevated privileges if running under Windows Vista or later) | ||
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::<pre>mkimg.cmd (The drive letter of the installation disc) (Target folder) (Target ISO)</pre> | ::<pre>mkimg.cmd (The drive letter of the installation disc) (Target folder) (Target ISO)</pre> | ||
===Windows Vista or later=== | ===Windows Vista or later === | ||
Windows PE image creation based on Windows Vista or 7 requires the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). For later versions of Windows, the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (and the Windows PE addons for ADK versions 1809+) are required. | Windows PE image creation based on Windows Vista or 7 requires the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). For later versions of Windows, the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (and the Windows PE addons for ADK versions 1809+) are required. | ||
To create a WinPE image, the following steps have to be performed: | To create a WinPE image, the following steps have to be performed: | ||
#Start the Windows PE/Deployment and Imaging Tools command prompt under administrative privileges. | #Start the Windows PE/Deployment and Imaging Tools command prompt under administrative privileges. | ||
#Run the following set of commands: | #Run the following set of commands: | ||
::<pre>copype (x86/amd64/ia64/arm/arm64) (Target folder)</pre> | ::<pre>copype (x86/amd64/ia64/arm/arm64) (Target folder)</pre> | ||
::<pre>makewinpemedia /iso (source folder) (target ISO)</pre> | ::<pre>makewinpemedia /iso (source folder) (target ISO)</pre> | ||