Apply section, which items need to be selected for Window PE

[lbd1277]

Hello,

When making changes to the below items can someone please let me know in the Apply section which one needs to be selected (as in what wim file needs to be selected to apply the changes to , for example when adding drivers do they only need to go to Microsoft Window PE)

Add Drivers
Configure Settings
Bypass TPM
Unattended Install
Post Actions


Thanks

 

[garlin]

Windows PE exists to host the Setup.exe program in an environment which:

- identifies different HW devices, and loads drivers for storage and network controllers​

- identifies existing disks and volumes​

- allows for network access to remote folder shares​

- optionally provide WMIC, PowerShell or MHTA support for custom scripts​

Add Drivers

Apply these changes to WinPE (Setup).

Configure Settings
Bypass TPM

BypassTPM when enabled, should force you to Apply Settings to WinPE (Setup).

Unattended Install
Post Actions

None of that exists for WinPE.

Some users believe in applying the Monthly CU update to WinPE. While that's possible, it's generally a wasteful exercise since WinPE is only used to host Setup as far to extract Windows from the install image, and WinPE immediately exits by rebooting to the new Windows drive. Therefore you get zero benefits unless you're doing Dynamic Updates.

 

[lbd1277]

For Unattended Install and Post Actions do those need to be applied to any other wim file ?

 

[garlin]

Do you mean another WIM files, or another editions? There's only two WIM files recognized by Windows Setup: boot & install.wim.

Within each WIM, there can be one or more editions. WinPE is provided as a reference image for IT folks who write customization scripts, but can be safely removed. WinPE (Setup) is required for all clean installs.

Unattended and Post-Setup actions are global to the ISO, and take effect for all image editions.