WIMBoot for Windows 10 (MBR/nonUEFI)
Prerequisites:
Windows PE with:
- Partitioning program (disk management or similar)
Basic knowledge about partitioning and file management.
Prepare partitions
start PE system (here: Hiren's BootCD PE)
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start Disk Management (Computer Management)
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depending on the partitioning of the harddisk the following tasks may arise
Creation of a second primary partition (here: wim_boot),
large enough for the backing image file to be created
(not necessary if such a partition is available)
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mark this partition as active
(not necessary if boot partition (not Windows partition) was present)
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check partition arrangement:
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Windows partition
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backing partition and active boot partition (can be identical)
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optional: additional primary/logical partitions
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Create WIMBoot compatible image via Wimlib-clc
start Wimlib-clc (capture tab)
select the source for the image (Windows partition)
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select the location for the backing file to be created (here: in the wim_boot partition)
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set --wimboot switch
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select wimbootcompress.ini (will be created if not available)
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set --config= switch
capture the Windows partition
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Apply WIMBoot compatible image via Wimlib-clc
switch to [Apply Tab]
select target partition (Windows partition)
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format Windows partition
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set --wimboot switch
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apply image to Windows partition
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Create boot files (BCD) via Wimlib-clc
(not necessary if boot partition (not Windows partition) was present)
use [Extras] - [BCDBoot GUI]
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select Windows directory explicitly (here: C:\Windows)
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select target partition for the boot files (here: wim_boot partition)
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make sure that the BCDBoot.exe of the Windows (not PE) system is used
start executing the command
Important: must be executed successfully
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Final reboot in WIMBoot mode
close all windows and restart computer normally (without PE system)
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check the storage space usage
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Duration with new installed Windows: (depending on your hardware) ca. 30min.
Test the steps in a virtual environment or test-computer first!
Good luck Tokener