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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Windows_PE_screenshot.png/330px-Windows_PE_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Windows_PE_screenshot.png 1.5x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="274" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Windows PE 10.0 (based on <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a>), showing <a href="/wiki/Windows_Command_Prompt" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Command Prompt">Windows Command Prompt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">Registry Editor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Task_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Task Manager">Windows Task Manager</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Source model</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Closed source</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Source-available_software" title="Source-available software">Source-available</a> (through <a href="/wiki/Shared_Source_Initiative" title="Shared Source Initiative">Shared Source Initiative</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#RTM" title="Software release life cycle">Released to<br />manufacturing</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2002<span class="noprint">; 23 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2002</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Latest release</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10.0.26100.1 / May 22, 2024<span class="noprint">; 10 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-05-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">Kernel</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_kernel" title="Hybrid kernel">Hybrid</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/winpe-intro">learn<wbr />.microsoft<wbr />.com<wbr />/windows-hardware<wbr />/manufacture<wbr />/desktop<wbr />/winpe-intro</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Windows Preinstallation Environment</b> (also known as <b>Windows PE</b> and <b>WinPE</b>) is a lightweight version of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline. It is intended to replace <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS" title="MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a> <a href="/wiki/Boot_disk" title="Boot disk">boot disks</a> and can be <a href="/wiki/Booting" title="Booting">booted</a> via <a href="/wiki/USB_flash_drive" title="USB flash drive">USB flash drive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment" title="Preboot Execution Environment">PXE</a>, <a href="/wiki/IPXE" title="IPXE">iPXE</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/CD" class="mw-redirect" title="CD">CD</a>, <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Hard_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard drive">hard drive</a>. Traditionally used by large corporations and <a href="/wiki/Original_Equipment_Manufacturer" class="mw-redirect" title="Original Equipment Manufacturer">OEMs</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Preinstall" class="mw-redirect" title="Preinstall">preinstall</a> Windows client operating systems on PCs during manufacturing), it is now widely available <a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">free of charge</a> via <a href="/wiki/Windows_Assessment_and_Deployment_Kit" title="Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit">Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit</a> (WADK) (formerly <a href="/wiki/Windows_Automated_Installation_Kit" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Automated Installation Kit">Windows Automated Installation Kit</a> (WAIK)). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WinPE was originally intended to be used only as a pre-installation platform for deploying Microsoft Windows operating systems, specifically to replace <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS" title="MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a> in this respect. WinPE has the following uses: </p> <ul><li>Deployment of workstations and servers in large corporations as well as pre-installation by system builders of workstations and servers to be sold to end users.</li> <li>Recovery platform to run 32-bit or 64-bit recovery tools such as <a href="/wiki/Sysinternals" title="Sysinternals">Winternals</a> ERD Commander (now known as Microsoft DaRT) or <a href="/wiki/Windows_Recovery_Environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Recovery Environment">Windows Recovery Environment</a> (Windows RE).</li> <li>Platform for running third-party 32-bit or 64-bit <a href="/wiki/Disk_cloning" title="Disk cloning">disk cloning</a> utilities.</li></ul> <p>The package can be used for developer testing or as a recovery <a href="/wiki/CD" class="mw-redirect" title="CD">CD</a>/<a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> for system administrators. Many customized WinPE boot CDs packaged with third-party applications for different uses are now available from volunteers via the Internet. The package can also be used as the base of a <a href="/wiki/Forensics" class="mw-redirect" title="Forensics">forensics</a> investigation to either capture a disk image or run analysis tools without mounting any available disks and thus changing state.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Version 2.0 introduced a number of improvements<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and extended the availability of WinPE to all customers, not just corporate enterprise customers by downloading and installing Microsoft's Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). </p><p>It was originally designed and built by a small team of engineers in Microsoft's Windows Deployment team, including Vijay Jayaseelan, Ryan Burkhardt, and Richard Bond.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Versions">Versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following versions are known to exist: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Version</th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td>1.0</td> <td>The first release of Windows Preinstallation Environment, built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> RTM<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1.1</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> SP1<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1.2</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2003" title="Windows Server 2003">Windows Server 2003</a> RTM<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1.5</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> SP2<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1.6</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2003" title="Windows Server 2003">Windows Server 2003</a> SP1<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.0<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from the first edition of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a>. This version differs from the other versions since it doesn't need the disc to load all the files.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This means that the download is now 992 MB in size instead of 60 MB from the previous versions. It's possible to modify the default startup disc to have access to a few plug-ins like <a href="/wiki/Windows_Management_Instrumentation" title="Windows Management Instrumentation">Windows Management Instrumentation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Scripting_Host" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Scripting Host">Windows Scripting Host</a>, additional drivers and other 32-bit applications (or 64-bit applications for 64-bit versions). Other new features include the capability for a rewritable <a href="/wiki/RAM_disk" class="mw-redirect" title="RAM disk">RAM disk</a> since WinPE version 1.x only has a recordable RAM disk. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.1<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2008" title="Windows Server 2008">Windows Server 2008</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.2</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2008" title="Windows Server 2008">Windows Server 2008</a> SP2<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.0<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a> code base. It is included in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Automated_Installation_Kit" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Automated Installation Kit">WAIK</a> 2.0.<sup id="cite_ref-WPEVO_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPEVO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.1<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_7_SP1" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 SP1">Windows 7 SP1</a> code base. It is included in a WAIK supplementary update provided by Microsoft. </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.0<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> code base. It is included in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Assessment_and_Deployment_Kit" title="Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit">WADK</a> for Windows 8. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.0<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a> code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 8.1. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.1<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>It is an update for version 5.0 that is applied manually.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.10240.16384</td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.10586.0</td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1511 code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 1511.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.14393.0</td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1607 code base. It is included in Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 1607.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.15063.0 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1703 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.16299.15 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1709 code base. First version supporting ARM32 and ARM64 architecture. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.17134.1 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1803 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.17763.1 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1809 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.18362.1 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 1903 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.19041.1 </td> <td>Built from Windows 10, version 2004 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.20348.1 </td> <td>Built from Windows Server 2022 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.22000.1 </td> <td>Built from <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> code base. Last version supporting x86 and ARM32 architecture. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.22621.1<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Built from Windows 11, version 22H2 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.25398.1<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Built from Windows Server, version 23H2 code base. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10.0.26100.1<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Built from Windows 11, version 24H2 code base. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Derivatives">Derivatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Derivatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_Recovery_Environment">Windows Recovery Environment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Windows Recovery Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png/250px-Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png/330px-Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Windows_7_-_System_Recovery_Options.png 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="274" /></a><figcaption>System Recovery Options in <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_(WinRE).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png/200px-Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png/300px-Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png/400px-Windows_11_Recovery_Environment_%28WinRE%29.png 2x" data-file-width="665" data-file-height="456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> Recovery Environment, Advanced Options section screen, showing six of the seven available options (System image recovery is shown when the "See more recovery options" button is clicked.)</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Windows Recovery Environment</b> (<b>WinRE</b>) is a set of tools based on Windows PE to help diagnose and recover from serious errors which may be preventing Windows from booting successfully. Windows RE is installed alongside <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> and later, and may be booted from hard disks, optical media (such as an operating system installation disc) and <a href="/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment" title="Preboot Execution Environment">PXE</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Windows_Deployment_Services" title="Windows Deployment Services">Windows Deployment Services</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A copy of Windows RE is included in the installation media of the aforementioned operating systems. It is a successor to the <a href="/wiki/Recovery_Console" title="Recovery Console">Recovery Console</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Features">Features</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows RE features include: </p> <ul><li><b>Automatic Repair</b>: Automatically finds and fixes boot errors in the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista_Startup_Process" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Vista Startup Process">Windows Vista Startup Process</a> caused by issues such as corruption of the following components: <a href="/wiki/Boot_Configuration_Data" class="mw-redirect" title="Boot Configuration Data">Boot Configuration Data</a>, disk and <a href="/wiki/File_system" title="File system">file system</a> metadata, <a href="/wiki/Master_Boot_Record" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Boot Record">Master Boot Record</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">Windows Registry</a>, and issues caused by missing or damaged boot and system files, incompatible drivers, or damaged hardware. Prior to Windows 8, this mode was known as "Startup Repair."<sup id="cite_ref-WindowsRE_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WindowsRE-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The executable image for Automatic Repair is <code>startrep.exe</code></li> <li><b>System Restore</b>: Same as the <a href="/wiki/System_Restore" title="System Restore">System Restore</a> that is included in Windows, it allows a system's settings to be restored to those of a previous state.</li> <li><b>System Image Recovery</b>: Same as the <a href="/wiki/Backup_and_Restore" title="Backup and Restore">Backup and Restore</a> component of Windows, it allows restoring a previously created <a href="/wiki/Disk_image" title="Disk image">disk image</a>.</li> <li><b>Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool</b>: Analyses the computer memory (<a href="/wiki/Random_Access_Memory" class="mw-redirect" title="Random Access Memory">RAM</a>) for defects (not available on Windows 8 and later). The program does not run inside WinRE, but instead reboots the system and executes <code>memtest.exe</code> instead of loading the operating system. <code>memtest.exe</code> cannot be run inside Windows.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Windows_Command_Prompt" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Command Prompt">Windows Command Prompt</a></b>: Gives <a href="/wiki/Command_line_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Command line interface">command-line</a> access to the file system, volumes and files. It can be used to run <a href="/wiki/System_File_Checker" title="System File Checker">System File Checker</a> (<code>sfc /scannow</code>) against an offline Windows installation and repair missing or corrupt files. Tools like <code><a href="/wiki/Robocopy" title="Robocopy">robocopy</a></code>, <code><a href="/wiki/Diskpart" title="Diskpart">diskpart</a></code> and <code><a href="/wiki/DISM" class="mw-redirect" title="DISM">DISM</a></code> can be used to perform various system tasks like recovering or backing up files, managing partitions, and fix servicing-related issues respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to use the command prompt, the user must sign into an administrator account.</li></ul> <p>Starting with <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a>/<a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, the following additional options are added: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8#Repair_and_recovery" title="Features new to Windows 8">"Refresh" or "Reset"</a></b>: Both re-install Windows from a copy of the operating system on the hard drive. The "Refresh" operation maintains files, settings, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Store">Windows Store</a> apps (but not other programs), while "Reset" performs a factory reset of Windows, optionally formatting the hard drive and performing <a href="/wiki/Data_erasure" title="Data erasure">disk wiping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Reset function does not perform a full reinstall; it merely performs a factory reset from a <a href="/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format" title="Windows Imaging Format">WIM</a> image inside a hidden recovery partition. It is possible to create a custom WIM image based on which a Reset is performed.</li> <li><b>Startup Settings</b>: Enforces a series of safe settings during the startup.</li></ul> <p>Windows 10 adds the following: </p> <ul><li><b>Restore factory settings</b>: Allows users who upgraded to Windows 10 to revert to their original operating system. <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">Appears as <b>Recover from the cloud</b> on devices whose factory settings include Windows 10.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><b>Go back to the previous build</b>: Windows 10 is an operating system for which Microsoft occasionally releases newer builds. In the event that installation of a new build of Windows 10 becomes problematic, this option allows the user to revert to the previous build. Only appears if the previous build's files are not deleted.</li></ul> <p>Volumes encrypted with <a href="/wiki/Bitlocker" class="mw-redirect" title="Bitlocker">Bitlocker</a> can be mounted if a recovery key is available. </p><p>Windows Recovery Environment can also be installed to a hard drive partition by OEMs,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and customized with additional tools such as a separate <a href="/wiki/Recovery_disc" title="Recovery disc">system recovery</a> tool for restoring the computer back to its original state.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista_SP1" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Vista SP1">Windows Vista SP1</a>, users can create their own bootable CD containing the recovery environment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="REAgentC">REAgentC</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: REAgentC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">REAgentC</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Command_(computing)" title="Command (computing)">Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/reagentc-command-line-options">docs<wbr />.microsoft<wbr />.com<wbr />/en-us<wbr />/windows-hardware<wbr />/manufacture<wbr />/desktop<wbr />/reagentc-command-line-options</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Windows includes the <code>REAgentC</code> command which is used to configure a Windows RE <a href="/wiki/Boot_image" title="Boot image">boot image</a> and a push-button reset recovery image. It allows administration of recovery options and various customizations. The <code>REAgentC</code> tool can either be used on an offline Windows image or on a running Windows system.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The command requires <a href="/wiki/Superuser" title="Superuser">administrator privileges</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Microsoft_DaRT">Microsoft DaRT</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Microsoft DaRT"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Desktop_Optimization_Pack" title="Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack">Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack</a></div> <p>Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT), sold as a part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, is yet another toolset based on Windows PE that performs diagnostic and recovery on an offline copy of Windows. It can <a href="/wiki/File_manager" title="File manager">manage files</a>, edit <a href="/wiki/Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">Windows Registry</a>, uninstall previously installed Windows <a href="/wiki/Patch_(computing)" title="Patch (computing)">updates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antivirus_software" title="Antivirus software">scan system for malware</a> and <a href="/wiki/Undeletion" title="Undeletion">restore deleted files</a>. There is currently no <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> version of Microsoft DaRT. It is currently unknown if there will be a DaRT11, or that DaRT will just stay on <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Live_CD" title="Live CD">Live CD</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Related_software">Related software</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Windows_Preinstallation_Environment&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Related software"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BartPE" title="BartPE">BartPE</a></li> <li><a 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