Use ADK to create WindowsPE for system backup and Restoration

Use ADK to create WindowsPE for system backup and Restoration

I. Overview

The Windows evaluation and Deployment Toolkit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools used to customize, evaluate, and deploy Windows operating systems to new computers.

Functions available in Windows ADK include:

Application compatibility Toolkit (ACT)

Deployment tools

User status migration tool (USMT)

Batch activation management tool (VAMT)

Windows performance Toolkit (WPT)

Windows evaluation Kit

Windows Evaluation Service

Windows pre-installation environment (Windows PE) ------- à this is the tool we want to use

Ii. Install ADK

Download ADK for windows8.1

Run adksetup.exe to automatically download and install the required files (about 3 GB ). I have the package of the offline installation package (ADK for win8.1): click the link and run adksetup.exe to complete the installation.

3. Create a Windows PE

After the ADK is installed, Run "deployment and image tool environment" from the Start menu, right-click and run as administrator.

Enter the following command in the terminal to create and install windows PE (taking the 32-bit PE as an example ):

Copype x86 C: \ WinPE_x86

Dism/mount-image/imagefile: C: \ WinPE_x86 \ media \ sources \ boot. wim/index: 1/mountdir: C: \ winpe_x86 \ mount

Dism/unmount-image/mountdir: C: \ winpe_x86 \ mount/commit

MakeWinPEMedia/iso c: \ WinPE_x86 C: \ WinPE_x86 \ WinPE_x86.iso

Install PE to the USB flash drive (if the USB flash drive is F)

MakeWinPEMedia/ufd c: \ WinPE_x86 F:

4. run windows PE Backup and Restore System

Preparation tools:

1. OTG hub 1

2. One USB keyboard

3. install one pe usb flash drive.

4. One blank USB flash drive (16 GB or above, NTFS format, and USB recommended)

Start Operation:

1. the OTG hub connects the flat, keyboard, pe u disk, and empty U disk.

2. boot the tablet into the BIOS and set the boot from the pe usb flash disk.

3. After Entering the PE system, there is only one command line window

4. the backup system command is:

Dism/Caputre-Image/CaptureDir: C: \/Imagefile: E: \ Test. wim/Name: TEST

/Capture-Image-Capture the drive Image to the new WIM file. The captured directory contains all subfolders and data.

/ImageFile-specifies the path where the image file is stored. E: it is a blank USB flash drive.

/CaptureDir-specify the captured directory.

/Name-Name, defined by yourself. This item cannot be omitted.

The backup takes a long time. Please note that the machine has sufficient power!

5. The command to restore the system is:

Dism/Apply-Image/ApplyDir: C: \/Imagefile: E: \ Test. wim/Index: 1

/Apply-Image-Apply an Image, that is, the test. wim we just generated

/ApplyDir-specify the application directory, that is, drive C and system disk.

/Index-specify the Index. This item cannot be omitted

The restoration time is about 10 minutes. The actual system size prevails.

After restoration, the system cannot be started. In this case, we need to repair the boot and run the following command:

Bcdboot C: \ Windows/l en-us/s:/f UEFI

Finally, exit the PE system, restart the tablet, and you will be able to access the system normally.