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WinPE ISO download and create WinPE bootable USB for system repair?
After installing the Windows ADK and WinPE, you can use the Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment to create WinPE bootable USB.
Step-by-step guide to create WinPE bootable USB
Step 1: Prepare your USB stick
- Insert your USB stick
- Back up all important data on the USB stick
Step 2: Open the Deployment and Imaging Tools environment
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, type ‘ADK’, and then select ‘Deployment and Imaging Tools environment’.
- This will open a Command Prompt window containing the required tools.
Step 3: Prepare the USB flash drive
- Type the following command and press Enter to launch Diskpart:
diskpart
- Now, type the following commands to list and select your USB drive.
- Be very careful here to choose the correct drive
Step 4: List all disks
list disk
Step 5: Select your USB flash drive
select disk X
Step 6: Clean up the disk
clean
Step 7: Create a new partition
create partition primary
Step 8: Format the partition to FAT32
format fs=fat32 quick
Step 9: Assign a drive letter to the drive
assign letter=Z
- Finally, type exit to leave Diskpart.
Step 10: Copy the WinPE files to the USB drive
- Next, use the copype tool to copy WinPE files to your USB drive:
- Navigate to the ADK installation folder. Typically, it's located in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools
- In the Command Prompt, run:
copype amd64 Z:\WinPE
- This will copy the necessary WinPE files to your USB drive.
Step 11: Make the USB drive bootable
- Now, use the MakeWinPEMedia tool to make your USB bootable:
- Run this command:
MakeWinPEMedia /UFD C:\WinPE_amd64 Z:
- Replace Z: with the letter assigned to your USB drive.
This command will copy the WinPE boot files onto the USB drive, making it bootable.