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Makewinpemedia command-line options
You can use Makewinpemedia to create bootable Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) media. Before you run Makewinpemedia, you have to run Copype to create a working set of Windows PE files.
Makewinpemedia and Copype are available in the Windows Assessment and Deployment kit with WinPE add-on.
For more information, see Copype Command-Line Options and WinPE: Create USB Bootable drive.
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The /bootex option was added starting with ADK 10.1.26100.2454 (December 2024)
Makewinpemedia syntax
Makewinpemedia {/ufd | /iso} [/f] <WorkingDirectory> <DestinationLocation> [/bootex]
Makewinpemedia parameters
Makewinpemedia has the following command-line options:
| Command-line option | Description |
|---|---|
| /ufd | Specifies a USB flash drive as the type of media to create. For example:Makewinpemedia /ufd C:\winpe_amd64 F:where F is the drive letter of the USB flash drive. |
| /iso | Specifies a .iso file (CD or DVD) as the type of media to create. For example:Makewinpemedia /iso C:\winpe_amd64 C:\winpe_amd64\winpe_amd64.iso |
| /f | Optional. Suppresses the confirmation message that appears before you format the USB flash drive or overwrite an existing .iso file. For example:Makewinpemedia /ufd /f C:\winpe_amd64 F:where F is the drive letter of the USB flash drive. |
| <WorkingDirectory> | Specifies the name of the working directory where the Copype tool creates the Windows PE directory structure and copies the necessary files for creating bootable media. For example:C:\winpe_amd64 |
| <DestinationLocation> | Specifies the drive letter of the USB flash drive if you are using the /ufd option, or the name of the .iso file if you are using the /iso option. |
| /bootex | Optional. Specifies to use boot files signed with 'Windows UEFI CA 2023' certificate. |