Deployment Guide

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Dell Command | Congure for Microsoft Windows
PE
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) provides a standalone preinstallation environment that is used to prepare a
system for Windows installation. For client systems that do not have an operating system installed, you can create a bootable image
that contains Dell Command | Congure to run the Dell Command | Congure commands on Windows PE. To create Windows PE
2.0 and 3.0 images, you can use Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK), and to create Windows PE 4.0,
Windows PE 5.0, and Windows PE 10.0 images, you can use Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK).
Using Windows PE 2.0, Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, Windows PE 5.0, and Windows PE 10.0, you can integrate Dell Command
| Congure , HAPI, and related drivers directly into a bootable ISO image.
Related links:
• Creating a bootable image PE using Microsoft Windows PE 4.0, 5.0 and 10.0
• Creating a bootable image PE using Microsoft Windows PE 2.0 and 3.0
Creating a bootable image preinstallation environment using Microsoft
Windows PE 4.0, 5.0, and 10.0
1. From the Microsoft website, download and install Windows ADK on the client system.
NOTE: While installing select only Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE).
2. From dell.com/support, download and install Dell Command | Congure .
3. Integrate the Dell Command | Congure directory structure into an ISO le to create a bootable ISO image.
Related Link:
• Integrating Dell Command | Congure directory structure to an ISO le using Microsoft Windows PE 10.0
• Integrating Dell Command | Congure directory structure to an ISO le using Microsoft Windows PE 5.0
• Integrating Dell Command | Congure directory structure to an ISO le using Microsoft Windows PE 4.0
Integrating the Dell Command | Congure directory structure into an ISO le using Microsoft
Windows PE 10.0
1. Install the Windows 10 operating system.
2. Download and install Windows ADK for Windows 10 operating system.
3. Create a Windows PE 10.0 image.
Related links:
• Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 64-bit image
• Creating Microsoft Windows PE 10.0 32-bit image
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