Little-known WinPE feature inventory

Many system users feel unfamiliar with the concept of WinPE, which is often mentioned for system enthusiasts. In previous Windows platforms, Microsoft has successively launched the corresponding WinPE production tools. This time, Microsoft brought the latest version of WinPE 5.1 ​​micro system for Win8.1 Update, native support for deployment and installation of Win8.1 Update and WIMBoot new installation technology. Today we will come together to appreciate the powerful features of WinPE.

1. Previous WinPE version number, platform:

• Windows XP: WinPE 2.x

• Vista, Win7: WinPE 3.x

• Win8: WinPE 4.0

• Win8.1: WinPE 5.0

• Win8.1 Update: WinPE 5.1 ​​(WinPE 5.0 Update)

2 Common functions of WinPE:

Among them WinPE 5.1, namely Windows PE 5.1, is also an upgraded version of the existing Win8.1 PE 5.0, built-in features and functions of Win8.1 Update, is a dedicated Windows installation for new computers and The minimum operating system for the service.

With WinPE, we usually operate the following functions:

• Partition the disk before Windows installation

• Install Windows using network or local disk<<> p> • Capture and deploy Windows images

• Modify when Windows works abnormally

• Start self-recovery tool

• Restore data

• Personalization of new extension applications or

• GUI functions

• WinPE command line operations

3, WinPE supports more Windows features:

In addition to the above common functions, Windows PE can also support a number of advanced Windows features as follows:

• Batch files and scripts: Support for Windows scripting mechanisms, ActiveX data objects, and PowerShell components

• Applications: Support for regular Win32 desktop application programming interface (API), HTML program (HTA)

• Driver: Contains a range of network adapters, graphics cards, mass storage drivers Program

• Image Capture and Services: For example, Deployment Image Servicing and Management

• Network: Support for enabling TCP/IP wired access to file sharing servers or turning on NetBIOS

• : Support NTFS disk format, DiskPart disk command tool and BCDBoot boot entry editing

• Security tools: support using BitLocker disk encryption, trusted platform mode, secure boot and other tools.

• Hyper-V: Virtualization technology, support running VHD virtual disk files in virtual machines

4, WinPE hardware requirements:

No need to occupy local disk, WinPE The whole process of reading and writing uses memory, which occupies 512MB of memory resources by default. Note: The 32-bit version of WinPE supports booting 32-bit version of UEFI, BIOS and 64-bit BIOS computer devices, and does not support 64-bit UEFI motherboard booting.

5, WinPE limitations:

Because Windows PE is not a general-purpose OS platform, it is generally only used for emergency, deployment of the installation system or restore system, only for common desktops Windows system devices do not support embedded devices (such as ATM machines, which use the Windows Embedded CE platform).

Since Windows PE reads and writes through memory, it will be initialized directly (primary environment setting) when the PE is restarted, and all previous data will be cleared.

6, how to get WinPE?

Ordinary users can refer to Microsoft Windows ADK deployment and evaluation tools, the latest version has been upgraded to Win8.1 Update.

Old users often use WinPE to deploy systems (installation) and backup/restore systems offline; network management is often used to maintain various computer devices in the LAN, and even repair damaged components of Windows; enterprise users often back up and restore company encrypted data. After the above detailed description of WinPE, I believe that everyone has a better understanding of the powerful features of WinPE, I hope this tutorial is helpful to everyone.