Creating a Bootable Windows PE ISO with WinPE 2021: A Step-by-Step Guide 'win pe iso download'

Introduction

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Windows PE (WinPE) is an essential tool for IT professionals and system administrators who frequently need to perform maintenance tasks on multiple computers from a single, portable media. With the advent of Sergei Strelecs' WinPE, creating such a bootable ISO has become easier than ever.

In this article, we will walk you through the process of downloading and installing WinPE 2021 on your system and then guide you in creating an ISO file that can be used to create either a DVD or USB thumb drive for various PC maintenance tasks.

Prerequisites

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Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have met the following requirements:

* You are running Windows 10 (or later) as your primary operating system.

* You have sufficient free space on your hard drive (~20 GB recommended).

* Your computer meets the minimum hardware specifications for WinPE.

Downloading and Installing WAIK

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To begin, we need to download and install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), which is a prerequisite for creating our bootable ISO. You can obtain it from Microsoft's official website by following these steps:

1. Open your web browser of choice.

2. Navigate to .

3. Click on the 'Download' button corresponding to either x86 or x64 architecture, depending upon which version of Windows you are running.

Once downloaded, double-click on the `.exe` file and follow the installation wizard's prompts until completion. After WAIK has finished installing successfully, restart your system if prompted by a dialog box.

Downloading Sergei Strelecs WinPE 2021

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After completing the above steps, we can proceed to download Sergei Strelecs' WinPE 2021 from his official website:

1. Open your web browser again.

2. Visit .

3. Click on the 'Download' button below or next to `WinPE_10.0_Slim_x64.iso` depending upon whether you require a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) architecture version.

Once downloaded, extract the contents of the `.iso` file using an ISO extraction tool such as 7-Zip or WinRAR into any directory on your system's hard drive. For example, let's assume we extracted it to `C:\WinPE`.

Creating a Bootable Windows PE ISO

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After downloading and extracting Sergei Strelecs' WinPE 2021, follow these steps:

1. Open the Start menu.

2. Type 'cmd' in the search bar and press Enter or double-click on Command Prompt from the results list to open it with administrative privileges.

In the command prompt window that opens:

```bash

cd C:\WinPE # Navigate into your extracted WinPE directory

# For x64 architectures only (32-bit users skip this step):

bcdboot.exe /s S: /f U boot /l en-us

```

Replace `S:` with the actual drive letter of a blank USB flash drive or DVD-R disc you wish to use as your target media.

After successfully executing these commands, you should see two new items appear in File Explorer under 'Computer' - one labeled 'Local Disk (E:)\' where E: represents the actual drive letter assigned by Windows during booting from our newly created WinPE ISO:

a. Double-click on this icon to open it up and verify that all necessary files are present within.

b Alternatively right click inside of File Explorer -> Properties-> General tab -> Click 'Change' next away from Location field at bottom left corner until you see your desired USB drive or DVD disc listed under 'Computer' section near top middle area; double-click on its name to select it as the target location for our WinPE ISO file creation process:

c Right click anywhere inside of the selected destination directory -> New->Folder (or right mouse button + N key) and give this new folder a descriptive name like 'Win PE 2021 ISO' or any other desired label.

d Now, navigate back up one level into your root drive (`C:` for example), then double-click on `winpe10-x64.iso` to begin the ISO creation process:

e Wait patiently while WinPE 2012 boots from the newly created USB stick/CD/DVD and completes its initial configuration tasks. Depending upon system specifications, this may take anywhere between several minutes to over an hour.

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With these simple steps completed, you now possess a fully functional Windows PE ISO file that can be used for various PC maintenance activities such as:

* Partitioning hard drives (including shrinking or extending existing partitions)

* Backing up and restoring operating systems (with System Restore enabled prior to performing this task!)

* Running diagnostics tests on system components

* Recovering lost data from formatted or corrupted storage devices

Remember always to exercise caution when working with bootable media, especially if you plan to use it for production environments.

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