WinPE?
What is the specific role of WinPE?
For Windows enthusiasts, the topic of WinPE is often talked about. In the eyes of ordinary users, WinPE is even more mysterious. Old users often use offline deployment systems (installation), backup/restore systems; network management is often used to maintain various types of computer equipment in the LAN, and even repair damaged components of Windows; enterprise users often backup and restore company encrypted data.
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.
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, WinPE common functions:
WinPE 5.1, which is Windows PE 5.1, is also existing Win8.1 PE 5.0 upgraded version, built-in Win8.1 Update latest features and functions, is a minimal operating system dedicated to new computer Windows installation and services.
With WinPE, we often operate the following functions:
• Partitioning the disk before Windows installation
• Installing Windows using a network or local disk
•Capturing and deploying Windows images
• When Windows Modify when working abnormally
• Start self-recovery tool
•Restore data
• Personalize new extension application or
•GUI function
• WinPE command line operation
3, WinPE Support for more Windows features:
In addition to the above commonly used functions, Windows PE can also support a number of advanced Windows features as follows: Specific support content:
• Batch files and scripts: Support Windows scripting mechanism, ActiveX data objects and PowerShell Components
• Applications: Support for regular Win32 desktop application programming interfaces (APIs), Html programs (HTA)
• Drivers: Contains a range of network adapters, graphics cards, mass storage drivers
• Image capture And services: for example, Deployment Image Servicing and Management
• Network: Support for enabling TCP/IP wired access to file sharing servers or enabling NetB iOS
• Storage: Supports NTFS disk format, DiskPart disk command tool, and BCDBoot boot entry editing
• Security tools: Supports 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 disks, WinPE uses memory for full read and write, defaults to 512MB Memory resources. 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 and installation systems or restore systems, only for common desktop Windows system devices, not supported Embedded devices (such as ATM machines, which use the Windows Embedded CE platform).
Because Windows PE reads and writes through memory, when the PE restarts, it will be initialized directly (initial environment setting), and all previous data will be cleared.
6, how to get WinPE?
Ordinary users can refer to Microsoft Windows ADK deployment and evaluation tools (click here to download, backup offline package download), the latest version has been upgraded to Win8.1 Update.