Chapter 22. WinPE Commands

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

Add drivers to WinPE with drvload

Run commands within WinPE with wpeutil

Add Drivers to WinPE with drvload

Occasionally, you might want to add drivers to a booted Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE). For example, you might need a specific driver loaded to access an external drive or to enable a network interface card (NIC). You can do so with the drvload command. The drvload command is available in WinPE, but it is not available in a regular operating system. The basic syntax is

drvload inf_path

A setup information file (.inf) includes multiple sections with the instructions needed to install the driver. The folder holding the ...

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