ImageX /Capture "C:" "Z:\Base.esd" "Windows Backup" "Base Image 2021.08.13 09:00" /Compress:Recovery /Check /Verify /ScratchDir:"Z:\" Capture a WIM of the HDD's partitions: # Windows ≥8: DISMĭism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:"Z:\Base.wim" /CaptureDir:"C:" /Name:"Windows Backup" /Description:"Base Image 2021.08.13 09:00" /Compress:Max /CheckIntegrity /Verify /ScratchDir:"Z:".Even though /CheckIntegrity ( ImageX: /Check) and Verify do extend the image processing time, they should always be used since they prevent corruption from occurring within the WIM/ESD.Specify exclusions or exceptions by creating a WimScript.ini config file, with /ScratchDir being required in WinPE since it only has 32MB of scratch space by default: Remove EFI mountpoint (if applicable) and Reboot.::# If Access Denied error occurs (C: is applied image): ::# Without existing bootable EFI partition: UEFI: ::# With existing bootable EFI partition:.BIOS: BootRec /FixMBR & BootRec /FixBoot & BootRec /RebuildBCD.Resolve any boot issues: (once system image has been applied).Create WinRE partition: (should have 320MB free to allow for future WIM size increases)Ĭre Par Pri Id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac.If storing User Data directories on a partition other than C:\ (recommended), max size required is ~300GB (multiply size wanted by 1024: 200*1024=204800) Additional data partitions after the System partition:.If C: can't be assigned, change 3 & 5 to another letter Rest of the drive as the System partition:.UEFI: ( EFI | MSR) Cre Par EFI Offset=1024 Size=100.::# Wipe partition table (assumes no data on drive is being preserved) ::# Select OS drive # the image is being applied to: Create and format new partitions: DiskPart ::# List disks:.Windows 7: F8 at boot → Repair your computer → Command Prompt.Login/Lock Screen Power Menu → Hold Shift while seleting Restart → Troubleshooting → Advanced → Command Prompt.Settings → Update & Security → Recovery → Advanced Startup → Troubleshooting → Advanced → Command Prompt.Any other partition: + R → Open: Powershell → Ctrl+ Shift+OK.Once the Install USB's GUI loads, open a terminal via Shift+ F10 WinPE: Windows Preinstallation Environment. ![]() To clone/image the partition(s) from the old HDD to the new drive's partition(s): Windows has always natively supported cloning/imaging partitions (Win ≥8: Dism | Win XP ≤7: ImageX), with the vast majority of Windows users having no need for partition-level/disk-level images.Partition-level/disk-level images are simply inefficient as NTFS has been the default filesystem since XP:
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