7.3 Appendix C: Steps to create WinPE bootable USB drive

Create a bootable pen drive by following Steps in Appendix A. Next, Open a deployment tool with administrator privilege in the Windows 10 development System and use the following commands:

  • On your development computer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Windows AIK, right- click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.

  • Create a working copy of the Windows PE files. Specify either x86 or amd64:

copype amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64

  • Install Windows PE to the USB flash drive, specifying the drive letter:

MakeWinPEMedia /UFD C:\WinPE_amd64 F:

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