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  • Create and Manage a Windows Image on Windows 8

  • Windows® Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), Win PE and Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Tutorials are right here.
Windows® Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), Win PE and Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Tutorials are right here.
 #25025  by Neuropass
 18 Jan 2013, 16:24
This is some good documentation if you are wondering how to capture your Windows image.


Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) mounts a Windows image (.wim) file or virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx) for servicing. You can also use the DISM image management command to list the image index numbers or to verify the architecture for the image that you are mounting. After you update the image, you must unmount it and either commit or discard the changes you have made.

You can use DISM servicing commands to install, uninstall, configure, and update the features and packages in offline Windows® images and offline Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) images. For more information about common DISM scenarios, see Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Overview.
For more information about DISM servicing commands, see Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Command-Line Options.


Guide: Create and Manage a Windows Image