Create PE Media

Create-PEMedia.ps1 is a standalone helper script that creates WinPE capture or deployment ISO files outside the main build flow.

This is useful when admins need to quickly generate a deploy ISO for a share (or local staging folder) that technicians will use with USBImagingToolCreator.ps1.

Common use case

If your staging location does not already have a deployment ISO, run Create-PEMedia.ps1 to generate one, then copy that ISO to the staging folder used by your technicians.

Prerequisites

  • Run from an elevated PowerShell session.
  • Windows ADK + WinPE add-on must be installed (default path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\).
  • Script should be run from the FFUDevelopment folder (or provide explicit paths via parameters).

Quick start (deploy ISO)

From FFUDevelopment, this creates a deploy ISO by default:

.\Create-PEMedia.ps1

Default output file:

  • .\WinPE_FFU_Deploy_x64.iso

Useful commands

Create deploy ISO for x64:

.\Create-PEMedia.ps1 -Deploy $true -WindowsArch 'x64'

Create deploy ISO for ARM64:

.\Create-PEMedia.ps1 -Deploy $true -WindowsArch 'arm64' -DeployISO "$PSScriptRoot\WinPE_FFU_Deploy_arm64.iso"

Create capture ISO only:

.\Create-PEMedia.ps1 -Capture $true -Deploy $false

Create deploy ISO and include PE drivers from .\PEDrivers:

.\Create-PEMedia.ps1 -Deploy $true -CopyPEDrivers $true

Stage output for USB imaging

After creating the deploy ISO, place it in the same staging root used for USB media creation.

Example:

\\Server\FFUStaging\
  WinPE_FFU_Deploy_x64.iso
  FFU\
    <image files>.ffu
  Drivers\
    <optional driver content>

Then technicians can run:

.\USBImagingToolCreator.ps1 -DeployISOPath "\\Server\FFUStaging\WinPE_FFU_Deploy_x64.iso" -DisableAutoPlay

Logging

Create-PEMedia.ps1 writes log output to:

  • .\Create-PEMedia.log (or custom path via -LogFile)
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