Wpeinit and Startnet.cmd: Using WinPE Startup Scripts
Use Wpeinit and Startnet.cmd to run startup scripts when Windows PE (WinPE) first runs.
Wpeinit outputs log messages to C:\Windows\system32\wpeinit.log.
Startnet.cmd
You can add customized command-line scripts in Windows PE by using Startnet.cmd. By default, Windows PE includes a Startnet.cmd script located at %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 of your customized Windows PE image.
Startnet.cmd starts Wpeinit.exe. Wpeinit.exe installs Plug and Play devices, processes Unattend.xml settings, and loads network resources.
For more info, see WinPE: Mount and Customize.
Wpeinit
Wpeinit syntax
Wpeinit [-unattend:<path_to_answer_file>]
Wpeinit example
Wpeinit -unattend:"C:\Unattend-PE.xml"
Supported Unattend settings
You can create an answer file and include any of the following settings for use with Windows PE:
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/Display
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/EnableFirewall
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/EnableNetwork
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/LogPath
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/PageFile
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/Restart
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/RunAsynchronous
- Microsoft-Windows-Setup/RunSynchronous
Related topics
WinPE: Identify drive letters with a script