Wpeinit and Startnet.

cmd: Using
WinPE Startup Scripts
05/02/2017 • 2 minutes to read

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Startnet.cmd
Wpeinit Command-Line Options
Supported Unattend settings
Related topics

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 Command-Line Options

The following command-line option is available for Wpeinit:

Wpeinit [-unattend:<path_to_answer_file>]

Example:

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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

WinPE for Windows 10

Winpeshl.ini Reference: Launching an app when WinPE starts

WinPE: Mount and Customize

Unattended Windows Setup Reference