Standard 8 Tools Overview (Standard 8)

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09/29/2016

7/8/2014

Review the tools available in the Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit (Standard 8 Toolkit).

The Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit (Standard 8 Toolkit) consists of a number of tools specific to creating, customizing, deploying and maintaining Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) images and custom modules, as well as some tools that address more general Windows PE 4.0 and Windows 8 needs. Understanding what tools are available and what they can be used for is a key part of making the best use of the Standard 8 Toolkit.

Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit

Tool	Runs on	Primarily used to
BCDBoot	Your device in Windows PE 4.0	Create a system partition Repair the boot environment on the system partition
BCDEdit	Your device in Windows PE 4.0	Edit the boot configuration of a device
Catalog Manager (Catman.exe)	Your development computer	Import an update, .wim file, module or CBS package into a Standard 8 catalog Rebuild a Standard 8 catalog index file
Dynamic Dependency Analyzer (DDA)	Your development computer	Output a list of dynamic dependencies for use with Module Designer
Dynamic Dependency Analyzer (DDA)	Your device	Output a list of dynamic dependencies for use with Module Designer
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)	Your development computer	Deploy an image from a .wim file Capture an image to a new .wim file Update an offline image to add modules or updates Update an offline image using a configuration set Inventory the contents of a .wim file Mount images
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)	Your device	Update an online image using a configuration set Deploy an image from a .wim file via Windows PE 4.0 Capture an image to a new .wim file via Windows PE 4.0 Update an offline image to add modules or updates via Windows PE 4.0 Update an offline image using a configuration set Windows PE 4.0
DiskPart	Your device	Manage a disk, disk partition or volumes – especially creating, formatting and deleting these objects Make a USB flash drive bootable
Embedded Lockdown Manager (ELM)	Your development computer	Configure lockdown features on a remotely connected device
Embedded Lockdown Manager (ELM)	Your device	Configure lockdown features on your device
Image Builder Wizard (IBW)	Your device	Create an image from scratch Create an image using a configuration file produced with ICE Create an image using a configuration set produced with ICE
Image Configuration Editor (ICE)	Your development computer	Create and edit a configuration file for use by Image Builder Wizard (IBW) Create and edit a configuration set for use by IBW Import the contents of a PMQ file produced by Target Analyzer Probe (TAP) into a configuration file Update a configuration file to use the latest versions of a module in the catalog Create Windows PE 4.0 or IBW media Import a module into a catalog
ImageX Caution: ImageX has been deprecated and DISM is recommended instead.	Your development computer	Mount and unmount an image from a .wim file.
ImageX Caution: ImageX has been deprecated and DISM is recommended instead.	Your device	Deploy an image from a .wim file to your device Capture an image from your device to a .wim file
Module Designer (MOD)	Your development computer	Create a custom module from scratch Create a custom module using file created by DDA
Sysprep	Your development computer	Clean up user-specific and device-specific data in an image and reset the security ID (SID)
Sysprep	Your device	Clean up user-specific and device-specific data in an image and reset the security ID (SID) Restart a device in Audit Mode or OOBE
Target Analyzer Probe (TAP)	Your device	Output a list of hardware on your device to a PMQ file for use by ICE
Windows Embedded Developer Update 1.2 (WEDU 1.2)	Your development computer	Update your Standard 8 development tools Update your Standard 8 catalog with OS updates

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