Adding Drivers to the Windows PE Service OS

You can add drivers to the Windows PE Service OS when you run the build scripts. For example, if you have a driver that requires a reboot, you must do it in “offline” mode. This means that the build script will pause, and you can make any necessary changes at that time. This is described in detail in the steps below.

Note: Additionally, you can add drivers to Windows PE while it is running (“online” mode). The drivers must be fully contained without need for a reboot, and the device must have connectivity to the HPCA server.

During the startup of the Windows PE Service OS, any drivers that exist in <InstallDir>\OSManagerServer\SOS\WinPE\drivers will be downloaded and installed using drvload.exe.


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