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To prepare a machine with ADK
1. Download the setup program of Assessment and Deployment Kit.
Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8 (PE 4.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652.
Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8.1 (PE 5.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=39982.
You can find system requirements for installation by following the above links.
2. Install Assessment and Deployment Kit on the machine.
3. Install Bootable Media Builder on the same machine.
9.1.2.3 Adding Acronis Plug-in to WinPE
To add Acronis Plug-in to WinPE ISO:
1. When adding the plug-in to the existing WinPE ISO, unpack all files of your WinPE ISO to a
separate folder on the hard disk.
2. Start the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting Tools >
Create Bootable Media, or as a separate component.
3. If Agent for Windows is not installed on the machine, specify the license key or the license server
with licenses. The licenses will not get assigned or reassigned. They determine which
functionality to enable for the created media. Without a license, you can create media only for
recovery from the cloud storage.
If Agent for Windows is installed on the machine, the media inherits its functionality, including
Universal Restore and deduplication.
4. Select Bootable media type: Windows PE.
When creating a new PE ISO:
Select Create WinPE automatically.
[Optional] To create a 64-bit bootable media, select the Create x64 media check box, if
available. A 64-bit media is required to boot a machine that uses Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI).
The software runs the appropriate script and proceeds to the next window.
When adding the plug-in to the existing PE ISO:
Select Use WinPE files located in the folder I specify.
Specify path to the folder where the WinPE files are located.
5. [Optional] Select whether to enable or disable remote connections to a machine booted from the
media. If enabled, specify the user name and password to be entered on the console side at the
connection to the agent. If you leave these boxes empty, the connection will be disabled.
6. Specify network settings (p. 170) for the machine network adapters or choose DHCP auto
configuration.
7. [Optional] Specify the Windows drivers to be added to Windows PE.
Once you boot a machine into Windows PE, the drivers can help you access the device where the
backup archive is located. Add 32-bit drivers if you use a 32-bit WinPE distribution or 64-bit
drivers if you use a 64-bit WinPE distribution.
Also, you will be able to point to the added drivers when configuring Universal Restore. For using
Universal Restore, add 32-bit or 64-bit drivers depending on whether you are planning to recover
a 32-bit or a 64-bit Windows operating system.
To add the drivers:
