Windows 10: TAKE BACKUP OF C:\USERS FOLDERS BY USING DISM CAPTURE IMAGE -IT WILL BE USEFUL AFTER...

hello windows users , today i am going to show taking backup of C:\users\ directory for future reference in form of .wim image , it will be usefull
when if you reinstalled windows or did clean installation after gets some problems


I use DISM.exe built in tool to capture users folders in form of .wim
steps i followed it
i booted the windows in to recovery environment , then choosed troubleshoot-- advanced options-- command prompt -- choose the account --enter password --command prompt


command prompt will display
X:\windows\system32>
type diskpart
type list vol


find the windows partition , note the drive letter say D:
find the partition which atleast 5GB free space , note the drive letter say E:
then type exit
command prompt will display like below
X:\windows\system32>

then type the following command take capture image

DISM.exe /Capture-Image /ImageFile:E:\usersfolder.wim /CaptureDir:\Users\ /Name:users /CheckIntegrity /EA


wait for few minutes to complete , its depends upon speed of the cpu and the datas available in C:\users folders

type exit , restart the windows , boot the windows as normal


find the file "usersfolder.wim" and see the size , don't the delete the file , it will be useful

in my college Hp proone AIO , the file "usersfolder.wim" saved in F drive and its size is 2.84GB


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Question about capturing a Windows 10 image using DISM


Hi,

I have the following task to complete; I would like to capture an image from a machine running Windows 10 enterprise using WinPE and DISM and then using Windows Server 2012 R2, PXE boot the captured image onto 10 other machines on the network. I would not like to use any third party tools to complete this task by the way. I am planning on following this guide: Deploy Windows 10 using MDT 2013 and WDS TheITBros but am having some trouble completely comprehending the guide. *Confused If anybody can suggest a better guide which satisfies my requirements I would very much appreciate your suggestions.

My first question is (apart from the Server 2012 R2 which is my domain controllor, the 10 machines I wish to PXE boot the Windows 10 enterprise image to, the switch connecting the 10 machines and the network) how many additional machines do I need to complete this task? (I just want to get a clearer picture of how many machines I will need hence the first question)

My second question is about capturing the Windows 10 enterprise image itself. My current understanding is that I have to run sysprep with the generalise and OOBE (set to shutdown) switches to remove the SID's then boot WinPE on the machine and use DISM to capture the Windows 10 enterprise image. Sounds easy so far except that I've looked at some guides online and rather than capturing just the Windows 10 enterprise image, some people also capture their system and recovery partitions. Just to clear up what I mean by this, when you go into diskpart and then type list volume, you are shown (on my machine at least) the system partition which is about 100MB, the recovery partition which is about 500MB and the partition where my operating system is stored which varies from machine in size but is about 470GB on my machine. My point and question is do I only need to use DISM to capture the partition where my operating system is stored e.g. my C:\ drive and will this be enough when I later deploy the captured Windows 10 enterprise image via Server 2012 R2 and PXE booting?

Also, if you could please give me a small explanation on the steps I need to carry out next after capturing the Windows 10 enterprise image with DISM i.e. the steps to deploy the captured image using Server 2012 R2 and PXE booting across my network.This would be really appreciated, thank you.

Thank you,

 

WHAT'S THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN "Capture-CustomImage" and "Capture-Image" WHILE CAPTURING IMAGE USING DISM

Hi.

/Capture-CustomImage only captures the customization files. It can’t be used to capture installation files into a new WIM.

/Capture-Image

Captures an image of a drive to a new .wim file. Captured directories include all subfolders and data. You cannot capture an empty directory. A directory must contain at least one file.

Info for customimage here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardwa...

Info for Image here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardwa...

 

WHAT'S THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN "Capture-CustomImage" and "Capture-Image" WHILE CAPTURING IMAGE USING DISM

thanks for reply sir , I read already that website, but still i got doubts so i posted here

will you explain to me with examples of commands

Did you already tried capture image with /Capture-CustomImage

i already tested with 5 computers using following commands

Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:F:\install.wim /CaptureDir:C:\ /Name:Windows10 /Descriptionrofessional

imagex /compress maximum /flags "Professional" /check /scroll /capture C:\ F:\installpromax.wim "Windows 10 Professional" /check /verify

imagex /compress fast /flags "Professional" /check /scroll /capture C:\ F:\installprofastflags.wim "Windows 10 Professional" /check /verify