Creating and restore image using the built-in features in Windows

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Create a Windows RE environment for emergency purpose

reagentc /setreimage /path S:\Recovery\WindowsRE

Registers the location of a push-button reset image in an online or offline image

reagentc /setosimage /path R:\RecoveryImage /index 1

Create a system image

dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:"D:\fabrikam.wim" /CaptureDir:C:\ /Name:Fabrikam /ConfigFile:<configuration list>

Configuration file contents:

[ExclusionList]
\BigFolder

To restore an Image using DISM, boot into Windows PE then type the following commands in Diskpart

select disk 0
clean
create partition primary size=3000 id=27
format quick fs=ntfs label="Recovery"
assign letter="R"
create partition primary size=300
format quick fs=ntfs label="System"
assign letter="S"
active
create partition primary
format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows"
assign letter="C"
exit

Then restore your image from network/usb drive using DISM:

dism /apply-image /imagefile:N:\Images\my-windows-partition.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:C:\