- Start or stop Windows service from command line (CMD)
- start
- Syntax
- Parameters
- Remarks
- Examples
- Startup settings in Windows Terminal
- Default profile
- Launch on machine startup
- Launch mode
- New instance behavior
- Launch size
- Columns on first launch
- Rows on first launch
- Launch position
- Center on launch
- Disable dynamic profiles
- Startup actions
- Windows Setup Command-Line Options
- /1394Debug
- /AddBootMgrLast
- /BitLocker
- /BusParams
- /ConfigFile
- /CompactOS
- /Compat
- /CopyLogs
- /Debug
- /DiagnosticPrompt
- /DynamicUpdate
- /EMSPort
- /Finalize
- /ImageIndex
- /InstallDrivers
- /InstallFrom
- /InstallLangPacks
- /MigNEO
- /MigrateDrivers
- /NetDebug
- /NoReboot
- /Priority
- /PostOOBE
- /PostRollback
- /Quiet
- /ReflectDrivers
- /ResizeRecoveryPartition
- /ShowOOBE
- /SkipFinalize
- /Telemetry
- /TempDrive
- /Unattend
- /Uninstall
- /USBDebug
- /WDSDiscover
- /WDSServer
Start or stop Windows service from command line (CMD)
We normally use Services.msc to start or stop or disable or enable any service. We can do the same from windows command line also using net and sc utilities. Below are commands for controlling the operation of a service.
Command to stop a service:
To start a service:
You need to have administrator privileges to run net start/stop commands. If you are just a normal user on the computer, you would get an error like below.
To disable a service:
To enable a service:
To make a service start automatically with system boot:
Note: Space is mandatory after ‘=’ in the above sc commands.
This SC command works on a Windows 7 machine and also on the down-level editions of Windows i.e Windows XP/2003 and Windows Vista. Again, if you do not have administrator previliges you would get the below error.
Note that the service name is not the display name of a service. Each service is given a unique identification name which can be used with net or sc commands. For example, Remote procedure call (RPC) is the display name of the service. But the service name we need to use in the above commands is RpcSs.
So to start Remote procedure call service the command is:
These service names are listed below for each service. The first column shows the display name of a service and the second column shows the service name that should be used in net start or net stop or sc config commands.
start
Starts a separate Command Prompt window to run a specified program or command.
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Specifies the title to display in the Command Prompt window title bar. | |
/d |
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Remarks
You can run non-executable files through their file association by typing the name of the file as a command.
If you run a command that contains the string CMD as the first token without an extension or path qualifier, CMD is replaced with the value of the COMSPEC variable. This prevents users from picking up cmd from the current directory.
If you run a 32-bit graphical user interface (GUI) application, cmd does not wait for the application to quit before returning to the command prompt. This behavior does not occur if you run the application from a command script.
If you run a command that uses a first token that does not contain an extension, Cmd.exe uses the value of the PATHEXT environment variable to determine which extensions to look for and in what order. The default value for the PATHEXT variable is:
Note that the syntax is the same as the PATH variable, with semicolons (;) separating each extension.
When searching for an executable file, if there is no match on any extension, start checks to see if the name matches a directory name. If it does, start opens Explorer.exe on that path.
Examples
To start the Myapp program at the command prompt and retain use of the current Command Prompt window, type:
To view the start command-line help topic in a separate maximized Command Prompt window, type:
Startup settings in Windows Terminal
The properties listed below affect the entire terminal window, regardless of the profile settings. These should be placed at the root of your settings.json file.
Default profile
Set the default profile that opens by typing ctrl+shift+t , typing the key binding assigned to newTab , running wt new-tab without specifying a profile, or clicking the ‘+’ icon.
Property name: defaultProfile
Necessity: Required
Accepts: GUID or profile name as a string
Default value: PowerShell’s GUID
Launch on machine startup
When set to true , this enables the launch of Windows Terminal at startup. Setting this to false will disable the startup task entry.
Note: if the Windows Terminal startup task entry is disabled either by org policy or by user action this setting will have no effect.
Property name: startOnUserLogin
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: true , false
Default value: false
Launch mode
This defines whether the terminal will launch as maximized, full screen, or in a window. Setting this to focus is equivalent to launching the terminal in the default mode, but with focus mode enabled. Similarly, setting this to maximizedFocus will result in launching the terminal in a maximized window with focus mode enabled.
Property name: launchMode
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: «default» , «maximized» , «fullscreen» , «focus» , «maximizedFocus»
Default value: «default»
New instance behavior
This setting controls how new terminal instances attach to existing windows. This property is only used if the —window,-w window command line argument is not provided. This setting accepts the following possible values:
- useNew : Create a new window, always. This is how the terminal always behaved prior to version 1.7.
- useExisting : Create new tabs in the most recently used window on this desktop. If there’s not an existing window on this virtual desktop, then create a new terminal window.
- useAnyExisting : Create new tabs in the most recently used window, regardless of which virtual desktop the window is on.
Property name: windowingBehavior
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: «useNew» , «useExisting» , «useAnyExisting»
Default value: «useNew»
Launch size
Columns on first launch
This is the number of character columns displayed in the window upon first load. If launchMode is set to «maximized» or «maximizedFocus» , this property is ignored.
Property name: initialCols
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: Integer
Default value: 120
Rows on first launch
This is the number of rows displayed in the window upon first load. If launchMode is set to «maximized» or «maximizedFocus» , this property is ignored.
Property name: initialRows
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: Integer
Default value: 30
Launch position
This sets the pixel position of the top left corner of the window upon first load. On a system with multiple displays, these coordinates are relative to the top left of the primary display. If an X or Y coordinate is not provided, the terminal will use the system default for that value. If launchMode is set to «maximized» or «maximizedFocus» , the window will be maximized on the monitor specified by those coordinates.
Property name: initialPosition
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: Coordinates as a string in the following formats: «,» , «#,#» , «#,» , «,#»
Default value: «,»
Center on launch
When set to true , the terminal window will auto-center itself on the display it opens on. The terminal will use the «initialPosition» to determine which display to open on.
This interacts with the other launch settings in the following ways:
- «initialPos»: x,y , «centerOnLaunch»: true , «launchMode»: «default» : center on the monitor that x,y is on.
- «initialPos»: x,y , «centerOnLaunch»: true , «launchMode»: «maximized» : maximized on the monitor that x,y is on ( centerOnLaunch adds nothing).
- «initialPos»: , «centerOnLaunch»: true , «launchMode»: «default» : center on the default monitor.
- «initialPos»: , «centerOnLaunch»: true , «launchMode»: «focus» : center and enter focus mode on the default monitor.
- «initialPos»: , «centerOnLaunch»: true , «launchMode»: «maximized» : maximized on the default monitor ( centerOnLaunch adds nothing).
Property name: centerOnLaunch
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: true , false
Default value: false
Disable dynamic profiles
This sets which dynamic profile generators are disabled, preventing them from adding their profiles to the list of profiles on startup. For information on dynamic profiles, visit the Dynamic profiles page.
Property name: disabledProfileSources
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: «Windows.Terminal.Wsl» , «Windows.Terminal.Azure» , and/or «Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore» inside an array
Default value: []
Startup actions
This sets the list of actions to execute on startup, allowing the terminal to launch with a custom set of tabs and panes by default. These actions will be applied only if no command line arguments were supplied. The list of actions is represented by a string with the same format as commands in the command line arguments. For more information about the commands format, visit the Command line arguments page.
Property name: startupActions
Necessity: Optional
Accepts: String representing a list of commands to run
Windows Setup Command-Line Options
The following command-line options are available for WindowsВ Setup (setup.exe). Beginning with Windows 10, version 1607, you can use a setupconfig file as an alternative to passing parameters to Windows Setup on a command line. For more information, see Windows Setup Automation Overview.
/1394Debug
Enables kernel debugging over an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port while Windows is running and during the WindowsPE configuration pass of Windows Setup.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
The default value for is 1. specifies the baud to use when Windows transfers data during debugging. The default value is 19200, but can also be set to 57600 or 115200.
/AddBootMgrLast
Instructs Windows Setup to add the Windows Boot Manager as the last entry in the UEFI firmware boot order.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This option is only supported on UEFI PCs running Windows PE 4.0 or later.
Performs an automated upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 volume license editions only.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Clean | Performs a clean install of Windows |
DataOnly | Performs an upgrade of Windows, saving only data (and not apps.) If the data-only installation option is not available due to compatibility checks, Windows Setup will exit silently and log an exit code. |
Upgrade | Performs an upgrade of Windows saving apps and data. If the upgrade installation option is not available, or the user needs to resolve an app compatibility issue, Windows Setup will exit silently and log an exit code. |
NoAutoEit | Not used in Windows 10. In Windows 8.1, if an error is found, Windows Setup does not exit, but instead stops and stays on the Windows Setup screen until the user addresses the issue. The installation from that point on is attended. |
PerformDU | Not used in Windows 10. In Windows 8.1, Windows Setup checks for Dynamic Updates for Windows Setup |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
When /Auto is used, an unattend file cannot be used. When /Auto is used, Windows Setup consumes ei.cfg, and checks compatibility issues before starting the installation. If ei.cfg is malformed, Windows Setup exits silently and logs an exit code. See Windows Setup Exit Codes below. When /Auto is used, only the following customizations of the Windows image are supported. This is not a change in Windows Setup support policy but instead a clarification:
- Applying a cumulative (quality) update
- Applying updates to the servicing stack necessary to complete the feature update (see Servicing stack updates for more information)
- Applying updates to Setup.exe binaries or other files that Setup uses for feature updates
- Appling updates for the «safe operating system» (SafeOS) that is used for the Windows recovery environment
- Adding or removing languages
- Adding or removing Features on Demand
For clarity, when /Auto is used, Windows Setup does not support upgrades nor clean installs to a Windows image that has been customized by adding / removing / changing applications, settings nor drivers.
When /Auto is used, Windows Setup will upgrade using the \sources\install.wim Windows image. Using Dism /Export-Image, this image can be used as a source image for exporting a new image using the /Compress:recovery option. This exported image must be named install.esd for Windows Setup to use it instead of install.wim. You must also remove install.wim from \sources. You should only export to install.esd if you want to reduce the Windows image size. The exported image will be smaller, but will not be mountable.
/BitLocker
Specifies the BitLocker status during upgrades.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
AlwaysSuspend | BitLocker is always suspended during an upgrade. |
TryKeepActive | Attempts an upgrade without suspending BitLocker. If the upgrade fails, Windows Setup will suspend BitLocker and complete the upgrade. This is the default behavior if the /BitLocker option is not specified. |
ForceKeepActive | Enables upgrading without suspending BitLocker. If the upgrade can’t be completed because BitLocker is active, the upgrade will fail. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
/BusParams
Specifies the PCI address of a 1394, USB, or NET debug port.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
The bus, device, and function numbers must be in decimal format. For more info, see Setting Up Kernel Debugging with USB 2.0.
/ConfigFile
Specifies the location to the setupconfig file.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a folder that contains the Windows Setup configuration file. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
If you include an option on the command line and the same option in the setupconfig file, the setupconfig file option and value has precedence.
/CompactOS
Specifies whether to use the Compact OS feature to save hard drive space.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | Windows Setup installs Windows using compressed system files. |
Disable | Windows Setup installs Windows using uncompressed system files. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
By default, Windows Setup determines whether to use this feature automatically. To learn more about Compact OS, see Compact OS, single-instancing, and image optimization.
/Compat
Instructs Windows Setup how to handle compatibility scans and messages.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
IgnoreWarning | Windows Setup completes installation, ignoring any dismissible compatibility messages. |
ScanOnly | Windows Setup runs through compatibility scans, and then exits (without completing the installation) with an exit code to indicate if any compatibility concerns are present. Windows Setup will return 0xC1900210 if no concerns are found. Windows Setup will return 0xC1900208 if compatibility concerns are found. |
This command works with other switches. To run Windows Setup in the background without any UI:
To ignore common disclaimers in the UI, for example, language changes:
Often an IT Pro will look at the compat XML if Windows Setup finds compatibility issues. Use /CopyLogs to collect Windows Setup logs:
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes only with /Compat IgnoreWarning |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10.
If you launch Windows Setup with /Compat ScanOnly:
- If it does not find any compatibility issue, it will return MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_SCANONLY (0xC1900210)
- If it finds actionable compatibility issues, like Apps, it will return MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_INSTALLREQ_BLOCK (0xC1900208)
- If it finds that the Mig-Choice selected is not available, it will return MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_MIGCHOICE_BLOCK (0xC1900204)
- If it finds that machine is not eligible for Windows 10, it will return MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_SYSREQ_BLOCK (0xC1900200)
- If it finds that machine does not have enough free space to install, it will return MOSETUP_E_INSTALLDISKSPACE_BLOCK (0xC190020E)
/CopyLogs
Windows Setup will copy or upload compressed logs upon failure to the specified location assuming machine/user has permission and network access to location.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network paths. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
Accepted parameters are local file paths and UNC network paths. Execution runs in the system context, so it may not have permissions to copy to locations that require user permissions.
/Debug
Enables kernel debugging over a communications (COM) port when Windows is running, and during the WindowsPE configuration pass of Windows Setup.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Specifies the debugging port. The default value is 1. | |
Specifies the baud to use when Windows transfers data during debugging. The default setting is 19200, but can also be set to 57600 or 115200. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
/DiagnosticPrompt
Specifies that the Command Prompt is available during Windows Setup.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | The Command Prompt can be accessed by pressing Shift+F10 during Windows Setup. |
Disable | The Command Prompt is not available during Windows Setup. The Command Prompt wil not be available while offline and OOBE phases are running. This is the default setting. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10, Version 1703.
/DynamicUpdate
Specifies whether Windows Setup will perform Dynamic Update operations (search, download, and install updates).
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | Dynamic Update operations are performed. |
Disable | Dynamic Update operations are not performed. |
NoDrivers | Dynamic Update operations are performed except driver acquisition. |
NoDriversNoLCU | Dynamic Update operations are performed except driver and latest cumulative update acquisition. |
NoLCU | Dynamic Update operations are performed except latest cumulative update acquisition. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes for Microsoft Update (MU) based feature updates; Yes for Unified Updated Platform (UUP) based feature updates only when /DynamicUpdate NoDrivers is specified |
Remarks
NoDrivers, NoLCU and NoDriversNoLCU are new for Windows 10, version 2004. When NoDrivers, NoLCU or NoDriversNoLCU is specified, Dynamic Update operations will be performed but drivers and/or the latest cumulative update acquisition will not be performed. /DynamicUpdate can be used with /SkipFinalize to control Dynamic Update operations; /DynamicUpdate is ignored when used with /Finalize.
/EMSPort
Enables or disables Emergency Management Services (EMS) during Windows Setup and after the server operating system has been installed.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
COM1 | Enables EMS over COM1. Supported for x86 systems only. |
COM2 | Enables EMS over COM2. Supported for x86 systems only. |
UseBIOSSettings | uses the setting that the BIOS specifies. For x86 systems, Windows uses the value from the Serial Port Console Redirection (SPCR) table. If no SPCR table or EFI console device path is specified in the BIOS, Windows disables EMS. |
Off | Disables EMS. If EMS is disabled in Windows Setup, you can later enable EMS by modifying the boot settings. |
Specifies the baud to use when Windows transfers data during debugging. The default value is 19200, but it can also be set to 57600 or 115200. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
/Finalize
Instructions Windows Setup to finish previously started update operations on the down-level OS, followed by an immediate reboot to start the offline phase.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This option is new for Windows 10, version 2004. /Finalize should not be specified with the /NoReboot option. Windows Setup will return error MOSETUP_E_FINALIZE_RESUME_FAILURE (0xC1900132) if /Finalize is called and the device is not in the proper state to resume after running /SkipFinalize. See /SkipFinalize.
/ImageIndex
Instructions Windows Setup which OS image to install from install.wim if multiple images may be applicable.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes for Microsoft Update (MU) based feature updates; No for Unified Updated Platform (UUP) based feature updates |
Remarks
If multiple images are applicable, Windows Setup will prompt the user to select. If multiple images are applicable and Windows Setup is invoked with /Quiet, Windows Setup will fail with error MOSETUP_E_NO_MATCHING_INSTALL_IMAGE (0xC1900215). This may occur when the product key specified using /PKey applies to multiple OS images.
/InstallDrivers
Adds .inf-style drivers to the new Windows 10 installation.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a folder that contains .inf files. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is new for Windows 10. The driver .inf can be in a folder within the specified location. The command will recurse through the specified location.
/InstallFrom
Specifies a different Install.wim file to use during Windows Setup.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The path of the .wim file to install. |
This option also be used with split image files (.swm). Select the first split image file in the series
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This enables you to use a single preinstallation environment to install multiple versions of Windows images. For example, you can use a 32-bit version of Windows Setup to deploy a 64-bit Windows image. You can also use an answer file for cross-platform deployments. For more information, see “Creating a WIM for Multiple Architecture Types” in Windows Setup Supported Platforms and Cross-Platform Deployments
/InstallLangPacks
Adds language packs (lp.cab) to the new Windows 10 installation.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a folder that contains .inf files. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes for Microsoft Update (MU) based feature updates; No for Unified Updated Platform (UUP) based feature updates |
Remarks
This option is new for Windows 10. The language packs can be in a folder within the specified . The command installs all lp.cab files and language capabilities such as text-to-speech recognition, in the folder and subfolders at the specified . Language capabilities may have be dependent on other language capabilities. For example, Text-to-speech is dependent on the Basic component of the same language. Language capabilities should not be renamed within . See Language and region Features on Demand (FOD). In Windows 10, version 1903 and later, install failures will cause Windows Setup to fail and rollback.
Instructs Windows Setup to copy alternate files from an alternate location. This option instructs Windows Setup to look in the alternate location first, and, if files are present, to use them instead of the files from the default location.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Name and the location of the folder that contains the replacement files and can be any local drive location. UNC paths are not supported. |
Examples
To copy an updated C:\Program Files\Messenger\Msmsgs.exe file into the Windows installation, create the following folder structure on the Pro\Sources$OEM$$Progs\Messenger\Msmsgs.exe installation source by using the Setup command:
If you replace a file that Windows file protection protects, you must also copy the updated file to the local sources to be installed with Windows. For example, you may copy the file to the C:\Windows\i386 folder. The file name must be the same as the name that is used in Windows Setup. For example, add the following file and folder structure to your $OEM$ directory: Pro\sources$OEM$$$\i386\msmsgs.ex_. If you use files that are not on an installation share, you must specify the folder name. In this example the is C:\additional_files, where C:\additional_files is your customized $OEM$ directory. For example: C:\additional_files$$\i386\msmsgs.ex_.
If you change resources in your replacement files, you must add the updated Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) files to the installation.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
You must know where the files will be installed on the Windows installation. All the additional files must be copied to an $OEM$ folder in your installation sources or in the . The $OEM$ structure provides a representation of the destination installation disk:
- $OEM$\$1 maps to %SYSTEMDRIVE%, which could be drive C.
- $OEM$\$$ maps to %WINDIR%, which could be C:\windows.
- $OEM$\$progs maps to the program files directory.
- $OEM$\$docs maps to the user’s My Documents folder.
/MigNEO
Tells Windows Setup to perform an upgrade of Windows without additional offline phase optimizations.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes only with /Auto Upgrade | DataOnly |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes only with /Auto Upgrade | DataOnly |
Remarks
NEO stands for Non-event Objective, a multi-release effort to reduce feature update offline time, including a single reboot for most users. This option is available in Windows 10, version 1803 and later.
/MigrateDrivers
Instructs Windows Setup whether to migrate the drivers from the existing installation during the upgrade.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
You can specify All or None. By default, Windows Setup decides which is best for each individual driver based on the install choice. You can use this switch with /InstallDrivers, though it’s not required.
/NetDebug
Enables kernel debugging over the network.
Syntax
/NetDebug:hostip= ,port= ,key= [,nodhcp][,busparams= ]
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
IP address of the host computer. | |
Port of the host computer. | |
Password to set up a secure connection. | |
Bus number, device number, and function number of an adapter for a specific PCI bus device.. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
Use hostip to identify the IP address of the host computer. Use port to identify the port. The default start port is 49152, and the default end port is 65535. Use key to provide a password to set up a secure connection. Use nodhcp to avoid using a DHCP connection. (optional). Use busparams to select the bus number, device number, and function number of an adapter for a specific PCI bus device. (optional). For additional details, see Setting Up Kernel-Mode Debugging over a Network Cable Manually.
/NoReboot
Instructs Windows Setup not to restart the computer after the down-level phase of Windows Setup completes.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This option is new for Windows 10. The /NoReboot option enables you to execute additional commands before Windows restarts. This option suppresses only the first reboot. The option does not suppress subsequent reboots.
Supplies Windows Setup with the specific product key.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is new for Windows 10.
/Priority
Tells Windows Setup to increase the thread priority from low to normal for feature updates through Windows Update.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Normal | Windows Setup will execute with normal thread priority. |
Low | Windows Setup will execute with low thread priority. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10, version 1709 and later. Low priority is new for Windows 10, version 2004. Media based installations already run at Normal priority by default but can be decreased to Low priority.
/PostOOBE
After Windows Setup is complete, run a script.
Syntax
/PostOOBE [\setupcomplete.cmd]
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a file named setupcomplete.cmd or to a folder that contains setupcomplete.cmd. |
Path to folder that contains a script with the name setupcomplete.cmd. setupcomplete.cmd is copied to $Windows.
BT to be run after OOBE.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10.
/PostRollback
Instructs Windows Setup to run a script if the feature update fails to install and rolls back the changes, or if the user chooses to uninstall the feature update and go back to a previous version of Windows.
Syntax
/PostRollback [/PostRollbackContext
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a file named setuprollback.cmd, or to a folder that contains setuprollback.cmd. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10. /PostRollbackContext option is available in Windows 10, version 1803 and later. The /PostRollbackContext option allows you to specify whether the script runs in the context of the System account or the account of the signed in user. By default, updates from media run setuprollback.cmd in user context, which requires the first user who logs in post-upgrade to have administrator rights. For updates from Windows Update, setuprollback.cmd runs in system context, regardless of the rights of the first logged-in user. Windows Setup will copy setuprollback.cmd to $Windows.
BT to be run after OOBE.
/Quiet
This will suppress any Windows Setup user experience including the rollback user experience.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10.
/ReflectDrivers
Specifies the path to a folder that contains encryption drivers for a computer that has third-party encryption enabled.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Local file path or UNC network path to a folder that contains .inf files. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10, version 1607. Make sure that contains only a minimal set of encryption drivers. Having more drivers than necessary can negatively impact upgrade scenarios.
/ResizeRecoveryPartition
Specifies whether it’s OK to resize the existing Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) partition or create a new one during installation.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | During installation, Windows can resize the existing Windows RE tools partition or create a new one if needed. |
Disable | Windows does not resize the existing Windows RE tools partition or create a new one during installation. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
/ShowOOBE
Specifies whether the user is required to interactively complete the out of box experience (OOBE).
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Full | Requires the user to interactively complete the out of box experience (OOBE). |
None | Skips OOBE and selects the default settings. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10.
/SkipFinalize
Instructions setup to start update operations on the down-level OS without initiating a reboot to start the offline phase.
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10, version 2004. /SkipFinalize will prepare the update without committing. This allows for the commit to be completed using /Finalize followed by an immediate reboot of the device. This is the preferred approach to pending the update as the /NoReboot option will commit the changes but suppress the first reboot to allow for additional tasks. /SkipFinalize will not automatically instruct Windows Setup to run silently on the down-level OS while the computer is in use. Use /Quiet to suppress the Windows Setup user experience, and /Priority Low to prevent user impact. /SkipFinalize should not be specified with the /NoReboot option. See /Finalize.
/Telemetry
Specifies whether Windows Setup should capture and report installation data.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | Windows Setup captures and reports installation data. |
Disable | Windows Setup does not capture and report installation data. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
/TempDrive
Instructs Windows Setup to put temporary installation files on the specified partition.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The partition to copy installation files to during Windows Setup. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10, version 1607. For an upgrade, the /TempDrive option affects only the placement of temporary files. The operating system is upgraded in the partition from which you run the setup.exe file.
/Unattend
Enables you to use an answer file with Windows Setup.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The file path and file name of the unattended Windows Setup answer file. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
This is known as an unattended installation. You must specify a value for . Windows Setup applies the values in the answer file during installation. When /Unattend is used, /Auto cannot be used.
/Uninstall
Determines whether Windows will include controls that allow the user to go back to the previous operating system.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Enable | Windows Setup includes controls that allow the user to go back to the previous operating system. |
Disable | Windows Setup does not includes controls that allow the user to go back to the previous operating system. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | No |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | Yes |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | Yes |
Remarks
This option is available in Windows 10.
/USBDebug
Sets up debugging on a USB port.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The name of the computer to debug. |
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
Debug data is effective on the next reboot.
/WDSDiscover
Specifies that the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) client should be in discover mode.
Examples
To start the WDS client in dynamic discover mode, run the following command:
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
If you do not specify /WDSServer WDS searches for a server.
/WDSServer
Specifies the name of the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server that the client should connect to.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The name of the Windows Deployment Services server. |
Examples
To start the Windows Deployment Services client in static discover mode, run the following command:
Configuration | Applicable |
---|---|
Setup.exe started from WinPE | Yes |
Setup.exe started from Windows 10 | No |
setupconfig.ini files used for feature updates | No |
Remarks
To use this setting, you must also use the /WDSDiscover option. can be an IP address, a NetBIOS name, or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).