Load Active@ KillDisk over the network via PXE environment on a Windows 10 computer

There are several steps required to do this: configuring the WinPE WIM, Boot Manager and PXE Server.

For the configuration steps, let's assume that inserted Boot Disk has a F: letter in our configuration environment.

  1. Copy WinPE Source Files onto the PXE Server
    1. Map a network connection to the root TFTP directory on the PXE/TFTP server and create a \BOOT folder there. We will assign this network drive the Y: letter.
      Note:

      You can the ‘Easy access’ feature in the Windows Explorer to do this. Make sure to enable read/write permissions in the sharing and folder options.

    2. Copy the PXE boot files from the mounted \BOOT folder of the Active@ Boot Disk boot.wim to the \BOOT folder on PXE/TFTP server. The command for example: 
      copy C:\mount\windows\boot\pxe\*.* y:\boot
      Note:

      To mount/dismount the boot.wim file, see Place Active@ KillDisk into a WinPE image.

    3. After dismounting the boot.wim, copy the bootable Windows PE image (F:\ Sources\boot.wim) to the \BOOT folder on PXE/TFTP server.
    4. Copy the file boot.sdi (F:\Boot\boot.sdi) to the \BOOT folder on PXE/TFTP server.
  2. Configure boot configuration
    1. On a Windows 10 computer or in a Windows PE environment, create a BCD store using the BCDEdit tool.
    2. In the BCD store, configure the RAMDISK, BOOTMGR and OS Loader settings for the Windows PE image.
    3. Copy the BCD file to the \BOOT folder on PXE/TFTP server
    4. Configure your PXE/TFTP server and DHCP server to point PXE clients to download PXEBoot.com or PXEBoot.n12.

    These are a few of the files that were copied over to the server in Step 1.

    For more details, see Creating a BCD file.

  3. Deployment process

    Boot the client machine through PXE, connected to the network. After pressing initializing the PXE boot, the system should handle the rest. Here’s what will happen:

    1. The client is directed (by using DHCP Options or the PXE Server response) to download PXEBoot.com.
    2. PXEBoot.com downloads Bootmgr.exe and the BCD store. The BCD store must reside in a \BOOT directory in the TFTP root folder. Additionally, the BCD store must be called BCD.
    3. Bootmgr.exe reads the BCD operating system entries and downloads boot.sdi and the Windows PE image.
    4. Bootmgr.exe begins booting Windows PE by running Winload.exe within the Windows PE image.
For more detailed instructions, read the Microsoft TechNet official documentation.