How To Use ADk

Install WADK

Create these folders "w81" , "w81mnt" and "w81pkgs" in c: drive

Copy the contents of windows 8.1 dvd/iso to w81 folder in c: drive

Open a Administrator Commnad Promt

Run the following Commands

The Command to Mount a Install.wim file to c:\w81mnt folder with a Index #1

Code:

Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:c:\w81\sources\install.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:c:\w81mnt\

The Command to Integrate a Package to a Install.wim image file mounted to c:\w81mnt folder

Code:

Dism /Add-Package /Image:c:\w81mnt /PackagePath:c:\w81pkgs

or

Dism /Add-Package /Image:c:\w81mnt /PackagePath:c:\w81pkgs\<package-name.msu>

or

Dism /Add-Package /Image:c:\w81mnt /PackagePath:c:\w81pkgs\<package-name.cab>

The Command to Commit Changes and Dis-Mount a Install.wim image file mounted to c:\w81mnt folder

Code:

Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:c:\w81mnt /Commit

The Command to Discard Changes and Dis-Mount a Install.wim image file mounted to c:\w81mnt folder

Code:

Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:c:\w81mnt /Discard

 

Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:c:\w81mnt /Commit

sorry forgot to change it, as I was using it for my system.

 

I think hard-coding the full path to the ADK copy is required otherwise it might default to the system32 copy and that may be important on older OS.