Special Instructions to enable WinRE environment on Embedded 8 Industry & Embedded 8 Standard By default WinRE is not enabled in Embedded 8 Industry & Embedded 8 Standard Code: Boot into Windows 8.0 and check the state of WinRE to be sure Launch Command Prompt as an Administrator and enter the following : reagentc /info If it reports as "Enabled" , the WinRE environment is already enabled (some OEMs might have enabled it) If it reports as "Disabled" , you will need to retrieve winre.wim from your Boot Media or .ISO You can find the file in the "sources" folder, then you will need to copy it into C:\Windows\System32\Recovery After the file has been copied, launch Command Prompt as an Administrator and enter the following : reagentc /enable The WinRE environment should now be enabled, you can verify using the "reagentc /info" command If you wish to disable the WinRE environment again, you can use the "reagentc /disable" command (Optional) If you want to integrate the latest Updates into winre.wim, you can follow my tutorial at https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/winpe-winre-lite-update-list-for-windows-nt6-2.90350/