Create and Use a Custom Module (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
These lab exercises teach you how to use custom modules to deploy custom software, files, and device drivers to your Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device.
For example, you may have an application that you want to include in your OS image, together with a desktop background that contains your logo, and several custom commands to run during the installation of your OS. You can create a custom module that contains these files and install it as part of your OS image on your device.
There are two ways to install an OS image that contains your module on your device by using Image Builder Wizard (IBW):
- Use ICE to create a custom IBW disk that contains your module and then use that disk to install an OS on your device. This approach is the fastest way to create an OS that contains your module because you can use IBW to automatically identify the drivers that your device needs before you install the OS.
- Use ICE to create a configuration file that contains your module and then use IBW to install an OS image based on that configuration file on your device. This approach offers the most flexibility because you can use ICE to create a configuration file and further customize your OS before installing your OS with IBW.
In This Section
- Create a Custom Module by Using Module Designer
Create a custom module and add files, commands, and dependencies to it.
- Use a Custom Module in Image Builder Wizard
Use Image Builder Wizard (IBW) to install an OS containing a custom module on your device.
- Use a Custom Module in Image Configuration Editor
Use ICE to create a customized IBW disk that you can use to deploy an OS containing your custom module on your device.