DriverPaths (microsoft-windows-pnpcustomizationswinpe-driverpaths)
DriverPaths specifies one or more paths that contain out-of-box drivers. These out-of-box drivers are copied to the Windows image during the windowsPE configuration pass. DriverPaths is a container for one or more PathAndCredentials list items.
By using this setting, you can add boot-critical and non boot–critical drivers to your Windows image before it is installed.
Child Elements
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| PathAndCredentials | Specifies a local or Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to the out-of-box drivers and, optionally, the Credentials used to access them. |
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE | DriverPaths
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE.
XML Example
The following XML output specifies the UNC paths to additional locations for device drivers and the credentials used to access those paths.
<DriverPaths>
<!-- First PathAndCredentials list item -->
<PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">
<Path>\\myFirstDriverPath\DriversFolder</Path>
<Credentials>
<Domain>MyDomain</Domain>
<Username>MyUsername</Username>
<Password>MyPassword</Password>
</Credentials>
</PathAndCredentials>
<!-- Second PathAndCredentials list item -->
<PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="2">
<Path>C:\Drivers</Path>
<Credentials>
<Domain>MyComputerName</Domain>
<Username>MyUsername</Username>
<Password>MyPassword</Password>
</Credentials>
</PathAndCredentials>
</DriverPaths>