DISM Reference (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool that is used to service Windows® images offline before deployment. You can use it to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings. Subsets of the DISM servicing commands are also available for servicing a running operating system. For more information, see DISM Overview (Deployment Image Servicing and Management).

In This Section

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Command-Line Options	Lists the command-line options for managing and servicing a Windows image with the Dism.exe tool.
DISM Configuration List and WimScript.ini Files	Describes how to create a configuration list to exclude files and folders from an image capture or compression.
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Best Practices	Describes some best practices related to servicing a Windows image. We recommend that you implement these practices wherever possible.
Service a Windows PE Image with DISM	Describes information specific to using DISM to configure a Windows PE image.
DISM Supported Platforms	Describes the different operating systems and architectures supported by DISM.
Configure a Windows Repair Source	Describes how to configure and maintain a Windows image repair source to use within your network. The repair source can be used to restore Windows features or to repair a corrupted Windows image.

See Also

Concepts

DISM Overview (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)

Other Resources

DISM How-to Topics (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)