TypeID
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Use TypeID to manually specify a hard-drive partition type, such as a utility partition type.
Five partition types are already built in: primary, extensible firmware interface (EFI), extended, logical, and Microsoft® Reserved (MSR). To use these built-in partition types, enter a value in the setting: Microsoft-Windows-Setup/DiskConfiguration/Disk/CreatePartitions/CreatePartition/Type.
Some partition types are not assigned a drive letter by default. Without a drive letter, these partitions do not appear in some common lists of devices, such as in Windows® Explorer or in Open or Save file dialog boxes. If you assign a letter to the partition, the partition appears in these common lists of devices.
Values
TypeID |
Specifies the partition type. See the Partition Types section later in this topic. TypeID is a string. |
Partition Types
The following tables describe how to set common partition types by using the Microsoft-Windows-Setup/DiskConfiguration/Disk settings:
BIOS/MBR-Based Systems
| Partition type | How to set the value | Used for | Receives a drive letter by default? |
|---|---|---|---|
System partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary, and then set ModifyPartition\Active to true. |
System boot information and Windows RE tools. |
No |
OEM partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary, and then set ModifyPartition\ Recognized values include: |
OEM tools and other system utilities. |
No |
Windows data partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary. |
Windows, applications, and data. |
Yes |
Recovery/utility partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary, and then set ModifyPartition\ |
Recovery files such as push-button recovery images and other system utilities. |
No |
For information about these and other partition types, see the MSDN topic, Disk Partition Types.
UEFI/GPT-Based Systems
| Partition type | How to set the value | Used for | Receives a drive letter by default? |
|---|---|---|---|
EFI system partition (ESP) |
Set CreatePartition\Type to EFI. |
The system partition. |
No |
Microsoft Reserved partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to MSR. |
Managing the other hard-drive partitions. |
No |
Windows data partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary. |
Windows operating system, applications, and data. |
Yes |
Recovery/utility partition |
Set CreatePartition\Type to Primary, and then set ModifyPartition\ |
Recovery tools such as Windows RE, recovery files such as push-button reset images, and other system utilities. |
No for Windows RE tools partitions. Yes for push-button reset partitions and other utility partition types. For more information about hiding partitions, see Walkthrough: Deploy Push-Button Reset Features. |
For information about these and other partition types, see the MSDN topic, PARTITION_INFORMATION_GPT Structure.
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | DiskConfiguration | Disk | ModifyPartitions | ModifyPartition | TypeID
Applies To
For a list of Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output for the DiskConfiguration setting shows partition modifications that set the recovery partition with the utility partition type. This partition does not appear with a drive letter in Windows.
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<Label>WinRE Tools</Label>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<TypeID>de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac</TypeID>
</ModifyPartition>
For full XML examples and recommended partition configurations, see How to Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Disk Partitions or How to Configure BIOS/MBR-Based Hard Disk Partitions.