USB Flash Drive: Size
Ensure the drive is at least 64 GB to accommodate images of Windows 10IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 21H2 (v 4.x.y). For earlier versions or smaller images, a 32GB drive may suffice.
USB Flash Drive: Style
Please, consider that the USB key partition style must be MBR.To verify the partition style on Windows O.S. open the Disk Management window, select the disk you want to check, right-click it and select Properties. On the Volumes" tab, the Partition style attribute indicates whether is Master Boot Record (MBR) or GUID Partition Table (GPT).
¶ Create a Recovery USB Key for Windows Embedded
Insert a USB Storage.
Open the Praim Toolkit Windows USB Recovery.
Select from the list the inserted USB Storage Key.
Click on Format USB for Recovery.
Depending on the type of device that you want to recover select the operating system.
Confirm the operation clicking on "Yes".
The window will show the operation in progress and, depending on the operating system that you choose previously, you could see some files that will be copied on the USB Key.
Click on Next to continue.
Click on Add Device Image to select the Windows Embedded firmware file.
Windows Embedded Firmware File:
Use either an image created from ThinMan (Read Capture Device Image and Capture Device Backup Image) or a Praim Factory Firmware Image (download it from mypraim, section: Products-download, Type: Image).
Depending on the type of operating system you have to choose between:
- *.par file for Windows 10 IoT and newer version of WES7,
- *.cmxpf, *.cmxpb or *.cmxpc for WES7 Legacy (Factory, Backup, and Clone format files)
Then select the firmware file from the explorer window and click Open.
Warning for all Windows Embedded Devices
Before extracting a device image and use it for cloning be sure to enable the write filter on the device (read Agile: Using the Write Filter). Otherwise the image conducts to failure and problems when used to restore new devices.
Wait until the software is writing the selected image on the USB Storage Key.
DO NOT REMOVE the USB key from the PC until this operation finishes.
Click on Finish to close the software and detach the USB Storage Key from the PC.
To recover a thin client using the prepared USB Key follow the procedure explained at:
¶ How long does it take to prepare a USB key
The preparation time of a USB key depends on the size of the image file and on the writing speed of the USB device.
For more information see How long does it take to prepare a thin client using a USB Pen Drive? .