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1 1  This how-to describes the different options for deploying a Windows 10 IoT image to a client device.
2 2  
3 -= Installtion – Recovery from USB-Stick =
3 += 1. Create Installation USB-Flash =
4 4  
5 - For the following manual you need a USB-Stick (min. 500 MB). If you want to deploy the Image on the same USB-Stick you need at least 8GB capacity. Download the following files:
5 +Prerequisites:
6 6  
7 -1. The Rangee „Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool“#
8 -1. The Windows 10 IoT Image which fits to your device: „devicename_b~#~##.wim“ (approx. 6GB)
7 +You need
9 9  
10 -Continue as follows:
9 +- USB-Stick (min. 500 MB)
11 11  
12 -[[image:flasher1.png]]
11 +- Windows 10 desktop or Windows 11 desktop
13 13  
14 -1. Plug in the USB-Stick into your PC
15 -1. Open the „Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool“ (Run as administrator)
16 -1. Choose the USB-Stick under „USB Drives“ (If it's not displayed, please click „Refresh“) / marked red
17 -1. Choose a „Mode“ / marked yellow
18 -11. Create Recovery Medium:
19 -111. Rangee Recovery Console (The Windows-Image must eb deployed from a second USB-Stick or from a network drive
20 -11. Create Recovery Medium with 2nd data partition (W10 only)
21 -111. Create a medium only with the Rangee Recovery Console and a second partition for the Windows-Image
22 -111. This option can onlys be used if the „Recovery Media Creation Tool“ is runinng on Windows 10
23 -11. Erase USB Drive (Clean)
24 -111. Deletes all Partitionen (incl. data) from the medium
13 +The files:
25 25  
26 -1. Press „Start“ / marked Blue
27 -1. You can see the progress at „Current state“ / marked green
28 -1. Copy the Image to the USB-Stick (Partition „Image“), an other USB-Stick whihc is NTFS formatted or a networkdrive.
29 -1. Continue with  „Rangee Recovery Console“
30 -1.
15 +- Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool
31 31  
32 -= Recovery from an existing Windows 10 IoT installation =
17 +- Windows IoT Image which fits to your device: „devicename_b~#~##.wim“ (WIM file)
33 33  
19 +The files can be downloaded from Rangee Updateserver. If you do not have the Updateserver Access, please contact Support by E-mail: support@rangee.com
20 +
21 +~1. Create a Recovery USB Flash
22 +
23 +Plug the USB Flash to your windows desktop
24 +
25 +Execute the Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool on a standard windows desktop. (Run as administrator)
26 +
27 +{{lightbox image="flasher1.png" group="1"/}}
28 +
29 +In USB-Drives (red box) select your USB flash (If it's not displayed, please click „Refresh“)
30 +
31 +Choose a „Mode“ (yellow box)
32 +
33 +Create Recovery Medium with 2nd data partition (recommended)
34 +
35 +Start creates a bootable USB Flash with the Rangee Recovery Console
36 +
37 +You can see the progress at „Current state“(green box)
38 +
39 +After the proces has finished, copy the Windows-Image (WIM file) to the Image directory
40 +
41 +
42 +
43 +Option (NOT recommended)
44 +
45 +1. Create Recovery Medium:
46 +11. Start creates a bootable USB Flash with the Rangee Recovery Console
47 +11. The Windows-Image (WIM file) must be stored on a second USB-flash or network drive
48 +
49 += 2. Execute Rangee Recovery Console =
50 +
51 +== Recovery option on Windows 10 IoT thin client ==
52 +
34 34  If you want to deploy the image with an USB-Stick, it has to be NTFS formatted and at least 8GB capacity.
35 35  
36 36  1. Download the Windows 10 IoT image which fits to your device: „devicename_b~#~##.wim“ (approx. 6GB)
37 37  1. Copy the image on a USB-Stick or a network drive
38 38  1. Start the device and push the „Arrow down key“ until the windows bootloader appear:
39 -1. Choose „Rangee Recovery Console“
40 -[[image:https://rangee.com/knowledgebase/download/attachments/10780681/flasher2.png?version=1&modificationDate=1581579843000&api=v2||height="250"]]
58 +1. Choose „Rangee Recovery Console“{{lightbox image="flasher2.png" group="1" height="250"/}}
41 41  1. Wait until the „Rangee Recovery Console“ is loaded and continue with „Rangee Recovery Console“ .
42 42  
61 +== Recovery option from Installation USB Flash ==
43 43  
44 -= Rangee Recovery Console =
63 +Plug the USb flash to your thin client. The  thin client should have at least 4 GB RAM and 120 GB Flash.
45 45  
46 -== Programs in the Recovery Console ==
65 +Boot the device from USB Flash
47 47  
48 -In der Console angekommen, bieten sich Ihnen einige Programme, die Sie zu Diagnose- und Reparaturzwecken verwenden können:
67 +== 2.1 Install new IOT Image ==
49 49  
50 -|=(% style="width: 211px;" %)(((
69 +The Rangee Recovery tool will boot a windows Desktop with some applications:
70 +
71 +(% style="width:574px" %)
72 +|=(% style="width: 110px;" %)(((
73 +{{lightbox image="flasher 3.png" group="1"/}}
74 +)))|=(% style="width: 460px;" %)(((
51 51  __**Command Promt:**__
52 52  Open a CMD
53 53  
54 54  
79 +
55 55  __**Notepad:**__
56 56  Open a text editor
57 57  
58 58  
84 +
59 59  __**Reboot:**__
60 60  Restart the system
61 61  
62 62  
89 +
63 63  __**Regedit:**__
64 64  Open the registry editor
65 65  
66 66  
94 +
67 67  __**Shutdown:**__
68 68  Shutdown the device
69 69  
70 70  
99 +
71 71  **__Task-Manager:__**
72 72  Shows all active tasks
73 73  
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74 74  
75 75  __**Windows Flasher:**__
76 76  Recovery of a Windows image see „Windows Flasher“
77 -)))|=(% style="width: 1811px;" %)(((
78 -[[image:flasher 3.png||height="541" width="88"]]
79 79  )))
80 80  
108 +**Start Windows Flasher**
81 81  
82 -**Windows Flasher**
110 +
111 +At the first start you'll see the following
112 +
113 +{{lightbox image="flasher 4.png" group="1"/}}
114 +
115 +=== Choose the WIM file ===
116 +
117 +If the WIM file is stored on Installation USB flash please choose the WIM file fom Image directory.
118 +
119 +If you store the image on a second USB-flash, plug in the USb Flash and select the right device/path.
120 +
121 +If you store the image on a network drive, use „Networkdrive" -> Connect Drive“:
122 +
123 +
124 +{{lightbox image="flasher 5.png" group="1"/}}
125 +
126 +
127 +1. Choose a drive letter
128 +1. Put in the complete UNC path to the share
129 +1. If nessecary put in the username and password
130 +1. The hook „Autoconnect“ persists the networkshare and autoconnect it on the next boot from this USB-Stick.
131 +1. You can finally connect the drive by clicking "Connect"
132 +
133 +=== The installation ===
134 +
135 +Use the following attributes:
136 +
137 +(% style="width:849px" %)
138 +|(% style="width:156px" %)Parameter|(% style="width:283px" %)Wert|(% style="width:407px" %)Bedeutung
139 +|(% style="width:156px" %)Target|(% style="width:283px" %)# Disk ~#~#GB|(% style="width:407px" %)Choose the target drive
140 +|(% style="width:156px" %)Image|(% style="width:283px" %)#devicename_b~#~##.wim“#|(% style="width:407px" %)Choose the downloaded WIM file
141 +|(% style="width:156px" %)Start|(% style="width:283px" %) |(% style="width:407px" %)Start the installation
142 +
143 +== 2.2 Capturing a Windows image ==
144 +
145 +You can capture an Image by using the „Capture“ function. This captured images can be deployed on other devices. Please run "sysprep" before capturing an image.
146 +
147 +(https:~/~/docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep~-~-generalize~-~-a-windows-installation)
148 +
149 +
150 +{{lightbox image="flasher 6.png" group="1"/}}
151 +
152 +
153 +|Parameter|Wert|Bedeutung
154 +|Image|X:\path\Name.wim   |Insert the path in which the captured image should be saved
155 +
156 +=== Logging ===
157 +
158 +The Log can be views by clicking „File -> Open last Log File“