Disk specifies the disk settings to add or to edit on the destination computer. Disk is a list item type, and each instance of Disk in an unattended installation answer file applies to a single hard disk (specified by DiskID).

Child Elements

CreatePartitions

Specifies a list of CreatePartition items.

DiskID

Specifies the identification number of the disk to edit.

ModifyPartitions

Specifies a list of ModifyPartition items.

WillWipeDisk

Specifies whether to reformat the disk.

Valid Configuration Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Applies To

For a list of supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.

XML Examples

BIOS-Based System with Two Hard Drives

The following XML output for the DiskConfiguration setting shows partition modifications for a BIOS-based computer with two hard drives.

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<DiskConfiguration>

  <!-- First hard drive -->
  <Disk wcm:action="add">
	<DiskID>0</DiskID> 
	<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> 
	<CreatePartitions>

	<!-- System partition -->
	<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>1</Order> 
		<Type>Primary</Type> 
		<Size>300</Size> 
	</CreatePartition>

	<!-- Windows partition -->
	<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>2</Order> 
		<Type>Primary</Type> 
		<Extend>true</Extend> 
	</CreatePartition>

	</CreatePartitions>
	<ModifyPartitions>

	<!-- System partition -->
	<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>1</Order> 
		<PartitionID>1</PartitionID> 
		<Label>System</Label> 
		<Format>NTFS</Format> 
		<Active>true</Active> 
	</ModifyPartition>

	<!-- Windows partition -->
	<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>2</Order> 
		<PartitionID>2</PartitionID> 
		<Label>Windows</Label> 
		<Letter>C</Letter> 
		<Format>NTFS</Format> 
	</ModifyPartition>
	</ModifyPartitions>
  </Disk>

  <!-- Second hard drive -->
  <Disk wcm:action="add">
	<DiskID>1</DiskID> 
	<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> 
	<CreatePartitions>

	<!-- Data partition -->
	<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>1</Order> 
		<Type>Primary</Type> 
		<Extend>true</Extend> 
	</CreatePartition>

	</CreatePartitions>
	<ModifyPartitions>

	<!-- Data partition -->
	<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
		<Order>1</Order> 
		<PartitionID>1</PartitionID> 
		<Label>Data</Label> 
		<Letter>D</Letter> 
		<Format>NTFS</Format> 
	</ModifyPartition>

	</ModifyPartitions>
  </Disk>

  <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> 
</DiskConfiguration>

<ImageInstall>
  <OSImage>
	<InstallTo>
	<DiskID>0</DiskID> 
	<PartitionID>2</PartitionID> 
	</InstallTo>
  </OSImage>
</ImageInstall>

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.

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