Format
specifies whether to erase the partition,
and which file system to apply to the partition.
Values
NTFS |
Formats the partition for the NTFS file system. When CreatePartition\Type is set to Primary or Logical, this is the default file format. |
FAT32 |
Formats the partition for the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system. When CreatePartition\Type is set to EFI, this is the default file format. |
When CreatePartition\Type is set to Extended or MSR, the partition does not receive a file format.
When using a disk that already contains an existing
partition structure, Format
can be used to erase and
reformat an existing partition. By default, if an existing
partition structure is used, the existing partition is not erased
or reformatted.
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | DiskConfiguration | Disk | ModifyPartitions | ModifyPartition | Format
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Examples
The following XML output for the
DiskConfiguration
settings shows how to erase and
reformat the second partition of a disk.
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<DiskConfiguration> <Disk wcm:action="add"> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <PartitionID>2</PartitionID> <Format>NTFS</Format> </ModifyPartition> </ModifyPartitions> </DiskConfiguration> |
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.