MetaData

MetaData specifies a Windows edition or image in a Windows® image (.wim) file.

Use the Key and Value settings together to select a Windows edition or image based on the index, the name, or the description of the image.

Use the DISM /Get-ImageInfo command to determine which images and editions are included on your Windows DVD or Windows image (.wim) file. For instructions on how to select a Windows image using the MetaData setting, see the Best Practices for Image Deployment topic in the Windows® Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) Technical Reference.

Child Elements

Key	Specifies whether the image number, name, or description is used to select the image in a .wim file.
Value	Specifies the value of the `Key` setting.

Valid Configuration Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallFrom | MetaData

Applies To

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

XML Examples

The following XML output shows how to configure the ImageInstall setting to install a specific Windows image from the Windows DVD by using the image index value:

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<ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key> <Value>2</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>3</PartitionID> </InstallTo> </OSImage> </ImageInstall>

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<ImageInstall>
	<OSImage>
		<InstallFrom>
			<MetaData wcm:action="add">
				<Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
				<Value>2</Value>
			</MetaData>
		</InstallFrom>
		<InstallTo>
			<DiskID>0</DiskID>
			<PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
		</InstallTo>
	</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>

The following XML output shows how to configure the ImageInstall setting to install a specific Windows image from a custom Windows image file (.wim) located on a network share. Windows Setup selects the image from the LaptopImages.wim file by referencing the image description of a fictional laptop model named "Model FNB1".

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<ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallFrom> <Credentials> <Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain> <Password>MyPassword</Password> <Username>MyUsername</Username> </Credentials> <Path>\\server\share\CustomWindowsImages\LaptopImages.wim</Path> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/IMAGE/DESCRIPTION</Key> <Value>Model FNB1</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>3</PartitionID> </InstallTo> <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition> </OSImage> </ImageInstall>