The Drvload tool adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows® PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs. To add a driver to an offline Windows PE image, use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool.
If the driver .inf file requires a reboot, Windows PE will ignore the request. If the driver .sys file requires a reboot, then the driver cannot be added with Drvload.
Drivers added using the Drvload tool are marked as the preferred driver for that device. If you add an updated driver during Windows Setup, the driver that you added with Drvload takes precedence.
Drvload Command-Line Options
The following command-line options are available for Drvload.
drvload.exe inf_path [,inf_path [...]] [/?]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
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/? |
Displays usage information. |
|
inf_path |
Specifies the path to the driver .inf file. The path can contain environment variables. |
If any drivers failed to install, then Drvload will return a non-zero status (%errorlevel%).