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An IT administrator is preparing a custom Windows 11 image for deployment. The image needs to include several out-of-box device drivers that are not included in the default Windows 11 installation media. The administrator wants to add these drivers to the offline image before deployment. Which DISM command-line option should be used for this purpose?
- ADISM /Add-Driver
- BDISM /Mount-Image
- CDISM /Get-Drivers
- DDISM /Apply-Image
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Correct answer: A. DISM /Add-Driver
The `DISM /Add-Driver` command is specifically designed to add third-party device drivers to an offline Windows image, ensuring they are available when the image is deployed to new hardware.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. /Mount-Image mounts a WIM file for servicing, it doesn't add drivers directly.
- C. /Get-Drivers lists drivers in an image, it doesn't add them.
- D. /Apply-Image applies an image to a specified partition, it doesn't add drivers.
DISM /Add-Driver
A DISM command used to add specific device drivers to an offline Windows image (WIM or VHD) before deployment.
- Requires the image to be mounted first.
- Used to ensure hardware compatibility for devices not natively supported by Windows.
- Can add multiple drivers or entire driver folders.
Memory trick: To add a driver, you need the 'Add-Driver' command, simple as that.