Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool that can be used to service a Windows image or to prepare a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image. DISM can be used to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings.
Description :
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool used to service Windows images offline before deployment. You can use it to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings. Subsets of the DISM servicing commands are also available for servicing a running operating system.
DISM tool replaces the pkgmgr, PEImg, and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a more efficient and standardized way, eliminating the source of many of the frustrations experienced by current users of these tools. DISM is installed with Windows 7, and it is also distributed in the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (Windows OPK) and the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK).
Usage :
DISM used to service Windows images offline before deployment. You can use it to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings. Subsets of the DISM servicing commands are also available for servicing a running operating system.
You can use DISM with .wim files to:
- Capture and apply Windows images.
- Append and delete images in a .wim file.
- Split .wim files into several smaller files.
You can use DISM with .wim, .vhd, or .vhdx files to:
- Add, remove, and enumerate packages.
- Add, remove, and enumerate drivers.
- Enable or disable Windows features.
- Apply changes based on the offlineServicing section of an Unattend.xml answer file.
- Configure international settings.
- Upgrade a Windows image to a different edition.
- Prepare a Windows PE image.
- Take advantage of better logging.
- Service earlier versions of Windows such as Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista with the latest Service Pack, and Windows Server 2008.
- Service all platforms (32-bit, 64-bit).
- Service a 32-bit image from a 64-bit host, and service a 64-bit image from a 32-bit host. For more information, see the "Limitations" section later this topic.
- Make use of old Package Manager scripts.
Source : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd371719%28v=vs.85%29.aspx https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh825236.aspx
