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1. Insert your blank CD, DVD or USB stick.
   
   

2. From the Backup tab of the task pane, below Other Tasks, click Create bootable Rescue media.

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3. Accept the default Windows PE environment selected by Macrium Reflect or Click 'Change PE Version' to use a different version of Windows PE for your rescue media:
   
   

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   Click Next and add device drivers if required.
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   This dialog enables you to add drivers for any Network and Disk controllers that are unsupported in Windows PE.
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   The sequence below shows an example of adding a device driver to the Windows PE build: Image Added In the above example a driver is missing for a USB Controller. This is indicated by the Image Added icon next to the device description. Click the 'Update Driver' button to search for a compatible driver. Info Note: You can find driver install packages in several places. Most manufacturers create a driver folder on the hard drive of a new PC, often named after the manufacturer. If this is not present, you can download drivers from the device or PC vendor's website. For older PCs, manufacturers of devices and motherboards included driver CDs in the packaging, however, these may not be the latest. For more information see Adding device driver software to Windows PE.

   This dialog enables you to add drivers for any Network and Disk controllers that are unsupported in Windows PE.
   Unsupported devices will be indicated with a warning icon. Click the 'Update Driver' button to locate driver files.
   

   Enter a folder or drive letter to search for compatible driver files.The location is recursively searched for .inf files and driver files that match the device Image Added Image Added A compatible driver is found. Select it and click Next Image Added The device now has a green tick next to it to indicate compatibility with Windows PE Image Added

   
   
   

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   Click Next to prepare and build the Windows PE image
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   Option	Description
   PE Architecture	Either 32 bit or 64 Bit. The default option is selected to match the architecture of the host Windows OS.
   Include optional components	Select this option to add BitLocker Encryption and iSCSI support to the rescue media. Please note that adding these components may several minutes to the creation process. See Adding iSCSI support to Windows PE for more information on using iSCSI in Windows PE See Adding BitLocker support to Windows PE for more information on using Windows PE to access BitLocker encrypted drives.
   Default base WIM	Use the standard Microsoft Windows PE base installation. Macrium Reflect executables will be added to this to crate the rescue media,
   Custom Base WIM	Use your own customized WIM for the rescue media. This is an advanced topic not covered in this help.

   Click Next to begin the WIM build process. If necessary, files will automatically be downloaded from Microsoft to complete the build process.

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   A detailed log of the build process is saved to: 'C:\ProgramData\Macrium\waik\waiklog.txt'

   
   
   

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   Once complete you can choose where to burn the media

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   Option ________________	Description
   Check for unsupported devices	Select this option and Windows PE will prompt to add drivers for unsupported Network Interface and Disk controllers when started.
   Prompt for key press	Select this option to enable the 'Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...' prompt when your PC starts. This is useful if you want to bypass Windows PE and boot into your host Windows OS.
   CD/DVD burner	Select this option to choose a CD/DVD device that you are using to create your rescue media. Info To save the rescue media to an .ISO image file for burning with any burning software. Click the

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   drop-down list of burners and select 'Create an ISO image file':

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   USB Device	Select this option to save your rescue media to a bootable USB stick or external hard drive.
   Enable multiboot MBR/UEFI	Only applies if you are saving your rescue media to a USB device. This option enables the USB device to boot both legacy MBR and GPT/UEFI for modern motherboards. Please consult your motherboard user manual for information on choosing these boot options at PC startup. Info Note: CD/DVD media is always created multi-boot MBR/UEFI
   Technicians USB	Applies to Macrium Reflect Technicians license keys  only. See Technicians portable application support for more information

   
   
   

7. Click Finish.
   
   

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To complete the process, boot from your Rescue media to ensure it works correctly.

After Windows PE loads, Macrium Reflect runs. The Windows PE user interface for Macrium Reflect is identical to that of the main application and offers the same core functions.

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Once I have created rescue media, will it work on all my computers?

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