MiniTool Partition Wizard

@antspants

your links not work for me

MiniTool Partition Wizard DOES use:

• Its own internal WinPE image

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where exactly is this internal winpe image and what is it called

SIW2 said:

where exactly is this internal winpe image and what is it called

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Apparently MiniTool Partition Wizard embeds its WinPE environment inside its installation directory:
C:\Program Files\MiniTool Partition Wizard 13\boot\
• boot.wim > the actual WinPE image MiniTool uses — The boot.wim is the Windows 10‑based PE image MiniTool ships.
• bcd, boot.sdi, efisys.bin, etc. > supporting boot files
• A few MiniTool‑specific config files

The minitool pw download must be gigantic if it includes all that. Very unusual.

Perhaps it creates all that from winre.wim the first time you run its bootable media creator. Then it continues to use that stuff unless it is deleted.

SIW2 said:

Does it offer to use winre.wim ?

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No, it does not.

antspants said:

My understanding is that MiniTool Partition Wizards Bootable Media Builder always uses the WinPE version bundled with MiniTool, which is still based on Windows 10 PE, even on Windows 11 systems.

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Ah, that would explain it.

antspants said:

Also found:

If your goal is simply to run MiniTool Partition Wizard inside a Windows 11 PE environment, you can do it manually:

Build your own Win11 PE and add MiniTool manually

1. Build Win11 PE using ADK + WinPE add‑on (which you already did).
2. Mount the WinPE image (boot.wim).
3. Copy the MiniTool Partition Wizard program folder into \Program Files inside the mounted image.
4. Add a shortcut or startup script.
5. Commit the WIM and build your own ISO/USB.

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Thank you. Yes this looks promising. I will try it, but I am not as experienced as you, so I may have some follow up questions to ask to try it.

Anibor_11 said:

If ADK is not installed, PW creates a WINRE boot ISO or boot UFD. There is not any option to select WinRE or WinPE. So, if Windows 11 is installed, this is a Windows 11-based ISO.

I don´t know what happens if ADK is installed.

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Hmm. Puzzling.

SIW2 said:

I think it will need more. The unregistered version doesnt run in winpe

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My version is a registered version, Pro.

SIW2 said:

Why does the OP think it is win10 winpe ?

19045 is win10

20000+ is win11

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Yes. It shows 19045 when I call up Command Window and issue "ver" command.

antspants said:

Allegedly:

MiniTool Partition Wizard does NOT use:

• Your installed Windows ADK
• Your installed WinPE add‑on
• Your custom copype builds


MiniTool Partition Wizard DOES use:

• Its own internal WinPE image
• Which is currently based on Windows 10 PE, even in version 13

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That would explain it.

antspants said:

1. MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable Edition

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanager/partition-wizard-bootable.html

2. MiniTool Media Builder

https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/bootable-media-builder.html

3. MiniTool Bootable Edition FAQ

https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/bootable-edition.html

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Unfortunately, none of these will open in my browser. They all show page moved.

antspants said:

Apparently MiniTool Partition Wizard embeds its WinPE environment inside its installation directory:
C:\Program Files\MiniTool Partition Wizard 13\boot\
• boot.wim > the actual WinPE image MiniTool uses — The boot.wim is the Windows 10‑based PE image MiniTool ships.
• bcd, boot.sdi, efisys.bin, etc. > supporting boot files
• A few MiniTool‑specific config files

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Thank you. This is very helpful.

LuckyEleven said:

Unfortunately, none of these will open in my browser. They all show page moved.

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Seem to be old links, will go in search later today

SIW2 said:

The minitool pw download must be gigantic if it includes all that. Very unusual.

Perhaps it creates all that from winre.wim the first time you run its bootable media creator. Then it continues to use that stuff unless it is deleted.

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Aha ! That is an interesting prospect.

antspants said:

Seem to be old links, will go in search later today

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Thank you.

SIW2 said:

The minitool pw download must be gigantic if it includes all that. Very unusual.

Perhaps it creates all that from winre.wim the first time you run its bootable media creator. Then it continues to use that stuff unless it is deleted.

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Ah. That is an interesting prospect.

I found an amazingly prompt reply in my email from Minitool.
They recommended deleting winre.rim and then rebuilding the USB Rescue Media.

I did that and now instead of 19045, I see version 26100.1 on the Rescue Media.
This is a great step forward.

The version of ADK and WinPE that I installed to the OS is 28000.1
I asked them if there was a way to get this onto the Rescue Media.

I am going to try the method described by antspants
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1. Build Win11 PE using ADK + WinPE add‑on (which you already did).
2. Mount the WinPE image (boot.wim).
3. Copy the MiniTool Partition Wizard program folder into \Program Files inside the mounted image.
4. Add a shortcut or startup script.
5. Commit the WIM and build your own ISO/USB.
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antspants said:

Apparently MiniTool Partition Wizard embeds its WinPE environment inside its installation directory:
C:\Program Files\MiniTool Partition Wizard 13\boot\

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You sure you have this program?
Or are you using AI?
There is no Boot folder in 13.

Yes, there is no boot folder in 13.

And, as long as PW boots from the UFD, it doesn´t matter what Windows version was used to create it. PW is compatible with Windows 7 to 11, according to the webpage.

@antspants I am having trouble with the last step, build your own ISO/USB.

Here is what I have done so far:

1. Go to
to get ADK and WinPE and install them to the default directories. Just use Deployment module of ADK.

2. Run Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and run the command,
copype amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64

3. While still in Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment, change path to
C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources>

4. Create a mount directory
C:\Mount

5. While still in Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment, issue command,
Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources\boot.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:C:\Mount

6. Copy the MiniTool Partition Wizard program folder,
C:\Program Files\MiniTool Partition Wizard 13
into \Program Files inside the mounted image,
C:\Mount\Program Files

7. Navigate to the mount point in File Explorer (C:\Mount).
Go to the desired folder C:\Mount\Users\Public\Desktop.
Right-click > New > Shortcut.
Browse to the actual file you want to link to, making sure to stay within the C:\Mount path (e.g., C:\Mount\Program Files\MiniTool Partition Wizard 13\partitionwizard.exe).
Name the shortcut and finish.

8. While still in Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment, issue command
Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:C:\mount /Commit
MAKE SURE NO OTHER PROGRAM IS ACCESSING C:\Mount when doing this.

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9. While still in Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment, issue command
oscdimg –n –b –m C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources\boot.wim C:\MPW13_ISO\MPW13.iso

Nine does not work.