Arkdeploy toolkit
Deploy and capture Windows images with ease.
A free, open-source Windows imaging toolkit powered by WinPE, DISM and PowerShell. Build bootable media, deploy Windows images and capture custom installations without complicated deployment infrastructure.
Capture, deploy and automate. Without unnecessary complexity.
Enterprise deployment platforms can be difficult to customise. Ad-hoc imaging workflows can be difficult to reproduce and maintain. ArkDeploy Toolkit bridges that gap with a minimal Windows PE environment built around WinPE, DISM and optional unattend.xml automation.
Developed from real-world OEM Windows image engineering experience, the Toolkit keeps deployment steps visible, predictable and under your control.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
The essentials for repeatable Windows imaging.
From building bootable WinPE media to deploying and capturing Windows images, ArkDeploy Toolkit brings the essential tools together in one lightweight, script-driven solution.
Deploy Windows images
Apply WIM, ESD, SWM (split WIM) or FFU images. WIM, ESD and SWM deployments prepare the target partitions; FFU restores a whole-disk image and its partition layout.
Capture reusable images
Capture an existing Windows partition as a WIM image, or an entire physical disk as an FFU image, for testing, rebuilds and future deployments.
Automate your workflow
Apply an optional custom unattend.xml file and adapt task-based PowerShell modules to your own deployment process.
Build your boot media
Create and prepare a Windows PE environment for USB or ISO boot, with an optional network boot route through ArkDeploy PXE.
Local or network storage
Deploy and capture images using local drives, USB storage or SMB network shares.
Inspect and extend
Work with readable PowerShell workflows designed to be customised, forked and integrated into your environment.
STEP BY STEP
How the Toolkit works
Follow the workflow from creating your bootable Windows PE environment to deploying and capturing Windows images with ArkDeploy Toolkit.
01 · Build your Windows PE media
Use Boot Media Builder to create and prepare your bootable deployment environment.
02 · Boot into the deployment environment
Boot a UEFI-compatible device from USB or ISO, or use the generated boot.wim with the separate ArkDeploy PXE project.
03 · Deploy or capture an image
Choose Deploy Image to select your target drive and Windows image, or Capture Image to save a partition or whole-disk image for reuse.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Deployment and capture in action.
See how ArkDeploy Toolkit handles Windows image deployment and capture through straightforward, PowerShell-driven workflows.
Deploy a Windows image
Apply your selected image and, where required, supply a custom unattend.xml file to automate Windows configuration.
Capture a Windows image
Name and save a WIM or FFU image to create consistent, reusable Windows builds.
Take the same workflow onto the network.
ArkDeploy PXE is a separate, complementary PXE/TFTP server. It boots the Toolkit-generated Windows PE environment over the network; Toolkit then handles deployment and capture.
PXE → iPXE → Windows PE → ArkDeploy Toolkit
Create your Windows PE environment with Boot Media Builder, then use its boot.wim with ArkDeploy PXE. Toolkit v1.1.1 and later includes embedded configuration fallback for PXE boot without USB media.
Built for imaging workflows.
Use Toolkit for labs, rebuilds and controlled deployment environments where you need a lightweight, predictable framework. It focuses on Windows image deployment and capture.
For driver management, ArkDeploy Driver Hub provides a central library for organising Windows driver packages, matching drivers to hardware and preparing them for deployment. It complements ArkDeploy Toolkit’s image deployment and capture workflows.
Get ArkDeploy Toolkit
Download the Toolkit from GitHub and use the project documentation to prepare your deployment environment.
Need professionally engineered Windows images?
ArkDeploy Toolkit helps you deploy Windows. ArkDeploy Image Services help you build and maintain Windows images engineered for reliability.
Use the Toolkit independently, or engage ArkDeploy for a fully serviced custom Windows image, a repeatable workflow for your environment, or help integrating Toolkit into production.