Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Add-WindowsCapability
NAME
Add-WindowsCapability
SYNOPSIS
Installs a Windows capability package on the specified operating system image.
SYNTAX
Add-WindowsCapability [-LimitAccess] [-LogLevel {Errors | Warnings | WarningsInfo}] [-LogPath ]
[-ScratchDirectory ] [-Source ] [-SystemDrive ] [-WindowsDirectory ] -Name
-Online []
Add-WindowsCapability [-LimitAccess] [-LogLevel {Errors | Warnings | WarningsInfo}] [-LogPath ]
[-ScratchDirectory ] [-Source ] [-SystemDrive ] [-WindowsDirectory ] -Name
-Path []
DESCRIPTION
The Add-WindowsCapability cmdlet acquires a Windows capability package from a priority-ordered list of source
locations, and then installs the package on the specified operating system image.
PARAMETERS
-LimitAccess []
Indicates that this cmdlet does not access WindowsÿUpdate for the source package.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-LogLevel []
Specifies the maximum output level shown in the logs. The default log level is 3. The accepted values are as
follows:
1 = Errors only
2 = Errors and warnings
3 = Errors, warnings, and information
4 = All of the information listed previously, plus debug output
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-LogPath []
Specifies the full path and file name to log to. If not set, the default is %WINDIR%\Logs\Dism\dism.log.
In Windows PE, the default directory is the RAMDISK scratch space which can be as low as 32 MB. The log file
will automatically be archived. The archived log file will be saved with .bak appended to the file name and a
new log file will be generated. Each time the log file is archived the .bak file will be overwritten.
When using a network share that is not joined to a domain, use the net use command together with domain
credentials to set access permissions before you set the log path for the DISM log.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name
Specifies the identity of the capability to add to an operating system image.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Online
Indicates that the cmdlet operates on a running operating system on the local host.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Path
Specifies the full path to the root directory of the offline Windows image that you will service. If the
directory named Windows is not a subdirectory of the root directory, -WindowsDirectory must be specified.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ScratchDirectory []
Specifies a temporary directory that will be used when extracting files for use during servicing. The
directory must exist locally. If not specified, the \Windows\%Temp% directory will be used, with a
subdirectory name of a randomly generated hexadecimal value for each run of DISM. Items in the scratch
directory are deleted after each operation.
You should not use a network share location as a scratch directory to expand a package (.cab or .msu file) for
installation. The directory used for extracting files for temporary usage during servicing should be a local
directory.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Source []
Specifies the location of the files that are required to add a Windows capability package to an image. You can
specify the Windows directory of a mounted image or a running Windows installation that is shared on the
network.
If you specify multiple Source arguments, the files are gathered from the first location where they are found
and the rest of the locations are ignored. Separate source locations with a comma.
If you do not specify a Source, the default location set by Group Policy is used. WindowsUpdate is also used
for online images.
Source can only be used when servicing images that are running at least Windowsr 8 or Windows Serverr 2012.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SystemDrive []
Specifies the path to the location of the BootMgr files. This is necessary only when the BootMgr files are
located on a partition other than the one that you are running the command from. Use -SystemDrive to service
an installed Windows image from a Windows PE environment.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WindowsDirectory []
Specifies the path to the Windows directory relative to the image path. This cannot be the full path to the
Windows directory; it should be a relative path. If not specified, the default is the Windows directory in the
root of the offline image directory.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
Microsoft.Dism.Commands.ImageObject
Example 1: Add a Windows capability package to an image
PS C:\>Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Language.TextToSpeech~~~fr-FR~0.0.1.0" -Path "C:\offline" -Source
"C:\Windows\winsxs"
This command adds a Windows capability package to the operating system image specified by the Name parameter at
the path C:\offline. The Source parameter specifies the location of required files.
Example 2: Add a Windows capability package to the local host
PS C:\>Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Language.TextToSpeech~~~fr-FR~0.0.1.0" -Online -LimitAccess -Source
"C:\Windows\winsxs"
This command adds a windows capabilities package the local host while the operating system continues to run.
RELATED LINKS
Get-WindowsCapability
Remove-WindowsCapability