NAME
Set-WindowsEdition
SYNOPSIS
Changes a Windows image to a higher edition.SYNTAX
Set-WindowsEdition [-LogLevel {Errors | Warnings | WarningsInfo}] [-LogPath
] [-ScratchDirectory ] [-SystemDrive
] [-WindowsDirectory ] -Edition -Path [ ] DESCRIPTION
The Set-WindowsEdition cmdlet changes a Windows image to a higher edition. Use Get-WindowsEdition with the Target
parameter to find which editions are available in an image.You should not use the Set-WindowsEdition on an image that has already been changed to a higher edition. It is
recommended that you use this option on the lowest edition available in the edition family. You can only change the edition on a running operating system for Windows Server images, not online Windows client images. The ProductKey parameter is required for changing online Server images.PARAMETERS
-Edition
Specifies the target edition to change the Windows image to. Required? true Position? named Default value noneAccept 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 noneAccept 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 thedirectory named Windows is not a subdirectory of the root directory, -WindowsDirectory must be specified.
Required? true Position? named Default value noneAccept 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 noneAccept 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 noneAccept 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? falseThis 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
System.String[] Microsoft.Dism.Commands.ImageObject Microsoft.Dism.Commands.EditionObjectOUTPUTS
Microsoft.Dism.Commands.ImageObjectExample 1: Change the edition of an image
PS C:\>Set-WindowsEdition -Path "c:\offline" -Edition "Ultimate"
This command changes the edition of the Windows image that is mounted to c:\offline to Ultimate.RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=289366Get-WindowsEdition
Set-WindowsProductKey