UninstallWindowsRE
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
UninstallWindowsRE specifies whether Windows® Recovery Environment (Windows RE) is installed or removed from the system.
You can save hard disk space by configuring Windows Setup to uninstall Windows RE from the local hard disk.
Warning
We recommend that you do not use this setting. Uninstalling Windows RE disables functionalities that allow users to troubleshoot and recover from startup problems.
Values
true |
When Windows Setup completes, any default or OEM-specified Windows RE image is deleted from the local hard disk. |
false |
Specifies that when Windows Setup completes, any default or OEM-specified Windows RE image (including the default image) is installed on the local hard disk. This is the default value. |
Valid Configuration Passes
oobeSystem
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-WinRE-RecoveryAgent | UninstallWindowsRE
Applies To
For the list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-WinRE-RecoveryAgent.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to instruct Windows to save drive space by uninstalling any default or OEM-specified Windows RE image from the system.
<UninstallWindowsRE>true</UninstallWindowsRE>