Take Inventory of an Image or Component Using DISM

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

You can take an inventory of what drivers, packages, and other files and settings are included in a Windows image. To do so, use Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) servicing commands.

You must mount an offline image from a WIM or VHD file before you can take inventory of or service a specific Windows image. For more information, see Mount and Modify a Windows Image Using DISM.

In this section:

• Get Windows Image Information

• Get Windows PE Information

• Get Driver Information

• Get Package and Feature Information

• Get App Package (.appx) Servicing Information

• Get International Settings and Languages

• Get Windows Edition Information

• Get Application Patch Information

Get Windows Image Information

You can use image commands to list the information about a specific Windows image in a (WIM) file or virtual hard disk (VHD) file, about the images contained in a specific WIM or VHD file, and about mounted WIM or VHD files. This information can help you identify mount locations, image names, or verify the architecture of the image that you are mounting.

You can gather information about all of the images in a WIM or VHD file by using the /Get-ImageInfo servicing command in DISM. You can also gather information about a specific image in a WIM or VHD file, such as operating system, architecture, and settings, by specifying the name or index number of the image. To specify the image in a VHD file, you must use /Index:1.

You can identify the images that are currently mounted on your computer, and you can list information about the mounted image such as read/write permissions, mount location, mounted file path, and mounted image index by using the /Get-MountedImageInfo servicing command.

For more information about image commands available in DISM, see DISM - Deployment Image Servicing and Management Technical Reference for Windows.

To list images that are contained in a WIM or VHD file

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about all of the images in a WIM or VHD file, at the elevated command prompt, type:

   Dism /Get-ImageInfo /imagefile:C:\test\images\install.wim
   

   When used with the /Index or /Name options, more detailed information about the specified image is displayed. To specify the image in a VHD file, you must use /Index:1.

The report that is generated includes the following information.

To list mounted images

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. At the elevated command prompt, type:

   Dism /Get-MountedImageInfo 
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Get Windows PE Information

You can mount a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image for servicing in the same way you would any Windows image. There are also Windows PE servicing commands that are specific to a Windows PE image. These commands can be used to list Windows PE settings such as scratchspace, targetpath, and profiling information. For more information about Windows PE servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Windows PE Servicing Command-Line Options.

To list all settings in the mounted Windows PE image.

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about all of the Windows PE settings in the mounted Windows PE image, at the elevated command prompt, type:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-PESettings
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Get Driver Information

The driver-servicing commands can be used to enumerate driver packages in the driver store based on their .inf files. You can use the /Get commands to display basic information about third-party driver packages or all driver packages in the offline image. When you point to an offline image or a running operating system, you can determine what driver packages are in the image, and get information about the drivers.

You can display detailed information about a specific installed .inf file, or one that is not yet installed. Installed drivers in the driver store will be named Oem0.inf, Oem1.inf, and so on.

For more information about driver-servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Driver Servicing Command-Line Options.

To list driver packages in the offline image

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. Use one of the following commands to list information about all of the driver packages in a mounted offline Windows image:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Drivers
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Drivers /all
   

   For a running operating system, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /online /Get-Drivers
   
   Dism /online /Get-Drivers /all
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To get information about a specific driver

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. List information about a specific driver package in the offline Windows image. For example, type:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-DriverInfo /driver:oem1.inf
   

   For a running operating system, type:

   Dism /online /Get-DriverInfo /driver:oem1.inf
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Get Package and Feature Information

You can use operating system package-servicing commands to obtain information about Windows packages. You can also use DISM and package-servicing commands to obtain information about Windows features, either offline or on a running Windows installation.

You can use the /PackagePath option to specify a .cab file or a folder where the .cab file is extracted. You cannot use this command to obtain package information for .msu files. Alternately, you can use /Get-Packages to find the name of a package, and then use /PackageName to specify the name of the package.

You can display detailed information about a feature. You must use the /FeatureName option with the /Get command. Use the /Get-Features option to find the name of the feature in the image. Feature names are case sensitive if you are servicing a Windows image other than Windows 8.

For more information about operating system package-servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Operating System Package Servicing Command-Line Options.

To list all packages in the image

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about all of the packages in the offline Windows image, type the following command:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Packages
   

   For a running operating system, type the following command:

   Dism /online /Get-Packages
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To list information about a specific package

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about a specific package in the offline Windows image, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-PackageInfo /PackagePath:C:\packages\package.cab
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-PackageInfo /PackageName:Microsoft.Windows.Calc.Demo~6595b6144ccf1df~x86~en~1.0.0.0
   

   For a running operating system, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /online /Get-PackageInfo /PackagePath:C:\packages\package.cab
   
   Dism /online /Get-PackageInfo /PackageName:Microsoft.Windows.Calc.Demo~6595b6144ccf1df~x86~en~1.0.0.0
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To list all features in the image

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the features in the offline Windows image, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Features
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Features /PackageName:Microsoft.Windows.Calc.Demo~6595b6144ccf1df~x86~en~1.0.0.0
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Features /PackagePath:C:\packages\package.cab
   

   For a running operating system, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /online /Get-Features
   
   Dism /online /Get-Features /PackageName:Microsoft.Windows.Calc.Demo~6595b6144ccf1df~x86~en~1.0.0.0
   
   Dism /online /Get-Features /PackagePath:C:\packages\package.cab
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To list information about a specific feature

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about a specific feature in the offline Windows image, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-FeatureInfo /FeatureName:Hearts
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-FeatureInfo /FeatureName:LocalPack-GB /PackageName:Microsoft-Windows-LocalPack-GB-Package~6595b6144ccf1df~x86~~1.0.0.0
   

   For a running operating system, type the following command:

   Dism /online /Get-FeatureInfo /FeatureName:Hearts 
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Get App Package (.appx) Servicing Information

You can use the app package (.appx) servicing commands to list the provisioned apps in a Windows image. Provisioned apps will be registered for every user profile that is created for the Windows image.

For more information about app package servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM App Package (.appx or .appxbundle) Servicing Command-Line Options.

To list provisioned apps in the Windows image

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list provisioned apps in a mounted offline Windows image, type:

   Dism /image:c:\test\offline /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages
   

   For a running operating system, type:

   Dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Get International Settings and Languages

The international servicing commands can be used to query existing international settings in Windows and Windows PE images. For more information about operating system package-servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Languages and International Servicing Command-Line Options.

Use the /online option to display information about international settings and languages in the running operating system. Use /image:<path_to_offline_image_directory> to display information about international settings and languages in the offline image. When used with the /image and /distribution options, information about international settings and languages in the distribution is displayed.

To list all international settings and languages

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about all of the international settings in the offline Windows image, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Intl
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /distribution:C:\windows_distribution\langpacks /Get-Intl
   

   For a running operating system, type the following command:

   Dism /online /Get-Intl
   

The report generated includes the following information:

Field	Description	Example
Default system UI language	The language that is currently set as the default system UI language.	en-US
System locale	The language for non-Unicode programs (also referred to as system locale) and font settings.	en-US
Default timezone	The time zone that is currently set as the default.	Pacific Standard Time
User locale for default user	The "standards and formats" language (also referred to as user locale) that is set for the default user.	en-US
Location	The geographical location that is currently set for the operating system. For more information about geographical locations, see Table of Geographical Locations.	United States
Active keyboards	The value pair for the active keyboard. In the example provided, 0409 is the language identifier and 00000409 is the keyboard identifier.	0409:00000409
Default keyboards	The value pair for the default keyboard. In the example provided, 0409 is the language identifier and 00000409 is the keyboard identifier.	0409:00000409
Installed language(s)	A list of all installed language packs.	en-US
Type	The type of each installed language pack. For more information, see Add Language Packs to Windows.	en-US Type: Fully localized language ar-SA Type: Partially localized language, MUI type Fallback Languages en-US, fr-FR
Distribution languages	A list of the languages that are available in the distribution share. Note This list includes the name of the folder in the distribution share. The language of the actual LP.cab file in the folder is not validated. For example, if the path to the distribution is …\Langpacks\bg-BG\Lp.cab, the value of bg-BG will be reported as the language in the distribution share even if the LP.cab file is not the correct .cab file for bg-BG.	The default language in the distribution is: ja-JP The other available languages in the distribution are: bg-BG, nl-NL
Keyboard layered driver	A list of the keyboard drivers for Japanese or Korean keyboards, if any are installed.	Japanese Keyboard (106/109 Key)

Get Windows Edition Information

You can use the edition-servicing commands to obtain information about which editions of Windows are available for upgrade.

Target editions are the editions of Windows that you can upgrade to. You can display information about the current edition or the target edition of an offline Windows image or a running operating system.

For more information about Windows edition servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Windows Edition-Servicing Command-Line Options.

To get information about the current Windows editions

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the current edition of the offline Windows image, type the following command:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-CurrentEdition
   

   For a running operating system, type the following command:

   Dism /online /Get-CurrentEdition
   

To get information about target editions of Windows

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the target edition of the offline Windows image, type the following command:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-TargetEditions
   

   For a running operating system, type the following command:

   Dism /online /Get-TargetEditions
   

Get Application Patch Information

Application servicing command-line options can be used on a offline image to check the applicability of Microsoft® Windows® Installer application patches (.msp files) and to query your offline image for information about installed Windows Installer applications (.msi files) and application patches (.msp files).

You can display detailed information about installed MSP patches filtered by patch and application. If the /PatchCode option is specified, detailed information is displayed for all Windows Installer applications that the patch is applied to. If the /ProductCode option is specified, information about all MSP patches in the specified application is displayed.

If the /PatchCode and /ProductCode options are both specified, information is displayed only if that specific patch is applied to the specified Windows Installer application. If the /PatchCode and /ProductCode options are not specified, all installed Windows Installer packages and MSP patches are displayed.

For more information about application servicing commands available in DISM, see DISM Application Servicing Command-Line Options.

To list information about installed MSP patches

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the MSP patches, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatchInfo
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatchInfo /PatchCode:{B0B9997C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDFFF}
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatchInfo /ProductCode:{B0F9497C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDF59}
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatchInfo /PatchCode:{B0B9997C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDFFF} /ProductCode:{B0F9497C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDF59}
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To list information about MSP patches applied to an application

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the MSP patches, type one of the following commands:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatches
   
   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppPatches /ProductCode:{B0F9497C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDF59}
   

The report generated includes the following information:

To list information about all Windows Installer applications

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the MSP patches, type the following command:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-Apps
   

The report generated lists the product code and product name for applications that are installed in the offline image. For example:

Product Code : {DB935363-5A68-47AF-A55A-CFC90F2E83BC}

Product Name : MsiTestApplication2

To list information about a specific Windows Installer application

1. Click Start, and type deployment. Right-click Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment and then select Run as administrator.

2. To list information about the MSP patches, type the following command:

   Dism /image:C:\test\offline /Get-AppInfo /ProductCode:{B0F9497C-GUID-GUID-GUID-74D866BBDF59}
   

The report generated includes the following information:

See Also

Reference

Service a Windows PE Image with DISM
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Best Practices

Other Resources

Service a Windows Image Using DISM