Oscdimg (Oscdimg.exe): Oscdimg  is a command-line tool that is used to create the .ISO file of Windows PE. The .ISO file can then be burned to a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

Note: Merely copying the .ISO file to the CD-ROM will not work. To create a bootable CD-ROM, CD-recording software must be used that unpacks the .ISO file and burns it to a CD-ROM.

PEImg (PEImg.exe): PEImg is a command-line tool that is used to create and modify Windows PE images offline. It is also used to add new device drivers to the Windows PE images offline.

Language Pack Setup (Lpksetup.exe): Lpksetup.exe is a command-line tool that is used to add or remove language packs after the Windows operating system is installed on a computer. Lpksetup.exe runs only on an online Windows operating system. Lpksetup.exe is available with all default Windows installations.

Windows PE utility (Wpeutil): Wpeutil is a command-line tool that is used to run various commands in a Windows PE session. It enables a user to shutdown or restart Windows PE, enable or disable a firewall, set language settings, and initialize a network.

Wpeinit: Wpeinit is a command-line tool that is used to initialize Windows PE each time it boots. When Windows PE starts, Winpeshl.exe executes Startnet.cmd, which launches Wpeinit.exe. Wpeinit replaces the initialization function previously supported in Factory.exe -winpe. Wpeinit saves the log messages to C:\Windows\system32\wpeinit.log.

Drvload: The Drvload tool is used to add out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes .inf files as input. The PEImg tool is used to add a driver to an offline image.

ImageX: ImageX is a command-line tool that is used to create, modify, and apply file-based disk images for rapid deployment. It works with Windows image (.wim) files for copying to a network, or it can work with other technologies that use .wim images, such as Windows Setup, Windows Deployment Services (Windows DS), etc.

DISM: DISM stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management. DISM is a command-line tool used to service Windows images offline before deployment. This tool is also used to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings. DISM is also distributed in the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit and the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). It has replaced several Windows OPK tools, including PEimg, Intlcfg, and Package Manager.

SYSPREP: The SYSPREP tool is used to prepare an image of a hard disk of a computer running a Windows operating system, so that it can be deployed to multiple destination computers. It prepares the computer by cleaning various user and machine settings and log files.