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Image Assist Dynamic USB drive - Creation & Use
**Attention Hyper-V Users** You must do this from outside the VM.
Restore Instructions for Dell Image Assist Images
Create a TechDirect account and download the latest version of Dell Image Assist from:
https://techdirect.dell.com/Portal/DellImageAssist.aspx
After you download the DIAX tool, unzip it to a Windows 10 or 11 desktop.
Note * Please edit the ImageAssist.exe.Config file. Change the:
<add key="SkipApplicationLaunchValidations" value="false" /> to value=“true”
Save the file. Proceed to Step 1. Run the ImageAssit.exe
- Run the ImageAssist.exe. User Account Control | Click “Yes”
- Welcome to Image Assist
- Terms and Conditions Scroll the Terms and Conditions | Click “Next”
- Which type of image do you want to create? Select “Image Assist Dynamic – (Recommended)” | Click “Next”
- Pre-Installation Dynamic Validation. “Click Next”
- Welcome to Image Assist Dynamic. Select the Gear | Click “Additional Tools
- Create USB Drive or ISO File. Click “CREATE”
- Create USB Drive or ISO File
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- Insert a USB Key with at least 32GB available.
Note * A larger USB might be required. Depends on the size of source WIM. - Select the USB key previously connected to the system.
- Verify “Bootable USB” is selected | Verify You have selected the correct USB Key and Click “CREATE USB”
- The creation time for the USB key varies by system. 13-14 minutes in this example.
- Click “OK” | Close Image Assist
- Insert a USB Key with at least 32GB available.
- Download a Family Driver Pack that matches the system on which you are deploying the image.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000180534/dell-family-driver-packs - Copy the driver pack to the 2nd partition “Dell_Driver_Packs_Local” folder on the USB key.
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- Note* Do Not Extract the Family Driver Pack
- Copy the Image to the 2nd partition “Dell_Images” folder on the USB key.
- Boot the USB key on target system, and select “Restore”
This will restore the image and inject drivers. When completed, remove USB key and reboot the system.
Related Articles:
- Image Assist Dynamic v. Static?
- Testing an Image Assist image before uploading for new factory orders | DELL Technologies
- What is the layout of the Image Assist USB Drive?
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DELL-Tyler M
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December 3rd, 2020 08:00
@BumpyLogz
Please open an incident with our helpdesk so they can assist. If you're able to provide the log files - that would be helpful.
US_OSImaging@Dell.com
(866)340-0541
Thanks, TM
BumpyLogz
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December 2nd, 2020 18:00
Hello!
I have changed the entry to "true" but the tool hangs when next is pressed with a spinning arrow indicating generating EULA acceptance and in the background I can see the error regarding "System cannot be a member of a domain" which was present before changing the above entry one step sooner.
Cheers!s
aac123
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June 23rd, 2021 09:00
trying to create a bootable thumbdrive for Image Assist but i dont see the Additional Tools after i click the wheel icon on the top right hand corner in ImageAssist. i am using a 16GB thumb drive.
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November 3rd, 2023 17:03
What is the line I am supposed to change in the config file.....there is nothing but a blank space after the statement "modify the ImageAssist.exe.Config and change the false value to true for the following line:"