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David.P
Asked: 2021-06-14 08:00:06 +0800 CST

Are there other Windows PE autorun locations apart from startnet.cmd?

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I'm trying to add some commands to a PE Windows that is booted from USB.

I found this: Windows PE autorun scripts, saying that the "autoexec.bat" equivalent can be found here:

\Windows\System32\startnet.cmd

When I add commands to startnet.cmd, they are however not executed.

I have also searched the Registry of this PE system, but it doesn't have any of the typical autorun entries either.

Also, there is no Startup folder, at least not at:

Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Are there other locations for autostart activity in a PE windows?

windows-pe usb-boot

1 Answers

  1. OK so I found two more Autostart locations here:

    • winpeshl.ini in %windir%\System32 (this one starts the actual shell of the WinPE system)
    • Autounattend.xml in the drive's root
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