Update DISM in WinPE, Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update

Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update, creates WinPE with DISM version 6.3.9600.16384.

Latest build of Windows 8.1 Pro Build 9600, dated 22/11/2014, has DISM version 6.3.9600.17031.

Have run the Windows ADK setup again, but says NO Updates available.

Have created listings of all the DISM files in WinPE and Windows 8.1, but reluctant to copy files across, as I assume that registration / registry changes are also required.

Does anyone know how we can update the version of DISM in WinPE to 6.3.9600.17031?

Thanks, John


  • Edited by johnski1 Monday, April 20, 2015 4:50 AM
April 20th, 2015 4:46am

You can run multiple DISM versions on the same PC. WinPE or regular OS it doesn't matter... On a server I have, there are 3 different DISMs on it... the 8.0 ADK, the Win7 OPK and a folder with the 8.1 ADK DISM. They just need to be in different folders. You just use DISM.exe and dismapi.dll. The only problem with this is you need to fully qualify the path to the dism you want to use, or else the OS will use the one in system32.

BUT I will say that you do not want to use the DISM.exe that comes with the Windows 8.1 installation as it does not have all the options that the one in the ADK comes with.


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April 20th, 2015 4:39pm

You can run multiple DISM versions on the same PC. WinPE or regular OS it doesn't matter... On a server I have, there are 3 different DISMs on it... the 8.0 ADK, the Win7 OPK and a folder with the 8.1 ADK DISM. They just need to be in different folders. You just use DISM.exe and dismapi.dll. The only problem with this is you need to fully qualify the path to the dism you want to use, or else the OS will use the one in system32.

BUT I will say that you do not want to use the DISM.exe that comes with the Windows 8.1 installation as it does not have all the options that the one in the ADK comes with.


April 20th, 2015 4:39pm

Hi John,

What is your current situation?

Have you tried the suggestion as Tripredacus mentioned?

Best regards,

Fangzhou CHEN

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April 22nd, 2015 5:28am

There is no such DISM v6.3.9600.17031 used for deployment. That version in the OS is for the OS. If you try to use it, you will find some functions that the ADK one has are missing.

I doubt you will ever see an ADK DISM for that version, as the next version is 10.0.9942.0 from the ADK for Windows 10 Technical Preview.

April 28th, 2015 11:30am

Pity that Windows ADK does not get updated when Windows does! Would expect functions to be missing if we only use the two suggested files.

Ok, thanks for info.

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April 28th, 2015 10:36pm

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