When WinPE starts, it launches an Administrator command prompt with a single execution of wpeinit.
So where does this startup sequence come from? Microsoft Learn docs answer this question for us
By default, Windows PE includes a Startnet.cmd script located at %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 of your customized Windows PE image.Startnet.cmd starts Wpeinit.exe. Wpeinit.exe installs Plug and Play devices, processes Unattend.xml settings, and loads network resources.
By default, Windows PE includes a Startnet.cmd script located at %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 of your customized Windows PE image.
Startnet.cmd starts Wpeinit.exe. Wpeinit.exe installs Plug and Play devices, processes Unattend.xml settings, and loads network resources.
From the command prompt, you can use notepad to view the content of Startnet.cmd. It is this file that launches wpeinit.
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