DISM to enable Windows Features — Articles

This document describes the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command-line tool to modify Windows® images or to enable/disable Windows features directly from the command prompt.

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

To mount an offline image for servicing

Determine the index number for the image that you want to modify — Dism /Get-ImageInfo /ImageFile:C:testimagesinstall.wim Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:c:datainstall_2012.wim
Mount the offline Windows image. Mount the WIM file using this command at an elevated command prompt — Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:C:testimagesinstall.wim /Name:”Base Windows Image” /MountDir:C:testoffline Dism /mount-wim /WimFile:c:datainstall_2012.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:c:datamount /readonly
To find available Windows features in an image — Dism /Image:C:testoffline /Get-Features Dism /online /Get-Features
to list information about the specific feature you are interested in. (DISM will contact Windows Update). — Dism /online /Get-FeatureInfo /FeatureName:Hearts
To enable Windows features — Dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts /All Dism /Image:C:testoffline /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts /All
To disable Windows features — Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts Dism /Image:C:testoffline /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts
To remove Windows features for on-demand installation — Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts /Remove Dism /Image:C:testoffline /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Hearts /Remove
To commit changes on an offline image — Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:C:testoffline /Commit