Preparations When Using Windows Embedded Standard 7

Make sure that the File-Based Write Filter (FBWF) is disabled:

  1. Log on to Windows as an administrative user.
  2. Open the Windows command prompt.
  3. Execute the fbwfmgr command.
  4. Check whether the output contains the disabled status for the current session.
  5. If the File-Based Write Filter is enabled, disable it using fbwfmgr or another tool your OEM may have installed.

Find more Information about fbwfmgr on the Microsoft Developer Network.

Preparations When Using Windows 10 IoT

Make sure that the Unified Write Filter (UWF) is disabled:

  1. Log on to Windows as an administrative user.
  2. Open the Windows command prompt.
  3. Execute the uwfmgr command.
  4. Check whether the output contains the disabled status for the current session.
  5. If the write filter is enabled, disable it using fbwfmgr or another tool your OEM may have installed.

Find more information about fbwfmgr on the Microsoft Developer Network.

Installation

  1. Log on to Windows as an administrative user.
  2. Download the *.exe installation file from IGEL Software Downloads to a local directory.
  3. Double-click the installation file.
  4. Select the language to be used during the installation procedure.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Accept the license agreement displayed in order to proceed with the installation.
  7. Select the destination location for the installation or accept the default.
  8. Select whether IGEL Setup (local setup application) is to be installed.

  9. Activate Snapshot feature if required. 

    The feature is grayed out if the hard disk does not have the minimum size for another partition.

  10. Review your settings and click Next. 

    During the installation of UMA, the system checks whether a new partition can be created on the system. If the check fails, the following error message is displayed:

    > Click OK to return to the previous dialog. There the Snapshot feature will be grayed out.

  11. UMA will be installed.

    The Microsoft Windows detector will ask you to format a new disk. Make sure you click Cancel!

  12. Restart the computer.