

For more information, see Add and remove drivers to an offline Windows image. When possible, driver packages that contain boot-start drivers should be added to the image offline before the image is deployed to a system. If a boot-start driver for a device is not included in a driver package that is "in-the-box" with Windows, a user can install an additional vendor-supplied driver package for the device.

Most boot-start drivers are included in driver packages that are "in-the-box" with Windows, and Windows automatically installs these boot-start drivers during first boot of the system. A boot-start driver is a driver for a device that must be installed to start the Microsoft Windows operating system.
