EWF GUI Buttons

The current version of the EWF GUI includes the following buttons:

 

Button

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Enable EWF

This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Enablefrom the DOS prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

Disable EWF

This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Disablefrom the DOS prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

Overlay Configuration

This button simply displays the Overlay information and is a combination of the information

 

 

supplied when executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Description and ewfmgr.exe c: -Gauge

 

 

from the DOS prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

Clear Boot Command

This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -NoCmdfrom the DOS prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

Commit Data to Volume

This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Commitfrom the DOS prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

When using the Commit boot command, all the temporary contents will be permanently written to the flash memory. In addition, all content accessed (and changes made) after running Commit, but before rebooting the system, will be written to the flash memory as well. This includes changes made during any number of login/logout sessions before the next reboot.

DOS Command-line Tool Boot Commands

The following table lists the EWF boot commands that are supported.

 

Boot Command

Description

 

 

 

 

 

All

Displays information about all protected volumes and performs a command, such as

 

 

disable, enable, and commit, on each volume if specified.

 

 

 

 

 

Commit

Commits all current level data in the overlay to the protected volume, and resets the current

 

 

overlay level to 1 upon shutdown.

 

 

 

 

 

Disable

Allows user to write to the image after the next reboot.

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

Prevents the user from writing to the image after the next reboot.

 

 

 

 

 

Commitanddisable

Combination of the Commit and Disable commands. This command will commit data in

 

 

the overlay upon shutdown. Additionally, EWF will be disabled after the system reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

When using the Commit boot command, all the temporary contents will be permanently written to the flash memory. In addition, all content accessed (and changes made) after running Commit, but before rebooting the system, will be written to the flash memory as well. This includes changes made during any number of login/logout sessions before the next reboot.

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