# Using OSDCloud with a Custom WIM

You can use a CustomImage with Start-OSDCloud by either specifying a URL, or placing the file on a USB or Network Share

## -ImageFileUrl

If you happen to have a URL for a WIM or an ESD, you can specify that using the **`-ImageFileUrl`** parameter.  Make sure you include **`-ImageIndex`**, otherwise it will default to 1

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### Invoke-OSDCloud Variables

These are passed from **`Start-OSDCloud -ImageFileUrl`** to **`Invoke-OSDCloud`** for processing

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## -FindImageFile

If you have a Custom WIM or an ESD file, simply place it in a the following path (subdirectories are good) on a USB Drive or Network Share

```
<DriveLetter>:\OSDCloud\OS\*
```

OSDCloud will scan the above path on available drives for image files, as long as they are WIM or ESD Files

{% hint style="warning" %}
Only Drive Letters D-Z  except X: because that's WinPE (C: isn't checked because it will be wiped)
{% endhint %}

In my example below, I have mapped a Network Drive which contains the OSDCloud OS Path and 4 OS Images have been found.  After selecting an ImageFile, I will be prompted to select an ImageIndex

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### Invoke-OSDCloud Variables

My example above will pass these variables to Invoke-OSDCloud for processing

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