The computer should restart and automatically log you into a temporary. In prior versions of sysprep it used to be that one can auto name use for machine name the pc and auto join it to the domain all within the xml. When the image is applied to the destination computer and windows is booted, the computer boots into audit mode automatically, and the sysprep tool appears. For automatic activation to complete, a valid windows product. One part of the windows 10 installation process you must know how to automate is. Sysprep a windows 7 machine complete tutorial theitbros. You will need administrative access to viewuse this folder. Place this file in the root of a usb drive and come back to a fresh install of windows 10. For that reason, desktop policies have a field to set up a file flexvdilocal as answer file. To run sysprep in windows 10, open windows explorer and navigate to c. Mar 21, 2018 select the sysprep and capture task that was made to create an image of windows 10.
Note if you install windows images by using the sysprep generalize oobe command, the user experience will not be ideal. How to reactivate windows 7 after running sysprep microsoft. Oct 02, 2015 this video will cover how to deploy windows 10 professional, customize it, and create a generalized image for deployment. Windows 7 sysprep skip user creation prompt solutions. How to create an answer file, skip oobe in windows 10 install image. Mar 29, 2016 in the sysprep folder, doubleclick sysprep. How to create an answer file, skip oobe in windows 10.
Jun 17, 2014 sysprep windows 7 unable to sysprep image that joins domain good morning all. Depending on the size of the install on the vhd, it. Leave the vm alone, and let things take their time. I capture it, then i deploy it on others workstations. Skipautoactivation specifies whether windows attempts to automatically activate. Microsoftwindowssecuritylicensingslcux this setting has been removed in windows 8. Sysprep creator is designed to assist with the creation of unattend. Building an image of windows 10 for massdistribution jason. The computer will automatically restart and boot to the audit mode. Prepare the computer for a customer in deployment examples.
Place this file in the root of a usb drive and come back to a fresh install of windows server 2019. Microsoft windows securitysppux\skipautoactivation. In this guide, we will show you how to use powershell and windows system preparation tool sysprep to prepare a highly customized, personal windows 10 install image. Remember to license and activate except for windows as sysprep will. Hold shift and rightclick on the sysprep folder and select open new command windows here input the following command to initiate sysprep loading the unattend. Hi guys, i new to the forum im having issues with deploying outof the box windows 10 on a lenovo b5080ew preinstalled win 7 pro and upgradable to win 8. After windows has been activated, it is not necessary to use the unattendedsetup setting. Once sysprep has completed the generalization and shutdown the vm, you can. The bottom line here is that, whenever a discrepancy exists between installed and provisioned apps, sysprep will not be able to validate your windows installation. Personal web page windows deployment service wds unattended installations. I did get this report before, maybe i use that old one on 7 even though ms already then recommended against it. Windows deployment service wds unattended installations.
That file is searched in a series of predefined paths. This is usually handled through the agency of an unattend. The complete guide to preparing a windows 7 deployment image. I would like to activate windows before shipping to my customers however, after windows has been activated in audit mode, sysprep runs to reboot the pc in oobe mode, but windows is no longer activated and the customer has to activate the machine themelves. Customize windows during cloning or deployment in the vsphere. These instructions apply to newer windows operating systems for example. Set skiprearm to 1 while customizing your computer. When you begin activation, windows will try to use your internet connection to activate online. As in my previous sysprep articles, ive put together a simple help guide to get you through this process. Problem with windows 10 activation after sysprep spiceworks. If you do not select this option, the new virtual machine has the same sid as the virtual machine or template from which it was cloned or deployed.
Also some applications needs to unique sid on windows for their management such as symantec av. Navigate to the folder you exported the windows 10 installation files. Skip product key specifies whether to skip input of the product key. On the next reboot after you run the sysprep generalize oobe command, windows runs the specialize configuration pass, plug and play, and other setup tasks before windows starts oobe. I outlined the difference between provisioned and installed apps in my previous post. Ensure you select all the text below and copy to a word processor. Make sure that you understand these concepts if you are working with windows 10 images. This is the default windows 10 digital entitlement key, most of our pcs are older win7 and win8 boxes that went through the free upgrade, so they activate automatically. How to create an answer file, skip oobe in windows 10 install. Windows 10 answer file generator for x64 processors uefi. Skip auto activation specifies whether windows attempts to automatically activate. Coders have found a way to disable the normal activation requirements of microsofts latest operating system, although redmond says it is working to shore up.
Click start, type regedit in the start search box, and then click regedit. Windows 2008, windows 2008 r2, windows 2012 installed on empty skytap vms, as well as newer windows vms built outside of skytap. Sysprep custombuilt windows vms skytap help and documentation. I tried to run sysprep manually on the vm only to find that the builtin sysprep fails miserably. Use sysprep to create images of windows server 2012 for vms. When creating a generic image for windows deployment, it may be desirable to skip over the product key when preparing that image. Windows 10 activated in sysprep mode from clean install. I have tried adding a user to the portion of the xml to add a user i was told this would skip the user creation step. Enable the auto activation feature to enable the auto activation feature, follow these steps. I clicked oobe and shutdown option i selected quit and i rebooted my machine manually. It sounds as though youre editing the xml for the answer file directly i would highly recommend that you install windows automated. This setting was deprecated in windows 7 and should not be used. Windows 7 sysprep activate windows downloadspeer42s blog.
The new vmmode method for generalizing a windows 8 or server 2012 installation only works from inside a virtual machine. Windows 10 customize in audit mode with sysprep youtube. Jul 24, 2019 how to create an answer file, skip oobe in windows 10 install image. Sysprep allows you to delete all information related to a. It prompted me to change password when i entered my old password it said access denied. Oct 22, 2015 windows 10 is here and for most admins this means frustration and challenges getting that first working windows 10 image. Once youve completed setting up all the configurations to install windows 10 automatically, you. At the end of the deployment windows is not activate. Creating vista custom image using sysprep gareths blog.
Dec 01, 2015 hi, i already use the method mentioned into tenfourms about coping the profile using sysprep and the customize. A windows security id sid is used in some windows operating systems to uniquely identify systems and users. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click continue. The problem i am having is that i cant skip the user creation prompt. One part of the windows 10 installation process you must know how to automate is the outofbox experience.
Jun 07, 2018 navigate to the folder you exported the windows 10 installation files. Im reaching out to those using fog with win 10 for some assistance. After syspreping, on first logon i am still getting license terms screen where i have to accept the terms license terms accept screen. Its recommended to do sysprep by vmware customization specification on vsphere, because cloned virtual machine will have same sid and its not good on a domain.
Scripting ninjas is happy to announce sysprep creator 4. To ensure that an installation of an image receives the full activation grace period. A new security id sid is created, and the clock for windows activation resets. Automatically configuring and activating windows desktops is specially useful when using volatile desktops. When we have prepared a template with sysprep, we can use an answer file to automate the initial configuration at the next boot.
Cloning virtual machine and running sysprep for windows. If this setting is used, windows welcome will not prompt for a product key. If you are using a volumelicense multipleactivation key mak, it must be specified using this setting. You can also just type sysprep in the run command and click enter. Transfer an image to a different computer and step 2. Thats slp license, license for hp and which works thanks to bios. Skip license rearm specifies whether to reset the windows licensing state when you generalize a computer. Install windows system image manager from windows automated. The new sysprep feature in win10 generalization seems to unable to complete on the box.
I have added the product key in specialized phase which i guess is a mak key, i haven used the skip auto activation true option and also the scriptscommands used to auto activate the windows after the deployment is completed. Do not follow the auto prompts, but hold on for a real person to explain the. If i dont modify this image withsysprep before deployment, windows is activating well. In the system preparation tool window, click generalize, click shutdown, and then click ok. Hi, i am using windows 7 opk and im deploying images to the computers that i sell. So, if you dont want to uninstall builtin apps, just skip this step.
Home sysprep windows sysprep a windows 7 machine and then simply skip the license key part in sysprep and manually activate windows after the fact. For automatic activation to complete, a valid windows product key is required. In windows vista, it comes with the operating system. Now i read some craziness about having to run power shell scripts and how the naming step is after the joining step in sysprep and stuff like that. Some say that if you have a local user that could cripple sysprep, others blame the tile data. Provisioning ms windows clones with sysprep and unattend. How to create unattended windows 10 installation media. How to sysprep windows server 2008 james kovacs weblog. I am trying to create a windows server 2016 datacentre template for cloud deployment using sysprep and unattend.
How to create an unattended installation of windows 10. My beef is that it seems microsoft what a surprise has changed the core structure of unattend. This video will cover how to deploy windows 10 professional, customize it, and create a generalized image for deployment. Skip product key when sysprepping win10 windows enterprise. The task will also sysprep windows and reboot into windows pe and perform a capture, creating a wim file in the deployment shares captures folder. Otherwise, skip this part, and follow the uefi instructions below. How to create an unattended installation of windows 10 windows. If you have problems activating online, you can activate using the phone. Oct 20, 20 sysprep generalize a windows installation.