I have tried adding %computername% to the unattend. Windows 10 shutdown, i restart windows 10 in my case a vm go through the oobe process, created a new user, windows 10 logs with my customized profile just fine. If you open the answer file and scroll to the bottom you should see the on the fourth line from the end of the xml. Create unattend answer file for windows server 2019. How to create an unattended installation of windows 10. One answer file will allow the system to join the domain and loads the image from server and other automates the further installation steps. An answer file contains seven different stages passes, and. To use the answer file with the image of windows 7 deployed in windows deployment service wds we created two answer files. How do i get the install media and the new autounattend. Windows images and catalog files contain configurable settings that you can modify once the component or package is added to an answer file. Ive seen some issues mentioning windows 10 syspreped and long delays with system settings after deployment. Edit the task sequence, by navigating to the task sequences windows 10 folder, rightclick the windows 10 enterprise x64 v1703 task sequence, and select properties. Next, open the answer file and associate the unattend.
Create a custom iso for windows 10 part 2 of 6 windows. Apply unattended answer file to windows 10 install media. According to this article, you must have the unsecurejoin setting under the microsoft windowsunattendedjoin component set to true and you must have the microsoft windowsshellsetup component even if empty in your unattend file. Mdt allows you to customizeconfigure all types of things during deployment. Because this answer file is cached, when you run the sysprep command, the system applies settings in the cached answer file. It is not necessary to specify all the possible parameters and keys in the unattend.
To get the best experiance for sysprep, you would need to use the windows system image manager tool to create a custom answer file to cater towards your needs. Creating customized windows 10 version 1703 media iso, wim, flash drive its april 2017 and microsoft has just released their fourth update version of windows 10 externally referred to as the creators update. Create an answer file for language settings during osd. In the windows image pane, select the packages node. We are creating a flp file which includes unattended. Next, select an edition of windows, for example, windows 10 pro, and click ok.
Now, we download the latest windows assessment and deployment kitadkfor windows 10. I noted that the osd wizard does not allow for the selection of a custom xml so i manually created the image configuration, target list, project and published it to the pxe menu. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied. Browse to the folder where you saved the windows 10 iso file. From what i have read the answer file is loaded onto a secondary usb and windows will search for the answer file during setup. Alternatively, you can also connect the usb flash drive with the installation files. See xml attached there maybe something glaring obvious.
Being able to deploy operating systems with configmgr 2012 is one of the main reason why companies invest in the product. It is possible to use the unattend file to join a domain during deployment. Changed answer file settings for windows 10 for desktop editions, build 1803. For windows 10 answer files can be used for runtime provisioning after the image is created. Building a windows 10 v1703 reference image using mdt. How create an answer file while build windows 10 iot. In this windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to create an autounattend. For more information about how to use an implicit answerfile search, see windows setup automation overview. Once the answer file is associated with the file, the messages pane in the bottom of the screen will show validation errors. Most of the section headers are predefined although some may be userdefined. Simply delete the d file and paste your custom install. All those tutorials are intended for advanced users, requiring. How to create an unattended installation of windows 10 windows. Apply unattended answer file to windows 10 install media img information we have multiple tutorials on ten forums about creating a custom windows install media and automating windows setup and oobe.
Solved sysprep windows 10 v1803 how do i image without. Also, if you have prepared an oem logo image 120120 bitmap, and you added an oem logo location into unattend. Apply unattended answer file to windows 10 install media tutorials. Ive managed to capture the image in wds and have built an unattend file for it. Hi, i already use the method mentioned into tenfourms about coping the profile using sysprep and the customize.
Select yes to associate the xml file with the image. Information we have multiple tutorials on ten forums about creating a custom windows install media and automating windows setup and. Sysprep win 10 prompt for computer name sysprep completes and the pc boots and starts but the machine is given a random name. Im trying to create a windows 10 image with sysprep but i have a problem. Can the answer file be included on the same usb as the windows 10 image and if so how. Windows answer file generator, as the name suggests, lets you create unattended. W10 answer file unattended windows 10 installation msfn.
I also showed how to use the answer file and an installation media to. To learn more, see add a custom script to windows setup. Automate windows 10 inplace upgrades from the command line. When i deploy the image it adds the machine to the domain but it does not retain its approved wds name. Start windows system image manager click file select windows image in select a windows image, browse to and select the image file d. Enter the language like enin and save this file as.
Automated windows 10 installation with autounattend and. To start, open windows sim and create a new answer file as you did in steps 2. Windows 10 os unattended installation from unattended. Go to under component select windows international core and add setting to pass 4 specialize. Create media for automated unattended install of windows 10. On the insert menu, point to synchronous command, and then click a configuration pass on the submenu. I want to capture a windows 7 image i currently have and then i want to deploy it using a answer file. Next steps build a custom windows 10 image on a technician machine. Create a custom windows 10 image for distribution using. Creating a custom default profile on windows 10 1803. For more information, see sysprep commandline options. Windows 7 forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for microsoft windows 7 computers such as dell, hp, acer, asus or a custom build. This topic describes windows 10, version 1809 answerfile settings that have changed since windows 10 for desktop editions, version 1803. For enterprise, aka desktop, you will need to use unattend and windows system image manager wsim for customizing windows images as the documentation states.
Before creating an answer file for a particular unattended installation of windows server 2019, you need to download the windows server 2019 media. Windows afg, however, does not need the windows automated installation kit or windows assessment and deployment kit to be installed or downloaded. With a custom bootable image id plan to use an answer file to skip much of the setup questions. Using the windows system image manager i generated a catalog file and created an answer file win7x64wim. Hi everyone, just having a play around with 1803 and sysprep. In this demonstration, i showed how to create a custom answer file using the windows system image manager tool. I had this working on 1607 and 1709 by simply using %machinename% in the computer name field but this doesnt.
I tried to create catalog file from captured image and wsim thrown an unspecified error,so i used default wim file from win 10 install media. It is here that you will want to make the edit, you can change the to 30. This entry was posted in operating systems, software, technology and tagged autounattend. Add required components now from windows image pane bottom left in windows sim to answer file as you did making the first answer file. All major editions of windows 10 are supported, which include. We can reduce that to 5 minutes if we set a in unattend. You can also create settings that trigger scripts in your images that run after the first user creates their account and picks their default language. I cant find a setting in the unattend file where i disable to send data to microsoft or turn off my location.
Rightclick the iso file, select open with, and click file explorer to mount it. Expand the node, rightclick the package that you want to add to the answer file, and then click add to answer file. Answer files are no longer used for imagetime customization, only for provisioning. In the enter command line box, type the commandline syntax. How to image a computer with windows 10 using dism jacob. I also showed how to use the answer file and an installation media to build a.
An answer file contains seven different stages passes, and the. In this article we will see how to create new unattend answer file for windows 10. Xml file using an evaluation image, switching to to a proper image allowed the setup. This topic describes windows 10, version 1803 answer file settings that have changed since windows 10 for desktop editions home, pro, enterprise, and education, version 1709. This will help reduce the overall size of the iso and not confuse the installation process when ran. Custom answer file smartdeploy enterprise deploycentral. In order to do so, you need to create an answer file unattend. These settings could be lost if the user resets their pc with the builtin recovery tools. Answer files or unattend files can be used to modify windows settings in. Hence we have made the answer file for automating the installations. Creatingusing a custom answer file to build a reference image. Sccm 1806 creating new unattend answer file and make. Set copyprofile true, oemname as you wish, registeredorganization as you wish. Creating customized windows 10 version 1703 media iso.
Open the drive with the windows 10 installation files. Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass specialize. I also want to use a script so it prompts users to enter the machine name once its done imaging. Changed answer file settings for windows 10 for desktop. A full list of answer file settings also known as unattend settings is in the unattended. Unattended install windows 10 using windows deployement. With the answer file in place for your windows 10 install image, its time to move on to preparing other assets.
Next, create a so called unattended answer file using the windows system image manager, which is a part of the windows adk. If you use the settings in a different answer file, you can specify a separate unattend. To clarify what i mean if i log in in audit mode and run syspre with the unattend. Set custom computername and join local ad through answer. Ive seen this with both win10 ent and win10 iot ent. Add a custom command to an answer file microsoft docs. Windows afg has one simple form to create an unattended answer file for the x86 and x64 bit. In order to perform an unattended installation of windows 10, you must. So there is a commonality with win 10 in general deploying with an answer file. How to create an answer file, skip oobe in windows 10. In carrying this further with continued automation of windows machines for lab environments, i wanted to put together a quick post of how to achieve an automated windows 10 installation with autounattend and packer using. Windows system image manager is the tool used to create an unattended windows setup answer file. When deploying an operating system, you may want to change from the default language preferences. For more information, see create or open an answer file.
For more information, see create or open a distribution share. Not too long ago, i covered in a post called create unattend answer file for windows server 2019 automated packer installation. Timing out windows setups domain join attempt, and possibly other unattend. Win 10 images from answer file xml with delay in settings. Windows afg provides a simple web based form that gives the user options to configure the desired.
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