Customize Windows 10 Image in Audit Mode with Sysprep  

OK, after checking this it seems ADK for Win10 was released 28th of January. I cannot understand why I did not find it this weekend when searching.

DavidY said:

One thing I noticed in the video, is that you use the sysprep command with the /shutdown parameter.

When I tried this at the weekend, using VirtualBox, in EFI mode, then it wouldn't let me press F12 to boot from a WinPE disk at the next startup and would always go back into Windows (which I didn't want).

It did this a few times until I came up with this theory... I think this might be because Windows 8 onwards default to a 'fast startup' which means a shutdown doesn't do a full shutdown, but instead is doing a form of hibernate. So instead I shutdown myself after the sysprep using this command in the command prompt, which seemed to work better as it is a full shutdown.

Code:

shutdown /s /t 10

Thanks for letting me know that @David.

I use Hyper-V virtual machines in making the tutorials, the procedure as described works on Hyper-V. I will give the tutorial a "facelift" today and add alternative Sysprep command for scenarios like yours where the vm cannot be booted with WinPE / recovery disk afterwards.

In your case now before the tut has been updated, use the QUIT switch instead of SHUTDOWN:

Code:

%windir%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe /quit /unattend:X:\MyAnswerFile.xml

This runs the Sysprep with your answer file but stays in Audit Mode desktop when done. Now shutdown or restart simply by pressing WIN+X to open Start system menu and select Shutdown or Restart.

DavidY said:

Unfortunately I won't get a chance to try it again for a couple of days, but I suspect that Win-X then Shutdown will have the same problem. Restart is probably OK , as it doesn't do a hybrid hibernate. Again this is just my theory rather than something I've tested properly.

In any case, use the QUIT switch with Sysprep, then after it has finished you can use the shutdown -s -t 1, or if the WinPE or imaging boot disk is in drive, the shutdown -r -t 1.

@Adam, may I use your screenshot? I am currently working with getting the tut and video up to date trying to get it done today, a lot of work still to do. It would speed my process if I didn't have to install to me relatively unknown VirtualBox only to get screenshots.

adamf said:

Kari said:

@Adam, may I use your screenshot? I am currently working with getting the tut and video up to date trying to get it done today, a lot of work still to do. It would speed my process if I didn't have to install to me relatively unknown VirtualBox only to get screenshots.

Sure - of course. If you want some more let me know.

If you could post screenshots of the whole process, how do you change the boot order on UEFI vm when it's shutdown, to boot from CD/DVD? I'll add text and arrows .

@Kari - here you go.

1. Create VM under VirtualBox like this..
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2. Setting for storage are like this - boot from ISO.

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3. Install Windows, download ADK, make PE ISO as per tutorial.
4. Shutdown windows from inside the VM (same as normal).
5. Select your VM (picture 1 above) and click on settings (yellow cog) and then storage tab.
6. Right click on the icon of the CD (on the RHS of the picture below) and change the ISO from Windows install ISO to the PE ISO that you created
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7. Start the VM and you boot into PE.
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