It's your sysprep. I don't know what really happened, but something trashed the XML between lines 175 and 178.

Since there's a serious integrity issue, I would start over with a clean image and...

The error log calls out the specific reason:

2024-04-24 16:28:59, Error SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error loading action XML file C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml,...

FYI - Your script sends a F5 key press. This keyboard shortcut for turning on the Wireless may not work for all PC brands or models. Also it doesn't actually check if the device actually connected.

Does your default browser settings protect you against opening "malicious files"?

Copy the same text into in a new file: 22H2.reg


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn...

Download this reg file from Brink's tutorial:...

So basically the Store team has re-invented a self-extracting EXE sideloader for UWP apps that contains all the dependencies packages in one file? Just like how Dell or HP's crapware apps are...

Those are temporary Word save files. If they're too old, then it's likely they're not linked to recent documents you've opened or edited. Even if you could inspect the file contents, you would...

Long story short, before everyone jumps in with their weird timeserver reset scripts and nonsense:

Try pool.ntp.org as your timeserver. It tends to work better than time.windows.com for some...

If your PC was silently upgraded to W11, it's possible it will be selected again in the future.

Follow this guide to prevent that:
How to Specify Target Feature Update Version in Windows 10

It's not a good idea to split unattended files (for a beginner). There is a specific search order for when/where Windows install looks answer files and what they need to be named. Having a single...

When DesktopAppInstaller app is available (and hasn't been removed), then it will install any Appx or MSIX package file by clicking from Explorer. It will silently download any dependencies in the...

Regardless of the Windows driver status, if you don't get a Link Light from plugging in the cable -- then it's a physical issue. Wiggling the cable indicates it's either a damaged cable, or a bad...

Three different methods are listed under:
Use command-line parameters to install, update, and manage Visual Studio

1. Check if you need to refresh the VS installer. If it's current, re-run the...

Just removing registry keys doesn't clean up the files left behind in "\Windows\System32\Windows Tasks".

That's why you use schtasks.exe or PowerShell commands to disable or delete them.

"C:\ProgramData\WindowsTask" doesn't appear to be a legitimate Windows folder. So this file is probably suspect. You might want to check if any other files exist in that folder.

Sorry. This hack of changing your language to English (World) is ineffective. All it does is break the post-install process so no pinned Apps appear on your Start Menu. No software is actually...

You're not allowed to redistribute WinPE images It's still MS software, and you're breaking the license agreement.

This is why you see WinPE builders, they allow users to make their own images. ...

Running a modern browser in WinPE is not an easy task, because PE isn't a normal execution environment. It works well with limited, self-contained apps. To run a browser, you need something like...

Run this command as Admin, replacing the path with a new folder.


reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps" /v DumpFolder /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d...

Darn. I can't keep up with your coding speed...

I finished a script to schedule itself in Safe Mode using a RunOnce command. When in Safe Mode, it clears out the history before restarting back...

Get-Acl reports TI should have full rights to the folder and its files, but it's ignored. I'm guessing it's a kernel-level restriction much like how Tamper Protection disables live changes to...

1. Mount the USB drive.
2. Open Notepad, and create a new file named "\sources\EI.cfg" on the USB.


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The last two lines are inelegant, because the results header isn't the same format as the PSCustomObject. Otherwise you could just export a CSV file using "$List | Export-Csv", but that only keeps...

PowerShell makes this task easier.


$Path = 'C:\Users\GARLIN\Downloads\Multi-boot'
$Days = 180

$Today = Get-Date
$CutoffDate = $Today.AddDays(-$Days)

$List = @(Get-ChildItem $Path -File...

<InstallTo> is optional, but is generally required if using a disk layout (otherwise Setup picks the partition for you). Without knowing the ISO you're using, nobody can tell what image index #3...