Apply unattended answer file to Windows 10 install media  

thank you!

thank you. As you said, it replaces the existing install.wim by a new one, in which OOBE is bypassed except password.

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Kari, I would like to ask a related question. In this tutorial, we can "have a Windows 10 install media which fully bypasses all steps of Windows Welcome (OOBE)". We still need to manually select installation disk, delete existing partition(s), and then install. Since I only have a primary partition, a recovery partition, is there a "simple" sample for configuring the "hard drive" and create default partitions? In this way, the entire installation is "un-attended". Thanks in advance.

Kari, thanks for reply. I will try it.

Hello Kari,

I found myself diving into this recently and have a question for you about the users.

Scenario: deploy an image that only asks for Local User Name. That is the only part of the OOBE I want to keep so that systems can be customized with the actual EU name rather than admin. Is there a way to have OOBE ask ONLY for the username/password rather than have it specified in answer file?

TIA

During the installation, I enter where to install (HDD partition), then the name or password and that's it.
If that helps, here are my files:

autounattend.xml

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>cs-CZ</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>0405:00000405</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>cs-CZ</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>cs-CZ</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>cs-CZ</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <Compact>true</Compact>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <Organization>Warforum</Organization>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/iso_files/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

unattend.xml

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>cs-CZ</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>0405:00000405</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>cs-CZ</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>cs-CZ</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>cs-CZ</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <Compact>true</Compact>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <Organization>Warforum</Organization>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <InputLocale>0405:00000405</InputLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>cs-CZ</UserLocale>
            <UILanguage>cs-CZ</UILanguage>
            <SystemLocale>cs-CZ</SystemLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
                <UnattendEnableRetailDemo>false</UnattendEnableRetailDemo>
            </OOBE>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OEMInformation>
                <Manufacturer>Warforum</Manufacturer>
            </OEMInformation>
            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
            <OEMName>Warforum</OEMName>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Warforum</RegisteredOrganization>
            <TimeZone>Central Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/iso_files/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

When switching versions of windows 11, do you just reuse your autounattend answer file or do you have to reassosiate the catalogue file with the new windows?
I use uupdump and pro is the only one I download.
Thanks Shane.