Create media for automated unattended install of Windows 10  

falconer said:

Is there any way to modify the unattend.xml after imaging? Or will I have to start from scratch?

I had this exact problem. I accidentally set the keyboard language to Finnish instead of English. I did find that you can edit the unattend.xml using dism.

• Create a directory. In this example I created CustomImage in C: (C:\CustomImage)
• Use elevated PowerShell or CMD and use DISM to mount the image:

Code:

DISM /Mount-image /imagefile:C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\install.wim /MountDir:C:\CustomImage /optimize

• Make your changes to the unattend.xml using SIM.
• Save & Unmount image

Code:

Dism /Unmount-image /MountDir:C:\CustomImage /Commit

Click here for source info

Thanks for great tutorial.
Can You specify what to enter to disable and reject all of the Microsoft tracking, telemetry... questions on final stage of 1803 installation? I'm guessing that they are all enabled and accepted when installing by this tutorial.
Tnx :)

Hello Kari, first of all, congratulations to the tutorial.

I followed all the steps and created the autonattend and unattend response files. I downloaded the ISO from microsoft, in my case in portuguese brazil (Win10_1803_BrazilianPortuguese_x64), I created the bootable pendrive and replaced the "install.wim" with the generated one, when I start the installation "Activate Windows" already appears requesting a valid serial if I click "I do not have the product key" the installation is canceled. Would you help me?
Attached is the autounattend and unattend file and the screens with the errors.

I did not see the .zip file, it goes again.

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>pt-BR</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>0416:00000416</InputLocale>
            <UserLocale>pt-BR</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>pt-BR</UILanguageFallback>
            <UILanguage>pt-BR</UILanguage>
            <SystemLocale>pt-BR</SystemLocale>
        </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">
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Size>450</Size>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>Sistema</Label>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Letter>C</Letter>
                            <Label>Windows</Label>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <Organization>SICOOB</Organization>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/suporte/softwares/iso/win10_1803_brazilianportuguese_x64/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="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>0416:00000416</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>pt-BR</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>pt-BR</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>pt-BR</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>pt-BR</UserLocale>
        </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">
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>UwBpAGMAbwBvAGIAMQAyADMAQAAjACQAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Description>Usuário para suporte local</Description>
                        <DisplayName>suporte</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administradores</Group>
                        <Name>suporte</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>UwBpAGMAbwBvAGIAMQAyADMAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Description>Usuário de suporte local</Description>
                        <DisplayName>laboratorio</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administradores</Group>
                        <Name>laboratorio</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
                <UnattendEnableRetailDemo>false</UnattendEnableRetailDemo>
            </OOBE>
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>UwBpAGMAbwBvAGIAMQAyADMAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
                <Username>laboratorio</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
        </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>
                <Logo>C:\Windows\System32\oemlogo.bmp</Logo>
                <Manufacturer>Empresa</Manufacturer>
                <SupportHours>8/5</SupportHours>
                <SupportPhone>8787</SupportPhone>
            </OEMInformation>
            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
            <OEMName>Empresa</OEMName>
            <RegisteredOrganization>Empresa</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>HELPDESK</RegisteredOwner>
            <TimeZone>E. South America Standard Time</TimeZone>
            <ComputerName>DSDF-DBDF</ComputerName>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/suporte/softwares/iso/win10_1803_brazilianportuguese_x64/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Kari said:

What edition of Windows 10 did you install and sysprep on reference machine?

Kari

Windows 10 x 64 Professional 1803

Kari said:

Please don't take this wrong but as it is essential to be absolutely sure, run the following command in an elevated Command Prompt replacing X:\Capture with the actual path where your sysprepped and captured custom install.wim is stored:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:X:\Capture\install.wim /Index:1

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Check the edition once more. Another thing to check is the bit architecture. In your case they should be PRO and x64.

Kari

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