The provider will only work if the appx package is a. You can run the sysprep command up to 8 times on a single windows image. Sysprep has an additional provider that is added in windows 8 to clean appx packages and generalize the image. How to make a unattended sysprep for windows 7, windows 8. Hi, i am trying to build my companys first windows 8. Windows sysprep for virtual machines thomas maurer. It can not only clear the sid information, but also generalize new sids for. I have sysprep d as i would normally do in the past. Sysprep generalize windows image without oobe bart simons. Choose enter system outofbox experience oobe, check the generalize box, choose shutdown from the shutdown options and click ok. Sysprepoobe experience in windows 8 server i recently fired up a couple of windows 8 server hyperv vms to do some testing, and used a dynamicallyexpanding parent vhd. How can i use sysprep to quickly create images of windows server 2012 for virtual machines.
Update your windows deployment workflow to use the sysprep command line. This process allows enterprises to efficiently and continuously roll out uptodate windows 10 deployment images. I intend to use a winpe disk automated to deploy the image, but im having some difficulties with the unattend. On a single system image, you can run sysprep up to 8 times. Customize the default user profile by using copyprofile. This blog shows how you should windows sysprep virtual machines. If you copy these settings to another user profile, windows treats them as invalid and resets them the first time that the user signs in. I want to create a template of windows server 2008 r2 for virtualization. Using sysprep in windows 10 microsoftbased operating systems have long used security identifiers sids that are uniquely generated and assigned to each computer as part of the initial setup of. Windows does not support using copyprofile to copy these settings serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly.
If you are performing an upgrade from windows 7 or 8. If you are using a volume licensing key or a retail product key. This topic describes the commandline syntax for the system preparation. In the example below we will be using windows server 2012 r2. Sysprep system preparation overview microsoft docs. Windows assessment and deployment kit windows adk for windows 8. Run sysprep to prepare a windows installation to be captured. How to configure a shared network printer in windows 7, 8, or 10 duration. Sysprep generalize a windows installation microsoft docs. Sysprep is a hidden tool and can only be run from the command prompt by an. In previous versions of windows, you could use the skiprearm answer file setting to reset the windows product activation clock when running sysprep. The complete guide to preparing a windows 8 deployment image. In windows server 2012 and windows 8, microsoft added an addition. Closes the sysprep tool without rebooting or shutting down the computer after sysprep runs the specified commands.
Next, youll see that there are options to set the local settings for the os, such as region, language, keyboard and time zone. Sysprep is used to clone an existing windows installation across multiple pcs. It is a commandline tool that can be run manually or through a script. Some user profile settings, including default apps, are encrypted by using a hash that is specific to the user.
After running sysprep 8 times, you must recreate your windows. The sysprep or system preparation tool is used to create a new security identifier sid and clean up userspecific and computerspecific settings and data so. Applies settings in an answer file to windows during an unattended installation, where specifies the path and file name of the answer file to use. One of the missing options of sysprep in my opinion is to just generalize an installation.
I just wonder what the generalize option is good for. Initial os load during install leave defaults unless stated choose the custom advanced option. What does sysprep with the generalize option do on windows. Windows server 2012s system preparation tool sysprep.