Questions tagged [unattended]

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unattend.xml account created but no admin rights

I have my unattend.xml right here: https://pastebin.com/FBiy3RTK It creates the admin account witj the password that is stated but for some reason it doesnt putt it in the group administr a tors altough above the user admin it says group…
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unattend.xml works in uefi not in bios

hello I have an unattend_uefi.xml file this looks like this:
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Windows unattended.xml install - drive mirroring / software raids

Is it possible to create a mirrored drive (raid 1) via the unattended answers file on Windows Server 2016 ? how? If not, can it be done with powershell? how?
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DPI settings never survive Sysprep Windows 10

I need to set 200% scaling for our Win 10 customers on 5k 27" but every way i've tried to do it has reset to 100% after sysprep to OOBE causing them to have tiny text on first boot. I've tried: copy profile with settings done in audit mode, editing…
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Not able to execute remote poweshell script in windows server 2016 unattended installation

I am trying to create unattended.xml file for windows server 2016 unattended installation where in after installing windows it should execute one powershell script located on remote samba share. I am using following command to run powershell script…
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Windows (Server 2012) Unattended Problems (Partitioning, Language, EULA)

Windows Server 2012 - WDS installed and configured to deploy Windows Server 2012 on several clients. Two problems are occuring during / after installation of Windows 2012 via WDS: If the Server had Linux installed before the reinstallation, Windows…
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Remove English United States from unattend.txt

I am trying to create an automated Windows Server 2003 build, everything is working fine, however, after the process has finished I am left with two keyboard layouts, English UK and English US. How can I remove English US via the unattend.txt file,…
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How to get Windows Server 2008 to join an domain and OU during build

I am trying to get a server to join a domain and in particular an OU during build, I am familiar with this process for 2003, by editing the unattend.txt, but not for 2008 and it's unattend.xml Hope you can help Thanks Ben
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Ubuntu unattended upgrades not working on Ubuntu 14.04.4

I have enabled unattended upgrades in an Ubuntu 14.04 server, and it seems to be running, but it does not update the packages that can be updated. For example right now I get 46 packages can be updated. apt-get upgrade outputs before…
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Need to run a custom command during Windows 7 Setup between Phase 3 and 5

How can I run a cmd script during windows setup somewhere between the beginning of phase 3 and the beginning of phase 5? I need to copy hardware dependent files from the USB drive to the C: drive before the hardware detection kicks in. I use wmic,…
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Disable the creation of the public folder (C:\\Users\Public) in Windows answer file

I am currently working on a Windows 10 image. One of the things that are important is that no use should be able to save files on the local machine (we use roaming profiles). The problem is that I don't want manually delete this folder in the…
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windows unattended: windows could not prepare the partition selected for installation

I'm trying to create an unattended windows 7 setup DVD. I'm using WSIM to make the XML. I have the felowing issues: PE ask me for language, even if it's set in the answer file PE ask for to select a disk, even if it's set in the answer file After…
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Unattend.xml user name

I'm using an Unatend.xml on my WDS and I have a problem with the username. This is my Unattend:
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Windows 7 unattended deployment - prompt for password, and use it to autologin

I have used System Image Manager to create an unattended XML answer file, which I have written to a Windows 7 DVD. This contains almost all system configuration, but deliberately does not include username or password for the installed system - I…
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NSCLIENT++ Unattended Installation + Allowed Hosts

For the best of me I just cant get it to install properly. I have dozens of Win servers to deploy this thing but the nsclient.ini never updates at the end of the installation. This is what I'm running which is found just about anywhere on the…
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