It is a command-line tool that can be run manually or through a script. Practical applications. Sysprep helps you solve business goals such as: Helps you manage multiple PCs by creating a generic image that can be used across multiple hardware designs. Deploy PCs by capturing and deploying images with unique security identifiers.
You might have used Sysprep to generalize a physical computer, but you can also use it to generalize a VM running on Hyper-V for rapid deployments.
A generalized image is useful in a number of ways. Search for Windows System Image Manager, click the top result to open the experience. Click the File menu, and select the Select Windows Image option. Navigate to the folder you exported the Windows 10 files. MDT now generates a catalog file. OOBE enables end users to customize their Windows operating system, create user accounts, name the computer, and perform other tasks.
Sysprep processes any settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass in an answer file before OOBE starts. PSA: Sysprep does not remove drivers. But it does not remove the driver itself. For proof, run pnputil before and after Sysprep.
Sysprep — Taking 30 Minutes. I am currently trying to capture an image and the sysprep on the Windows 7 ENT SP1 machine takes about 30 minutes to finish the sysprep job before the machine reboots and begins to capture. No, the whole point of sysprep is to strip out the machine-specific settings like activation ID and SID while leaving the installed programs for ease of deployment. Sysprep does not remove applications. Prerequisites: you should be familiar with general terms concerning automated Windows installation.
For example, answer file for Sysprep in XP is named Sysprep. Only users with administrator privileges can execute Sysprep and only one Sysprep instance can run at a time. The Sysprep utility must be used after the reference computer is completed and ready to be captured. Running Sysprep is the last step we take before capturing the reference computer.
Sysprep will generalize the image and remove all hardware specific information, such as the computer SID. After deployment, Sysprep will detect the hardware of the target computer, generate a new SID and, if specified in answer files, name the computer, install drivers and customize the image without user intervention.
When the reference computer is ready to be captured, we can use the Sysprep command with certain parameters to prepare the image for capturing. Audit mode is also known as Reseal mode. In audit mode we can add additional drivers, applications and test our image before capturing. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped.
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Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Skip to content Menu. Posted on August 22, by Michael Sauers. This scenario comprises the following stages: You install Windows on a reference computer. After the installation is complete, you boot the computer and install any additional device drivers or applications.
System-specific information includes event logs, unique security IDs SIDs , and other unique information. After the unique system information is removed, the computer shuts down. After the computer shuts down, you can boot to Windows PE or another operating system on the computer. Theory one: It had something to do with cloning a computer that had Windows Steady State installed and locking that account.
If this was the problem the solution would be to not clone a locked account, but to lock the account on the cloned computers. If this was the problem the solution would be to have just one account created on the master and then create additional needed accounts on the clones. Published by Michael Sauers. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.
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