Windows 10: audit mode in win10 version 1909 impossible to print

Discus and support audit mode in win10 version 1909 impossible to print in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I created with MediaCreationTool a USB stick with Win10Pro Version 1909 Build 18363.418 So I installed Windows on a new PC. At the first start I called... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by ComIn, Dec 8, 2019.

  1. ComIn Win User

    audit mode in win10 version 1909 impossible to print


    I created with MediaCreationTool a USB stick with Win10Pro Version 1909 Build 18363.418
    So I installed Windows on a new PC.
    At the first start I called the Audit Mode with (Shift+Ctrl+F3).
    From now on it is no longer possible to print.
    The Windows installed printers (Microsoft Print to PDF, Microsoft XPS Document Writer) also don't work.
    If you don't call Audit Mode, you don't have this problem.
    But since a basic configuration for several PCs is to be created, i need the Audit Mode.
    I had the same problem with version 1903, 1809 was the last version that worked correctly.
    Does anyone have any idea how to avoid this problem?

    Many greetings
    Felix

    translated with DeepL

    :)
     
    ComIn, Dec 8, 2019
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  2. Audit mode

    Hi Diane,

    Windows boots into Windows Welcome Mode and Audit Mode. Windows Welcome Mode
    is the first user experience while the Audit mode is used to add customization to Windows images. Sometimes, Windows keeps running in Audit Mode and user has no idea about it, just like in your case. While your machine is running Audit
    Mode when upgrading or reinstalling Windows 10, the upgrade won’t progress.

    Here's how to exit from Audit mode to reinstall Windows 10:

    • Open the administrative or elevated Command Prompt. Type cmd in the
      Search
      field at the taskbar.
    • Type the following command and press Enter key: sysprep /oobe /generalize
      DISCLAIMER: Running sysprep command each time resets Windows licensing state to default. So if your Windows is activated and you run this command, you’ll need to reactivate Windows after executing this command.

    • Once the command IS successfully executed, you’ll be out of Audit Mode. Now you can re-try to upgrade to Windows 10 and it should work.

    Let us know if the steps above worked for you.
     
    Jennifer Bri, Dec 8, 2019
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  3. Kari Win User
    Updating Windows 10 in Audit Mode


    Deleting existing user accounts when returning to Audit Mode after a build or feature upgrade as mentioned in that post I quoted is of course not necessary if and when the image is for your personal use only. The thread where I posted that is however about how to do this in corporate network environment, deploying to 100 laptops and possibly re-deploying an upgraded image when next LTSB version will be released.

    When doing this for your own private deployment image keeping existing user accounts there are additional steps required because when sysprepping Windows installation with existing user accounts, active user accounts lose Start and Cortana / Search functionality due Windows SID / GUID being changed. Therefore for you and other private users, disabling all user accounts before sysprep is strongly recommended:

    1. Upgrade Windows in normal mode
    2. Run net user Administrator /active:yes in elevated Command Prompt
    3. Sign out from all user accounts
    4. Sign in to built-in admin
    5. Run net user USERNAME /active:no in elevated Command Prompt to disable each existing user account
    6. Restart to Audit Mode with %windir%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /audit /reboot
      [*]
      When in Audit Mode, change / add / remove what you want to / need to
    7. Run Disk Clean-up
    8. Place your answer file unattend.xml in %windir%\system32\sysprep\ folder
    9. Run %windir%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe
      [*]
      Boot from WinPE, capture the image
    10. Boot from HDD, let Windows go through OOBE
    11. In OOBE you must create a new admin user, use any temporary name (can't use names of existing users even when they are disabled)
    12. When on desktop activate your old existing users with net user USERNAME /active:yes in elevated Command Prompt
      [*]
      Sign out from temporary admin user, sign in to your old admin user
    13. Remove the temporary admin user
    Repeat steps 13 through 16 on each machine you deploy this image. Steps 2 through 5 and 13 through 16 are not required if all existing users will be removed in Audit Mode.

    Sounds and looks more complicated than what it is audit mode in win10 version 1909 impossible to print :)
     
    Kari, Dec 8, 2019
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  4. cereberus Win User

    audit mode in win10 version 1909 impossible to print

    Updating Windows 10 in Audit Mode


    Thanks - I was unaware of the search issue as I rarely use it anyway, or I search from from file explorer (force of habit).
     
    cereberus, Dec 8, 2019
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