Windows 10: autounattend.xml files

Discus and support autounattend.xml files in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello!I am trying to setup an image I can deploy on computers for the organization that I work for. We are using Dell laptops that should have the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Brett Johnson1, Jul 20, 2022.

  1. autounattend.xml files


    Hello!I am trying to setup an image I can deploy on computers for the organization that I work for. We are using Dell laptops that should have the product key hard coded into the machine. When trying to install using the autounattend file I keep running into the error "Windows cannot read the product key settings from the answer file." Anyone have a work around for this?

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    Brett Johnson1, Jul 20, 2022
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  2. radoslav Win User

    Windows 10 autounattend xml installation problem

    Hyper V gen2 configurations are like yours but when I start the VM I get that error:
    autounattend.xml files [​IMG]

    I have done one more thing to the image, I loaded the image with NTLITE and there is an option explore mount directory basically there you can add a folder with files so when the image is installed for example you can have it in C:\CustomFolder with files and after that, with the program, you created the ISO file.
     
    radoslav, Jul 20, 2022
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  3. Windows 10 autounattend xml installation problem

    Ok, that's a good start.

    Your answer file is made for a Gen 2 Hyper-V. It won't work on Gen 1.

    Verify the settings I have outlined in the image below:


    autounattend.xml files [​IMG]


    NOTE: I have not looked at the answer file in detail. If you are still having difficulty, I'll look closer, but for now, time for sleep. It's 0500 here *Smile
     
    hsehestedt, Jul 20, 2022
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  4. radoslav Win User

    autounattend.xml files

    Windows 10 autounattend xml installation problem

    Hi guys, I have a problem with autounattend XML install. Basically, I have a Windows image that is downloaded from MS and edited to skip all steps for setup. The windows boots and wipe the hard drive created partitions, select language, and created one admin account with the password. The image work when I test it on a laptop and everything seems fine. The image is not working on Virtual box or Hyper- V, when it's, starts on the parts that create partitions I received that error:
    windows could not create a partition on disk 0 the error occurred while applaying the auto unnatednd asnwer file's < DiskConffiguration>Setting. Error code: 0x80042565 . The main issue is that I set up a TFTP server and crated WinPE to boot from the samba server where the image is so that I can boot it from the network. When I tested the image from the server it's finding the image and start the setup but I receive the same error with the creation of the partitions like on a virtual machine. With a flash drive, it works I don't know what might be the problem if someone has an idea?
     
    radoslav, Jul 20, 2022
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