Windows 10: Copy default profile for imaging

I am currently setting up an image for a small business. The image is Windows 10.


I have the admin profile all set up the way I want the other profiles to look, after sysprep has been ran and the oobe crap has worked.


Question is, how do I get the standard default profile to look the way I have my admin profile?


For instance, I have a custom background with the company logo, a few changes to the start menu and taskbars, and some desktop shortcuts.


Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Windows 10 Pro (1703): Unable to create new user accounts

I am not able to upgrade to 1703 or 1709 without corrupting my default user / new user profile. I have attempted several hardware and virtual upgrades tests. The upgrade completes successfully without any errors. I use my custom image (built in Hyper-V no
copy profile) of Windows 10 1607 as a base install. The profiles that existed before the upgrade are fine. Any newly created profiles have start menu issues, some apps that do not open, or misc. freeze ups. If I copy in an untouched default profile from a
1703 / 1709 install, delete, and recreate the bad profile it appears to fix all issues. I have a few hundred machines to upgrade and I cannot be copying in new default profiles or running repairs after each upgrade. There are many posts on multiple sites but
no real solution. My custom image is basically unmodified since I do must customization and application installs after Windows is installed via MDT. Any advice?

Thanks

 

Always Ask Before Opening an image!!

Hi Mohammad, I did quite a bit of reading on this since we last talked.

The consensus seems to be, this is caused by a corrupt User Profile.

While this is not ideal, the fix seems to be, to create a new user profile and check to see if you can set a default app for image files on that profile. If you can, then copy all your files from your old user profile to the new one and delete the old profile
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You need to use the CopyProfile component in settings pass Specialize in your answer file, setting its value to True:
Code: <settings pass="specialize"> <component ... (here the long list w. language, processor architecture and so on) ... > <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile> <component/> </settings[/quote] Tutorial: Windows 10 Image - Customize in Audit Mode with Sysprep - Windows 10 Forums

Notice that as has been discussed in the above mentioned tutorial thread, the CopyProfile component has a minor bug and we are waiting Microsoft to fix it. At the moment it also copies the recent files of the built-in administrator in Audit Mode to default user profile, and adds the built-in admin's desktop to end user's Quick Access. Workaround is to completely emtpy the built-in admin desktop and recent files in Audit Mode before sysprepping, and removing the Desktop shortcut from the File Explorer Quick Access.

 

Also, setup Win10 the way you like, defer upgrades as that will cause issues during sysprep. However, we can "make" it work. Albeit, we don't want upgrade junk on our master image, correct? This will just cause further headache down the road when attempting to remove default Apps/Provisioned apps via Powershell. Prior to Sysprep using copyprofile true; AFTER all programs are installed under the profile you are copying, take a gander at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu in Explorer


Now open another explorer window to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu


Compare the shortcuts that are missing in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu and the subdirectories.


If you cut and paste those shortcuts from the respective path of your admin (sysprep) profile to the respective path of ProgramData, you will sleep much better at night.


Now run sysprep with copyprofile "true". Tons of stuff will work. Including your start menu with your customized tiles.

Tutorial: Windows 10 Image - Customize in Audit Mode with Sysprep - Windows 10 Forums

Notice that as has been discussed in the above mentioned tutorial thread, the CopyProfile component has a minor bug and we are waiting Microsoft to fix it. At the moment it also copies the recent files of the built-in administrator in Audit Mode to default user profile, and adds the built-in admin's desktop to end user's Quick Access. Workaround is to completely emtpy the built-in admin desktop and recent files in Audit Mode before sysprepping, and removing the Desktop shortcut from the File Explorer Quick Access.

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