Windows 10: Customizing Windows Welcome in Windows 10

Hi,

I want to configure the OOBE Windows Welcome guide and found this article on the topic;
Configure Oobe.xml - Windows 10 hardware dev

I find it somewhat difficult to understand what structure is expected of the xml and have been looking everywhere for an example file. In Windows 7 a sample was provided with the AIK but I can't find a similar folder with sample files in ADK 10.

Has anyone figured out how to create the oobe.xml?

Thanks,


:)

 

Windows 10 Unexpected shutdown on start up

OK, so i figured it out myself

Found the logfile in "C:\Windows\Minidump".

You need the Windows Development Kit to open it and a bit of googling to understand it.

Found out that a Daemon driver caused an error. Removed Daemon but this didn't solve it. (ps: Daemon itself worked normally).

I let hibernate my computer again and found another error with sptd2.sys: SCSI Pass Through Direct layer

More google and ended up on the duplexsecure site. Downloaded the W10 version and voila: problem fixed.

For the Windows support team: It would be really helpfull if you could pass problems to a more skilled helpdesk who can do more than proposing the standard solutions in case those won't work.

Cheers

 

Windows 10 Unexpected shutdown on start up

OK, so I also found out that this occurs when sleepmode (for me after 3 hours) changes into hibernate mode.

Seems like the going into hibernate and/or starting up from HIbernate results in a shutdown. In safeboot it works perfectly.

Anyone any idea how I can figure out where it goes wrong. Is there a way to log this (I couldn't find it in bootlog)

 

Hej Imaginthis, välkommen till Tio Forum *Smile

The localization script OOBE.XML has a very simple syntax. An example, let's set Welcome Mode defaults to:

OEM name: TenForums EULA file: TenForums_License_Agreement.rtf Language: 1053 (Swedish) Location: 221 (Sweden) Locale: 1053 (Sweden) Input language: 0000041d (Swedish) Timezone: Western Europe Standard Time (UTC+1) Daylight Saving: True
The above makes the following oobe.xml file:

Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <FirstExperience> <oobe> <oem> <name>TenForums</name> <eulafilename>TenForums_License_Agreement.rtf</eulafilename> </oem> <defaults> <language>1053</language> <location>221</location> <locale>1053</locale> <keyboard>0000041d</keyboard> <timezone>W. Europe Standard Time</timezone> <adjustForDST>true</adjustForDST> </defaults> </oobe> </FirstExperience>[/quote] If deploying in single region & language:

• Save the oobe.xml as C:\Windows\System32\Oobe\Info\Oobe.xml, and the EULA (if needed) named as you wish with extension .rtf in the same folder before sysprepping and capturing the image.

If deploying for multiple regions & languages:

• Save each localized oobe.xml file in its own subfolder, for instance the Swedish oobe.xml as C:\Windows\System32\Oobe\Info\sv-se\Oobe.xml, (sv-se = Swedish in Sweden; for instance UK English would be en-uk and US English en-us). Again, save the localized EULA files (if needed) named as you wish with extension .rtf in the each region & language folder before sysprepping and capturing the image.

That's it!

References:

• Language & locale values: Microsoft Locale ID Values
• Geographical location values: Microsoft Geographical Location Values
• Input language values: Locale IDs, Input Locales, and Language Collections
• Timezone index values: Microsoft Time Zone Index Values
  • Notice that although the table still shows timezones related to GMT, in Windows 10 you should use UTC instead. All other timezone names in the list are same but if using the timezone value for UTC (co-ordinated universal time as in London, Lissabon etc.), the timezone name GMT Standard Time has been replaced with UTC Standard Time. Unfortunately I am unable to find an updated timezone index at the moment.

 

Thank you for the warm welcome and quick reply! *Smile

I'll try a multi regional deployment later this week using your excellent instructions!

Is it possible to make changes to the "Express settings" with the oobe.xml? I.e. make changes to what is selected by default when "Use express settings" is selected in Windows Welcome.

Thank you,

 

No. For that you need to use Windows System Image Manager and create an answer file taking care of those changes and settings (the old way), or the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer to do the same. Both Windows SIM and ICD are parts of the Windows ADK for Windows 10.

 

Alright, thank you! *Smile