Windows 10: Exit setup or whatever this is OOBE sysprep.exe

Discus and support Exit setup or whatever this is OOBE sysprep.exe in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello,I accidentally ran sysprep.exe on my Windows PC, and after the reboot, I am stuck in the Windows Out-of-Box Experience OOBE setup screen. Every... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Edwin Norton, Feb 3, 2025.

  1. Exit setup or whatever this is OOBE sysprep.exe


    Hello,I accidentally ran sysprep.exe on my Windows PC, and after the reboot, I am stuck in the Windows Out-of-Box Experience OOBE setup screen. Every time I restart, it goes back to the same screen, and I cannot access my normal desktop.Heres what it looks like:i could paste image, but its like blue background and asks to choose keyboard layout and etcWhat I TriedExit setup or whatever this is OOBE sysprep.exe :pressing F8 / Shift+F8 to enter Safe Mode - did not work idk why.I need a way to exit OOBE and return to my normal Windows environment without reinstalling Windows. How can I fix this? Its very urgent, im panicking right now. I

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    Edwin Norton, Feb 3, 2025
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  2. Windows 10 OOBE loop after sysprep

    I ran into boot loop after sysprep Windows 10.

    I've prepared a custom machine to deploy with WDS.

    Sysprep has been run with /oobe/generalize options.

    When I restart, windows 10 get into a reboot loop, and every time ask for system oobe wizard.

    I found these on setuperr log file:

    [msoobe.exe] Failed to set password and password hint with hr=0xD000006C

    [msoobe.exe] Failed to create the default account with hr=0xD000006C

    [msoobe.exe] TASK: End failed running task PrepareUserOOBE with hr=0xD000006C.

    [msoobe.exe] Failed user OOBE prep task with hr=0xD000006C

    [msoobe.exe] Failed to run OOBE Host with hr=0x80004005

    [msoobe.exe] OOBE failed with hr=0x80004005

    [windeploy.exe] Command [%windir%\system32\oobe\oobeldr.exe /system /quiet] failed with exit code [0x80004005]

    [windeploy.exe] OnError commands failed. hr = 0x80070002
     
    Giorgio Caldana, Feb 3, 2025
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  3. URGENT - Windows 11 can't exit OOBE/Audit mode after using sysprep

    WOW! I just installed Windows 11, and it looks very beautiful! Don't know why people have bad reputation though. Anyways, I missed the user account creation OOBE which looks absolutely beautiful, so I wanted to see that again, that is why I used Sysprep, just to know that user account and stuff would be re-installed, so I did not want to do that much work again. But now, I am stuck. Without completing the OOBE, I cannot normally start windows and sign in my normal user account. I can enter Audit mode, but that is no use too. So how do I exit the OOBE without completing it?
     
    2147483647_x86, Feb 3, 2025
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  4. JonW2016 Win User

    Exit setup or whatever this is OOBE sysprep.exe

    Windows 10 Update breaks Sysprep?

    I am attempting to image a Dell E7470 with Sysprep to upload to my WDS server.

    When I run Sysprep /oobe / shutdown, it completes. However, without Generalize, I won't be able to upload it or deploy it.

    When I run Sysprep /oobe /generalize / shutdown, it reports that a fatal error has occurred. The setupact.log lists that the Miracastview app cannot be removed.

    I have attempted the Remove-appxpackage commands, but it states that it has been provisioned for the user but not all users. It says to attempt removal with Add / Remove Windows features, but it is not listed there.

    I have tried the steps in

    MiracastView cause sysprep error in Windows 10 Version 1709 - Windows Client

    but none of this has worked either.

    I guess the answer is to not run any Windows updates before Sysprep and avoid 1709? It appears to be bad news.

    Anybody else encounter this? Any other solutions available?
     
    JonW2016, Feb 3, 2025
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