Windows 10: Problem with Windows 10 unattended answer file?

The problem with my answer is that following error message appears "Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file". Can someone help me with this problem? Can I somehow skip this product key part in the answer file?

Here is my answer file.

HTML Code: <DiskConfiguration> <Disk wcm:action="add"> <CreatePartitions> <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <Size>200</Size> <Type>EFI</Type> </CreatePartition> <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> <Order>2</Order> <Size>128</Size> <Type>MSR</Type> </CreatePartition> <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> <Order>3</Order> <Extend>true</Extend> <Type>Primary</Type> </CreatePartition> </CreatePartitions> <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <ModifyPartitions> <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> <Extend>true</Extend> <Format>NTFS</Format> <Label>Windows</Label> <Letter>C</Letter> <Order>3</Order> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </ModifyPartition> <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> <Active>true</Active> <Label>System</Label> <Order>1</Order> <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> </ModifyPartition> </ModifyPartitions> </Disk> </DiskConfiguration> <ImageInstall> <OSImage> <InstallTo> <DiskID>0</DiskID> <PartitionID>3</PartitionID> </InstallTo> <InstallFrom> <MetaData wcm:action="add"> <Key>/image/index</Key> <Value>8</Value> </MetaData> </InstallFrom> </OSImage> </ImageInstall> <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> </UserData> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> <WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI> </SetupUILanguage> <InputLocale>sv-FI</InputLocale> <SystemLocale>sv-FI</SystemLocale> <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage> <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback> <UserLocale>sv-FI</UserLocale> </component> </settings> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <AutoLogon> <Password> <Value>MQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>5</LogonCount> <Username>Administrator</Username> </AutoLogon> <ComputerName>Computer</ComputerName> <TimeZone>FLE Standard Time</TimeZone> <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey> </component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <StartPages> <StartPage wcm:action="add"> <StartPageKey>1</StartPageKey> <StartPageUrl>http:\\www.google.fi</StartPageUrl> </StartPage> </StartPages> </component> </settings> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <FirstLogonCommands> <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <CommandLine>\Software\Silverlight_x64.exe /q</CommandLine> <Order>1</Order> </SynchronousCommand> </FirstLogonCommands> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen> <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen> <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens> <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC> <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> <UserAccounts> <LocalAccounts> <LocalAccount wcm:action="add"> <Password> <Value>IABQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Group>Administrators</Group> <Name>Admin</Name> <DisplayName>Admin</DisplayName> </LocalAccount> </LocalAccounts> </UserAccounts> </component> </settings> <cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/system/wininstall/win10pro/install/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /> </unattend>[/quote]

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Problem with Windows 10 unattended answer file?

The problem with my answer is that following error message appears "Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file". Can someone help me with this problem? Can I somehow skip this product key part in the answer
file?

Here is my answer file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<DiskConfiguration>

<Disk wcm:action="add">

<CreatePartitions>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>1</Order>

<Size>200</Size>

<Type>EFI</Type>

</CreatePartition>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>2</Order>

<Size>128</Size>

<Type>MSR</Type>

</CreatePartition>

<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">

<Order>3</Order>

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Type>Primary</Type>

</CreatePartition>

</CreatePartitions>

<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<ModifyPartitions>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Extend>true</Extend>

<Format>NTFS</Format>

<Label>Windows</Label>

<Letter>C</Letter>

<Order>3</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">

<Active>true</Active>

<Label>System</Label>

<Order>1</Order>

<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>

</ModifyPartition>

</ModifyPartitions>

</Disk>

</DiskConfiguration>

<ImageInstall>

<OSImage>

<InstallTo>

<DiskID>0</DiskID>

<PartitionID>3</PartitionID>

</InstallTo>

<InstallFrom>

<MetaData wcm:action="add">

<Key>/image/index</Key>

<Value>8</Value>

</MetaData>

</InstallFrom>

</OSImage>

</ImageInstall>

<UserData>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

</UserData>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<SetupUILanguage>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>

</SetupUILanguage>

<InputLocale>sv-FI</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>sv-FI</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>

<UserLocale>sv-FI</UserLocale>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<AutoLogon>

<Password>

<Value>MQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</Password>

<Enabled>true</Enabled>

<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

</AutoLogon>

<ComputerName>Computer</ComputerName>

<TimeZone>FLE Standard Time</TimeZone>

<ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<StartPages>

<StartPage wcm:action="add">

<StartPageKey>1</StartPageKey>

<StartPageUrl>http:\\www.google.fi</StartPageUrl>

</StartPage>

</StartPages>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<FirstLogonCommands>

<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

<CommandLine>\Software\Silverlight_x64.exe /q</CommandLine>

<Order>1</Order>

</SynchronousCommand>

</FirstLogonCommands>

<OOBE>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>

<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>

<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>

<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>

<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>

<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

</OOBE>

<UserAccounts>

<LocalAccounts>

<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">

<Password>

<Value>IABQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</Password>

<Group>Administrators</Group>

<Name>Admin</Name>

<DisplayName>Admin</DisplayName>

</LocalAccount>

</LocalAccounts>

</UserAccounts>

</component>

</settings>

<cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/system/wininstall/win10pro/install/sources/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>

 

Problem with Windows 10 unattended answer file?

It's PC that I have assembled myself from many differents parts.

OS type is Windows 10 Pro.

Current build is 16299.19

This error message "Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file"
appears almost at the beginning of the installation. That's the only error message I got.

Is this info enough?

 

Hej Ken. Din svarfil antyder att du är också en Finlandsvensk. Välkommen till Ten Forums!






Hi Ken. Your answer file suggests that you are a fellow Finland Swede. Welcome to Ten Forums!

That error is because there's no generic product key or MAK key in your answer file. It is obligatory in autounattend.xml answer file, the one that takes care of first phase of Windows setup, partitioning and installing.

Please see step 3.9 in following tutorial for how to add key in answer file: Create media for automated unattended install of Windows 10