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Discus and support Windows 10 autounattend file - unable to read product key in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I've tried only creating an answer file with just the product key and it works with no issues however when I try to follow the guide here -> Create... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DarkArmy, Jan 2, 2020.

  1. DARKARMY
    DarkArmy Win User

    Windows 10 autounattend file - unable to read product key


    I've tried only creating an answer file with just the product key and it works with no issues however when I try to follow the guide here -> Create media for automated unattended install of Windows 10 i am getting "unable to read product key" not quite sure where i'm making an error. any tips or advice is greatly appreciated.

    Here's my xml file :

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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">
    <SetupUILanguage>
    <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
    </SetupUILanguage>
    <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
    <SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
    <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
    <UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
    </component>
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" 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">
    <DiskConfiguration>
    <Disk wcm:action="add">
    <CreatePartitions>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>1</Order>
    <Size>450</Size>
    <Type>Primary</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>3</Order>
    <Size>16</Size>
    <Type>MSR</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>4</Order>
    <Type>Primary</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>2</Order>
    <Size>100</Size>
    <Type>EFI</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    </CreatePartitions>
    <ModifyPartitions>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>NTFS</Format>
    <Label>WinRE</Label>
    <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
    <Order>1</Order>
    <TypeID>DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC</TypeID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>NTFS</Format>
    <Label>Windows</Label>
    <Letter>C</Letter>
    <Order>4</Order>
    <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>3</Order>
    <PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>FAT32</Format>
    <Label>System</Label>
    <Order>2</Order>
    <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    </ModifyPartitions>
    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
    </Disk>
    </DiskConfiguration>
    <ImageInstall>
    <OSImage>
    <InstallTo>
    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
    <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
    </InstallTo>
    </OSImage>
    </ImageInstall>
    <UserData>
    <ProductKey>
    <Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>
    </ProductKey>
    <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
    <Organization>Blockhouse</Organization>
    </UserData>
    </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi*RedfacefflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
    </unattend>

    :)
     
    DarkArmy, Jan 2, 2020
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  2. DARKARMY
    DarkArmy Win User

    Windows 10 autounattend file - unable to read product key

    I've tried only creating an answer file with just the product key and it works with no issues however when I try to follow the guide here -> Create media for automated unattended install of Windows 10 i am getting "unable to read product key" not quite sure where i'm making an error. any tips or advice is greatly appreciated.

    Here's my xml file :

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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">
    <SetupUILanguage>
    <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
    </SetupUILanguage>
    <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
    <SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
    <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
    <UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
    </component>
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" 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">
    <DiskConfiguration>
    <Disk wcm:action="add">
    <CreatePartitions>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>1</Order>
    <Size>450</Size>
    <Type>Primary</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>3</Order>
    <Size>16</Size>
    <Type>MSR</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>4</Order>
    <Type>Primary</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>2</Order>
    <Size>100</Size>
    <Type>EFI</Type>
    </CreatePartition>
    </CreatePartitions>
    <ModifyPartitions>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>NTFS</Format>
    <Label>WinRE</Label>
    <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
    <Order>1</Order>
    <TypeID>DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC</TypeID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>NTFS</Format>
    <Label>Windows</Label>
    <Letter>C</Letter>
    <Order>4</Order>
    <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Order>3</Order>
    <PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
    <Format>FAT32</Format>
    <Label>System</Label>
    <Order>2</Order>
    <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
    </ModifyPartition>
    </ModifyPartitions>
    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
    </Disk>
    </DiskConfiguration>
    <ImageInstall>
    <OSImage>
    <InstallTo>
    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
    <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
    </InstallTo>
    </OSImage>
    </ImageInstall>
    <UserData>
    <ProductKey>
    <Key>VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T</Key>
    </ProductKey>
    <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
    <Organization>Blockhouse</Organization>
    </UserData>
    </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi*RedfacefflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/install.wim#Windows 10 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
    </unattend>
     
    DarkArmy, Jan 2, 2020
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  3. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User
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  4. ARIEL ACU
    Ariel Acu Win User

    Windows 10 autounattend file - unable to read product key

    Windows 10 Product Key for a Free Upgrade

    Hi,

    The product key is important to activate and install Windows 10 to your device. Regarding your concern, let's try to isolate the issue and see what's causing you unable to use the product key to activate and install your Windows 10. Kindly provide the following
    information:

    • Where did you purchase the product?
    • What is the error message you received after entering your product key?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried?
     
    Ariel Acu, Jan 2, 2020
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