Questions tagged [unattended]
Unattended installs, setups, and deployments are processes that require little to no supervision from an end user to complete. Operating systems setups, software installs, and even entire systems deployments can be configured to be automated and thus be unattended.
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Typing “python” on Windows 10 (version 1903) command prompt opens Microsoft store
This is strange issue I have observed. I installed Active Python 2.7 on Windows 10 (version 1903).
On typing “python” from search, opens the Python 2.7 prompt but when I type from command prompt ...
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Enable Remote Desktop in Windows Firewall from command line
note: #command-line tag do not imply batch-file-only, I will accept a PowerShell script or any freely available utility, which can be started from command line and finish its work unattended.
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How to bypass the 'OS Edition Selection' page in a Windows unattended setup?
I've generated an AutoUnattend.xml file using Windows System Image Manager, included in the ADK, to install Windows 8.1 in an unattended way.
I would like to add an attribute in my AutoUnattend.xml ...
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Automate Windows 7's file sharing and firewall settings
I am working with my school to customize Windows 7 on some new laptops we are receiving. The laptops come with Windows 7 Professional already installed, and we do not need or want to reimage them. We ...
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Unattended Windows 8.1 installation ISO
I want to make an unattended install of Windows 8.1 with the following features:
It has to be actived
It metro apps removed from the system
Some freeware applications installed such as CCleaner
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How do I skip the Personalize page (color & computername) during unattended Windows 8 setup?
I'm currently setting up an unattended Windows 8 setup, but I'm stumbling upon and unable to skip the Personalize page.
The interesting part should be in the OOBE section, which is already populated ...
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Running 'Start-Process' Remotely: How to Display Standard Output?
I have a PowerShell script for installing software on remote computers.
To date I have been successfully using the following code:
$prog = "ping"
$arg = "localhost"
$computername = "MACHINE01"
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Batch File - Delete Shortcut From ALLUSERS Desktop
In Vista/7, if I try to delete a shortcut using the following command -:
del "%allusersprofile%\Desktop\MyShortcut.lnk"
...Windows sees this folder as empty and doesn't delete the file.
The ...
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How do I force the Windows MSI installer to perform a complete install?
I have a Windows MSI installer package which gives me the choice to do a Typical, Custom or Complete install using the GUI.
The default (typical) install only installs some components.
How to I tell ...
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Skipping serial prompt installing custom unattended Windows Seven DVD and getting OEM key instead
I'm currently doing my first custom unattended Windows Seven DVD creation.
I used WAIK with a retail Windows Seven DVD and created a "AutoUnattend.xml" file thanks to WSIM.
Aiming to have a zero-...
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Icon on user account desktop before the user has logged in.
Currently working on a Windows 7 deployment project and I have a requirement to place an RDP icon on a specific users desktop, lets call this user 'Guest'. The image itself will be completely vanilla ...
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Unattended Vista without Monitor
I have a laptop with a busted monitor (I can only see the leftmost inch of the screen). I need to reinstall Vista on this computer. However, the external monitor is a function of the video card ...
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Debian - unattended installation
Is there any way to make the installation of Debian unattended, I need to install on multiple machines with similar hardware.
Basically I need to install Debian system without human interaction, with ...
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Removing a bogus "not genuine" message from XP
I built a VM with an unused XP license I have using an unattend.txt process.
Is there a way to remove the warning message saying my install may not be genuine, and I need to "Get Genuine" from MS?
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Integrating Windows Product Key into Windows 8 RTM ISO
Many years ago I created a slipstreamed version of Windows XP with my product key embedded in an unattended set-up file that was in the disk/ISO.
I have been struggling to find out where or how I ...
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AutoUnattend.xml Windows 8 setup
I need a example of how to make an Autounattend.xml for the Windows 8 x64 Core ISO setup.
I saw a example from MSDN but don't helped me in nothing, my unattended always fails (is not recognized by ...
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How to install xserver-xorg in unattended mode?
When I install xserver-xorg package on Debian9, I have to manually input the package configuration for keyboard layout
How can I skip this step, or preconfigured the keyboard layout, so I can install ...
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What files do I need for slipstreaming drivers?
I am under the impression that if I use 7zip or similar to extract driver files, I only need to keep the .inf files and not the .cat, .dll, or anything else that may be contained in a folder?
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How to setup networking for Packer and Virtualbox to enable connection between host and guest?
This is driving me crazy. I am trying to build a Debian image from an ISO using Packer and the VirtualBox builder (on macOS, if that matters). This process involves the VM downloading a Debian preseed ...
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Unattended Windows 7 installation stalls for 1 hour
We have created an unattended network installation setup for Windows 7 based on the WinPE present in WAIK. We boot a customized WinPE with the necessary network drivers injected and a CMD script ...
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How to set IIS settings by command line
I've installed IIS on a server 2008 r2 system by command line.
Now I also want to set some settings by command line.
For example to enable ASP.NET v4.0.30319 and enable windows and basic ...
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TaskbarLinks in Unattend.xml Windows 7 deployment
Currently making some changes to my unattend file in order to meet user requirements. One of the requirements has been to add 3 office application shortcuts to the task bar by default.
I am aware ...
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Windows 7: Moving Program Files location during install using unattend.xml
I am planning on using an unattend.xml to create a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit setup with Users and ProgramData on a 2nd drive.
I have found many samples of how to do this (see below).
However I would ...
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Unattended PDF merge and print
My company is using an invoicing software that creates 3 ways invoice (original, duplicate and triplicate) as separate files which are sent to printer.
We need our printer to staple them automatically ...
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Disable Windows 10 Sounds in Audit Mode or unattend
I am preparing Windows 10 Image and I want to disable Windows sounds (but not applications sounds). I tried two different ways:
Audit Mode:
I enter Audit Mode and modify the registry: ...
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How to Upgrade Win 10 to 1803 Using Remote Desktop
I have to upgrade Windows 10 to 1803 on several remote machines, which can be accessed by using a Remote Desktop connection.
Some months ago I used this command to install 1703 without having to ...
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Unattended Eclipse update
I have to update my Eclipse frequently via "Check for Update" or "Install new Software" and looking for more convenient way than doing it by hand.
Some sort of unattended batch file starting eclipse ...
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Disable remote input is greyed out in TeamViewer Actions menu
I'm trying to set up for unattended remote operation of an iMac and would like the remote system to remain black (as it's an all-in-one, I can't just turn off the monitor). On the local machine, in my ...
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Autounattend.xml -multiple SynchronousCommand one line
Is there possibility to put multiple commands into one line under Autounattend.xml ?
something like:
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1&...
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Windows 10 unattended install: how to set input locale, system language and currency/date format?
I've successfully created an Autounattend.xml using this online tool, which I'm using to install Windows 10 64-bit without prompting for any questions during installation.
However, it seems it doesn'...
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How to create an unattended Windows installation medium/iso/usb supporting Secure Boot and resulting in a UEFI-Windows installation?
Creating a medium from which a system can boot while Secure Boot
remains active, is possible with the default Windows iso from Media
Creator, but what about edited images?
Creating a unattended ...
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Unattended WSL Ubuntu 18.04 installation from powershell
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To automatically install and initialize WSL Ubuntu 18.04 with powershell, I am trying to initialize/set the first username and password automatically. However, when I first run the wsl from a ...
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How do I [re-]install Windows 10 using an unattend.xml file without a product key?
Having seen various questions about unattend.xml installs, and experienced them first hand, I understand some of the unattended Windows install. However, I haven't seen the values to include which ...
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Build debian preseed after the options selected on a normal installation
Is there any way to build the pre-seed file based on the options I've chosen manually, instead of writing one from scratch?
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Upgrade Windows 10 to 11 with ISO and apply Autounattend.xml
I want to upgrade a bunch of Windows 10 PCs with a customized Windows 11 ISO. Usually I pass some settings using autounattend.xml which I put in the ISOs root directory. So far so good, installing W11 ...
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Can not install .Wim onto a Dell using Windows PE
I have created a .WIM file of a HP Laptop with all drivers, software etc installed using WAIK, I have created a new VM using Oracle VM Box and deployed the image onto this Virtual Machine, this all ...
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How does an unattended Windows install decide which partition to install to?
After doing research, I've decided I want to make a unattended, pre-configured Windows 10 ISO for myself, but given I have two partitions (one SSD for the OS, one HDD high capacity low speed storage), ...
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Sysprep.exe and Unattend.xml - automatic application of product key not working
My goal is to automate the OOBE process (launched by sysprep) by removing the need for a new product key to be entered. I already have a product key since I am launching this through sysprep. I would ...
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Unattended (Sysprep) Windows Installation "cannot complete" error
I made an image in audit mode, sysprepped it, got the .WIM image, and inserted it into a bootable windows 7 DVD (install.wim).
When run, setup completes but I get a "Windows cannot complete ...
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Deploy 3rd party Apps via Microsoft Deployment ToolKit
I want to deploy an image containing Windows 7 x64, Office 2010 Professional Plus x86, Java, Adobe Reader and Flash player and SEP Client.
I've made successfully an image containing Windows 7 x64, ...
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Unattended installation of a .pkg file in Haiku
Is there a way to do this from the command-line, additionally being able to specify the destination partition?
I tried to create an empty partition, and install the package onto that, so I could just ...
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Adding Language Bar and other Languages through Answer file possible?
I have to image laptops on a per semester basis and part of the imaging process requires me to make sure the language bar and some extra languages are installed to all users that might log in to these ...
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Unattended install of gui-installer over intune
Right now, I'm packaging some piece of software intune for which the developers didn't intend a silent-install-mode. Without a silent-install the manual rollout of this software would be very tiresome....
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PowerShell script do not run from autounattend.xml file
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I've created an autounattend.xml file with settings to skip OOBE, create user profile and running PowerShell script during first logon. First two worked fine except running the script. I've ...
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start /wait doesn't wait. How to workaround without using pause in script (Script is meant to be unattended)
I have a script that is run after windows is installed and performs a vast number of tasks, including installation of drivers and various programs. The intent is that the script is run unattended.
I ...
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Install Windows 10 via PXE
I've been searching for a way to complete an unattended Windows 10 installation with only bad luck. I have found lots of information on loading and running 10 from a PXE server but nothing saying it ...
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How to automatically enable provisioned extension in Edge?
I have created an unattended installation image of Windows 10 following Kari’s excellent guide. I have downloaded uBlock Origin package from the Store and incorporated it with Add-...
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Autounattend.xml Issue (Disk Configuration) with Windows Server 2016 on Dell PowerEdge R330
I'm having some issues getting an unattend file working with Server 2016 Essentials. I'm working with a Dell PowerEdge R330 with a PERC 330 RAID adapter (currently all drives in the machine are in a ...
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Windows unattended reliable boot
I have a system that will be unattended and unreachable, which has to run a windows system (7+). The operation is that it will start-up, perform an operation, and then switch-off again (as in no power)...
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Preloading a customized Windows 10 installation image
In short: When I boot from the preloaded installation, the setup wipes the hard disk and after the next reboot it (obviously) fails to load the OS.
--> What setting am I missing to keep setup from ...
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