In the Generalize section of unattend.xml PersistAllDevicesInstalls is set to True. Execute sysprep \oobe \generalize \unattend:C unattend.xml. Prior to doing so in an attempt to quiet the store ...

There can be multiple reasons causing this error such as installation of the Windows Store App, loss of a default Windows Program, upgrading from the previous version ...

If you botch the sysprep process or you learn something was missed, going back to the pre-sysprep image is a great option. This is a great practice to use when working with any OS, not just W7. Great ...

The System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), is meant for System Administrators and OEMs, to automate the deployment of the Windows 11/10/8/7 operating system. Once you have performed the initial setup ...

The error ‘Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation’ is often caused by the apps that you might have downloaded from the Windows Store or if you ...

If things do go wrong with your Windows 10 template, here's how to fix it (most of the time). In the first part of this article series, I explained that I initially had trouble getting Virtual Machine ...

Although I am probably best known for the blog posts and articles that I write, I tend to write a few books and produce a few video training courses each year. As you can imagine, these projects ...

Please refer to Microsoft documentation on sysprep. Version 3 is a complete rewrite of the program. It's now a menu driven interactive program, so you can choose what ...