Recent content by hsehestedt

I create my Answer Files following the steps outlined by @Kari in this tutorial: Create media for automated unattended install of Windows 10 Once I have an answer file, if I am only making minor modifications, I will simply edit the file directly since it is simply a text file. However, for...

I'll follow-up with some samples tomorrow (Thursday).

As usual, there are so many ways to skin a cat. If you absolutely do not want to connect to a network and you want to create a local user account only, another super easy way to do so is to create a simple unattended answer file (autounattend.xml). While there are many ways to configure such an...

Sorry for the slow response. Just seeing your message now. I have to admit that I have not done much in the way of having the system automatically run things after the initial Windows setup. However, I do seem to recall a discussion about using the task schedular from a command line to run...

You are, of course, 100% correct. It simply happens that this is where I initially read about it. Thanks for sharing a better link with more info.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/after-over-two-years-microsoft-will-let-these-pcs-upgrade-to-windows-11/ar-BB1lEV3I?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=6516708cbb4f4413adf38b59ea12813b&ei=11

I know that I had said that I was done with this issue, but last night as I attempted to get some shuteye, the resolution for this issue suddenly dawned on me. After running sysprep on the natively booted VHD, the solution is as simple as booting that VHD again, allowing setup complete and to...

There are programs out that can perform some specialized operations with the GPU RAM, but I'm talking about Windows itself. It will not do anything with that GPU RAM.

Yes, that video is dedicated to the use of that GPU.

No. Let me do my best to explain my scenario and what is happening. My computer has the following drives: C: Windows OS Drive, BitLocker Encrypted D: BitLocker Encrypted E: F: Z: BitLocker Encrypted I created the VHD on disk F:, deployed Windows to it and made it bootable. Everything...

Okay, I'm tapping out. I have this fundamentally working, but it keeps interfering with BitLocker. I can still get into my system fine but I get into a state where BitLocker is suspended (not disabled completely, just suspended). Three times now I have had to restore my C: drive from my Reflect...

Thanks for all the suggestions. FYI, in the past, I've always created my images in one of two ways: 1) Create a standard Windows image with all the latest Windows updates injected into and nothing more. 2) Create a Windows image with all the latest Windows updates injected into it AND inject...

Okay, I seem to have figured this out. I was making the assumption that this process would work after I sysprepped my image by booting into anything other than the sysprepped instance of Windows. As a result, I was booting into my primary copy of Windows on the system and then trying to image...

@tecknot, Thanks for the very detailed response. I'm basically doing the same thing with a few differences: 1) My VHD is not part of a VM. It is a standalone VHD with no virtualization involved. 2) I mount the VHD by simply double-clicking it, much like you would do with an ISO image to mount...

Apologies, I was trying to keep my post brief. Here are some specific details: I deploy Windows to a VHD and boot the VHD. I enter Audit Mode (CTRL + SHIFT + F3) during installation just the same way as I would on a Windows installation on a physical machine. In audit mode, I make all of my...