AutoUnattend - how to skip a few things?


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How can the following be specified/skipped when using an autounattend.xml to install Windows 11 Pro 24H2?:
  1. Set up for personal use / work or school - select "personal use" automatically
  2. Restore a backup - select "set up as a new pc" automatically
  3. Let's customise your experience - skip
  4. Use your phone from your pc - skip
  5. Backup your phone's photos - skip
  6. Always have access to your recent browsing data - select "not now"
  7. Did you know you can use MS365 for free? - hide or skip
NOTE: I am quite happy to enter a Windows account email address interactively and then confirm via the Authenticator prompt on a phone to continue setup. I just want to hide the above items that currently have to be selected interactively.

I have not found anything in ADK and have tried various keys in the oobeSystem section of autounattend.xml without success.

Thanks
 
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In this video, i will guide you through the process of automating the installation of Windows 10 and Windows 11.

 

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This video is a total waste of time. It's basically spam on this forum.
My questions are quite specific, and NOT requesting a poor walkthrough of using Sheegans tool.
 

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WinFan said:
This video is a total waste of time. It's basically spam on this forum.
My questions are quite specific, and NOT requesting a poor walkthrough of using Sheegans tool.
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If you say so.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
WinFan said:
How can the following be specified/skipped when using an autounattend.xml to install Windows 11 Pro 24H2?:
  1. Set up for personal use / work or school - select "personal use" automatically
  2. Restore a backup - select "set up as a new pc" automatically
  3. Let's customise your experience - skip
  4. Use your phone from your pc - skip
  5. Backup your phone's photos - skip
  6. Always have access to your recent browsing data - select "not now"
  7. Did you know you can use MS365 for free? - hide or skip
NOTE: I am quite happy to enter a Windows account email address interactively and then confirm via the Authenticator prompt on a phone to continue setup. I just want to hide the above items that currently have to be selected interactively.
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Short answer: No, you can't.

Unattended mode cannot handle MS Accounts, as they've never supported it. You can't even provide the name of a MS Account in the unattended file, to use in the place of a Local Account. What you can do is to first create a Local Account, and after setup, link it with a MS Account.

These OOBE questions are specifically designed to create more online services engagement, so Windows doesn't provide a way to skip them.

Restore a backup -> OneDrive tie-in​
Backup your phone's photos -> OneDrive​
Always have access to your recent browsing data -> Edge sync​
Did you know you can use MS365 for free -> Office tie-in​
 

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Thanks for the decisive reply Garlin - much appreciated.
Much has changed in automated setup since my answer files were last edited two years ago, including disk partitioning, for which I thank you for your definitive post that diskpart should be used to position the WinRE partition at the end.
 

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