I am trying to create an image file for mass distribution, and I am using audit mode.
I have tried with the local admin account enabled and I have also tried without enabling the local admin account.
These are the steps I followed after getting auto logged on in audit mode.
I set the task bar to align left.
I turned off gaming.
I set my start menu to show more pins.
I tuned off do not disturb.
I install the Active Directory feature.
I turned on .Net 3.8.
I removed all the icons from the start menu.
I uninstalled all the applications I did not need or want.
I did this manually once, used PowerShell once and tried a debloat script on my 3rd attempt.
I did reboot as need.
The In ran sysprep with generalize and shutdown.
The I captured my image using DISM.
The capture went fine but it is when I try to apply the image the things go off the rail.
If in my unattended I set copy profile to false, when the image is applied my taskbar is back in the center of the screen which I expected.
However, my start menu is blank which is what I wanted and the applications I removed stay removed.
I tried to use a few registry keys to move the task bar to the left for all users but none of them worked.
If I could have found a resolution for this, I may never have tried to copy the profile.
So next I set copy profile to True.
I applied the image, and my taskbar was on the left like I wanted, my desktop icons were all the order I set them up in when I was audit mode.
The problem is my start menu is no longer blank like it was in audit mode, but it also the apps I unpinned as well as the apps I removed live Spotify, Xbox live etc.
I thought that if I had copy profile set to true it would copy the local admin profile over and my start menu would be blank and the apps I removed would not come back but that did not happen.
Did I miss something or do something wrong?
I would love to be able to have the image file mirror what I set up in audit mode, but I cannot seem to accomplish that.
I am using Windows 11 2H2, a laptop to create the image, I have tried Dell as well as Lenovo and results were the same.
System has an SSD Drive 16 GB of memory.
I installed the image on the laptop using a USB stick with no network connections so updates and extras are not installed.
I went into audit mode without going through the OOBE.
This is my first attempt at this, and I apologize for the length of this, but I wanted to provide as much information as I could in the hopes of finding a resolution to my issue.
Thanks!
I have tried with the local admin account enabled and I have also tried without enabling the local admin account.
These are the steps I followed after getting auto logged on in audit mode.
I set the task bar to align left.
I turned off gaming.
I set my start menu to show more pins.
I tuned off do not disturb.
I install the Active Directory feature.
I turned on .Net 3.8.
I removed all the icons from the start menu.
I uninstalled all the applications I did not need or want.
I did this manually once, used PowerShell once and tried a debloat script on my 3rd attempt.
I did reboot as need.
The In ran sysprep with generalize and shutdown.
The I captured my image using DISM.
The capture went fine but it is when I try to apply the image the things go off the rail.
If in my unattended I set copy profile to false, when the image is applied my taskbar is back in the center of the screen which I expected.
However, my start menu is blank which is what I wanted and the applications I removed stay removed.
I tried to use a few registry keys to move the task bar to the left for all users but none of them worked.
If I could have found a resolution for this, I may never have tried to copy the profile.
So next I set copy profile to True.
I applied the image, and my taskbar was on the left like I wanted, my desktop icons were all the order I set them up in when I was audit mode.
The problem is my start menu is no longer blank like it was in audit mode, but it also the apps I unpinned as well as the apps I removed live Spotify, Xbox live etc.
I thought that if I had copy profile set to true it would copy the local admin profile over and my start menu would be blank and the apps I removed would not come back but that did not happen.
Did I miss something or do something wrong?
I would love to be able to have the image file mirror what I set up in audit mode, but I cannot seem to accomplish that.
I am using Windows 11 2H2, a laptop to create the image, I have tried Dell as well as Lenovo and results were the same.
System has an SSD Drive 16 GB of memory.
I installed the image on the laptop using a USB stick with no network connections so updates and extras are not installed.
I went into audit mode without going through the OOBE.
This is my first attempt at this, and I apologize for the length of this, but I wanted to provide as much information as I could in the hopes of finding a resolution to my issue.
Thanks!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- win 11 22H2
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell