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    • JJ FullmerJ
      JJ Fullmer Testers @Wayne Workman
      last edited by JJ Fullmer

      @Wayne-Workman

      some quick notes. You do need to put your username and password in plain text for shares, unless you have shares that give everyone access. If anyone knows of a way to encrypt that, I’d love to hear it. I know it can be done with openssl in linux bash scripts but I am yet to find the equivalent for a batch script. But hey bash will come to windows 10 soon.

      This script hasn’t been tested for windows 7 or 8 profiles. It does detect the windows version because I was preparing to add that kind of functionality but since I am ending up moving completely to windows 10, I never put the work into it

      The create profile script prompts you for the name of the user profile you customized and asks you for what department/profile you are making it for.

      The Apply simply takes one arguement of the profile name. So you can upload just the one script to fog and make a bunch of snapins with different args for each profile you have to deploy.

      Also note that I have some extra app data folders for custom settings of specific programs we use. I left them in there as examples.

      Bath script to create Deployable Default Profile

      ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :: Script Name: Create-Deployable-Default-Profile
      :: Original Author: jfullmer
      :: Created Date: 2016-02-18 16:39:23
      :: Last Updated Date: 2016-04-12 17:09:35
      :: Update Author: jfullmer
      :: Version: 3.8
      ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      @ECHO OFF
      	REM @ECHO off to not output the commands being run to the console
      	REM This script copies a Customized windows 10 profile to the default profile so that
      	REM all new profiles are created with the same settings
      
      SET pwd=%~dp0
      call :main
      del C:\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat & exit
      
      :main
      	REM main Function that just calls the other Functions
      
      	call :copySelf
      	call :funcHead "Welcome to the Windows Default Profile Creator Script!"
      	call :setVars
      	call :funcHead "Copying Customized Profile From %custom% to %default% ..."
      	call :AppData
      	call :CustomSettings
      	call :CopyToNetwork
      	call :funcHead "Done creating custom default profile! & echo.Goodbye"	
      	EXIT /B
      
      :copySelf
      	rem In some instances running this from a share doesn't work, so copy itself and start the copied version to run local
      	IF NOT %pwd%==C:\ (
      		echo. Copying self to C drive
      		net use \\path\to\share /USER:domain\user password	
      		XCOPY \\path\to\share\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat C:\ /H /Y
      	 	rem Make sure it's being run as an admin
      	 	net session >nul 2>&1
      	    if %errorLevel% == 0 (
      			echo opening copied version.
      			start C:\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat
      			exit
      	    ) else (
      	        echo This needs to be run as admin, try again please.
      	    	@pause
      	    	exit
      		)
          )
      	EXIT /B
      
      :setVars
      	REM Function to set script variables
      
      	REM c stands for Custom, d stands for default. cUser should be the name of the user you Customized
      	REM These variables just point to the user folders and the local and roaming appdata folders that 
      	REM store all the settings for a user profile
      
      	call :funcHead "Setting directory variables..."
      	
      	rem set cUser=adl
      	echo. Don't run this script from the user you're copying!
      	set /p cUser="What is the username of the profile you customized? -> "
      	set custom=C:\Users\%cUser%
      	set default=C:\Users\Default
      	set cPF=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\ProgramFiles
      	set dPF=C:\Users\Default\AppData\ProgramFiles
      	set cLocal=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Local
      	set dLocal=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
      	set cRoam=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Roaming
      	set dRoam=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
      	rem The script will create windows version and department folders
      	set profiles=\\path\to\share\with\profiles
      	net use %profiles% /USER:domain\user password
      	call :OSversion
      	call :setDept
      		
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      
      :setDept
      	rem Function to set department via prompt. 
      	echo. What department/group is this profile for? (no spaces)
      	echo. The Current Choices are... (A different entry will create a new folder)
      	rem list profiles
      	dir /b %profiles%\%winVer%
      	set /P dept="Enter The Dept Here -> "
      	set share=%profiles%\%winVer%\%dept%
      	if NOT EXIST %share% mkdir %share%
      	if NOT EXIST %share%\logs mkdir %share%\logs
      	set logs=%share%\logs
      	EXIT /B
      
      :OSversion
      	:: Function to get current OS version
      	echo. Getting OS...
      	FOR /F "tokens=4-5 delims=. " %%i in ('ver') do set os=%%i.%%j
      	if "%os%" == "5.1" set winVer=WinXP
      	if "%os%" == "5.2" set winVer=WinXP
      	if "%os%" == "6.1" set winVer=Win7
      	if "%os%" == "6.2" set winVer=Win8
      	if "%os%" == "6.3" set winVer=Win8.1
      	if "%os%" == "10.0" set winVer=Win10
      
      	EXIT /B
      
      :copyDir
      	REM Function inputs - 1 = display of what is copying 2 = source folder 3 = destination folder 
      	
      	REM This Function simply displays what you're copying and copies it. Did a Function to have less
      	REM copy paste of command line options and have cleaner code.
      	REM Note that when calling the Function all passed parameters should be encased in double quotes
      	REM otherwise ROBOCOPY won't read the directories as seperate
      	
      	REM ROBOCOPY or robust copy, is a tool for copying directories or files in windows command line
      	REM The syntax is ROBOCOPY sourceFolder DestFolder options
      	REM the options used make it so a mirrored version of the source and its subdirectories are copied
      	REM to the destination with 64 threads (64 files at once) overwriting existin files retrying any failed files 
      	REM only once after 1 second of waiting and all without any verbose output
      	
      	REM /S - subdirectories /MIR - mirror /MT:64 - multithreaded copy with 64 threads, i.e. 64 files at a time instead of 1. 
      	REM /LOG - output to logfile instead of console, ROBOCOPY /? says this provides better performance in multithreaded mode
      	REM /IS - include same files i.e. overwrite existing /R:1 retry on error once (default is 1 million) 
      	REM W:1 - wait one second between retry on error (default is 30 seconds) 
      	REM the /N* are all to decrease output for automation. Since they go to a log file you can take them out if you want ( I did take them out)
      	REM /NP - no progress /NS - don't log file sizes /NC - don't log file classes /NFL - don't log file names /NDL - don't log directory names
      	REM /NJH - no job header /NJS - no job summary
      
      	echo. Copying %~1...
      	ROBOCOPY "%~2" "%~3" /S /MIR /MT:128 /LOG:"%logs%\%~1.log" /IS /R:1 /W:1 /ZB
      	echo. Done Copying %~1
      	EXIT /B
      
      :AppData
      	REM Function to copy all Customizations settings that are stored in files in the AppData folder
      	
      	call :funcHead "Copying Customizations From AppData..."
      	
      	REM directories used in all versions of windows
      	call :copyDir "Desktop" "%custom%\Desktop" "%default%\Desktop"	
      	call :copyDir "Firefox Customizations" "%cRoam%\Mozilla" "%dRoam%\Mozilla"
      	call :copyDir "Google Chrome Customizations" "%cLocal%\Google" "%dLocal%\Google"
      	call :copyDir "Task Bar Pin Shortcuts" "%cRoam%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" "%dRoam%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"
      	call :copyDir "Saleslogix" "%cRoam%\Saleslogix" "%dRoam%\Saleslogix"
      	call :copyDir "Sage Software" "%cRoam%\Sage Software" "%dRoam%\Sage Software"
      	call :copyDir "Saleslogix" "%cLocal%\Saleslogix" "%dLocal%\Saleslogix"
      	call :copyDir "Sage Software" "%cLocal%\Sage Software" "%dLocal%\Sage Software"
      	rem IF %dept%==IT (
      	rem 	call :copyDir "Terminals" "%cLocal%\Robert_Chartier" "%dLocal%\Robert_Chartier"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "VMware Vsphere" "%cLocal%\VMware" "%dLocal%\VMware"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "VMware Vsphere" "%cRoam%\VMware" "%dRoam%\VMware"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "Camtasia" "%cRoam%\TechSmith" "%dRoam%\TechSmith"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "Camtasia" "%cLocal%\TechSmith" "%dLocal%\TechSmith"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "slack" "%cLocal%\slack" "%dLocal%\slack"
      	rem 	call :copyDir "ProgramFiles" %cPF% %dPF%
      	rem )
      	call :copyDir "VLC settings" "%cRoam%\vlc" "%dRoam%\vlc"
      	call :copyDir "FaxFinder settings" "%cRoam%\FaxFinder Client Software" "%dRoam%\FaxFinder Client Software"
      	
      	REM The remaining dirs are specific to Windows 10 
      	REM Note: A starup script will be required on first login to copy the favorites for Microsoft edge to the Packages directory in the newly created User
      	REM That logon script would only need to be one line like so...
      	REM ROBOCOPY "%localAppData%\MicrosoftEdge\User" "%localAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User" /S /MIR /MT:64 /LOG:C:\logs\edgeBookmarks.txt /IS /R:1 /W:1 
      	
      	rem call :copyDir "Microsoft Edge Customizations" "%cLocal%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User" "%dLocal%\MicrosoftEdge\User"
      	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 1 of 3" "%cLocal%\TileDataLayer" "%dLocal%\TileDataLayer"
      	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 2 of 3" "%cRoam%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" "%dRoam%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
      	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 3 of 3" "%cLocal%\Microsoft\Windows\Shell" "%dLocal%\Microsoft\Windows\Shell"
      	
      	echo. Done Copying AppData Folders...
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      
      :CustomSettings
      	REM This Function copies the ntuser.dat and related system files that store things like task bar pin order, 
      	REM mapped network drives, taskbar toolbars, explorer settings, desktop background settings, etc.
      	REM It uses xcopy to copy all files that start with ntuser via * wildcard and uses the options...
      	REM \H - copy hidden system files /Y - overwrite existsing files without prompt 
      
      	call :funcHead "Copying custom settings (i.e. task bar pins and toolbars, desktop background, etc.) from ntuser .dat system files..."
      	
      	XCOPY %custom%\ntuser* %default%\ /H /Y > %logs%\ntuserFiles.log
      
      	echo. Done Copying Custom Settings
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      
      :CopyToNetwork
      	REM This copies the newly created profile to the network share
      
      	call :funcHead "Copying profile to network!"
      
      	ROBOCOPY %default% %share%\Default /S /MIR /R:1 /W:1 /MT:128 /ZB /XJ
      	XCOPY %default%\ntuser* %share%\Default\ /H /Y > %logs%\ntuserFilesRemote.log
      
      	net use %share% /delete 
      
      	EXIT /B
      
      :dots
      	REM just echoing dots in a Function instead of copy pasting them so that it's consistent
      	echo ......................................................................
      	EXIT /B
      
      :funcHead
      	REM A simple function for displaying a consistent header at the start of functions
      	call :dots
      	echo. %~1
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      

      Batch script/snapin to Apply Default Profile

      ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :: Script Name: Apply-Default-Profile-args
      :: Original Author: jfullmer
      :: Created Date: 2016-02-18 16:39:27
      :: Last Updated Date: 2016-05-11 16:29:08
      :: Update Author: jfullmer
      :: Version: 2.7
      ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      @ECHO OFF
      	REM @ECHO off to not output the commands being run to the console
      	REM Requires args passed of department
      	rem if department is Touchscreen autologon is enabled and fog will reboot after applying the profile
      
      set dept=%1
      call :OSversion
      
      call :main
      exit
      
      :main
      	REM main Function that just calls the other Functions
      
      	call :funcHead "Welcome to the Windows 10 Default Profile Copy Script!"
      	call :setVars
      	call :CopyFromNetwork
      	call :funcHead "Done creating custom default profile! & echo.Goodbye"	
      	EXIT /B
      
      :setVars
      	REM Function to set script variables
      
      	REM c stands for Custom, d stands for default. cUser should be the name of the user you Customized
      	REM These variables just point to the user folders and the local and roaming appdata folders that 
      	REM store all the settings for a user profile
      
      	call :funcHead "Setting directory variables..."
      	
      	set cUser=adl
      	set custom=C:\Users\%cUser%
      	set default=C:\Users\Default
      	set cLocal=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Local
      	set dLocal=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
      	set cRoam=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Roaming
      	set dRoam=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
      	set share=\\path\to\share\%winVer%\%dept%
      	net use %share% /USER:domain\user password
      		
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      
      :OSversion
      	:: Function to get current OS version
      	echo. Getting OS...
      	FOR /F "tokens=4-5 delims=. " %%i in ('ver') do set os=%%i.%%j
      	if "%os%" == "5.1" set winVer=WinXP
      	if "%os%" == "5.2" set winVer=WinXP
      	if "%os%" == "6.1" set winVer=Win7
      	if "%os%" == "6.2" set winVer=Win8
      	if "%os%" == "6.3" set winVer=Win8.1
      	if "%os%" == "10.0" set winVer=Win10
      
      	EXIT /B
      
      :CopyFromNetwork
      	REM This copies the newly created profile to the network share
      
      	call :funcHead "Copying profile From network!"
      	echo. Delete and recreate default profile folder so there aren't remnants of other profiles...
      	rmdir %default% /S /Q
      	mkdir %default% 
      	ROBOCOPY %share%\Default %default% /S /MIR /R:1 /W:1 /MT:128 /ZB /LOG:C:\defaultProfileApplied-%dept%.log
      	XCOPY %share%\Default\ntuser* %default%\ /H /Y > C:\defaultProfile-ntuser-%dept%.log
      
      	net use %share% /delete 
      
      	EXIT /B
      
      :dots
      	REM just echoing dots in a Function instead of copy pasting them so that it's consistent
      	echo ......................................................................
      	EXIT /B
      
      :funcHead
      	REM A simple function for displaying a consistent header at the start of functions
      	call :dots
      	echo. %~1
      	call :dots
      	EXIT /B
      

      Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
      https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
      https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
      https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
      https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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      • Wayne WorkmanW
        Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
        last edited by

        @Arrowhead-IT That is a sick setup, good job man! I’m not as skilled with batch scripting as you are, clearly.

        I’ll be using this tomorrow.

        Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
        Daily Clean Installation Results:
        https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
        FOG Reporting:
        https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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        • x23piracyX
          x23piracy
          last edited by x23piracy

          Hi,

          i don’t use that tricky registry tweaks for making a profile to default.
          Ever tried STRG + SHIFT + F3 in Express Settings to enter Audit mode?
          Then do your changes and fire a sysprep:

          sysprep /oobe /generalize /shutdown /unattend:c:\pathtoanswerfile\unattend.xml
          Make sure your unattend.xml has the copyprofile option enabled!!!
          Now take your image.

          If you ever need to make changes restore to vm again let it boot and goto audit mode again: sysprep /audit /reboot

          I have that parts scripted for my self and can give you that stuff if you need.

          Never try to uninstall staged appx apps or you break sysprep, also don’t use O&O Shutup or Stuff like that this also breaks sysprep.

          Regards X23

          ║▌║█║▌│║▌║▌█

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          • JJ FullmerJ
            JJ Fullmer Testers @x23piracy
            last edited by

            @x23piracy Yes I am aware of the copy profile option and that is a great method for a default profile if you only need one default profile for the image.

            The end result of solving this problem was a snapin that deploys a profile to any existing windows 10 computer so that all profiles created after the profile is deployed use the customized default profile. So you can have one base image that can have any number of custom profiles added to it.
            It doesn’t require the registry tweaks or anything like that. Just plain and simple copies the files that contain the settings that will create your customized profile when a new profile is created.

            So you could use this method to have one image with all your programs installed and use profiles to give access to only the programs needed to different departments.

            Or you could document what programs have shortcuts in each profile for each department and use fog groups to deploy the programs needed and then the profile provisioning style.

            I’m sure there are other methods to do this. For example there are some group policies that can be used. This is just my solution to the problem of customizing local profiles without breaking the profiles and while still allowing users to customize the profiles themselves.

            Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
            https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
            https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
            https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
            https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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            • Wayne WorkmanW
              Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
              last edited by

              @Arrowhead-IT I’ve been trying to use the scripts you posted - lots of things going wrong.

              I sorted a permissions issue on the intended share first, but I’m still getting a lot of access denied errors… Suppose I need to dig deeper, run the script as elevated.

              My intention is to re-write this thing to be more simple. It’s highly complex I feel, and really overkill.

              Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
              Daily Clean Installation Results:
              https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
              FOG Reporting:
              https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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              • JJ FullmerJ
                JJ Fullmer Testers @Wayne Workman
                last edited by

                @Wayne-Workman I do have a tendency to do that, complicating things and adding some overkill. You do need to run it as elevated because I think doing anything to the hidden C:\Users\Default folder requires elevation.

                The access denied errors are usually solved by copying the script to the C drive to run locally, which is why it copies itself to the C drive to run locally. Windows command prompt and network unc paths don’t always get along. The copySelf function was my solution.

                Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
                https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
                https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
                https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
                https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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                • Wayne WorkmanW
                  Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
                  last edited by

                  @Arrowhead-IT Got this working, Now I understand the beauty of these two scripts design.

                  Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
                  Daily Clean Installation Results:
                  https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
                  FOG Reporting:
                  https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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                  • Tom ElliottT
                    Tom Elliott @JJ Fullmer
                    last edited by Wayne Workman

                    @Arrowhead-IT said in Cortana/Windows Search breaks in default profile:

                    @Wayne-Workman

                    some quick notes. You do need to put your username and password in plain text for shares, unless you have shares that give everyone access. If anyone knows of a way to encrypt that, I’d love to hear it. I know it can be done with openssl in linux bash scripts but I am yet to find the equivalent for a batch script. But hey bash will come to windows 10 soon.

                    This script hasn’t been tested for windows 7 or 8 profiles. It does detect the windows version because I was preparing to add that kind of functionality but since I am ending up moving completely to windows 10, I never put the work into it

                    The create profile script prompts you for the name of the user profile you customized and asks you for what department/profile you are making it for.

                    The Apply simply takes one arguement of the profile name. So you can upload just the one script to fog and make a bunch of snapins with different args for each profile you have to deploy.

                    Also note that I have some extra app data folders for custom settings of specific programs we use. I left them in there as examples.

                    Bath script to create Deployable Default Profile

                    ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :: Script Name: Create-Deployable-Default-Profile
                    :: Original Author: jfullmer
                    :: Created Date: 2016-02-18 16:39:23
                    :: Last Updated Date: 2016-04-12 17:09:35
                    :: Update Author: jfullmer
                    :: Version: 3.8
                    ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    
                    @ECHO OFF
                    	REM @ECHO off to not output the commands being run to the console
                    	REM This script copies a Customized windows 10 profile to the default profile so that
                    	REM all new profiles are created with the same settings
                    
                    SET pwd=%~dp0
                    call :main
                    del C:\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat & exit
                    
                    :main
                    	REM main Function that just calls the other Functions
                    
                    	call :copySelf
                    	call :funcHead "Welcome to the Windows Default Profile Creator Script!"
                    	call :setVars
                    	call :funcHead "Copying Customized Profile From %custom% to %default% ..."
                    	call :AppData
                    	call :CustomSettings
                    	call :CopyToNetwork
                    	call :funcHead "Done creating custom default profile! & echo.Goodbye"	
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :copySelf
                    	rem In some instances running this from a share doesn't work, so copy itself and start the copied version to run local
                    	IF NOT %pwd%==C:\ (
                    		echo. Copying self to C drive
                    		net use \\path\to\share /USER:domain\user password	
                    		XCOPY \\path\to\share\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat C:\ /H /Y
                    	 	rem Make sure it's being run as an admin
                    	 	net session >nul 2>&1
                    	    if %errorLevel% == 0 (
                    			echo opening copied version.
                    			start C:\Create-Deployable-Default-Profile.bat
                    			exit
                    	    ) else (
                    	        echo This needs to be run as admin, try again please.
                    	    	@pause
                    	    	exit
                    		)
                        )
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :setVars
                    	REM Function to set script variables
                    
                    	REM c stands for Custom, d stands for default. cUser should be the name of the user you Customized
                    	REM These variables just point to the user folders and the local and roaming appdata folders that 
                    	REM store all the settings for a user profile
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Setting directory variables..."
                    	
                    	rem set cUser=adl
                    	echo. Don't run this script from the user you're copying!
                    	set /p cUser="What is the username of the profile you customized? -> "
                    	set custom=C:\Users\%cUser%
                    	set default=C:\Users\Default
                    	set cPF=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\ProgramFiles
                    	set dPF=C:\Users\Default\AppData\ProgramFiles
                    	set cLocal=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Local
                    	set dLocal=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
                    	set cRoam=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Roaming
                    	set dRoam=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
                    	rem The script will create windows version and department folders
                    	set profiles=\\path\to\share\with\profiles
                    	net use %profiles% /USER:domain\user password
                    	call :OSversion
                    	call :setDept
                    		
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :setDept
                    	rem Function to set department via prompt. 
                    	echo. What department/group is this profile for? (no spaces)
                    	echo. The Current Choices are... (A different entry will create a new folder)
                    	rem list profiles
                    	dir /b %profiles%\%winVer%
                    	set /P dept="Enter The Dept Here -> "
                    	set share=%profiles%\%winVer%\%dept%
                    	if NOT EXIST %share% mkdir %share%
                    	if NOT EXIST %share%\logs mkdir %share%\logs
                    	set logs=%share%\logs
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :OSversion
                    	:: Function to get current OS version
                    	echo. Getting OS...
                    	FOR /F "tokens=4-5 delims=. " %%i in ('ver') do set os=%%i.%%j
                    	if "%os%" == "5.1" set winVer=WinXP
                    	if "%os%" == "5.2" set winVer=WinXP
                    	if "%os%" == "6.1" set winVer=Win7
                    	if "%os%" == "6.2" set winVer=Win8
                    	if "%os%" == "6.3" set winVer=Win8.1
                    	if "%os%" == "10.0" set winVer=Win10
                    
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :copyDir
                    	REM Function inputs - 1 = display of what is copying 2 = source folder 3 = destination folder 
                    	
                    	REM This Function simply displays what you're copying and copies it. Did a Function to have less
                    	REM copy paste of command line options and have cleaner code.
                    	REM Note that when calling the Function all passed parameters should be encased in double quotes
                    	REM otherwise ROBOCOPY won't read the directories as seperate
                    	
                    	REM ROBOCOPY or robust copy, is a tool for copying directories or files in windows command line
                    	REM The syntax is ROBOCOPY sourceFolder DestFolder options
                    	REM the options used make it so a mirrored version of the source and its subdirectories are copied
                    	REM to the destination with 64 threads (64 files at once) overwriting existin files retrying any failed files 
                    	REM only once after 1 second of waiting and all without any verbose output
                    	
                    	REM /S - subdirectories /MIR - mirror /MT:64 - multithreaded copy with 64 threads, i.e. 64 files at a time instead of 1. 
                    	REM /LOG - output to logfile instead of console, ROBOCOPY /? says this provides better performance in multithreaded mode
                    	REM /IS - include same files i.e. overwrite existing /R:1 retry on error once (default is 1 million) 
                    	REM W:1 - wait one second between retry on error (default is 30 seconds) 
                    	REM the /N* are all to decrease output for automation. Since they go to a log file you can take them out if you want ( I did take them out)
                    	REM /NP - no progress /NS - don't log file sizes /NC - don't log file classes /NFL - don't log file names /NDL - don't log directory names
                    	REM /NJH - no job header /NJS - no job summary
                    
                    	echo. Copying %~1...
                    	ROBOCOPY "%~2" "%~3" /S /MIR /MT:128 /LOG:"%logs%\%~1.log" /IS /R:1 /W:1 /ZB
                    	echo. Done Copying %~1
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :AppData
                    	REM Function to copy all Customizations settings that are stored in files in the AppData folder
                    	
                    	call :funcHead "Copying Customizations From AppData..."
                    	
                    	REM directories used in all versions of windows
                    	call :copyDir "Desktop" "%custom%\Desktop" "%default%\Desktop"	
                    	call :copyDir "Firefox Customizations" "%cRoam%\Mozilla" "%dRoam%\Mozilla"
                    	call :copyDir "Google Chrome Customizations" "%cLocal%\Google" "%dLocal%\Google"
                    	call :copyDir "Task Bar Pin Shortcuts" "%cRoam%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" "%dRoam%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"
                    	call :copyDir "Saleslogix" "%cRoam%\Saleslogix" "%dRoam%\Saleslogix"
                    	call :copyDir "Sage Software" "%cRoam%\Sage Software" "%dRoam%\Sage Software"
                    	call :copyDir "Saleslogix" "%cLocal%\Saleslogix" "%dLocal%\Saleslogix"
                    	call :copyDir "Sage Software" "%cLocal%\Sage Software" "%dLocal%\Sage Software"
                    	rem IF %dept%==IT (
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "Terminals" "%cLocal%\Robert_Chartier" "%dLocal%\Robert_Chartier"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "VMware Vsphere" "%cLocal%\VMware" "%dLocal%\VMware"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "VMware Vsphere" "%cRoam%\VMware" "%dRoam%\VMware"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "Camtasia" "%cRoam%\TechSmith" "%dRoam%\TechSmith"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "Camtasia" "%cLocal%\TechSmith" "%dLocal%\TechSmith"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "slack" "%cLocal%\slack" "%dLocal%\slack"
                    	rem 	call :copyDir "ProgramFiles" %cPF% %dPF%
                    	rem )
                    	call :copyDir "VLC settings" "%cRoam%\vlc" "%dRoam%\vlc"
                    	call :copyDir "FaxFinder settings" "%cRoam%\FaxFinder Client Software" "%dRoam%\FaxFinder Client Software"
                    	
                    	REM The remaining dirs are specific to Windows 10 
                    	REM Note: A starup script will be required on first login to copy the favorites for Microsoft edge to the Packages directory in the newly created User
                    	REM That logon script would only need to be one line like so...
                    	REM ROBOCOPY "%localAppData%\MicrosoftEdge\User" "%localAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User" /S /MIR /MT:64 /LOG:C:\logs\edgeBookmarks.txt /IS /R:1 /W:1 
                    	
                    	rem call :copyDir "Microsoft Edge Customizations" "%cLocal%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User" "%dLocal%\MicrosoftEdge\User"
                    	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 1 of 3" "%cLocal%\TileDataLayer" "%dLocal%\TileDataLayer"
                    	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 2 of 3" "%cRoam%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" "%dRoam%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
                    	call :copyDir "Start Menu Tiles Part 3 of 3" "%cLocal%\Microsoft\Windows\Shell" "%dLocal%\Microsoft\Windows\Shell"
                    	
                    	echo. Done Copying AppData Folders...
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :CustomSettings
                    	REM This Function copies the ntuser.dat and related system files that store things like task bar pin order, 
                    	REM mapped network drives, taskbar toolbars, explorer settings, desktop background settings, etc.
                    	REM It uses xcopy to copy all files that start with ntuser via * wildcard and uses the options...
                    	REM \H - copy hidden system files /Y - overwrite existsing files without prompt 
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Copying custom settings (i.e. task bar pins and toolbars, desktop background, etc.) from ntuser .dat system files..."
                    	
                    	XCOPY %custom%\ntuser* %default%\ /H /Y > %logs%\ntuserFiles.log
                    
                    	echo. Done Copying Custom Settings
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :CopyToNetwork
                    	REM This copies the newly created profile to the network share
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Copying profile to network!"
                    
                    	ROBOCOPY %default% %share%\Default /S /MIR /R:1 /W:1 /MT:128 /ZB /XJ
                    	XCOPY %default%\ntuser* %share%\Default\ /H /Y > %logs%\ntuserFilesRemote.log
                    
                    	net use %share% /delete 
                    
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :dots
                    	REM just echoing dots in a Function instead of copy pasting them so that it's consistent
                    	echo ......................................................................
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :funcHead
                    	REM A simple function for displaying a consistent header at the start of functions
                    	call :dots
                    	echo. %~1
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    

                    Batch script/snapin to Apply Default Profile

                    ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :: Script Name: Apply-Default-Profile-args
                    :: Original Author: jfullmer
                    :: Created Date: 2016-02-18 16:39:27
                    :: Last Updated Date: 2016-05-11 16:29:08
                    :: Update Author: jfullmer
                    :: Version: 2.7
                    ::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    
                    @ECHO OFF
                    	REM @ECHO off to not output the commands being run to the console
                    	REM Requires args passed of department
                    	rem if department is Touchscreen autologon is enabled and fog will reboot after applying the profile
                    
                    set dept=%1
                    call :OSversion
                    
                    call :main
                    exit
                    
                    :main
                    	REM main Function that just calls the other Functions
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Welcome to the Windows 10 Default Profile Copy Script!"
                    	call :setVars
                    	call :CopyFromNetwork
                    	call :funcHead "Done creating custom default profile! & echo.Goodbye"	
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :setVars
                    	REM Function to set script variables
                    
                    	REM c stands for Custom, d stands for default. cUser should be the name of the user you Customized
                    	REM These variables just point to the user folders and the local and roaming appdata folders that 
                    	REM store all the settings for a user profile
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Setting directory variables..."
                    	
                    	set cUser=adl
                    	set custom=C:\Users\%cUser%
                    	set default=C:\Users\Default
                    	set cLocal=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Local
                    	set dLocal=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
                    	set cRoam=C:\Users\%cUser%\AppData\Roaming
                    	set dRoam=C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming
                    	set share=\\path\to\share\%winVer%\%dept%
                    	net use %share% /USER:domain\user password
                    		
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :OSversion
                    	:: Function to get current OS version
                    	echo. Getting OS...
                    	FOR /F "tokens=4-5 delims=. " %%i in ('ver') do set os=%%i.%%j
                    	if "%os%" == "5.1" set winVer=WinXP
                    	if "%os%" == "5.2" set winVer=WinXP
                    	if "%os%" == "6.1" set winVer=Win7
                    	if "%os%" == "6.2" set winVer=Win8
                    	if "%os%" == "6.3" set winVer=Win8.1
                    	if "%os%" == "10.0" set winVer=Win10
                    
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :CopyFromNetwork
                    	REM This copies the newly created profile to the network share
                    
                    	call :funcHead "Copying profile From network!"
                    	echo. Delete and recreate default profile folder so there aren't remnants of other profiles...
                    	rmdir %default% /S /Q
                    	mkdir %default% 
                    	ROBOCOPY %share%\Default %default% /S /MIR /R:1 /W:1 /MT:128 /ZB /LOG:C:\defaultProfileApplied-%dept%.log
                    	XCOPY %share%\Default\ntuser* %default%\ /H /Y > C:\defaultProfile-ntuser-%dept%.log
                    
                    	net use %share% /delete 
                    
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :dots
                    	REM just echoing dots in a Function instead of copy pasting them so that it's consistent
                    	echo ......................................................................
                    	EXIT /B
                    
                    :funcHead
                    	REM A simple function for displaying a consistent header at the start of functions
                    	call :dots
                    	echo. %~1
                    	call :dots
                    	EXIT /B
                    

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                    • JJ FullmerJ
                      JJ Fullmer Testers @Wayne Workman
                      last edited by

                      @Wayne-Workman What if anything did you have to change?

                      Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
                      https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
                      https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
                      https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
                      https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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                      • Wayne WorkmanW
                        Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        @Arrowhead-IT I removed the copy self line so that doesn’t run, as I’m just running the script from the c:\ drive.

                        I want all users to use the same profile defaults, so I don’t need more than one.

                        I named the group “default” when prompted, and then in the deployment script I just hard coded “default” where it normally grabs the group arguments.

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                        • Wayne WorkmanW
                          Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
                          last edited by

                          @Arrowhead-IT So - I can copy the profile I’ve set up to a share, and can use a snapin to copy it back down.

                          it appears to copy correctly, because I can see the size change in c:\Users\default

                          However, start menu tile settings are clearly not applying - also I’m still getting the nasty “We’re glad you’re here” stuff upon a user’s first login.

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                          • Wayne WorkmanW
                            Wayne Workman
                            last edited by

                            Ok, update.

                            For whatever reason, the profile didn’t apply for one account, but trying another and it DID apply!

                            Weird…

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                            • JJ FullmerJ
                              JJ Fullmer Testers @Wayne Workman
                              last edited by

                              @Wayne-Workman Hmmm, I haven’t had that login screen popup, there are some group policies in Computer Config → Admin Templates → System → Logon to implicitly stop the sign-in animation/getting started welcome screen. I don’t have them configured.

                              Did the profile that didn’t get created perhaps already have a user folder? i.e the user name was Wayne and it was used to create the profile in the image and its folder still existed in C:\users\Wayne? If the folder already exists it can cause issues. My local files restore script gets around that by waiting for the user profile to be created. The user folder already existing and the computer having just gone through sysprep is the only way I can think of that would make it not work right. And even then, it would usually just create a new one with a user folder named name.domain or something of that sort.

                              Every once in a while I do see some start menu tiles issues. It’s intermittent and I haven’t narrowed it down. All the tiles will be there but the icons are missing. If you resize any tile the icon comes back. I usually just recreate the profile via the script if I find that is happening with a specific profile and it fixes the issue for future deployment. One tile that loves to give trouble randomly is chrome. Stupid chrome. The resize trick doesn’t always work on it and it has to be unpinned and repinned. It doesn’t always happen though, I think it has something to do with chrome’s auto updating to new versions or something.

                              So it isn’t a 100% flawless system. But resizing a couple start screen icons is a lot less time then customizing an entire profile every time. And probably 99% of the time it just plain works for me. Just the occasional start menu pin icon disappears.

                              Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
                              https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
                              https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
                              https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
                              https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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                              • Wayne WorkmanW
                                Wayne Workman @JJ Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                @Arrowhead-IT said in Cortana/Windows Search breaks in default profile:

                                Did the profile that didn’t get created perhaps already have a user folder?

                                Totally possible.

                                there are some group policies in Computer Config → Admin Templates → System → Logon to implicitly stop the sign-in animation/getting started welcome screen.

                                I’ll look into that.

                                So it isn’t a 100% flawless system.

                                Still planning on doing a re-write… I’m just still wrapping my head around Win10 profiles and trying different things still.

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                                  csuther3
                                  last edited by

                                  This is a great post and the script is awesome! However, after multiple tests I’m finding that it does continue to break Cortana and the Start Menu on my image which is Win 10 Enterprise. It does seem to work as intended otherwise, as wallpaper, pinned taskbar programs and Firefox settings all seem to be in place.

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                                  • Wayne WorkmanW
                                    Wayne Workman @csuther3
                                    last edited by

                                    @csuther3 that’s strange. I tested on win10 enterprise and the start menu and search remains fine.

                                    Something that might help you: I noticed the files copied totaled about 40 ish MB.

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                                    • JJ FullmerJ
                                      JJ Fullmer Testers @csuther3
                                      last edited by

                                      @csuther3 Are you copying from a profile that already has cortana broken? Because it doesn’t fix it in that manner. You have to start with a fresh standard windows profile, then customize it.

                                      Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
                                      https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
                                      https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
                                      https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
                                      https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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                                        csuther3 @JJ Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        @Arrowhead-IT No, Cortana and the Start Menu are both working fine in the source account, but once copied to the default profile Cortana and the Start Menu do not work for any new accounts. I tried creating the profile from a local user account as well as from a domain user account and it did not make a difference. I have my image in a VM so I can use a snapshot to quickly “unbreak” the default profile if you have any thoughts on things to try.

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                                          Quazz Moderator
                                          last edited by Quazz

                                          To my knowledge, you can’t just copy profiles from one account to another as it causes issue.

                                          I think the better path to walk is to manipulate the registry entries for the default user profile and save those keys in a reg file to be applied at any time (or alternatively simply collect the registry manipulation in a batch file, same result really).

                                          I use a combination of registry manipualtion and regular file adding/removing to customize the default user. It’s not perfect, but it doesn’t cause issues and has saved us a lot of time.

                                          This part copies the theme from our local NAS and then manipulates the registry entries for default users so it becomes the default theme for any new user.

                                          copy /y "\\path\to\theme\theme.themepack" %SYSTEMROOT%\Resources\Themes\
                                          cmd /c reg load HKU\TempHive "%SystemDrive%\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT"
                                          cmd /c reg add HKU\TempHive\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes /v CurrentTheme  /t REG_SZ /d "%SYSTEMROOT%\Resources\Themes\theme.themepack" /f
                                          cmd /c reg unload HKU\TempHive
                                          
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                                          • JJ FullmerJ
                                            JJ Fullmer Testers @csuther3
                                            last edited by

                                            @csuther3 That is odd, I haven’t had that issue, and I’ve made profiles with this with local and domain accounts successfully, I think doing it from a local account is a better practice though. I also make them from a VM.
                                            Maybe there’s an indication in the log files. There shouldn’t be any sensitive information in the log so post away.
                                            When you create a profile the logs go in a logs folder in that profiles share folder. i.e \profilesShare\Win10\ProfileName\logs
                                            Then when the profile is applied a log is created on the root of the C drive on the computer it was applied on.

                                            Have you tried the FogApi powershell module? It's pretty cool IMHO
                                            https://github.com/darksidemilk/FogApi
                                            https://fogapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
                                            https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/FogApi
                                            https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12026/powershell-api-module

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