Regards X23

@themcv said in Image upload & deploy taking a long time:

@brad-schumann Try this, I ran into this on Surface’s.

Open command prompt as admin.

manage-bde -off

manage-bde -status

Fingers crossed that it will fix it. In my case, Windows was by default encrypting the free space which caused issues.

@Wayne-Workman #wiki worthy!

all the best to you tom live long and prosper.

Hi,

i would like to explain the way i sysprep, reimage Windows 10 OEM in Steps:

First of all Windows 10 OEM Version does not autoexecute SetupComplete.cmd, therefore i use FirstLogonCommands within unattend.xml to workaround that issue

Here is my unattend.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>0407:00000407</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de-DE</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>de-DE</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>de-DE</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
<Size>100</Size>
</CreatePartition>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Extend>true</Extend>
<Order>2</Order>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>System Reserved</Label>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
<TypeID>0x27</TypeID>
</ModifyPartition>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>OS</Label>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Order>2</Order>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
<FullName>admin</FullName>
<Organization>Company Group</Organization>
</UserData>
<EnableFirewall>true</EnableFirewall>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="offlineServicing">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="generalize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>0407:00000407</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de-DE</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>de-DE</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>de-DE</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-SQMApi" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<CEIPEnabled>0</CEIPEnabled>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<WindowsFeatures>
<ShowMediaCenter>false</ShowMediaCenter>
<ShowWindowsMail>false</ShowWindowsMail>
</WindowsFeatures>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
<BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
<ComputerName>COMPANY-PC</ComputerName>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups>
<CompanyName>Company</CompanyName>
<Home_Page>http://www.google.de</Home_Page>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>password</Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
<Username>Username</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>password</Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description></Description>
<DisplayName>Username</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Username</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<RegisteredOrganization>Company Group</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>admin</RegisteredOwner>
<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>SetupComplete</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
<CommandLine>C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\SetupComplete.cmd</CommandLine>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>Control Panel View</Description>
<Order>2</Order>
<CommandLine>reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel" /v StartupPage /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>Control Panel Icon Size</Description>
<Order>3</Order>
<CommandLine>reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel" /v AllItemsIconView /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</CommandLine>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
<TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
</settings>
</unattend>

To remove any Windows 10 Apps except Store and Calculator i use:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | where-object {$_.name –notlike “*store*” -And $_.packagename –notlike “*culator*”} | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –notlike “*store*” -And $_.packagename –notlike “*culator*”} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online

1. Download latest Windows 10 Pro OEM ISO by MS MEdia Creation Tool
2. Install it to a VM (i use Virtual Box)
3. After first reboot when the assistant ask you for express settings or with 1703 the inital language question goto admin mode with pressing STRG (CTRL) + SHIFT +F3
4. When entering the Admin mode close the Sysprep Window and start customizing windows and install your software and do your tweaks
5. Now to sysprep i use the following Script:

@echo off
delprof2 /q /id:retsch /i
NET USER retsch /DELETE
powercfg -h off
rem C:\Support\Tools\Shutup\OOSU10.exe ooshutup10.cfg /quiet
del /F c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther\setupact.log
del /F c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther\setuperr.log
del /F c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther\ie\setupact.log
del /F c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther\ie\setuperr.log
del /F "C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\fog.log"
del /F "C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat"
rem "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\uninst.exe"
copy SetupComplete.cmd C:\Windows\Setup\scripts\ /Y
copy unattend.xml C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep /Y
reg import C:\Support\Tools\ResetERAgentUUID.reg
net stop FOGService
sc config FOGService start= disabled
sc config EraAgentSvc start= disabled
cleanmgr /sagerun:1
defrag c:
c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown /unattend:c:\windows\system32\sysprep\unattend.xml

My SetupComplete.cmd look like:

del C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\unattend.xml
sc config FOGService start= auto
net start FOGService
del C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts\SetupComplete.cmd

6. After executing this Windows will be sysprepped and shutdown after that, you can image now

7. When i need to rework that image i deploy it to a vm again and use the following to enter audit mode again:

@echo off
c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /audit /reboot

If anyone is asking himself what i do with:

delprof2 /q /id:username /i
NET USER username /DELETE

This deletes the user i create with unattend.xml to workaround the problem with setupcomplete.cmd, i use firstlogoncommands to execute the script when the first user logon happens, to clean this i remove the profile and username before i sysprep because the user will be recreated from unattend.xml, as you can see in the unattend.xml there is 1 autologon for that user, else setupcomplete.cmd will not be executed.

The good thing is this user can persist on the machine after deployment because it’s our local admin account on that machine additional to the locked local admin account.

The System will automatically reboot when fog client has joined the machine into the domain, so the machine will finish with a logon screen not with a logged in user

Good luck

Regards X23

Hi,

since it’s RC i am really cool with all the updates, you have to expect that if using a RC release.
So we all should be really happy that bugs are fixed as fast as hell.

@Tom-Elliott Thank you for all the hard work not to forget the guys working in the background…

@John-L-Clark if you are not familar with GPO’s i can recommend PDQ Deploy, in free Version it’s enough to deploy simple stuff around your network.

Regards X23

@george1421 hi, yes we did. a user enabled this on his own and we had’nt disabled that feature by gpo.
Maybe useful for people very often work in public wlan networks but for fog it’s contra productive.

https://winaero.com/blog/enable-random-mac-address-in-windows-10-for-wi-fi-adapter/

The old thread: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10209/about-50-pending-macs-for-one-host-beware-of-windows-10-random-mac-feature-for-wlan/33

Regards X23

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/9059/images-are-not-deleting

Why should only show associated image require a lot of code changes? @Tom-Elliott @Wayne-Workman
Is there no easy way to say make everything else not showing up in that list without association?

I really would also like to have that option.

I have some notebooks out there where the employees reset to a default image again when they make test installation of our own software. Actually they can pick up every image that is on the node, and i like to prevent them from choosing what ever they want.

Regards X23

Hi,

thanks for your suggestions, i made another try i gave the first login more time, after 10 minutes the first login attempt worked, i maybe was to impatient usually a login doesnt take such long, every login attempt after that first one is working normally.

Hmpf, i will try recreate the image from scratch to see if this impact occours again.

Best Regards X23

Hi,

i have a strange problem with my current image.
I am on an older FOG Server Version 1.5.0 with FOG Client 0.11.15

My current image is based on 2004, when i let FOG join the Computer to our domain and i logon the domain admin the first login never ends, after some time i press strg+alt+del and hit logoff, when i logon again everything is fine. When i start the task manager i can see that there is no explorer process, when i try to start it by hand nothing happens.

When i logon every other user also other user with domain admin rights but not explicit the default domain administrator everything is fine, this only happens with the default domain administrator account (domain\administrator), and it only happens with the first login attempt.

When i deploy the image without letting FOG join the device to the domain i can logon the default domain administrator without any problem. I think this is a curious behavior and i have no idea whats causing this.

Is it possible that this has something to do how the older FOG Client technically joins into domain or what could be the reason here?

Best Regards X23

Hi,

i am not sure if it can simply deleted, It’s used in recovery cases and there are 12,5MB of data in it. I need to find out if Windows 10 is using it for what ever case.

Best Regards X23

Hi,

i thought the same but i can’t move the recovery partition in front of the system partition even if i shrink the beginning of the system partition…meh:

https://i.imgur.com/ZRjg6Tm.png

Best Regards X23

Hi,

i am currently trying to move partitions but it won’t let me:
https://i.imgur.com/9pKvxqY.png

The marked part is “move partition” it’s greyed out.

Regards X23

Hi Quazz,

thanks for your quick response after that deployment i could see the recovery partition is behind the system partition, if move this in front of the system partition and capture after that it works?

Btw. i found out howto still use copyprofile with newer Win10 Versions if someone is interested.

I was looking for my post and wondering with the post number has been extended but my post wasnt visible, forum changes to current post on top hehe

Best Regards X23

Hi,

i currently have this Problem with (Windows 10 2004) i created a new image thats not expanding after deployment. I am on an older FOG Version 1.5.0 and older Images (1703) expand correctly.

Any idea?

Best Regards X23

Hi,

this is not possible in the default firmware, you may can try if there is support for a freetz image that you can compile on your own. Afaik there is no support for the 75XX models for freetz: https://freetz.github.io/wiki/index.en.html

DNSMasq is maybe an option but i am not used to it, you can try to ask @george1421

Regards X23

Hi,

please delete the following and try again:

rd /S /Q "C:\Users\Default\AppData\LocalLow"
rd /S /Q "C:\users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache"
rd /S /Q "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache"
del /F "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCacheLock.dat"

This is only for newly created user accounts, if the account (profile) already exists you have to delete this in the specific profile, log off and on after that and try again.

I don’t know if that helps you, sources:

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10210/windows-10-1703-image-with-strange-issue
https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10766/windows-10-1703-delete-this-if-you-use-copyprofile-in-unattend-xml

_Do you use “Copyprofile” within your unattend.xml? Which Win 10 Version is it? 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809 or 1903?

Regards X23

@TBCS this device can afaik only boot uefi you habe to disable secure boot also.

Like george is telling you, you need to get efi booting working.

Regards X23