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On 6/18/2019 at 2:42 AM, BB IT said:
Hi,
I've had this issue since 1803:
After deployment Microsoft Store is corrupted to the point where only a manual re-installation of Windows 10 will make it available along with the associated apps.
And some apps like Photo Viewer is missing completely.
I have double and tripple checked that all is well and functioning on the reference machine, and made sure all the apps are updated.
And then, once in a blue moon, I'll get a deployment where everything is fine.
Does anybody know exactly what goes wrong, and how to fix it?
What do you see in the start menu? Do you see "msresource://" on some of the apps that are not working?
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I also have this setup. I get around it by creating an ISO and using rufus to create a boot usb stick. Never had any issues with it.
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Sent you a PM.
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On 10/11/2018 at 8:10 AM, Ken Weinstein said:
It's been a few years. Are there any plans to explore supporting Blu-Ray disks instead of breaking the installer up into 5 smaller disks?
Thanks
-Ken
You should be able to theoretically make this work by manually creating a bootable iso and just burning that to your Blu-ray disk. I have done this in the past with other things and it has worked fine. I'm not sure if the process is the same or how the drive behaves with a bootable Blu-ray though so I couldn't speak on that part. Best is to just get a bootable WinPE iso and burn it to a Blu-ray to see if it works first before going down that road. that will surely tell you if bootable Blu-ray is even possible.
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23 minutes ago, JayM said:
Sorry, I just checked this now, but I still need this help... thank you
What do you need help with? Is it just setting up the scripts to remove stuff?
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I have not had any issues using the Copyprofile method at all. I use Windows 10 1803. Then again, I only do minor changes to my default profile so that might be why.
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27 minutes ago, Aaron@Shared said:
Could someone create a script for this purpose and post it here? I need a script to be able to grab the last 7 of the serial number and put either an HPC or HPL in front of it for the PCID. Can a script be created to determine if desktop or laptop and then pull the last 7 from BIOS?
You will need to turn on debugging to test and modify how you would like but here is something close to what I use. Rename the attached file to .vbs and test.
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I use a heavily modified version of the script below. I've tested it with Windows 10 1803 and have not had any issues. It's also pretty simple to configure what you would like and not like. Another thing to note is that the provisioned apps need to also be removed and a registry entry needs to be added under each user account so that the apps will not get downloaded again in the future.
https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10
PreInstalledAppsEnabled also needs to be set to 0.
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I agree with Glen and found the same things in my Lenovo Machine. I only generated that just to give a baseline as to how it could be done. Although it is possible, it would get very difficult to maintain with so many different models getting added all of the time. A generic approach would be a bit better to use.
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On 6/7/2018 at 10:49 AM, WM-Martin said:
Is there a way to configure the device renaming process to use the default WMI query of the serial name, but to cut it down to something like the last 4 digits and then include a prefix dependent on the machine type?
For example:
if it was a Lenovo T580 vs an HP 9480m to have one renamed to T580-ABC and the other named 9480-XYZ?
Hopefully someone can help me out with this. Its not the end of the world, but because of this we aren't using the automatic domain join feature currently. Also I'm not sure, but I don't think the "use existing" name is currently working for us. I will try to test a bit more, but that would certainly help us with existing machines.
I created a script for you. You'll have to modify to your liking. Add a PostImage task in SmartDeploy pointing to this file. It needs to be part of your file system when you capture the image. The script I use is in a folder in the root of the C: drive on my image. The task will need to look like below.
wscript.exe T:\RootFolder\ComputerName.vbs
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On 6/7/2018 at 10:49 AM, WM-Martin said:
Is there a way to configure the device renaming process to use the default WMI query of the serial name, but to cut it down to something like the last 4 digits and then include a prefix dependent on the machine type?
For example:
if it was a Lenovo T580 vs an HP 9480m to have one renamed to T580-ABC and the other named 9480-XYZ?
Hopefully someone can help me out with this. Its not the end of the world, but because of this we aren't using the automatic domain join feature currently. Also I'm not sure, but I don't think the "use existing" name is currently working for us. I will try to test a bit more, but that would certainly help us with existing machines.
You can do this using a VB Script that runs in the postimage sequence. I have something similar set up so I know it can be done.
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On 8/20/2018 at 3:12 PM, perry said:
What should not be installed on the virtual machine vs what should be installed via command line?
Can I install Microsoft office to the virtual machine?
I've got office 365 installed on my reference VM as well as a acrobat reader and java. Other software that is name dependent I have configured in a few install scripts that run after the deployment process.
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Just wanted to share another program I found that does this wonderfully. It's called DefProf from ForensIT. Essentially you set up a test profile and make all the config changes you want to it. Once you are finished log in to your main account and run an elevated command prompt and type in DefProf "userprofile" without the quotes and it copies all settings to the default profile. It's a life saver for Windows 10 and it's start menu! Just make sure that you debloat properly for all users because those apps will end up coming back regardless. I also have those scripts if needed.
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I have already updated the platform pack that I am using with the correct drivers. It is now working as it should on the laptop with the edits that I have done in the platform pack. I was just notifying you for future reference.
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The Wi-Fi and Audio drivers for the HP EliteBook 8470p on Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64 are not included in the PlatformPack. I have manually added them to my pack but would like to inform you for future updates. The audio installer is there but not the INF files. The wireless drivers that I used were for Intel and I got them from here: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking/000017246.html
Thank You.
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What you can do is create an ISO file with the SmartDeploy Media Wizard and then use a tool like rufus on the computer that the USB drive is plugged in to. Rufus will allow you to basically turn your USB drive into a copy of the CD. I know it's not exactly making a USB drive "over the network" but it will work.
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Can the above steps be re-run until the default profile is tweaked to my liking or do I have to get it right the first time? Meaning... if I run sysprep then realize there's a couple of settings that need to be changed, can I go back into audit mode, make the additional changes, then run sysprep again to capture the updated default profile?
I was able to do this multiple times before finally capturing the completed image. It works great on Win7. I basically just copied the x64 portion from above and pasted it into a notepad and saved as unattend.xml in the c:\windows\system32\sysprep directory of the machine that you are working on. I was unable to run the command “sysprep /generalize /OOBE /reboot /unattend:[path to the unattend file]” due to sysprep currently running already. In the sysprep box that is on the screen, make sure you check the generalize box. The dropdowns should be set as "enter system out of box experience" and "Reboot". Press OK and the system will begin to sysprep the machine.
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I have also received this error message after upgrading from 1020 to 1050. The workaround was to boot the virtual machine from the network via PXE or through the SmartDeploy Media located at the following locations:
c:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDeploy\SmartDeploy Enterprise\SmartDeploy_x64.iso for 64-bit systems or
c:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDeploy\SmartDeploy Enterprise\SMartDeploy_x86.iso for 32-bit systems
Once you are booted, you should be able to access a network share to then capture the image.
ISO consolidation?
in SmartDeploy Enterprise
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What I did was create regular deployment media and select your custom answer file. Burn that to the USB stick and then copy the files over to it after the fact. Files will be there just as if you did it on one single ISO file. I also had to split my wim file to get it all to fit properly.
Dism /Split-Image /ImageFile:C:\Path_to_your\image.wim /SWMFile:C:\path_to_your\image.swm /FileSize:3072
Update your answer file to point to this new swm file and it will find it without issues. You can change the file size to make sure things fit properly.