What is Sysprep generalize option?

What is Sysprep generalize option?

The Sysprep /generalize command removes unique information from your Windows installation so that you can safely reuse that image on a different computer. The next time that you boot the Windows image, the specialize configuration pass runs.

Does Sysprep generalize remove users?

Sysprep doesn’t remove users account. It is recommanded to customize the Windows using the default local administrator.

Does Sysprep generalize remove product key?

In any case, you must use generalize switch with Sysprep if you want to make image hardware independent and / or use CopyProfile = True setting to copy your customizations to default user profile. Generalizing automatically removes any used product key and license, activation status will be reset to Not activated.

Does Sysprep Unjoin from domain?

The Sysprep tool runs only if the PC is a member of a workgroup, not a domain. If the PC is joined to a domain, Sysprep removes the PC from the domain.

How do I run sysprep generalize?

Run Sysprep. If the System Preparation Tool window is still open, click Generalize, click Shutdown, and then click OK to generalize the image and shut down the PC. Run Sysprep from Command Prompt. Run %WINDIR%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe to open the System Preparation Window.

How do you tell if a computer has been Sysprepped?

If you find a value named CloneTag under this key, the system has been sysprepped (i.e. generalized) and the value of this key will tell you when this was done.

Does sysprep keep user profiles?

Any accounts created prior to using Sysprep should remain. Parts of the Administrator account will be replaced with the Default profile. You could use USMT. Use scanstate to get all the profiles out before you do your sysprep, then do a loadstate once the image is deployed.

Can you run sysprep without Oobe?

The only two options available in the sysprep utility are: The out-of-box experience: this will reinitialize the screens that you will usually see when you first start a new computer.

How do I activate OOBE?

To configure Windows to boot to OOBE, add the Microsoft-Windows-Deployment | Reseal | Mode = oobe answer file setting. If you have configured your Windows image to boot to OOBE, but then you need to make further configurations to your image in audit mode, see Modify an existing image that is configured to boot to OOBE.

How do I run a sysprep generalize command?

Should I join domain before sysprep?

Pretty sure you need to use sysprep prior to joining the domain, and specify the intended domain in the answer file. Otherwise you would have multiple machines attempting to use the same account within active directory.

How do I create a new SID?

In Active Directory you will need to delete the computer object of your problem server and then rejoin it to the Domain. This will get you a new SID for the server.

What exactly does the generalize option of Sysprep do?

The Sysprep /generalize command removes unique information from your Windows installation so that you can reuse that image on a different computer. For more information, see Sysprep (Generalize) a Windows installation. Sysprep.exe is the main program that calls other executable files that prepare the Windows installation.

What is Sysprep and how does it work?

Sysprep is Microsoft’s System Preparation tool intended to duplicate, test and deliver new installations for the Windows operating system based on an established installation. It is a command-line tool that can be run manually or through a script.

What does the new Sysprep “VM mode” do?

In Windows 10, Sysprep also includes a VM mode, which generalizes a VHD that you deploy as a VHD on the same virtual machine or hypervisor. This mode supports rapid deployment of virtual machines. VM mode is supported only when you run it from inside a virtual machine.