Tuesday 14 November 2017

Answer File Components and it usages



Configuration Pass
Description
windowsPE
Configures Windows PE options and basic Windows Setup options. These options can include setting the product key and configuring a disk.
If you require drivers for Windows PE to access the local hard disk drive or a network, use this configuration pass to add drivers to the Windows PE driver store and to reflect boot-critical drivers required by Windows PE.
offlineServicing
Applies updates to a Windows image. Also applies packages, including software fixes, language packs, and other security updates.
During this pass, you can add drivers to a Windows image before that image is installed and processes out-of-box device drivers during Windows Setup.
specialize
Creates and applies system-specific information. For example, you can configure network settings, international settings, and domain information.
generalize
Enables you to minimally configure the sysprep /generalize command, as well as configure other Windows settings that must persist on your reference image.
The sysprep /generalize command removes system-specific information. For example, the unique security ID (SID) and other hardware-specific settings are removed from the image.
The generalize pass runs only if you run the sysprep /generalize command.
auditSystem
Processes unattended Setup settings while Windows is running in system context, before a user logs onto the computer in Audit mode. The auditSystem pass runs only if you boot to Audit mode.
auditUser
Processes unattended Setup settings after a user logs onto the computer in Audit mode. The auditUser pass runs only if you boot to Audit mode.
oobeSystem
Applies settings to Windows before Windows Welcome starts.

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