Unattend.xml issue with LTSC 1809

[AJWhite1970]

Hi

 

I've successfully created a working 1809 LTSC gold image and got sysprep to run properly but when I restore the image via WDS with my answer file it takes over 90 minutes before the image gets to the login screen. In times gone by it's because I've got the .xml file wrong somewhere but in this case I can't see what the issue might be? I've tried running it through the ADK but it says that a catalogue for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 1809 doesn't exist and won't build one without crashing....

 

My answer file is as follows if anyone would be kind enough to compare to theirs?

 

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           *
           My School
           My School
           GMT Standard Time
           MY-MAK-KEY
       
   
   
       
           en-GB
           en-GB
           en-US
           en-GB
       
       
           
               true
               true
               true
               true
               true
               Work
               1
               true
               true
           
           
               
                   
                       
                           dwBoAaaaBjAHQAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==
                           false
                       
                       Local Temp Install Account
                       Administrators
                       ICT3
                       ICT3
                   
               
           
       
   
   

[mrwoberts]

On an affected device, take a look in the sysprep / panther folder log files, that should tell you if there were problems parsing the unattend file - looks okay to me, however I don't include the offlineimage section in my answer file.

 

Have you tried it without an answer file, or with fewer/basic 'answers'.

 

Here's mine to compare

   
       
           
               en-GB
           
           0809:00000809
           en-GB
           en-GB
           en-US
           en-GB
       
       
           
               true
               Microsoft
               
               
                   OnError
                   NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
                   
               
           
       
   
   
       
           0809:00000809
           en-GB
           en-GB
           en-US
           en-GB
       
       
           0
       
       
           *
       
   
   
       
           
               true
               true
               true
               true
               Work
               true
               true
               1
           
           
               
                   
                       
                           theres-no-chance-of-guessing-this
                           true
                       
                       
                       Config
                       Administrators
                       Config
                   
               
           
           
           School
           false
           GMT Standard Time
       
   

[AJWhite1970]

Thanks for that, had a look through and tried without the offlineimage but still takes about 90 mins to go from initial reboot from WDS to login screen in Windows 10. The odd thing is this is only with 1809LTSB, my 1709 Edu image with the same answerfile takes less than 3 minutes to reboot...

 

Out of interest, where does the logs get written as a PC reboots from WDS? The panther folder in c:\windows\system32\sysprep only has the log files for the actual sysprep running the day before when I captured the image, not the reboot from WDS.

 

All very strange....

[AJWhite1970]

Ok, found the delay. It stalls for nearly 40 minutes trying to activate.... Hoping that’s the M$ activate bug rather than I’ve stuffed anything up

[mrwoberts]

Hmm. Are you using a MAK, or KMS for activation? I've always used KMS, and more recently ADBA (Active Directory Based Activation).

So are you still seeing 50 minutes delay on something else, other than activation?