philellis

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, ive altered your code to the following: if exist "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" ( "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" setextradata global GUI/RestrictedGlobalSettingsPages General,Input,Update,Language,Display,Network,Extensions,Proxy) but im getting an error: Thanks again if exist CProgram FilesOracleVirtua.vbs

Hi, Looking to implement a virtual environment for mysql and flask. Im using oracle virtualbox and it works great other than i cant lock down the settings, especially the network settings. Has anyone managed to do this, or if not, have an alternate product that allows this. Thanks in advance

This is the first time we have had the issue, google support recommended re-adding the whitelist to our web filtering, waiting to hear back from them as its supposedly been escalated

did anyone ever get to the bottom of a fix for this issue? Thanks

Hi, I'm currently in the testing process of implementing bitlocker for removable drives via MECM. I have the policy set to force encryption of a removable device however the recovery key is being stored against the device within MECM. I also have a problem whereby I'm unable to remove the option for 'recovery key backup'. Has anyone implemented Bitlocker using MECM solely without the recovery key being stored against a device? We have previously successfully used MBAM but are looking to move away from this solution. Thanks

Hi, We have re-ip'd our internal network. Since doing so we are unable to update our SCCM instance with the prerequisite check failing. I have checked the log files and get several error messages referring to the sql database instance: ERROR:Can not get sql instance regkey. $$<09-23-2022 10:22:25.940-60> ERROR: Failed to extract NetBIOS name from $$<09-23-2022 10:30:58.511-60>ERROR:Failed to get Sql edition, Sql Server: instance:. $$<09-23-2022 10:22:25.941-60> Cannot connect to key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full on $$<09-23-2022 10:26:42.110-60> ERROR: Failed to get sql service account, Server:, instance:<>. $$<09-23-2022 10:21:35.226-60> ERROR: Failed to connect to WMI namespace on NEF-SRV-SQL.NEFUTC.INTERNAL $$<09-23-2022 10:15:32.048-60> This error has only appeared since the re ip of the network. All boundary groups within SCCM have the correct FQDN of the sql server set. The account used for sql service account is a domain joined account with correct level of access. Is there something missing within our SCCM environment that should be reconfigured with the new ip addresses etc? Any help is appreciated. Thanks Phil Any help would be appreciated

From my understanding, MS will only allow either Windows 10 or Windows 11 ADMX files. So in essence, I'm trying to hopefully get away with implementing a few windows 11 devices within a windows 10 estate and hope the policies apply to the windows 11 machines on the whole. I have imaged one machine however this didn't seem to have any of the existing policies applied after checking gpupdate, correct OU and all the other standard stuff. I'm curious to find out if others are heading down the same route as myself and if so, what their experiences are. Thanks

Hi, We, like most others, are looking into early(ish) testing of windows 11 within a windows 10 environment. I'm aware MS advise a registry 'hack' to enable windows 10 machines to use their local central GPO store if Windows 11 ADML /ADMX files are copied to the site central store as they're not backwards compatible. Is anyone using their existing Windows 10 ADML /ADMX files and running Windows 11 OS along side this? If so, what were your experiences with this? Thanks

Hi I've just implemented onedrive folder redirection at one of our sites and this required all previous folder redirection to be removed. I simply unlinked the legacy folder redirection policies and this seemed to do the trick. Hope this helps

Hi, We are currently implementing the roll out of the office 365 client to on site devices. All devices on site are azure hybrid joined however users are not licensed when running the apps. We currently are licensing using Microsoft 365 Apps for Students, am i right in thinking we need Microsoft 365 apps for education (device) license applied instead? If anyone is currently running office 365 apps on site could let me know which license you're using and if its included in the OVS-ES agreement that would be a great help! Thanks in advance

Hi, Yes once i made a few changes to the database i was able to sysprep normally. Hope those tools help.

Hi, I finally got to the bottom of my sysprep issues. A handy file to look at when sysprep is failing is C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\Panther. This helped me a lot to identify the specific apps that were causing sysprep to fail. I also found out that certain built in apps dont allow removal using 'run get-appxpackage -allusers *insertapphere* | remove-appxpackage' This is because the 'isinbox' criteria is set to 1 and requires this to be set to 0. I found this tool online that allows you to access the database and changes criteria for the apps that are being a pain to remove which i have attached to this post. Sorry if this is no further help to anyone, its just what i found that helped our specific Windows estate. Thanks Phil AppxDBEditor-master.zip

Thanks for youre reply. I've tried this way also but with no joy. when using that command line i get the error: Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument'InputApp_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy'. It feels like this app is unremovable however i need it uninstalled in order to sysprep. Thanks again, Phil

Thanks for all the replies on this one. Theyre greatly appreciated. I've now narrowed the issue down to theInputApp_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy application. I'm unable to remove this in the same way that i removed the other app causing issue. I have been using remove-appxpackage *APPNAME* but this doesn't work for the inputapp. I read online that you need to set the 'isinbox' criteria from 1 to 0 and this will allow the removal of the app but this also hasnt worked. I was wondering if anyone else has had similar issue and has managed to find a workaround other than the ones ive tried? The Sysoreo error is: SYSPRP Failed to remove staged package InputApp_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy: 0x80070002.[gle=0x00000002] The error when trying to remove the app is: Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA) Any help is greatly appreciated!! Cheers, Phil

How can you keep it completely disconnected from the network and still image the VM via a task sequence?

I've just tried installing windows 10 20H2 fresh from ISO and get the same error on sysprep. im going to take a look at the other suggestions on here. Thanks for the feedback though its much appreciated! does anyone remove all built in apps before pulling the image? I remember that to sysprep pre 20H2 i had to leave the built in apps installed and remove them within the task sequence when imaging a networked device. Cheers, Phil

Hi mate, internet access is disabled with only access to local network. Cheers for the reply

Hi all, Im currently pulling my hair out with Windows 10 20H2 education edition. I have upgraded our current 1909 image to 20h2 however when trying to pull the image (in a VM) i get the task sequence error code 0x80070005. Everywhere online points to it being an issue with thw built in microsoft apps, however i cant seem to figure ou which ones. I have tried running get -appxpackage and remove-appxpackage to try and strip the OS of some of its built in apps but to no avail. I cant seem to find anything of any meaning from the smsts logs either. I was wodering if anyone on here has had similar issues or could take a look at my attached smsts log file and be so kind and help me out? For context, this image used to sysprep fine when it was running 1909. Thanks for ny help, i appreciate it in advance. Thanks, Phil LOG FILE.txt

Hi mrsmh, Sorry for the delayed reply, We currently are still experiencing this issue with no workaround other than if the user plugs their memory pen in before boot it works. Which version of Windows 10 are you currently running?

Hi, We're having a little issue on site since enforcing BitLocker on staff external drives. The first time a user plugs their memory stick in the PC they are prompted for their password as usual. The second time and subsequent further attempts, the PC just freezes and locks up. We have managed to narrow the issue down to windows defender. If we remove windows defender the issue corrects itself. Our windows defender policy is managed by SCCM and we are running windows 10 version 1803. What windows defender policies are others using and has anyone else had any similar issues? Thanks, Phil

Hi DJ-1701 This seems to work perfectly for what we're wanting to achieve however are unable to run the PowerShell script with admin credentials on login which is why I think it's not replicating for standard users. Add to that Microsoft 'patching' group policy preferences to run as a different user this has become a bit of an issue. Do you have any advice /pointers? Cheers

Hi, was there any known fix for this issue? We are having the same problem and was wondering if anyone had a definitive answer? We have unblocked the two addresses above but with no joy. Thanks

yes we use education 1803

Hi, None of these resolutions seem to work on 1803

Thanks for replying Arthur, Yes i removed most of the windows 10 built in apps. Is there a specific way to do this and not harm sysprep? Thanks, Phil