Zabex Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I'm trying to prepare an Win10-Setup-Image (using sysprep + autounattend.XML + Acronis) that could be installed on several PCs. But using my autounattend.xml the Setup does not ask for the Win10 ProductKey. I'v tried by adding in "Microsoft-Windows-Setup" (both X86 and amd64) <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <ProductKey> <WillShowUI>Always</WillShowUI> </ProductKey> </UserData> But that does not work. Removing an existing Key with slmgr.vbs /upk before sysprep does not help. I have no <ProductKey> entry in"Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup". The complete autounattend.XML file (with changed Passwords) is attached. Any idea, what I could Change? autounattend_anonymous.xml Edited February 1, 2018 by Zabex file attached
HarryTri Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 If you try it on a computer that Windows 10 have been already installed before note that since Windows 8 the Product Key is hardcoded in the BIOS.
Tripredacus Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 It is designed to prompt for a product key unless one of these conditions are met: 1. The ProductKey/Key value is specified in the XML 2. The Edition or explicit path is specified in the XML with "/image/index" in ProductKey/Key value. 3. Specify edition in ei.cfg and have the associated default product key specified in pid.txt. Here is info about ei.cfg and pid.txt. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-setup-edition-configuration-and-product-id-files--eicfg-and-pidtxt So take a look if your ei.cfg and pid.txt are causing the supression of the product key prompt.
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