MDT - Server 2022 stopp sat Product Key

Hi,

To skip the product key during Server 2022 installation via MDT, you need to set the SkipProductKey property to YES in the CustomSettings.ini file. Here's an example of how to add it:

[Default]
SkipProductKey=YES

Alternatively, you can set a generic product key in the configuration pass for Windows Setup (WindowsPE or specialize). Here's an example of how to add it in WindowsPE:

[WindowsPE]
[Unattended]
ProductKey=N2KJX-J94YW-TQVFB-DG9YT-724CC

If you have already tried to edit the Unattend.xml file and it didn't work, double-check that the file is in the correct location and that MDT is using the updated file. You may also want to verify that the edition of Server 2022 you are trying to install matches the product key you are using, as some editions have different product keys.

Hey, sorry for the late answer.. I tried several settings but with no success.

When I enter the product key manually during the setup if will go on - so the key is valid for my install media.

[Default] SkipProductKey=YES --> no effect for Server 2022

      <settings pass="windowsPE"> .....
          <UserData>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H</Key>
                </ProductKey>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">             
		<UserData>                 
			<ProductKey>                     
				<Key>VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H</Key>                 
			</ProductKey>             
		</UserData>         
</component>

Hey, I wasn´t aware that the content of the brackets is the task sequence ID - so I named the the part in the rules as the tasksequenceID [WINSRV2022] and it worked. Thanks a lot.

[WINSRV2022]
SkipProductKey=YES
ProductKey=VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H

Christian