sysprep and image

Question

Hi All

i have deployed Windows 11 VM in Azure. I want to create an image/template from this VM. Before creating image other than below changes any other changes to be made?. can i also delete Panther Folder?

1. Delete Panther Folder under C:\Windows
2. cd C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep> sysprep.exe

System Cleanup Action: Enter System Out-of-Box Experience(OOBE)

check the box: Generalize

Shutdown options: Shutdown

Answer 1

Hello

Thank you for your question and reaching out. I can understand you are having query\issues related to Azure sysprep of Image.

To generalize your Windows VM, follow these steps:

Sign in to your Windows VM.

Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.

Delete the panther directory (C:\Windows\Panther).

Then change the directory to %windir%\system32\sysprep, and then run:

sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /mode:vm /shutdown

The VM will shut down when Sysprep is finished generalizing the VM. Do not restart the VM.

Reference :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/upload-generalized-managed

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