Why is Windows 10 22H2 update erasing WinRM settings?

Question

I used the Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 downloaded from here to create a Windows 10 22H2 image. Then I proceeded to install the image by running setup.exe with the following command line switches:

setup.exe /Quiet /NoReboot /Auto Upgrade

After that I realized that the upgrade has removed Windows Remote Management Settings (and who knows what else) from my PC. For e.g. WinRM was configured to run on HTTPS, start automatically and use certificate authentication. Everything was gone.

According to the documentation here, the command line switches used should not erase apps or data but it removed settings of WinRM.

I reverted back to the previous build and everything came back. But I really need to upgrade the systems. Any help, tips are greatly appreciated.

PS. Is there any way I can dump/load WinRM settings to/from a file If yes, then I can dump the WinRM settings before update and load them again after update

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello there,

As you are getting the ISO from the official website this should not remove any applications.

Are you using Sysprep?

If you're deploying an image to computers that have identical hardware and devices as the original PC, you can keep devices installed on the computer during system generalization by using an unattend file with Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep | PersistAllDeviceInstalls set to true.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep--generalize--a-windows-installation?view=windows-11

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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