Issue In Unattend File To Create Windows 2019 Template For Provisioning

Question

Hello Microsoft support

I have an issue creating a windows server 2019 VM on hyper-V for provisioning.

I have used the unattend file attached to create a windows server 2019 template and it gives me below error as screenshot below when I have created a VM through the template.

Are there any changes I could make in the specialize settings in the unattend file to solve the issue without changing setup.exe registry key to 3 from the backend ?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hello,

The issue is described here, and it applies both to Azure and Hyper-V.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshoot-unexpected-restart-error-during-vm-boot#do-not-use-unattendxml

Ideally you should run the /shutdown at the end of your sysprep in order to "clean" shutdown: sysprep /oobe /generalize /unattend:<your file's name> /shutdown but depending on the unattended file it may fail.

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Answer 2

Hello

I have tried to apply the workaround in the link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshoot-unexpected-restart-error-during-vm-boot#do-not-use-unattendxml but the template didn't work, I would like to know also if you mean that during Sysprep preparation pnly I shouldn't use flag unattend.xml or what ? I have tried to apply only flags sysprep /oobe /generalize /shutdown without attend.xml but placed it in the Sysprep files that the template I have prepared should use to create the VM on the Hyper-V from the control Panel but gives me below error as screenshot below.

Do you have any modifications that should be applied to the unattend.xml file as I need it in provisioning ?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 3

Hello Microsoft Support

I have prepared an unattend.xml file and it worked with the template I have made and created a machine through it without errors, but still have an issue bypassing EULA , however I have added the below command to accept it

<UserData>

<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>

</UserData>

Do you have suggestions to bypass it ?

You can find the unattend file I have prepared attached to my reply.

Answer 4

Unattend latest.txt