Reseal (Standard 7 Package Reference)

7/8/2014

Reseal indicates whether the computer runs in audit mode or Windows Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), also called Windows Welcome, when the computer is next started. For more information about modes, see Image Builder Configuration Passes.

Reseal is a special-case setting:

• If Reseal is added to either the auditSystem or oobeSystem configuration pass, it is processed before all other settings in that configuration pass. In some cases, Setup ignores all other configuration-pass settings in the configuration pass, and will immediately start the new configuration pass or shutdown the system.
• If Reseal is added to the auditUser configuration pass, it is processed after all other settings in the configuration pass.

The following table provides scenarios for each combination of configuration pass, mode, and forced-shutdown behavior. When a configuration pass has more than one result, the table lists the results in the order that they take place.

Configuration pass	Mode value	ForceShutdownNow value	Result
auditSystem	Audit	false	Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	Audit	true	Note: Unsupported, do not use. Sets the computer into a loop of reboots.
auditSystem	OOBE	false	Ignores all other auditSystem configuration-pass settings. Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	OOBE	true	Ignores all other auditSystem configuration-pass settings. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
auditUser	Audit	false	Processes all other auditUser configuration-pass settings. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	Audit	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction
auditUser	OOBE	false	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	OOBE	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction
oobeSystem	Audit	false	Ignores all other oobeSystem configuration-pass settings. Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	Audit	true	Ignores all other oobeSystem configuration-pass settings. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction
oobeSystem	OOBE	false	Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	OOBE	true	Note: Unsupported, do not use. Sets the computer into a loop of reboots.

Child Elements

ForceShutdownNow	Specifies whether the computer shuts down immediately after the Mode setting is applied.
Mode	Specifies the mode in which the computer starts: audit or OOBE.

Valid Passes

auditSystem

auditUser

oobeSystem