CopyProfile (Standard 8 Module Reference)
7/8/2014
Review the applicable Embedded Core modules and any examples for the CopyProfile setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
This setting specifies whether the currently logged-on user profile overwrites the default user profile normally stored under C:\Users\Default User.
Set to true to overwrite it; otherwise, set to false.
Use this setting to customize a user profile and use it as the default profile for new users.
To customize the default user profile
Using Image Configuration Editor (ICE), create a new configuration file, for example, Unattend.xml.
In the configuration file, set CopyProfile to true.
Copy the configuration file to another computer (reference computer).
On the reference computer, log on as a user whose profile you can customize, for example, the built-in administrator account.
Customize the desired user-profile settings.
Run
sysprep /generalize /unattend:unattend.xml.During the generalize configuration pass, the customized user profile settings are copied to the default user profile. All subsequent user accounts that are created will have the customizations that you have set.
Important
The built-in administrator account profile is deleted and recreated when you perform a clean Standard 8 installation or run the Sysprep tool. The CopyProfile setting is processed before the built-in administrator account is deleted, so any customizations that you make will appear in new user account profiles. In this example, this includes the new built-in administrator account profile.
Modules
The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.
Module |
Path |
|---|---|
Products/Embedded Core/Shell-Setup/CopyProfile |
XML Example
The following XML example specifies that the user profile of the currently logged-on user will be copied.
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>