Reseal

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

Reseal indicates whether the computer runs in audit mode or Windows® Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) when the computer is next started. For more information about modes, see 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	Caution Unsupported, do not use. Sets the computer into a loop of reboots.
auditSystem	OOBE	false	Ignores all other settings in the auditSystem configuration pass. Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	OOBE	true	Ignores all other settings in the auditSystem configuration pass. 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 settings in the auditUser configuration pass. 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 settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass. Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	Audit	true	Ignores all other settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass. 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	Warning 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 whether the computer starts in audit mode or OOBE.

Valid Configuration Passes

auditSystem

auditUser

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment | Reseal

Applies To

For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Deployment.

XML Example

The following XML output shows a deployment with no asynchronous or synchronous commands.

<AuditComputerName>
   <MustReboot>true</MustReboot>
   <Name>MyComputer</Name>
</AuditComputerName>
<ExtendOSPartition>
   <Extend>true</Extend>
</ExtendOSPartition>
<Reseal>
   <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
   <Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Reseal>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment