RunSynchronousCommand

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

RunSynchronousCommand specifies a single command to run during the windowsPE configuration pass.

To start a command that needs to finish before other commands can start, use synchronous commands. To run services or commands that can start at the same time, use RunAsynchronousCommand instead.

All RunSynchronous commands run in the system context.

Child Elements

Credentials	Specifies the credentials used to access the command if the command is on a network share.
Description	Specifies a description of the command to run.
Order	Specifies the order of the command to run.
Path	Specifies the path to the command to run.

Valid Configuration Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Setup | RunSynchronous | RunSynchronousCommand

Applies To

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

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set synchronous commands.

<RunSynchronous>
   <!-- First synchronous command to run -->
   <RunSynchronousCommand>
      <Order>1</Order>
      <Path>\\MyNetworkShare\MyApplication.exe</Path>
      <Description>DescriptionOfMyApplication</Description>
      <Credentials>
         <Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain>
         <UserName>MyUserName</UserName>
         <Password>MyPassword</Password>
      </Credentials>
   </RunSynchronousCommand>
<!-- Second synchronous command to run -->
   <RunSynchronousCommand>
      <Order>2</Order>
      <Path>C:\AnotherApplication.exe</Path>
      <Description>DescriptionOfMyApplication</Description>
   </RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>

See Also

Concepts

RunSynchronous
RunAsynchronousCommand