Windows 10 22H2 - language answer file - task sequence interrupted

Francesco de Palma 0 Reputation points
2024-05-16T16:25:32.1733333+00:00

hi all.

i have a strange problem with my new task sequence for Windows 10 22H2.

SAME task sequence with Windows 10 20H2 or Windows 11 23H2 work fine without problem....

i try to explicate my scenario / TS.

i have one simple task sequence see image here: TS_22H2.jpg

windows PE mode

format e partition disk

install OS - with answer file.xml (W10 22H2) i can attach .xml file.

install language pack and FOD (installed during winpe process) file from original DVD

(SW_DVD9_NTRL_Win_10_2004_32_64_ARM64_MultiLang_LangPackAll_LIP_X22-21307.ISO) Same DVD for Windows 10 20H2 --> 21H2 etc...

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_it-it.cab"

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-it-it-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-it-it-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-OCR-it-it-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Speech-it-it-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

Dism /Image:C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-it-it-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

apply network settings (join on my domain)

apply device driver: (simple device: virtual machine hyperV)

setup windows and configuration manager and then reboot

switch in FULLOS step

enable net framework (extract file from Windows 22H2 - maybe same framework for 20H2/21H2) normal package - install from .ps1

​package

microsoft-windows-netfx3-ondemand-package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab

.PS1

$currentLocation = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path;

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName NetFx3 -Source $currentLocation -LimitAccess -All

Standby null (cmd.exe /c powercfg -x -standby-timeout-ac 0)

Install application... in this case Visual C++

etc etc....

problem:

when the task sequence reaches the install application step the task sequence times out, stops at the first Visual C++ step, but the same problem also happens with any other software. (acrobat, notepad++, etc, etc... )if I delete the unattended.xml file from the task sequence then the task sequence continues to the end without problems.

same task sequence with Windows 10 20H2 or Windows 11 23H2 work without problem

anyone with the same problem?

any help is appreciated

grazie !!!

​content of file .xml

specializeANDoobeSystem_it-IT.xmlImage

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  1. XinGuo-MSFT 22,231 Reputation points
    2024-05-17T09:06:01.3033333+00:00

    Hi,

    when the task sequence reaches the install application step the task sequence times out, stops at the first Visual C++ step

    I recommend you try to add a restart step before install application (04.03).

    In order to address this issue in depth, we need to check the task sequence log file smsts.log.


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