Purpose of sysprep windows 7

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United States English. Microsoft recommends running the Sysprep command Microsoft on Sysprep on the reference computer prior to transferring the image to a target computer, even if the target computer has the same hardware as the reference computer. This is done in order to generalize the image prior to transferring it, and to enable the operation of an automatically initiated mini setup process after booting up the target computer for the first time after transferring the image.

Transferring an image from a reference computer to a target computer without running Sysprep is not supported. Although there are quite anumber of scenarios for the use of Sysprep, I have found it useful to add an answer-file to the preparation process, answer files being generated using the Windows System Image Manager WSIM. Using an answer-file when running Sysprep makes it possible to run Sysprep automatically and preprogram a number of options that otherwise would have to be entered manually while operating Sysprep from its GUI.

The answer-file I use sets the following configuration options:. For example:. Beginning with Windows 8. The Sysprep UI opens when you start Audit mode, but it may be removed in a future release.

Update your deployment workflow to use Sysprep from the command line.