The sysprep command I run is: sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:unattend.xml I capture the WIM from the VM by rebooting it with WinPE that has imagex on it post-sysprep <basically using ...

In the Generalize section of unattend.xml PersistAllDevicesInstalls is set to True. Execute sysprep \oobe \generalize \unattend:C unattend.xml. Prior to doing so in an attempt to quiet the store ...

The conventional wisdom is that third-party tools leave duplicate SIDs across PCs that create serious security holes. The conventional wisdom is wrong Anyone in IT who sets up computers knows Sysprep, ...