There can be multiple reasons causing this error such as installation of the Windows Store App, loss of a default Windows Program, upgrading from the previous version ...

The System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), is meant for System Administrators and OEMs, to automate the deployment of the Windows 11/10/8/7 operating system. Once you have performed the initial setup ...

If things do go wrong with your Windows 10 template, here's how to fix it (most of the time). In the first part of this article series, I explained that I initially had trouble getting Virtual Machine ...

Last month, as usual, Microsoft released new non-security updates for Windows 10. KB5035941 introduced new lock screen widgets, Windows Spotlight for desktop backgrounds, and many other non-security ...

I had to replaced my old motherboard with one that uses a different chipset. As expected, I now experience a BSOD loop. According to this guide Sysprep can be used to prepare a machine for migration ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool after installing November Windows 10 updates. Admins use Sysprep to prepare Windows ...

So, this has been baffling me for a bit. Trying to run some prep tasks to package a machine automatically, the last step is to sysprep. On a high level, I run a script on the "orchestration" server ...

Update April 05, 13:44 EDT: Microsoft has fixed this known issue in the optional March preview cumulative update. Microsoft says admins are seeing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation ...

Chris: I’m setting up a baseline Windows XP sysprepped image. The image creation process works fine and I don’t have any problems creating the sysprep answer file or running sysprep. The problem that ...

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, ...