Has anyone managed to capture a Windows 10 1607 image?
I am trying to setup and capture a 1607 image for deployment and am consistently having issues with getting it ready for capture.
Firstly, I am creating the golden image in a vSphere VM container and want to capture Windows for UEFI deployments. I ran through the DiskUtil commands to get the drive ready and then installed Win 10 x64 N Enterprise from the iso from MS.
I turn off every setup option and also the Windows Updates sharing option (as well as Defender)
Biggest initial issue is that Windows Updates just fail. They stay at 0% for a long time and eventually seem to start downloading but later they just fail.
I tried just ignoring the updates and then just tried using the Sysprep tool to get it ready for capture but the sysprep tool kept failing also.
I know that this is a "Microsoft" issue, but there must be people out there deploying 1607. I am at the point of paying Quest a few grand to just get an image captured and ready for deployment because this just isn't working and I have paid for the licenses that basically can't be used because it's lovely to have a deployment system, but with no image to deploy it is just an expensive paperweight.
Firstly, I am creating the golden image in a vSphere VM container and want to capture Windows for UEFI deployments. I ran through the DiskUtil commands to get the drive ready and then installed Win 10 x64 N Enterprise from the iso from MS.
I turn off every setup option and also the Windows Updates sharing option (as well as Defender)
Biggest initial issue is that Windows Updates just fail. They stay at 0% for a long time and eventually seem to start downloading but later they just fail.
I tried just ignoring the updates and then just tried using the Sysprep tool to get it ready for capture but the sysprep tool kept failing also.
I know that this is a "Microsoft" issue, but there must be people out there deploying 1607. I am at the point of paying Quest a few grand to just get an image captured and ready for deployment because this just isn't working and I have paid for the licenses that basically can't be used because it's lovely to have a deployment system, but with no image to deploy it is just an expensive paperweight.
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My Windows 10 Golden Master still won't pull any updates though. I just want to get an image deployed so will work with the un-updated 1607 image for now. It's a VM so I can always update and recapture it later once I have the rest of the process down. - Vivalo 7 years ago