SCCM - OSD - PowerShell Tips: Building a Clean Windows 10 Reference Image

In this post i will go through the steps i have taken to build my Windows 10 (Build 1511) Reference image. I have Confimgr 2012 R2Sp1 Cu1 and MDT 2013 Update 1 (Integrated)

This post assumes the following:

You have Windows ADK 10 Installed - http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2015/08/11/download-windows-10-assessment-and-deployment-kit-adk.aspx
You have MDT 2013 Update 1 Installed - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48595
Follow the steps listed here until step 7 http://deploymentresearch.com/Research/Post/496/Building-a-Windows-10-Reference-Image-using-MDT-2013-Update-1
Update your ADMX Templates for the 1511 build from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48257
Disable "Random Updating" - https://deploymentbunny.com/2016/05/10/osd-prevent-windows-to-randomly-run-windows-update-during-the-creation-of-a-reference-image/

After following Johans steps, go back into your task sequence and add the following steps:

After the step "Apply Local GPO Package" add a step named "Pause" with a run command line of:

cscript.exe %SCRIPTROOT%\LTISuspend.wsf

Adding the pause step will cause the TS to pause, letting you configure your image as much as you like. To resume the task sequence you would run the "Resume Task Sequence" shortcut that is placed on your desktop.

Go back to your list of applications and add a new application called "Cleanup Windows Before Sysprep" - your step should look like below:

You can get the script here: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=8563304F134DDCB6%211162216&cid=8563304F134DDCB6&group=0

Adding this step will clean the hard disk of any unnecessary files before capture. especially if your build and capture installs lots of updates.

Add this app as a step in the following location:

( i like to put a restart either side of this)

It is important to ensure that your reference machine does not connect to the internet during capture, depending on your network setup you may have to change your network settings.

Insert a step similar to the following;

Open your VM Console and point your VM to boot off your newly created media in your MDT Boot Folder (x86/x64). If all steps have been followed correctly you should be prompted to choose your Task Sequence, if you get additional prompts first make sure you have set your Bootstrap.ini correctly (if not refer back to Johans guide)

When your task sequence gets to the Pause step you will see this prompt:

The few things i do set during the "Pause" is : Setting language preferences etc

Apply Language Pack

To apply language packs offline, first login to your VLC and download the following file ISO:

This download is specific to the 1511 build (November '15)

Extract the downloaded iso (SW_DVD5_Win_10_1511_32-BIT_X64_MultiLang_LangPackAll_LIP_OEM_VL_X20-75632) to a network location.

Perform the command seen in the below screenshot on the machine for each language pack you intend to install (make sure command prompt is elevated):

Once you have installed the language pack you will need to go ahead and add it as default if need be. In my case i wanted to set en-GB (English United Kingdom) as default system wide, including speech. Simply installing the language pack above will not give you all the features you need.

Microsoft have now split the way they manage language packs in an attempt to reduce disk real estate, they now include these items as "Features on Demand". You COULD get these by connecting your Reference VM to the internet, but this is never recommended, as you cant control what other nasties get applied behind the scenes. (See: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2015/11/23/seeing-extra-apps-turn-them-off.aspx )

You can read more about this here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt171094(v=vs.85).aspx

What you will want to do next is log back into your VLC and download the following:

SW_DVD9_NTRL_Win_10_1511_64Bit_MultiLang_Feat_on_Demand_X20-75989.ISO

The contents of this file are:

To Enable these features, you will want to perform the following command(s):

(these are for en-GB only)

DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-en-gb-Package.cab
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-OCR-en-gb-Package.cab
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Speech-en-gb-Package.cab
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-en-gb-Package.cab
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-gb-Package.cab

You will now be able to choose en-GB from the speech menu:

Capture:

Once you are happy with your customisations go ahead and run the desktop shortcut to resume the task sequence and capture.

Reference Completion:

Once your WIM is captured to disk you can go ahead and import it into SCCM.

Windows 10 Task Sequence :

I will outline some of the specific steps i perform during my Windows 10 TS. This will not be an in-depth TS guide. If you want specific steps regarding Bitlocker/MBAM please see my detailed guide here:

Set AD Description & Group Membership

To set AD Description and Groups during your TS you will need the following two scripts.

1. Set AD Groups

wscript.exe adgroup.vbs "Group"

2. Set AD Description

cscript.exe "adcompdesc.vbs" "[%XHWChassisType%] - [%Model%] - [%PrimaryUsername%]"

Note: These variables are set earlier in my TS

Start Menu Customisation:

Customisations to the start menu are stored per user profile, so its best to build your Start Menu the way you like it, then export the configuration. You can either then re-import this during your build task sequence (like i do) or you can set this via Group Policy. If you do set your Start Layout via Group Policy users will not be allowed to pin items or customise it in any way,

Things to note: If you want to include Office and other applications in your base start menu layout, you will need to do this while they are installed. If you don't install these apps on your base image (and its not a good idea too usually) you can export the start menu from a finished and imaged machine with these apps (Capturing start menu layout on a clean machine is not too important)

To export your start menu layout run the following command:

Export-StartLayout -Path C:\StartLayout.XML

To import:

powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass import-startlayout -layoutpath .\start-layout.xml -mountpath %systemdrive%\

My Start Layout:

<LayoutModificationTemplate Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupsColumnCount="1" />
  <DefaultLayoutOverride>
    <StartLayoutCollection>
      <defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout">
        <start:Group Name="Office" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout">
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Microsoft Office\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Microsoft Office\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.Office.OUTLOOK.EXE.16" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="2" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Microsoft Office\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="2" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Microsoft Office\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="2" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Microsoft Office\Office16\lync.exe" />
        </start:Group>
        <start:Group Name="Other" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout">
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="2" DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel" />
          <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
          <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
          <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
          <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="2" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="2" DesktopApplicationID="{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" />
        </start:Group>
        <start:Group Name="Tools" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout">
          <start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" AppUserModelID="windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.SoftwareCenter.DesktopToasts" />
          <start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" DesktopApplicationID="{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\cmd.exe" />
        </start:Group>
      </defaultlayout:StartLayout>
    </StartLayoutCollection>
  </DefaultLayoutOverride>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>

The above config will give you this layout this example shows office 2013, code above is for 2016):

Remove Unwanted W10 Apps

Do not remove any apps during your image capture - see here for why

Here is the full list of Windows Packages installed in the 1511 Build

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online


DisplayName PackageName 
----------- ----------- 
Microsoft.3DBuilder Microsoft.3DBuilder_10.9.50.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.Appconnector Microsoft.Appconnector_2015.707.550.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.BingFinance Microsoft.BingFinance_4.6.169.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.BingNews Microsoft.BingNews_4.6.169.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.BingSports Microsoft.BingSports_4.6.169.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.BingWeather Microsoft.BingWeather_4.6.169.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.CommsPhone Microsoft.CommsPhone_1.10.15000.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.ConnectivityStore Microsoft.ConnectivityStore_1.1509.1.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.Getstarted Microsoft.Getstarted_2.3.7.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.Messaging Microsoft.Messaging_1.10.22012.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_2015.6306.23501.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_3.3.9211.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.Office.OneNote Microsoft.Office.OneNote_2015.6131.10051.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.Office.Sway Microsoft.Office.Sway_2015.6216.20251.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.People Microsoft.People_2015.1012.106.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.SkypeApp Microsoft.SkypeApp_3.2.1.0_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c 
Microsoft.Windows.Photos Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2015.1001.17200.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsAlarms Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_2015.1012.20.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsCalculator Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_2015.1009.20.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsCamera Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2015.1071.40.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6308.42271.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WindowsMaps Microsoft.WindowsMaps_4.1509.50911.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsPhone Microsoft.WindowsPhone_2015.1009.10.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_2015.1012.110.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.WindowsStore Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.1013.14.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.XboxApp Microsoft.XboxApp_2015.930.526.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.ZuneMusic Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2019.6.13251.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe 
Microsoft.ZuneVideo Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.6.13251.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe

These are the apps i remove.

remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.3DBuilder_10.9.50.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.BingFinance_4.6.169.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.Messaging_1.10.22012.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_2015.6306.23501.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.People_2015.1012.106.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.SkypeApp_3.2.1.0_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.1013.14.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.XboxApp_2015.930.526.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2019.6.13251.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.6.13251.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6308.42271.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -package Microsoft.ConnectivityStore_1.1509.1.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe -Online

To remove these apps during OSD, follow the guide here:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2015/11/11/removing-windows-10-in-box-apps-during-a-task-sequence.aspx#comments

The contents of my XML file he talks about is:

Formatted exactly as this:

Microsoft.3DBuilder
Microsoft.Appconnector
Microsoft.BingSports
Microsoft.Getstarted
Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub
Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection
Microsoft.Office.OneNote
Microsoft.People
Microsoft.SkypeApp
Microsoft.XboxApp
Microsoft.CommsPhone
Microsoft.ConnectivityStore
microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
Microsoft.ZuneMusic
Microsoft.ZuneVideo

%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file .\RemoveApps.ps1

Set Default App Associations

I set default application associations during build. If you set these via group policy they will be locked and users will not be able to set their own. See here for more info.

dism /online /Import-DefaultAppAssociations:"DefaultAppAssoc.xml"

This specific file is simply changing the default PDF viewer to Acrobat.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
  <Association Identifier=".3g2" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".3gp" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.3G2" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
  <Association Identifier=".3gpp" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".aac" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".adt" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".adts" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".amr" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".arw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".avi" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".cr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".crw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".erf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".flac" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".jxr" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".kdc" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".m2t" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".m2ts" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".m3u" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".m4a" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".m4r" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".m4v" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mkv" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mod" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mov" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
  <Association Identifier=".mp3" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".mp4" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mp4v" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mpa" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.mpeg" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
  <Association Identifier=".mpv2" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".mrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".mts" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".nef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".nrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".orf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".oxps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" />
  <Association Identifier=".pdf" ProgId="AcroExch.Document.DC" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".pef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".raf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".raw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".rw2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".rwl" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".sr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".srw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
  <Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
  <Association Identifier=".TS" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".TTS" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
  <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" />
  <Association Identifier=".wav" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".wdp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
  <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
  <Association Identifier=".wm" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".wma" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".wmv" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".WPL" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier=".xps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" />
  <Association Identifier=".xvid" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
  <Association Identifier=".zpl" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Music" />
  <Association Identifier="bingmaps" ProgId="AppXp9gkwccvk6fa6yyfq3tmsk8ws2nprk1p" ApplicationName="Maps" />
  <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="IE.HTTP" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
  <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="IE.HTTPS" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
  <Association Identifier="mswindowsvideo" ProgId="AppX6w6n4f8xch1s3vzwf3af6bfe88qhxbza" ApplicationName="Movies &amp; TV" />
</DefaultAssociations>

Block Windows 10 Apps Installing

Add this step to your TS to block windows installing store apps as soon as it gets an internet connection, this would undo all your hard work in removing unwanted apps . See here for more info

reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent /v DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Also add Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content:Turn off Microsoft consumer expierences GPO item

Finish

And there you go, hope this guide was helpful!

Please leave feedback or questions and ill get back to you.

Cheers,

Dan

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Unknown25 November 2015 at 07:10
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NOTGraham6 March 2016 at 10:18
Hi there,

Firstly, thank you for such a great guide. Followed it through and have what I think would make a great image. However, I think my base wim file was an older version, which when it did updates took it to the 1511 version and created a windows.old folder.
Now, when I try to resume my task sequence it has removed the icon from the desktop and not restarted the sequence. No error, nothing.

Is there anyway I can get this to kick off again (reboots don't seem to kick it to life)?

Thanks!
Unknown6 March 2016 at 12:10
Hi mate,

Glad you liked the guide. I would suggest starting again with the 1511 media, remember this being your gold image you dont want to bring with it any potential issues that you are going to push to hundreds of machines .

cheers

Dan
Anonymous7 April 2016 at 13:19
I am building a Windows 10 reference image now. If the privacy settings are disabled in the reference image, does Sysprep wipe out those changes during capture?
Unknown12 April 2016 at 06:02
Nice blog. What about removing OneDrive completely? In our environnement, we uses Office 2016 Pro Plus and each of our users have OneDrive Enterprise. Se, we uninstall OneDrive on the computer. I have a working script but is seams to work only for the logged on user.

Code :

@echo off
cls

set x86="%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe"
set x64="%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe"

echo Closing OneDrive process.
echo.
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe > NUL 2>&1
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1

echo Uninstalling OneDrive.
echo.
if exist %x64% (
%x64% /uninstall
) else (
%x86% /uninstall
)
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1

echo Removing OneDrive leftovers.
echo.
rd "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1

echo Removeing OneDrive from the Explorer Side Panel.
echo.
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
Anonymous17 August 2016 at 05:24
Hi!

Great guide!!!

Is there anything to be aware of when we attempt this regarding the update of 1607? Arwidmark has been updating his blog With New guide.

See http://deploymentresearch.com/Research/Post/540/Building-a-Windows-10-v1607-reference-image-using-MDT-2013-Update-2

Marius
Unknown22 December 2016 at 04:28
Great article Dan! I've been looking around for information regarding the language options for days.
Unknown24 January 2017 at 09:12
Great detailed article !
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