WES Imaging via USB

Prepare image so as to be ready for production with WMS Cloud and no local or remote repository

Login as Admin

Click Red Icon to disable Unified Write Filter (UWF), the system will reboot to the Windows Login Screen, Select Admin and log in.

Create deploy.xml to hide OOBE and to run generalization on the image. Note, you will want to execute Notepad.exe with administrator rights.

Use the below to create Deploy.xml, Example: place the deploy.xml file in c:\windows\system32\sysprep folder

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>

<unattend xmlns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend”>

<settings pass=”oobeSystem”>

<component name=”Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup” processorArchitecture=”amd64″ publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″ language=”neutral” versionScope=”nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State&#8221; xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”&gt;

<OOBE>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>

<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>

<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>

<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>

<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>

<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>

<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

<UnattendEnableRetailDemo>false</UnattendEnableRetailDemo>

</OOBE>

</component>

</settings>

</unattend>

Run Sysprep with Deploy.xml
C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /unattend:c:\windows\system32\sysprep\deploy.xml /shutdown
The system sill shutdown

Capture Image with Dell USBFT

Insert USB key
Power on Device
Press F12 until displaying Boot Menu
In Boot Menu Select USB Key
If prompt for BIOS password enter the Administrator BIOS password, i.e. the default BIOS password for Wyse is Fireport.
The Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool application is loaded. Select Icon for “Pull device image to USB drive”.
Next screen will display image capture progress, click OK to continue. When imaging has completed, remove the USB drive and click Restart. After imaging, the device will boot to Windows login screen, select Admin and enter password.

If a prompt for Network select desired Yes or No
Once logged in, click Green Icon to enable Unified Write Filter (UWF)
The system will reboot to Windows login screen, select User and enter password
The system will be back in production and communicating to Wyse Management Suite (WMS)
NOTES:

You may want to check the following

Disable Bitlocker if enabled
Enter into BIOS and disable Secure Boot
Re-Image Device with Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool

Insert USB key
Power on Device
Press F12 until displaying Boot Menu
In Boot Menu Select USB Key
If prompt for BIOS password enter the Administrator BIOS password, i.e. the default BIOS password for Wyse is Fireport.
The Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool application is loaded. Select Icon for Image to push, click OK to start the imaging process.
After imaging, the device will boot to Windows login screen, select Admin and enter password
If a prompt for Network select desired Yes or No
Once logged in, click Green Icon to enable Unified Write Filter (UWF)
The system will reboot to Windows login screen, select User and enter password
The system will be back in production and communicating to Wyse Management Suite (WMS)