Sysprep functions (OSD)
The sysprep category contains functions to create and manipulate settings in the Windows MiniSetup answer files.
These functions work transparently on both sysprep.inf and unattend.xml, giving a uniform way for setting values regardless of operating system version.
Unattend Files
Section titled “Unattend Files”| UNATTEND FILE | OPERATING SYSTEMS | FILE LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| Unattend.xml | Windows Vista and later, including Windows 10 and 11, and Windows Server 2008 and later, including Windows Server 2025 | C:\Windows\Panther\ |
| Sysprep.inf | Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2 | C:\Sysprep\ |
The functions use the image’s OS type to choose the file. The drive is the drive the image is deployed to, which is normally C:.
Remarks
Section titled “Remarks”When working with unattend.xml, the unattend.xml file must exist, and the root component tags must exist as shown in the example below. All elements in the components tag will be inserted or deleted by the functions.
The functions use these components:
| COMPONENT | SETTINGS PASS | USED BY |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft-Windows-Deployment | specialize | Sysprep_AddRunCommand |
| Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin | specialize | Sysprep_JoinDomain, Sysprep_JoinWorkgroup |
| Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | specialize | Sysprep_SetOrganizationName, Sysprep_SetRegisteredOwner |
| Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | oobeSystem | Sysprep_SetLocalAdminPassword |
Example
Section titled “Example”<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" ...> </component> </settings></unattend>