How to Run Scripts from the Installation Media Within an autounattend.xml file?

I've made some PowerShell (.ps1) and Batch (.bat) scripts that I would like to make part of an automated Windows installation. I have already configured everything else within my autounattend.xml file using the Windows System Image Manager and it works perfectly fine except for executing my scripts.

Before trying to go completely automated I used to enter Audit Mode (CTRL+SHIFT+F3) bypassing the OOBE and then run my scripts from there. Knowing my scripts worked in Audit Mode, within Windows System Image Manager I decided to insert synchronous commands at Pass 6 audituser.

This is my autouattend.xml file so far

<?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" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Password>
                    <Value>cABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                </Password>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>3</LogonCount>
                <Username>LocalAdmin</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Password>
                            <Value>cABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
                        </Password>
                        <Name>LocalAdmin</Name>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <DisplayName></DisplayName>
                        <Description>Local adminstrator stored on the system drive</Description>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <OOBE>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
            </OOBE>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <EnableNetwork>false</EnableNetwork>
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Size>500</Size>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Type>EFI</Type>
                            <Size>100</Size>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>4</Order>
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>3</Order>
                            <Size>16</Size>
                            <Type>MSR</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label></Label>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                            <TypeID>DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC</TypeID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Order>2</Order>
                            <Format>FAT32</Format>
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                            <Label>System</Label>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
                            <Order>3</Order>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
                            <Order>4</Order>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>4</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
                            <Value>Windows 10 Pro</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                    <Key />
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
            </UserData>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>en-gb</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-gb</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-gb</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
            <UILanguage>en-gb</UILanguage>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="auditUser">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <RunSynchronous>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>2</Order>
                    <Path>powershell.exe -executionpolicy remotesigned -File &quot;Files\Scripts\2A-Create_Daily_System_Restore_Point.ps1&quot;</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Description>Remove Windows Bloatware Provisioned Apps</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Path>powershell.exe -executionpolicy remotesigned -File &quot;%~dp0\Files\Scripts\1-Remove_Bloatware_Apps.ps1&quot;</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Order>3</Order>
                    <Path>cmd.exe /c %~dp0\Files\Scripts\3-Remove_Folders_from_This_PC.bat</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/users/will/documents/it%20projects/windows%2010%20image/install.wim#Windows 10 Home" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

I will be placing a directory called 'Scripts' at the root of the Windows install media so my question is, how do I call these scripts in the autounattend.xml from the install media? Is there a variable that links to the drive and path where the install media is?

Solution 1:

I think I've found the solution.

Extract the ISO/Windows installation media to a folder
Create a folder inside sources\ directorie(s) of the extracted installation media called $OEM$
Mirror the System drive so that you have a directory with the following path sources\$OEM$\$$\Setup\Scripts (C:\Windows\Setup\Scripts)

The $OEM$ folder mirrors the system drive so anything inside these folders gets copied across during setup. In regards to the scripts being run from the autounattend.xml file, you simply have to call the scripts from %SystemDrive%\WinDir\Setup\Scripts

More information can be found here > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-8.1-and-8/hh825027%28v%3dwin.10%29

How to Run Scripts from the Installation Media Within an autounattend.xml file?

Solution 1:

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