Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Automating Image Deployment Using Unattend Files

Using the default install images, or install images created from the WDS capture process, there are still several options available that allow administrators to interact and manipulate how the install image will be deployed. If the imaging process needs to be customized to remove options from the end-user experience, such as entering the product key, wiping out any existing partitions on a hard drive, and creating a custom partition size for the operating system, these can be accomplished by creating a customized unattended answer file using the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

To create an answer file, you need to copy the install image that will be customized. This can be accomplished ...