Schneegans Autounatend.xml basic advice


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foggy58

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Hi there,

I have 40 new Dell 3070 mini PCs that came with a Windows 11pro licence and I would like to set them up as quickly as possible.

I stumbled upon Schneegans Autoattend.xml which looks great however I only see it works for Win11?

If I create a W11 iso using the Windows Media Creation Tool I am unable to explicitly choose W11Pro - all I get is the multi edition disk image and this doesn’t seem to work with Schneegans !?

Am I being totally stupid here or is there another way to get the W11 Pro ISO?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3070
The title of the website says

Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11​

Am I missing something here? I would recommend using a generic product key generated by the website for the Windows version you are trying to install and then register Windows with your retail PID after setup. The multi-edition US version of Windows 11 x64 iso should have 11 versions:
| 1 | x64 | Windows 11 Home
| 2 | x64 | Windows 11 Home N
| 3 | x64 | Windows 11 Home Single Language
| 4 | x64 | Windows 11 Education
| 5 | x64 | Windows 11 Education N
| 6 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro
| 7 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro N
| 8 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro Education
| 9 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro Education N
| 10 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
| 11 | x64 | Windows 11 Pro N for Workstations
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux & Windows 11 DUAL BOOT
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
foggy58 said:
Hi there,

I have 40 new Dell 3070 mini PCs that came with a Windows 11pro licence and I would like to set them up as quickly as possible.

I stumbled upon Schneegans Autoattend.xml which looks great however I only see it works for Win11?

If I create a W11 iso using the Windows Media Creation Tool I am unable to explicitly choose W11Pro - all I get is the multi edition disk image and this doesn’t seem to work with Schneegans !?

Am I being totally stupid here or is there another way to get the W11 Pro ISO?

Thank you
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No, it works for both Win 10 and Win 11. Note that there are many places where it may reference Windows 10, but all hold equally true to Win 11 as well.

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
One more thing, you don't need unattended installation to do this. You can allow Windows Setup to ask which edition to install by creating a small 2 line text file. It just so happens that I posted about doing this earlier today. Post can be found here (Post #11 of the thread):

A method for creating a local account during clean install I have not seen before

Forgive me if you are all aware of this method, it was new to me and I've not seen it on this forum before so I thought that I would share. This method should work regardless of whether you have Internet access or not. This method is a twist on the "OOBE\BypassNRO" method that will not require...
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
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