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Windows 11 Sysprep /Generalize Errors after restart
I have the same issue, came across it trying to create images for Windows 11 22H2.
In testing, I was able to reproduce the error on different systems and with a fresh .iso from the Media Creation Tool:
- Install Windows 11 from .iso (USB drive)
- enter Audit mode (Ctrl + Shift + F3)
- install apps, drivers (or nothing at all)
- sysprep to Audit mode (C:\Windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /generalize /audit /shutdown)
- boot up and let Administrator account login again
--> error pops up for basically all apps (e.g. notepad).
For us, we need to customize some Windows images as baseline which have to be sysprepped already, save them and later do some more customizations in Audit before sysprepping again, which is why we sysprep to audit.