Sysprep - Fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

Question

I did Sysprep without generalize in the first time , then i tried again to to do Sysprep with generalize and i get this error ( Fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine ).

it is Virtual machine with window server 2016.

I applied the following solutions and it is not working for me.

GeneralizationState under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\Status\SysprepStatus to 7

uninstall MSDTC :- msdtc -uninstall
reinstall MSDTC :- msdtc –install

Setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SkipRearm to 1

Renaming (or deleting) C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\Panther.

Answer 1

QnA currently supports the products listed in right-hand pane (more to be added) Better to reach out to subject matter experts in dedicated forums over here.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=winserversetup

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=mdt

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Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management

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