Settings to Use for an Unattended Installation

There are certain settings that are required to be specified to prevent the Windows Setup user interface (UI) from being displayed. The default behavior of Windows Setup is to display the Setup UI if any of the required settings are incorrect or empty.

In some cases, there are multiple ways to configure your unattended installation, depending on your deployment preferences. The following sections describe only the minimum required settings to perform an unattended installation.

Settings to Use with an Unattended Windows Setup

The following list of settings should be used for unattended Windows Setup installations.

Windows Setup Language and Locale Settings

Windows Setup requires a default language to use during installation.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE | UILanguage	Specifies the default language to use on the installed Windows operating system.
Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE | SetupUILanguage | UILanguage	Specifies the default language to use during Windows Setup. During installation, Windows Setup displays installation progress in the selected language.

Accept Microsoft License Terms

You must automatically accept Microsoft License Terms to complete an unattended installation.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | UserData | AcceptEula	Specifies whether to accept Microsoft License Terms during Windows Setup.

Product Key

You must specify a product key to install Windows. The product key is used to specify which edition of Windows is to be installed.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | UserData | Product Key | Key	Specifies the product key used to install Windows.

Image Installation

You must specify where you intend to install Windows. You can either specify the exact disk ID and partition ID or you can install Windows to the first available partition.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallTo | DiskID	Specifies the disk where to install Windows.
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallTo | PartitionID	Specifies the partition where to install Windows.

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Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ImageInstall | OSImage | InstallToAvailablePartition	Specifies to install Windows on the first available partition.

Settings to Use with Unattended Windows Deployment Services

The following list of settings should be used for unattended Windows Deployment Services installations. These are the only settings required for an unattended installation.

Windows Setup Language and Locale Settings

Windows Setup must specify a default language and a locale. If you are creating an unattended installation and do not plan on displaying the Windows Setup user interface (UI), configure these settings.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE | SetupUILanguage	Specifies the default language to use during Windows Setup.

Windows Deployment Services Credentials

You must provide credentials for an unattended Windows Deployment Services installation.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | WindowsDeploymentServices | Login	Specifies the credentials used for Windows Deployment Services logon, and specifies in what circumstances the UI is displayed for logon.

Image Selection

You must specify the Windows image to install.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | WindowsDeploymentServices | ImageSelection	Specifies the image to be installed and the location where it is installed, as well as whether the UI is displayed.

Image Installation

You must specify where you plan on installing Windows. These settings assume that you are installing to a partitioned disk drive.

Setting	Description
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | WindowsDeploymentServices | ImageSelection | InstallTo | DiskID	Specifies the disk ID of the disk to which the image is to be installed.
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | WindowsDeploymentServices | ImageSelection | InstallTo | PartitionID	Specifies the partition ID of the partition to which the image is to be installed.