Path
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
Path specifies the path and the name of the command to run. RunSynchronous commands run in the user context in the auditUser configuration pass and in the system context in the specialize configuration pass.
Warning
Do not add commands that shut down or reboot the computer; instead, use the setting: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment\RunSynchronous\RunSynchronousCommand<A href="ff716371(v=win.10).md">WillReboot.
Values
Path |
Specifies the path and the file name of the command to run synchronously. The path can be a local path or a UNC path. If the path is a UNC path, the Credentials must be specified. Path is a string with a maximum length of 259 characters. |
This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.
Valid Configuration Passes
auditUser
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Deployment | RunSynchronous | RunSynchronousCommand | Path
Applies To
For a list of the Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Deployment.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set synchronous commands.
The first command runs an application on the local hard drive. The command includes the environment variable %ProgramFiles%. The second command runs a command from the network.
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>Command1-Local</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>%ProgramFiles%\FabriKam\FabriKam First Run Application.exe</Path>
<WillReboot>OnRequest</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Credentials>
<Domain>MyDomain</Domain>
<Password>MyPassword</Password>
<Username>MyUsername</Username>
</Credentials>
<Description>Command2-Network</Description>
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>\\network\server\share\filename</Path>
<WillReboot>OnRequest</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>