Mode

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

Mode is used with the ForceShutdownNow setting to indicate whether the computer starts in audit mode or Out-of-Box-Experience (OOBE). For more information about modes, see the Configuration Passes topic.

Reseal is a special-case setting. It is processed before any other setting in the configuration pass. In some scenarios, it instructs Windows Setup either to process or to ignore all other settings in that configuration pass before starting another configuration pass. The following table provides scenarios for each combination of configuration pass, mode, and forced-shutdown behavior. When a configuration pass has more than one result, the table lists the results in the order that they take place.

Configuration pass	Mode value	ForceShutdownNow value	Result
auditSystem	Audit	false	Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	Audit	true	Caution Unsupported. Do not use. Sets the computer into a loop of reboots.
auditSystem	OOBE	false	Ignores all other settings in the auditSystem configuration pass. Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	OOBE	true	Ignores all other settings in the auditSystem configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
auditUser	Audit	false	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	Audit	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
auditUser	OOBE	false	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	OOBE	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
oobeSystem	Audit	false	Ignores all other settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass. Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	Audit	true	Ignores all other settings in the oobeSystem configuration pass. Prepares Windows Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
oobeSystem	OOBE	false	Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	OOBE	true	Warning Unsupported. Do not use. Sets the computer into a loop of reboots.

Values

Audit	Specifies that the computer starts in audit mode.
OOBE	Specifies that the computer starts in OOBE mode.
(no value / default)	During the auditSystem configuration pass, if Mode is not specified, then Mode defaults to Audit. During the auditUser configuration pass, if Mode is not specified, then the computer shows the Sysprep tool's user interface (UI), prompting the user to select between Audit or OOBE mode. During the oobeSystem configuration pass, if Mode is not specified, then Mode defaults to OOBE.

Valid Configuration Passes

auditSystem

auditUser

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment | Reseal | Mode

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 a deployment with no asynchronous or synchronous commands.

<AuditComputerName>
   <MustReboot>true</MustReboot>
   <Name>MyComputer</Name>
</AuditComputerName>
<ExtendOSPartition>
   <Extend>true</Extend>
</ExtendOSPartition>
<Reseal>
   <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
   <Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Reseal>

See Also

Concepts

Reseal
ForceShutdownNow