Custom Windows 11 21H2 OOBE Errors

[step1nu]

Hello everyone!

 

I have a TrueNAS Server with a Windows Server 2022 VM installed on it that runs WDS. I made a fresh install of Windows 11 21H2 on my main PC (on a secondary SSD) so that I can install some software and make it into a custom Windows image for WDS using Audit Mode and then DISM in Windows PE (Windows 11 Installer). My problem is, when my fresh VM starts up after Windows has been installed it always gives me the OOBEREGION error after I select my region, this goes on until the username screen, that's where I can't skip the error anymore, I also tried to install the same image on my father's laptop using a spare SSD that I had laying around. Any sugestions on how to fix the custom image so that it works properly? Thanks!

 

btw, I've (mostly) used this tutorial: https://theitbros.com/sysprep-windows-machine/

[GoodBytes]

4 hours ago, step1nu said:

Hello everyone!

 

I have a TrueNAS Server with a Windows Server 2022 VM installed on it that runs WDS. I made a fresh install of Windows 11 21H2 on my main PC (on a secondary SSD) so that I can install some software and make it into a custom Windows image for WDS using Audit Mode and then DISM in Windows PE (Windows 11 Installer). My problem is, when my fresh VM starts up after Windows has been installed it always gives me the OOBEREGION error after I select my region, this goes on until the username screen, that's where I can't skip the error anymore, I also tried to install the same image on my father's laptop using a spare SSD that I had laying around. Any sugestions on how to fix the custom image so that it works properly? Thanks!

 

btw, I've (mostly) used this tutorial: https://theitbros.com/sysprep-windows-machine/

Did you try not using a VM? Or use a type 1 VM, such as Hyper-V?

 

[step1nu]

10 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

Did you try not using a VM? Or use a type 1 VM, such as Hyper-V?

 

Yes, I have tried to install it on a physical laptop after trying to run in in VMWare Workstation Pro 16.2.4, as far as I understand, Workstation Pro supports Hyper-V (https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/vmware-workstation-now-supports-hyper-v-mode.html). This whole issue is bypassable by using command prompt in the OOBE screen and by typing these commands:

net user Administrator /active:yes 
net user /add user_name mypassword
net localgroup administrators user_name /add 
cd %windir%\system32\oobe 
msoobe.exe

but I would like to have a normal setup process so that I dont have to memorize the commands and their order.