And when/how do you use it? I see lots of references to running it before you make an image to be rolled out to multiple machines, but am unclear in exactly what it does or why it should be run. This ...

I've had this issue that's been bothering me for months and I just can't figure out why. Here's the deal, I have two windows 7 images, one that's 32-bit and the other is 64-bit I set them both up in ...

There can be multiple reasons causing this error such as installation of the Windows Store App, loss of a default Windows Program, upgrading from the previous version ...

The System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), is meant for System Administrators and OEMs, to automate the deployment of the Windows 11/10 operating system. Once you have completed the initial setup steps on ...

If things do go wrong with your Windows 10 template, here's how to fix it (most of the time). In the first part of this article series, I explained that I initially had trouble getting Virtual Machine ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. When you enter Audit Mode, the System Preparation Tool pops up. For those who wish to customize a Windows install, the next thing ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool after installing November Windows 10 updates. Admins use Sysprep to prepare Windows ...

The conventional wisdom is that third-party tools leave duplicate SIDs across PCs that create serious security holes. The conventional wisdom is wrong Anyone in IT who sets up computers knows Sysprep, ...

Update April 05, 13:44 EDT: Microsoft has fixed this known issue in the optional March preview cumulative update. Microsoft says admins are seeing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation ...