Autounattend.xml needs to log in automatically...

Question

We use FOG to image.  We would like to automate the FIRST TIME LOG on steps.  Would like the new user to power on computer and it boots straight to desktop.  We don't want to see the "Set up Windows" windows at all.
We use sysprep /oobe /reboot I need several things to happen once the computer reboots.  If there is a thread that helps me please post the link. 
I don't want to input anything.  I would like all these things done automatically:  Set my computer name to match the serial number, turn on local admin account (password already setup via GPO, just not enabled since sysprep disables local admin
account), join the domain, login as domain admin (admin_robert).
Don't want to use MDT, want to do all within editing the XML file or WSIM.
I dont know how to upload my xml file.

Answer 1

Hi robertb18_99,
What is your current situation?
Here is the list the main requirements:
1. Automatically login without inputting anything
2. Set the computer name to match the serial number
3. Turn on local admin account
4. Join domain and login as domain admin
The research results are list as follow:
1. We are able to use the XML file created by WSIM to achieve the function that automatically login without inputting anything:
• PE answer file configuration need to be set to automatically the process like setting drives. Please refer to the following article.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349348(v=ws.10).aspx
• UI language configuration need to be set in OOBE to automatically this process. Please refer to the following article.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744547(v=ws.10).aspx
2. I can’t find a solution to set the computer name to match serial number, but we could set it to match MAC address.
For more information, please refer to the following demo and article.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771624.aspx
<settings pass="specialize">
<component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64"publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
<ComputerName>%MachineName%</ComputerName>
<RegisteredOrganization>XXXXX</RegisteredOrganization>
</component>
3. Please refer to the demo blow to turn on the local admin account. 
• In the RunSynchronousCommand of specialize , we need to set the Order to 1 and add command net user administrator /active:yes in Path
<component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64"publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
4. The following demo about joining domain and log in as  domain admin in OOBE and specialize.
• We need to set AutoLogon and add domain name and domain admin account in oobeSystme.
• About the Credentials in specialize , we will need to domain, account and the password.
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64"publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>SgB6AGsAMQAyADMANAA1AEAAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Domain>testdomain.com</Domain>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
<Username>domain_admin</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<OOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
</component>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin"
processorArchitecture="amd64"publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Domain>testdomain.com</Domain>
<Password>Password</Password>
<Username>domain_admin</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>testdomain.com</JoinDomain>
</Identification>
</component>
Best regards,
Fangzhou CHEN