Customization Wizard X bug ???

Hi all, I'm testing Adobe Customization Wizard X before deploy, I open the .msi, make some customization (silent install, suppress eula, disable updates and remove desktop shortcut). Then I generate the .mst and save the package.
When I test it on a client computer (running msiexec.exe /i c:\temp\AcroRead.msi /t c:\temp\Test.mst /qb+) the package installs correctly, but:
- desktop shortcut is present
- eula accept is requested the first time the reader starts
- automatic updates are enabled.
as if the .mst generated by the customization wizard is not compatible, because I can see it is totally ignored.
Is there someone experiencing the same issue?
thanks in advance.

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