Windows 8.1 32bit Autounattend.xml, disabling touch screen functionality

Question

This is quite a strange problem and I do not have the slightest clue why this is happening.
I am trying to make an unattended Windows 8.1 Pro32 bit install for a touch screen PC. I have made an answer file which appears to work correctly (it skips all user interaction during the install). The issue is that when using this Autounattend.xml to install
Windows the device stops responding to touch. The touch function works throughout the install process (so I know the screen is not broken) but once it has completed the install and loads the OS for the first time there is no touch function available.
I have removed the Autounattend file from the disk image and installed the OS manually. Touch function works fine once it has completed without the use of an unattend file, which is why I'm fairly sure it is the xml file causing the issue.
I have been able to make unattend.xml files for Windows 8.1 64bit as we as Windows 7 32 & 64bit but cannot make it work with Windows 8.1 32bit. I have made these .xml files using the Windows System Image Manager, I have made sure I have newest version
downloaded and installed.
Is this a common issue with Windows 8.1 32bit? 
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm open to trying anything at this point.
Below is my Autounattend file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            </SetupUILanguage>
            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <DiskConfiguration>
                <Disk wcm:action="add">
                    <CreatePartitions>
                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Extend>true</Extend>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <Type>Primary</Type>
                        </CreatePartition>
                    </CreatePartitions>
                    <ModifyPartitions>
                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
                            <Active>true</Active>
                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
                            <Label>Windows</Label>
                            <Order>1</Order>
                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                        </ModifyPartition>
                    </ModifyPartitions>
                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
                </Disk>
            </DiskConfiguration>
            <ImageInstall>
                <OSImage>
                    <InstallFrom>
                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                            <Key>/image/name</Key>
                            <Value>Windows 8.1 Pro</Value>
                        </MetaData>
                    </InstallFrom>
                    <InstallTo>
                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
                    </InstallTo>
                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </OSImage>
            </ImageInstall>
            <UserData>
                <ProductKey>
                    <Key>*****-*****-*****-*****-*****</Key>
                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
                </ProductKey>
                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
            </UserData>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
            </OOBE>
            <UserAccounts>
                <LocalAccounts>
                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                        <Description>Administrator account</Description>
                        <DisplayName>Administrator</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Name>Admin</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
                </LocalAccounts>
            </UserAccounts>
            <VisualEffects>
                <SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>14</SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>
            </VisualEffects>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <AutoLogon>
                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                <LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
                <Username>Admin</Username>
            </AutoLogon>
            <OEMInformation>
                <Manufacturer>****** ************</Manufacturer>
                <SupportHours>Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm</SupportHours>
                <SupportPhone>**** **** ***</SupportPhone>
                <SupportURL>www.******************.com</SupportURL>
            </OEMInformation>
            <ComputerName>Admin-PC</ComputerName>
            <OEMName>Tablet Technologies</OEMName>
            <TimeZone>UTC</TimeZone>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://tech1/users/support/desktop/updates/new%20iso&apos;s/win%208.1%2064%20bit/updated%20win%208-1%20pro%20sp1%2064%20bit/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Pro" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi"
/>
</unattend>

Answer 1

Hello TwistedDTM,
Based on my knowledge, I can't find out that this Autounattend.xml has configuration to block the touch screen.
I want to confirm if you use the Windows 8.1 x86 image to create the catalog file.
Best regards,
Fangzhou CHEN
Fangzhou CHEN
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