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You need to capture the SOE image. You deploy Windows 8.1 Enterprise and all of the required applications to a new client computer in the New York City office. What should you do next?
The correct answer is C. Run sysprep.exe /oobe.. To prepare a Windows installation for imaging and deployment, the system must be generalized using Sysprep, which removes system-specific information. The '/oobe' switch prepares the image for the Out-Of-Box Experience on the next boot, suitable for a new user.
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You need to capture the SOE image. You deploy Windows 8.1 Enterprise and all of the required applications to a new client computer in the New York City office. What should you do next?
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- ARun sysprep.exe /unattend:sysprep.xml.
- BCreate a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) capture image.
- CRun sysprep.exe /oobe.
- DCreate a Configuration Manager capture task sequence.
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To prepare a Windows installation for imaging and deployment, the system must be generalized using Sysprep, which removes system-specific information. The '/oobe' switch prepares the image for the Out-Of-Box Experience on the next boot, suitable for a new user.
The `/unattend` switch is used to specify an answer file for Sysprep, but it does not perform the generalization necessary for image capture on its own. It's not the next immediate action after deployment for preparing to capture.
Creating a WDS capture image is a step taken after the source machine has been prepared with Sysprep, not the immediate next action on the source machine itself.
The `sysprep.exe /oobe` command generalizes the Windows installation by removing unique system-specific information, such as the computer SID, making it suitable for capturing and deploying to multiple new computers. The '/oobe' (Out-Of-Box Experience) switch also configures the operating system to start the Windows Welcome wizard the next time the computer boots, which is appropriate for a newly deployed SOE (Standard Operating Environment) image.
Creating a Configuration Manager capture task sequence is an action taken on the Configuration Manager server after the source machine has been prepared with Sysprep, not the immediate next action on the source machine itself.
Concept tested: Preparing Windows for imaging with Sysprep
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep-command-line-options
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