How do i skip the Personalize page (color & computername) during unattended Windows 8 setup?

i'm currently setting up an unattended Windows 8 setup but i'm stumbling upon the Personalize page which i can't skip. My unattend file looks like below. Guess the interesting part should be in the OOBE section - which is already populated with some <'HideXXX>true<'/HideXXX> switches.

Any hint would be appreciated!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
  <settings pass="windowsPE">
    <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
      <UserData>
        <ProductKey>
          <WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
          <Key>GCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9</Key>
        </ProductKey>
        <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
        <FullName>Company</FullName>
        <Organization>Company</Organization>
      </UserData>
      <UseConfigurationSet>true</UseConfigurationSet>
      <ImageInstall>
        <OSImage>
          <InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>
          <InstallFrom>
            <MetaData>
              <Key>/IMAGE/Name</Key>
              <Value>Windows 8.1 Pro</Value>
            </MetaData>
          </InstallFrom>
        </OSImage>
      </ImageInstall>
    </component>
  </settings>
  <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">
      <AutoLogon>
        <Password>
          <Value>cwB1AGasdfG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
          <PlainText>false</PlainText>
        </Password>
        <Enabled>true</Enabled>
        <LogonCount>2</LogonCount>
        <Username>newinstall</Username>
      </AutoLogon>
      <ProductKey>GCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9</ProductKey>
      <RegisteredOrganization>Company</RegisteredOrganization>
      <RegisteredOwner>Company</RegisteredOwner>
      <TimeZone>GMT Standard Time</TimeZone>
    </component>
    <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>
        <JoinWorkgroup>WORKGROUP</JoinWorkgroup>
      </Identification>
    </component>
    <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
      <RunSynchronous>
        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
          <Description>Setting Network Location</Description>
          <Path>reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f</Path>
          <Order>1</Order>
          <WillReboot>OnRequest</WillReboot>
        </RunSynchronousCommand>
      </RunSynchronous>
    </component>
  </settings>
  <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="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
      <OOBE>
        <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
        <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
        <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
        <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
        <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
        <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
        <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
      </OOBE>
      <UserAccounts>
        <LocalAccounts>
          <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
            <Password>
              <Value>cwB1AGasdfG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
              <PlainText>false</PlainText>
            </Password>
            <Name>newinstall</Name>
            <Group>Administrators</Group>
          </LocalAccount>
        </LocalAccounts>
      </UserAccounts>
    </component>
  </settings>
</unattend>

Kriech0r

Posted 2014-07-24T08:47:59.683

Reputation: 41

Related question: AutoUnattend.xml Windows 8 setup This article might be useful, too: Corporate Identity / OEM Branding in Windows 8

– and31415 – 2014-08-22T15:14:47.110

Please include the answer instead of just linking to it. The link can disappear, basically voiding your answer. – freekvd – 2015-07-15T17:59:13.927

Although this may answer the question, you should give a more detailed description of the linked content and explain how it relates to the question. This will help ensure that this answer remains useful in the event the linked page is removed or goes offline. For more information, see this Meta Stack Exchange post.

– bwDraco – 2015-07-16T02:07:35.317

I appreciate the responses. TBH I answered it because it answered my question and was trying to quickly give someone else that information. In the future i will make sure that there is more information then just a link. I completely understand the reasons behind such a requirement :) – Craig Hindall – 2015-07-17T17:41:54.357

How do i skip the Personalize page (color & computername) during unattended Windows 8 setup?

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