at my wits end...

[sysadmin101]

Hi!

 

I am deploying W10 1809 using SCCM + MDT UDI.

However, my TS is a little different.

1. I want to run UDi Wizard before any disks are formatted
2. For that, Toolkit package must be used first
   1. This is only possible if there is a formatted disk, or if TS runs the files directly from the share (which I did not enable)
3. Instead, what I did was
   1. Add the Toolkit files directly to the Boot Image (so that I can run it, without formatting the disk, and without running directly from a network share)
   2. Run ZTISCCM.wsf as the first task in the TS (I assume this is same as 'using toolkit package')
   3. Run cscript UDIWizard.wsf (UILanguage is defined here)
   4. Define a few more TS variables using additional tasks
   5. Install OS
   6. Apply Windows and Network settings
   7. Install Language Packs

Everything works well, no errors whatsoever.

However, when the task sequence is completed, Windows is stuck in the spinning dots screen for over 30mins!

I've googled endlessly and despite the well known workaround of configured unattend.xml with the following settings:

    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" 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>
                <VMModeOptimizations>
                    <SkipNotifyUILanguageChange>true</SkipNotifyUILanguageChange>
                </VMModeOptimizations>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
                <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
                <UnattendEnableRetailDemo>false</UnattendEnableRetailDemo>
            </OOBE>

I still get the stupid spinning dots screen running for over 30 mins.

 

Can anyone help me?
I am totally at my wits end....