How can I pause a task sequence in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ?

[tom2139]

Hello Everbody,

I think I've got a big problem.

Scenario:
I want to execute a .exe file which interactes with an existing process. The existing process runs under user context with session id 1.
Deploying a task sequence with serviceUI.exe -process:TSProgressUI.exe doesnt' work, because the task sequence and all following processes run under system context, so the process cannot interact with
the existing process.
When deploying a normal task sequence (without serviceUI.exe) and checking run this step as the following account, the task sequence runs under session id 0.

Basically, is there a possibility in SCCM 2012, to deploy or just execute a programm/skript with user interaction which can interact with a user context process in session 1?

[Aurock]

Will this work in later parts of the task sequence, such as during the State Restore phase? Or does the F8 for cmd prompt only work during the WinPE phases?

[anyweb]

it will work during WinPE or Windows stages of the task sequence as long as it's not during Windows setup (device driver detection stage)

[vincelewin]

Hi Anyweb,

 

I tried this in my windows 10 TS and it throws this error.

 

Failed to run the action ###########Pause Task Sequence. This version is not compatible with the version of windows your running. Check your computer's system information and then contact the software publisher. (Error: 800700D8; source: Windows)

 

Im using the serviceUI.exe from the MDT2012 Update 1 you linked above.

Im using a 64 bit boot image and the 64bit version of the serviceui.exe file.

 

Any idea why this isnt working?

 

Regards

 

Vince

[anyweb]

hi, which version of ConfigMgr are you using and what ADK/WinPE ?

[vincelewin]

Hi,

 

ADK 8.1 Build 8.100.26866

WinPE 6.3.9600.16384 is the boot image version.

ConfigMgr I think its 5.

 

Vince

[anyweb]

hmm it should work can you show me a screenshot of the error

[vincelewin]

Hi,

 

I think it was giving the error and crashing out because I didnt have "Continue on error" ticked. Now it just flashes up the title and skips past without stopping or display the window.

 

 

[anyweb]

that's just parsing the step, that isn't the actual step where it's failing, show me where it's failing or better yet attach the edited smsts.log file here.

[vincelewin]

Ive attached the file here.

smsts_win10_PauseFailed.txt