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I want to run a batch file during the windowsPE phase of an unattended Windows setup, and the autounattend.xml works fine as long as I launch the batch file from its path like this:

<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
  <Description>StartUp script</Description>
  <Path>cmd.exe /k D:\startup.bat<Path>
  <Order>6</Order>
</RunSynchronousCommand>

2023-11-21 11:41:53,  Info  IBS Command 5: 0x00000000

2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS Successfully executed command 'cmd.exe /k "D:\startup.bat"' (exit code 0x00000000)
2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000000)


2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS ==== executing user-specified asynchronous commands ====
2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000001)


2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS ==== Applying shutdown settings ====
2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS No shutdown setting was specified
2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000001)


2023-11-21 11:41:56,  Info  IBS Successfully applied WinPE bootstrap unattend settings

The drive letter can be different, and setup fails when it doesn't find D:\startup.bat

  • To search for the file, I found this script, and it works fine when I run it from a terminal, but fails when it's run from the answer file: 
      <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
    <Description>StartUp script</Description>
    <Path>cmd.exe /k "(FOR %i IN (C D E F G H I J K L N M) DO IF EXIST %i:\startup.bat start %i:\startup.bat)"</Path>
    <Order>6</Order>
  </RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>

I have tried dozens of variations:
using quotes, with/out parenthesis, echo instead of start, cmd without .exe, /c or /k, using &&, and creating a variable with SET and calling it via %var%

  • Setup always fails due to an error within the windowsPE Pass 1 of the answer file, and I can't figure out why: 
    2023-11-21 11:25:21,  Info  IBS Command 5: 0x00000000

    2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS Successfully executed command 'cmd.exe /k "FOR %i IN (C D E F G H I J K L N M) DO IF EXIST %i:\startup.bat start %i:\startup.bat"' (exit code 0xc000013a)
2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS STATUS: FAILURE (0xc000013a)
    

    2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS ==== executing user-specified asynchronous commands ====
2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000001)
    

    2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS ==== Applying shutdown settings ====
2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS No shutdown setting was specified
2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  IBS STATUS: SUCCESS (0x00000001)
    

    2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Error [0x0604a8] IBS Failed applying WinPE bootstrap unattend settings with status 0xc000013a
    

    2023-11-21 11:27:22,  Info  [0x0640ae] IBSLIB PublishMessage: Publishing message [The Windows PE bootstrap setting specified in the automatic response file could not be applied.]
JW0914
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likeeatingpizza
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I ended up solving it by putting the batch file inside the WindowsPE image that launches windows setup (boot.wim). That way the file is always in the X:\ drive and I can just launch it from the answer file with "cmd.exe /k X:\Windows\Setup\startup.bat"

likeeatingpizza
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