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I am trying to generate an reference image of Windows 10 pro. Everything works fine but the recovery tools are not enabled by default in the OOBE after applying the image despite the recovery tools being registered correctly (reagentc /enable during the OOBE does activate the recovery tools).

Is there a way to have WinRE enabled by default in the OOBE?

Additional information:
Windows 10 was installed to a HyperV VM with an .iso generated with the media creation tool.
To prepare, generate and apply the image I followed the following guide by microsoft.
The WinRE.wim was copied from the recovery partition of the vm to the windows directory before generating the image.

Quemrik
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What you're seeing is normal and you should continue on doing "reagentc /enable" during the OOBE.

You're installing a Windows image that contains Windows itself. The recovery tools are located in a separate recovery partition that needs to be created.

The Reagentc command to disable and enable WinRE, only copies Winre.wim to the recovery partition when enabled, or from the recovery partition to the Windows folder when disabled. It may be found in C:\Windows\System32\Recovery or in C:\Recovery\OEM folders, depending on the installed Windows version.

Your Windows image does not create the recovery partition, it just applies Windows to its partition. Therefore "reagentc /enable" is required to create the recovery partition and to copy Winre.wim to it.

harrymc
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