PENDING Add a reg key during a os task sequence

[micdam]

Hi,
i am going to use SCCM 2012 to deploy Win10 and i have all done except editing registry in task sequence.
I have tried to add a "Run Command Line" step on various places. Before Setup Windows and Configuration Manager and after but nothing changes. The reg keys were not added.


The commandds were:

Disable download
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore /v AutoDownload /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f


Disable features
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Cloud Content" /v DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f


Then i create a task sequence with only two staeps that run the same commands, i deplooyed it to the device and it works fine so i think that the syntax was correct and perhaps the place is wrong.





Can someone help me?

i've attached smsts.log

 

[Marek Belan]

Put it after Setup Windows and Config step.
And try cmd /c reg add ...

 

[Edy]

You have to run the command after booting to Windows not WinPE as your are modifying Windows environment. As per @Marek Belan 's post.

I would recommend to create a package with a bat file. what you can do is, on your computer export the reg keys and then inside the batch file do regedit.exe /s exported_reg_name.reg. Use it as an Install Application Task.

 

[micdam]

Put it after Setup Windows and Config step.
And try cmd /c reg add ...

thankyou,
it works fine.

unfortunately modifying those registry keys does not prevent from downloading undesired apps :-(

 

[Edy]

thankyou,
it works fine.

unfortunately modifying those registry keys does not prevent from downloading undesired apps :-(

use group policy to block windows store.
use powershell to remove the built-in apps
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/uninstall-restore-windows-10-builtin-apps