PENDING unable to run windows activation PowerShell script through task sequence

[noobsccm]

Hi,

We are using SCCM/MECM 2103 in our organization. I am trying to run a powershell script through task sequence to activate windows 10 using product key. The scripts I used are as follows :

1.

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$productkey=(Get-CimInstance -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey

slmgr -ipk $productkey

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2.

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$Productkey =(Get-WmiObject -Class SoftwareLicensingService).OA3xOriginalProductkey
cscript /b C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ipk $Productkey
cscript /b C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato
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I put this step after 'Setup Windows and Configuration Manager' but this scripts is not activating the windows. However If I use this script locally on the machine it worked. Please note we do not use KMS server or MAK to activate windows. We use E5 license which is not activating the windows either and is totally a separate issue.

Now, please help me to troubleshoot how can I activate windows through sccm task sequence? What I am missing here?

Thanks in Advance

 

[Garth]

Run the script as the local system account. What error do you get? https://www.recastsoftware.com/resources/how-to-access-the-local-system-account/

 

[noobsccm]

Interesting! I got below :


However, it works fine in PowerShell though.

 

[Garth]

Interesting! I got below :
View attachment 4654

However, it works fine in PowerShell though.

Does the crossed out name say "NT authority\Local System" or something like that?
In ay case, you now have something to troubleshoot.
Try it without the $productkey= section of text.

 

[noobsccm]

Does the crossed out name say "NT authority\Local System" or something like that?
In ay case, you now have something to troubleshoot.
Try it without the $productkey= section of text.

the crossed out name say ' ourdomainname\our local system account'
I already tried without $productkey

 

[Prajwal Desai]

Why not specify the product key in the task sequence and activate the computer?.

 

[noobsccm]

Why not specify the product key in the task sequence and activate the computer?.

Because I do not have the key hence I am using this '

$ProductKey = (Get-WMIObject -Class SoftwareLicensingService).OA3xOriginalProductKey
to get the key from BIOS

 

[bhethcote]

If you're imaging WIn10 systems for your org, I think it's a fair ask to get the product key from whoever the "keeper of the keys" is and just put it in the TS as Prajwal suggested.