Sysprep can be really useful if you want to save up some time and automatically deploy an operating system on a group of computers. However, when you are faced with one of its issues, it can be, at times, an obstacle to pass. Nonetheless, you can learn how to deal with the issue by going through this article.
What causes the ‘Sysprep Was Not Able to Validate Your Windows Installation’ Error on Windows 10?
Well, if you navigate to the file specified in the error message and go through it, you will find the possible cause of the error. In different scenarios, it can vary, therefore, for a basic insight, it is often due to the following factors — Getting onto the solutions, you can fix your issue by following the workarounds given down below.
Uninstalling Candy Crush and Twitter
For some odd reason, most of the users were encountering this issue because of the apps that they had downloaded some apps from the Windows store. If you have installed Candy Crush or Twitter on your system, they can be the responsible party. If this case is applicable to you, you will have to uninstall both Candy Crush and Twitter from your system and then try running Sysprep again. Here’s how to uninstall them: Do the same for Twitter.
Installing Default Windows Apps
In some cases, refreshing the default Windows applications might be the cause of the error. In such an event, you will simply have to install the default applications again. Here’s how to do it:
Modifying Windows Registry
If you are receiving the error message after upgrading to Windows 10, this will most likely be due to the Upgrade DWORD key in the Windows Registry. In such a case, you will just have to delete key and then run Sysprep again. Here’s how to do it:
Creating a New Administrator Account
If you are unable to find the Upgrade key in the Windows Registry and the above solutions do not work out for you, creating a new administrator account will certainly fix the issue. Some users have reported that upon creating a new administrator account and then deleting all the old ones, their issue was resolved. Here’s how to do it: Please make sure that you delete all the previous accounts if you have more than one.
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