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Windows 11 Enterprise Builds Stuck on Version Selection #992

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Project Version

latest

VMware vSphere

8.0U3

HashiCorp Packer

1.9.2

HashiCorp Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere

1.4.0

Guest Operating System

Windows 11 Enterprise

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Description

When trying to build a Windows 11 Enterprise template, it gets stuck on the selection for theproduct version. This is using the official Windows 11 For Business ISO.

Expected Behavior

Windows 11 Enterprise version should be auto selected, and install should continue

Actual Behavior

Virtual machine boots into product selection screen and does not continue without manual intervention

Steps to Reproduce

Trigger a Windows 11 Enterprise build using Windows 11 Business ISO. Attaching ISO via datastore.

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  1. tenthirtyam commented on Dec 7, 2024

    @tenthirtyam
    Collaborator

    Did you update your variable to pass vm_inst_os_eval = false?

    By default, the project uses evaluation mode set in the vars. if you set it to false it will pass the provided key and version in the xml.

  2. added this to the Backlog milestone on Dec 7, 2024
  3. self-assigned this
    on Dec 7, 2024
  4. Exonical commented on Dec 7, 2024

    @Exonical
    Author

    I, in fact, did NOT do that. Fixed now! Thanks!

  5. tenthirtyam commented on Dec 7, 2024

    @tenthirtyam
    Collaborator

    Great to hear!

    Also, please note that in public your repository whilst you have taken a copy of project and made modification, the removal of the LICENSE would be a violation of the BSD-2 License.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

    Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    Ryan Johnson
    Distinguished Engineer, VMware by Broadcom

  6. locked and limited conversation to collaborators on Dec 7, 2024
  7. converted this issue into a discussion #993 on Dec 7, 2024
  8. removed this from the Backlog milestone on Feb 12, 2025
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