WinPE Task Sequence Hangs
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Thank you for this tool to pull OEM information during WinPE! We are trying to use this during an OSD task sequence with SCCM. We have a step that runs ShowKeyPlus.exe OEMInfo.txt and then parses the output file to import the needed information. However, after this step runs, we've noticed that ShowKeyPlus.exe stays running the background. The task sequence will not continue until the process is stopped. Even if we manually stop the process, the task sequence will continue, but when it arrives at the first reboot, the system simply does not restart. Everything closes and you get a cursor with a blue background. Something left over from ShowKeyPlus seems to be preventing the reboot. Any idea what that could be?
Thank you!
Thanx for your feedback.
It sounds like an open handle to PidGenX.dll.
Threading has been much improved in the Preview version but I have yet to add WinPE functionality.
I will look into it and report back.
Thanks! As added information, I noticed that some sort of GUI flashes quickly. Also, this only happens when ShowKeyPlus is run directly by the Task Sequence step. For instance, if I put a command to run ShowKeyPlus in a command line step or PowerShell step, the issue occurs. However, if I create a step that opens a separate PowerShell process and then runs ShowKeyPlus in that session, everything works correctly. We are using this as a workaround right now. Hopefully that helps troubleshoot, or, if it doesn't seem worth it to fix, we do have a workaround. Thanks again!