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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// * virt/virtual_machines/virt-automating-windows-sysprep.adoc
:_content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="virt-generalizing-windows-sysprep_{context}"]
= Generalizing a Windows VM using sysprep
Generalizing an image allows that image to remove all system-specific configuration data when the image is deployed on a virtual machine.
Before generalizing the VM, you must ensure the `sysprep` tool cannot detect an answer file after the unattended Windows installation.
.Procedure
. Remove the `sysprep` disk.
.. In the web console, select *Virtualization* -> *Virtual Machines*, and select the relevant VM.
.. Click *Disks*.
.. Click the Options menu {kebab} for the `sysprep` disk, then click *Delete*.
.. Click *Detach* in the *Detach sysprep disk* dialog.
. Rename `C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml` to avoid detection by the `sysprep` tool.
. Start the `sysprep` program by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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%WINDIR%\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe /generalize /shutdown /oobe /mode:vm
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. After the `sysprep` tool completes, the Windows VM shuts down. The disk image of the VM is now available to use as an installation image for Windows VMs.
You can now specialize the VM.