Give example of "Microsoft Windows 2025 upgrade" example response file

Hi, I think this is the example of a unattend.xml (Windows Setup answer file) for upgrading to Microsoft Windows 11/Windows 2025 using setup.exe /unattend:<file> that you're expecting to :

=> Example: unattend.xml for an in-place upgrade to Windows 11/2025

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
  <settings pass="windowsPE">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
      <ImageInstall>
        <OSImage>
          <InstallFrom>
            <MetaData wcm:action="add">
              <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
              <Value>1</Value>
            </MetaData>
          </InstallFrom>
          <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
        </OSImage>
      </ImageInstall>
      <UserData>
        <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
        <FullName>Administrator</FullName>
        <Organization>MyOrganization</Organization>
      </UserData>
    </component>
  </settings>

  <settings pass="specialize">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
      <ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey> <!-- Optional -->
      <TimeZone>SE Asia Standard Time</TimeZone>
      <RegisteredOwner>MyUser</RegisteredOwner>
      <RegisteredOrganization>MyOrganization</RegisteredOrganization>
      <ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
    </component>
  </settings>

  <settings pass="oobeSystem">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
      <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
      <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
      <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
      <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
    </component>
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State">
      <OOBE>
        <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
        <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
        <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
        <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
        <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
      </OOBE>
      <UserAccounts>
        <AdministratorPassword>
          <Value>P@ssw0rd</Value>
          <PlainText>true</PlainText>
        </AdministratorPassword>
      </UserAccounts>
      <AutoLogon>
        <Password>
          <Value>P@ssw0rd</Value>
          <PlainText>true</PlainText>
        </Password>
        <Enabled>true</Enabled>
        <Username>Administrator</Username>
      </AutoLogon>
    </component>
  </settings>

</unattend>

=> How to use with setup.exe

Save the above as unattend.xml and use the following command:

setup.exe /auto upgrade /unattend:unattend.xml

**Notes:

• The <ProductKey> is optional for upgrade if the system already has a valid digital license.
• This assumes you're upgrading from a supported previous version (e.g., Windows 10/11 to Windows 11 24H2 or 2025).
• You must match architecture (amd64 for 64-bit), and ensure the XML file is encoded in UTF-8.
• Replace timezone, locale, name, password, etc., as appropriate.
• You can also add <Telemetry> or <DynamicUpdate> components if needed.