Running Sysprep

The System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) generalizes the operating system image on the reference computer to remove machine-identifying data and enable the image to run on other bare metal machines.

• Running Sysprep on Windows Server 2003
  You can run Sysprep on a reference computer running Windows Server 2003.
• Running Sysprep on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016
  You can run the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) on a reference computer running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.