Not able to perform 'shutdown without sysprep' using powershell in windows server 2022

Question

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of creating AWS AMIs for Windows Server 2022. After configuring the machine, I need to perform a 'shutdown without sysprep' using PowerShell with Launch V2. Although I can perform this action using the wizard (as shown in the attached screenshot), I'm having trouble with the PowerShell command.

Any help or assistance in this regard would be highly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

Will sysprep run if I shut down my computer with the command below?  
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-computer?view=powershell-7.4  
```
Stop-Computer
```

suriya · Answer

Hello all,
I have manually run the following PowerShell script to prepare the machine without using Sysprep, and it works:

```
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:ProgramFiles\Amazon\EC2Launch\EC2Launch.exe" -Argument 'reset' -Wait
Stop-Computer
```
However, when I try to automate this process using Packer, I am unable to RDP into the machine. Can anyone help me resolve this issue?

Thanks,
Suriya

suriya · Answer

If i use this PowerShell command **Stop-Computer** and shutdown my instance and take a AMI of it 
It's showing the bellow error

Password is not available.
The instance was launched from a custom AMI, or the default password has changed. A password cannot be retrieved for this instance. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it using the Amazon EC2 configuration service.

Not able to perform 'shutdown without sysprep' using powershell in windows server 2022

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