Windows 'scarecrow' account automatically created

[ttblum]

Hello,

We're noticing that we use Opsi to unattended install Windows 10, it automatically creates a Windows account called 'scarecrow'.

What does this account do, and is the password always the same?

[wolfbardo]

Hello,

We're noticing that we use Opsi to unattended install Windows 10, it automatically creates a Windows account called 'scarecrow'.

mmh,

- which windows 10 version?
- which windows 10 iso as source?
- how do you detect this user?

A short test with

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SetLoglevel=7
   DosInAnIcon_netusers
[DosInAnIcon_netusers]
net users
[ende]

on an Windows 10 1709 Client german

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(73)      [1] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:653] [test1] MS Windows 10.0 32 Bit, Release: 1709, Edition: PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_N
...
(88)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           output:
(89)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           --------------
(90)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           
(91)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           C:\Windows\system32>net users 
(92)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           
(93)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           Benutzerkonten für \\BWFSCWIN101709
(94)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           
(95)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(96)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           Administrator            DefaultAccount           Gast                     
(97)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           WDAGUtilityAccount       
(98)      [7] [Mrz 02 08:44:41:944] [test1]           Der Befehl wurde erfolgreich ausgeführt.

regards,
Bardo Wolf

[dorian.borovina]

Hello,

We're noticing that we use Opsi to unattended install Windows 10, it automatically creates a Windows account called 'scarecrow'.

What does this account do, and is the password always the same?

Hi,

can you provide us with your WIN10 unattend.xml file?