RunAsynchronousCommand

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Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

RunAsynchronousCommand specifies a single command to run during the windowsPE configuration pass.

To run services or commands that can start at the same time, use asynchronous commands. To run commands that need to finish before other commands can start, use RunSynchronousCommand instead.

All RunAsynchronous commands run in the system context.

Child Elements

Important

Credentials

Path

Specifies the path to the command to execute.

Valid Configuration Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Setup | RunAsynchronous | RunAsynchronousCommand

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to configure asynchronous commands.

<RunAsynchronous>
   <RunAsynchronousCommand>
      <Order>1</Order>
      <Path>\\MyNetworkShare\MyApplication.exe</Path>
      <Description>DescriptionOfMyApplication</Description>
      <Credentials>
         <Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain>
         <UserName>MyUserName</UserName>
         <Password>MyPassword</Password>
      </Credentials>
   </RunAsynchronousCommand>
   <RunAsynchronousCommand>
      <Order>2</Order>
      <Path>C:\AnotherApplication.exe</Path>
      <Description>DescriptionOfMyApplication</Description>
   </RunAsynchronousCommand>
</RunAsynchronous>

See Also

Concepts

RunAsynchronous