Gathering logs from a failed deployment (4268464)

When a deployment fails after the image was successfully applied ( All Pre Install tasks and Mid Level tasks complete) either with a Blue Screen or some other error at boot time or while going through setup or OOBE, gathering the correct set of logs will help speed your issue to a solution.

The logs needed for problem diagnostics are generated, for the most part, during the Mid Level Tasks phase and the final phase when the machine reboots it goes through setup and start the Post Install Tasks. Logs must be gathered in both phases making collecting all the needed logs via a single deployment tedious.

This article will attempt to make gathering needed diagnostic logs easier by breaking the process into 5 steps.

Note: This article applies only to Image deployment ( WIM or Kimage ) not to Scripted Installs.