Unattend.xml Not Working

Hi,

I built a VM template with SCVMM 2012 R2 and subsequently an unatend.xml file from the Windows System Image Manager. The unattend.xml passes verification without any issues in WSIM but when I deploy the file along with my template the settings do not apply. I need the unattend to be completely automated, but I still get prompted to click "Next" for Regional Settings , "Next" for EULA, and I must enter the built-in Administrator Password then click "Next" to complete installation. The built-in local administrator password is set in the guest OS profile, the Regional Settings and Ignore EULA are specified in my unattend.xml file. I used the install.wim file from the same OS media that I created the template from.

Any ideas why my settings are not being applied to the virtual machines I create from this template that has the guest OS profile and unattend.xml file applied to it? Unattend.xml is below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
            </OOBE>
            <RegisteredOwner>COMPANY</RegisteredOwner>
            <RegisteredOrganization>COMPANY</RegisteredOrganization>
            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            <ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>true</ShowPowerButtonOnStartScreen>
            <TimeZone>GMT Standard Time</TimeZone>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <InputLocale>en-GB</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/users/admin/documents/install.wim#Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

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