After installing a Windows 8.1 image on a Surface Pro 3 tablet, built using the approved Microsoft method of:
sysprep /oobe /generalize /shutdown /unattend:C:\Autounattend.xml
with the AutoUnattend having a COPY PROFILE entry
users were unable to launch DEVICES AND PRINTERS. They would receive
TITLE: C:\Users\<Administrator>\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanelcw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Indexed\Settings\en-US\Classic{4026492f-2f69-46b8-b9bf-5654fc07e423}.settingcontent-ms
CONTENT:
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.
After bumping users permissions and verifying paths, I poked around the internet and found that the fix was quite simple:
You do not even need to log off/on
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Well that's all very well but what about when you get the same error message trying to access "Search Settings", hmm?
Thank you man, easy fix !
Thanks for that tip. I had been struggling for ages to get the devices to appear from the Metro screen