diff --git a/images/win/windows2022.json b/images/win/windows2022.json
index 9a21b4c2..db33e7b0 100644
--- a/images/win/windows2022.json
+++ b/images/win/windows2022.json
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
             "type": "powershell",
             "inline": [
                 "if( Test-Path $Env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\unattend.xml ){ rm $Env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\unattend.xml -Force}",
-                "& $env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /quiet /quit",
+                "& $env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /mode:vm /quiet /quit",
                 "while($true) { $imageState = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\State | Select ImageState; if($imageState.ImageState -ne 'IMAGE_STATE_GENERALIZE_RESEAL_TO_OOBE') { Write-Output $imageState.ImageState; Start-Sleep -s 10  } else { break } }"
             ]
         }