Guide to Windows System Image Manager Answer Files

I have spent a considerable amount of effort customizing and tweaking answer files for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 so I thought I would share the information I have learned and that I use often with anyone else who is interested in creating answer files for these 2 platforms:

1. Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package under the Foundation folder-This configuration setting can be used to tweak components such as the TelnetClient, WirelessNetworking and other Server Roles and Features such as IIS.
2. Microsoft-Windows-Setup-this configuration setting can be used in multiple passes for a wide variety of operations ranging from Enabling the Firewall to Disk Configuration to various other tasks including adding/including the Product Key for Windows.
3. Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE-This configuration setting is primarily used to set the language for the OS.(primarily en-US in my case).
4. Microsoft-Windows-IE-ESC-This configuration setting is primarily used in Windows Server 2012 to turn off IE Hardening in the specialize pass which locks down the browser on the server OS.
5. Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup-This configuration setting can be used to enable the Display resolution, set up the Autologon process as well as set the Registered User and Computer Name information also in the specialize pass.
6. Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer-This configuration setting can be used in the specialize pass to configure IE Settings such as the Home Page, Favorites etc.
7. Networking-MPSSVC-Svc-This configuration setting can also be used in the specialize pass to Enable the Firewall for the Domain, Private and Public profiles.
8. Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin-This configuration setting can be used in the specialize pass to join the computer to a Domain or  Workgroup.  
9. Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager-This configuration setting can be used in the specialize pass to configure Remote Desktop on the Client or Server OS.
10. Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc-This configuration setting can be used in the specialize pass to change the DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon setting in Windows Server 2012.
11. Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX-This configuration setting can be used in the specialize pass for SkipAutoActivation.
12. Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings-This configuration setting can be used in the offlineServicing pass for the EnableLUA setting which controls the setting for User Account Control prompts.