For non-persistent Instant-clones using VMware's clone-prep I have installed the UF with the launchsplunk=0 onto the master/gold image. The I run "splunk clone-prep-clear-config", set the service to manual so it doesn't start automatically on the master/gold image and publishing the desktops. Then I have a scheduled task that runs a few minutes after the user logons the calls an elevated command to "splunk.exe restart" to erase the GUID and generate a new GUID prior to the splunkd service starting.  Is there a way for the process that this invokes to run silently? ie no pop-up screen ... View more