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Creating an automated Windows setup with preinstalled applications

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riversa

As part of my IT job, I have to set up computers from time to time. I always follow the same tedious procedure, it is kind of time consuming and there probably is a solution which I cannot seem to find. Do note that they come in with Windows 10. The procedure is the following:

  1. Power the computer on
  2. Create an offline Windows account
  3. Set up a default account with the same offline password
  4. Land on Windows' desktop
  5. Install various applications
  6. Create an Active Directory object with a given name
  7. Change the computer name to what it should be within the Active Directory
  8. Join it to the domain

What I'm looking for is:

  1. Power the computer on
  2. Perform a network boot on a Windows server, something like PXE
  3. Have an almost done installation (step 5 of the previous list) that would only require a computer name change (as it should be unique) then a domain junction

If you have any clue as to where I should look I would appreciate it very much. I've been looking through some Microsoft documentation, but nothing seems to actually match what I'm trying to do:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/system-builder-deployment?view=windows-10&preserve-view=true https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-setup-installation-process?view=windows-11 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/autopilot/windows-autopilot

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TomTom
Ah, given that creating customized install images is standard operating procedure, supported bxy the OS and FULLY DOCUMENTED, ´when asking for help - you expect us to quote you the documentation? Look up WIndows MDT, i.e. starting here.... https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/create-a-windows-10-reference-image - and then take it from there.
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Pat

You can either

  1. Take a MS install ISO, customize the corresponding Install.wim to your needs with dism.exe and deploy with Serva

  2. Install a MS install on a reference PC, Install the rest of applications, etc then capture the reference image and deploy to the rest of PC also with Serva

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riversa
Sounds like a very decent solution. Couldn't anything like it back when I was still looking for a method to deploy ISOs. I'll go with Serva, thanks.
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