Windows 10 Reference Image - Here we go...

[garethEds]

Evening all,

 

Does anyone have any advice on creating a Windows 10 image? Over the years I've managed to get my Windows 7 image spot on and it takes little time to create a yearly fresh one.

 

Now I am experimenting again with 10 (v1607) and wondered if anyone has advice or updates that need to go on. I'm following the advice given on:

 

Deployment Research > Research

 

The OS updates have been slipstreamed in, as have C++ runtimes and some other software.

 

Are there any other updates you guys put in there?

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[Michael]

Enable .NET 3.5 as there are still loads of applications that require it. I don't believe it makes the install any less secure in my experience. I generally include quite a number of 'generic' free applications that will apply to all regardless.

[garethEds]

@Michael - Yip, that is done as part of the reference image via MDT.

 

Need to find the RSAT tools now for 1607.

 

GJE

[garethEds]

When creating a reference image, my task sequence stops at the point where Windows 10 asks if it should be discoverable and seen by other computers on the network. ANy ideas how to get passed that without manual intervention?

 

Once I click 'Yes' or 'No' it carries on.

 

Gareth

[snagrat]

@Michael - Yip, that is done as part of the reference image via MDT.

 

Need to find the RSAT tools now for 1607.

 

GJE

 

You might have to enable the US Language to get it installed. Doesn't seem to install if only UK is installed

[snagrat]

When creating a reference image, my task sequence stops at the point where Windows 10 asks if it should be discoverable and seen by other computers on the network. ANy ideas how to get passed that without manual intervention?

 

Once I click 'Yes' or 'No' it carries on.

 

Gareth

 

There is a reg edit you can use but I can't recall it off the top of my head

[Arthur]

it takes little time to create a yearly fresh one.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron? An image that's only updated once a year is stale 11 months of the year. :eek:

 

Need to find the RSAT tools now for 1607.

www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/176347-remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-v1-2-windows-10-a.html

Edited November 14, 2016 by Arthur

[Arthur]

There is a reg edit you can use but I can't recall it off the top of my head

Is this the one you were thinking of?

 

reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff

 

To turn off...

 

Edited November 14, 2016 by Arthur

[Tefters]

Custom Windows 10 image... Owwwww where to start...

 

- Remove Modern Apps

- Add in Photo Viewer

- Change default user for side buttons on start menu

- If capturing image via sysprep be careful of the recent folder but where new user accounts will see the sysprep folder as a recent folder (due to last folder being accessed before sysprep)

 

If you dig through my previous posts I replied to a thread about 4 to 8 weeks ago listing a load of stuff I do for custom images both Windows 10 and Server 2016 nowadays due to previous testing experiences.

 

Saved you the hassle of digging:- http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-server-2016/175375-rds-2016-a-2.html, just look for my wall of text half way down.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Tefters

[garethEds]

Thanks @Tefters

[garethEds]

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron? An image that's only updated once a year is stale 11 months of the year. :eek:

 

Yes - that's true. I've never been able to work out the best way of updating my deployment images on a monthly basis - I let WSUS do it. Would you advise differently?

 

Gareth

[Tefters]

Yes - that's true. I've never been able to work out the best way of updating my deployment images on a monthly basis - I let WSUS do it. Would you advise differently?

 

Gareth

 

It might be the best way moving forward due to the new patching cycle, just raised a thread PST night myself to talk about this.

[SHimmer45]

Is this the one you were thinking of?

 

reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff

 

To turn off...

 

 

i believe you can turn this off in the answer file for a deployment as well