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Windows deployment (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by electric_nan@lemmy.ml to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
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I'm new to Windows deployments, and I need some help. I've gotten as far as setting up a new system from a Windows 11 image downloaded from MS, configuring it/installing software, and then running sysprep. I made a WinPE boot thumbdrive, but I'm stuck at capturing the Windows image part. Part of my problem is that I'm trying to make this in a VM. Is that more trouble than it's worth?

Is there an easier way to do this? I've seen people saying I can use Linux tools like Clonezilla, which sounds good to me, since I'm very comfortable with Linux-- but I read that might cause problems. One thing mentioned was licensing.

I would be deploying these images 100% onto Lenovo machines that we purchase from CDW, so I'm not sure how licensing would work. Is the license tied to the MAC? Will they auto-register once I boot them with the new image?

Thanks for anyone that takes the time to help me understand this :)

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[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can use MDT to capture the image, it provides the scripts to do so. Just deploy a windows 11 image on a VM and use said script to capture it to the deployment share.

You'll need WDS to install the captured image on the network though but it's all not as difficult as it may appear.