Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with WDS

Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with WDS

Capture a Windows 10 image with Windows Deployment Services is easy if you would be familiar with Windows Deployment. Before applying this article, you need to have installed WDS on Windows Server. If you lab is ready for deploying Windows follow the article,

So let’s begin to capture Windows 10 reference image.
1. Press Windows+R to open run and type Sysprep and run Sysprep. On the Sysprep tool select Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) and select Generalize the click OK. 

Systep Preparation

2. Once the Sysprep has complete, system will restart and boot it from Network. You must configure you system to boot from network. Just press F12 to go to Pexe.

Press F12 to boot the system through Network

3. Now select Capture Image to capture Windows 10 reference image or PC.

Capture Windows 10 Reference Image

4. On the Welcome to Windows Deployment Services Image Capture Wizard page click Next.

5. Now select the directory where you want to capture, type image name and image description then click Next.

Directory to Capture Windows 10 Reference Image

6. Select Name and Location or tick the check box of Upload image to a Windows Deployment Services server. When done click Connect and type user credential. Select Image Group name also then click Next. 

Capture Windows 10 Reference Image Location and Server

7. This will take a long time to complete the process of capturing Windows reference PC.

Uploading Image to WDS Server

8. When it has complete click Finish and restart your Windows 10 reference PC. Configure and select the reference PC language, time, user and password, because it has been completely out of box by executing Sysprep. 
9. Go to Windows Deployment server and check the result of Windows 10 capturing. The Windows 10 captured image should be transferred successfully to WDS server.

Windows 10 Captured Image

OK, that’s all about to capture Windows 10 reference image with WDS and Windows Server 2016 or Server 2012 R2.

Capture Windows 10 Reference Image video tutorial

If you have any question let us know and how can we help you to solve your OS and App deployment problems in your production environment.

How to Deploy Software Using Group Policy?

Software deployment is the most important task for System Administrator on the network. Here we just show you an easy way to deploy software using Group Policy on network client computers. It’s not difficult but needs some basic networking and Windows Server knowledge.

Deploy Software using Group Policy

Let’s start with installing some software in Windows 10 through group policy. I’m using Windows 10 as a client and Windows Server 2012 R2 for Server. It works the same for Windows server 2016 as well.
1. Create a folder in Server and share it with appropriate permission for domain users to execute MSI files.

Share the folder for App Deployment

Here I have created an AppDeployment folder. The folder contains all software we need to install them through group policy.
2. Now go to Server Manager Dashboard and open the Group Policy Management or simply type “Gpmc.msc” in Windows Run.

How to Deploy Software Using Group Policy in Windows server 2016 – Technig

3. In Group Policy Management console, create a new GPO and link it to your domain. I have created App Deployment for Technig.local domain.

Link a GPO to domain for Deploying Software using Group Policy – Technig

4. Right-click the App Deployment and click edit, in order to edit the policy. In the opened Group Policy Management Editor, go to the Software installation through Computer Configuration > Policies > Software Settings > Software Installation.

Software Installation Using Group Policy Windows Server 2016

5. To create a new software package, right-click the Software installation > New then click Package.

Software Deployment Directory

6. In the opened window, using the UNC path of the software select the software MSI file you want to deploy. Here I want to install 7zip software for Technig.local clients.

Deploy Software using GPO

7. On the Deploy Software window select Assigned then click OK.

Install Software at Logon – Deploy Software with Group Policy in Windows Server 2016

8. Now, Navigate to Properties of software MSI file on the Deployment tab, check the Install this application at logon then click OK. Finally, close all opened windows and update the Windows Policy by typing “Gpupdate /force /logoff” command on Command Prompt. You might need to restart your PC after executing the group policy update command.

Testing Software Deployment on Network Computers

Now you can test the software deployment with group policy on one of your client computer. Here I test it on a Windows 10 PC. I have just updated the group policy and restart my computer. Now the 7zip has been installed successfully.

App Deployment in Windows 10 Using Group Policy

You can see the 7zip has been installed successfully on Windows 10 at login through group policy. Try to apply this article to deploy software using group policy on your network environment. Please comment us if you have any issue with deploying software with group policy in Windows server.

source:www.technig.com

All MSC Shortcut Commands in Windows Server

The complete Windows Server management – Keyboard Shortcuts and Commands for quick access to managing Windows servers inside your network environment.
Windows Server 2016 – All MSC Shortcut Commands

Item	Command
Active Directory Rights Management Services	AdRmsAdmin.msc
ADSI Edit	adsiedit.msc
Active Directory Certificate Services	certsrv.msc
DFS Management	dfsmgmt.msc
DHCP Console	dhcpmgmt.msc
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
DNS Console	dnsmgmt.msc
Active Directory Domains and Trust	domain.msc
Active Directory Users and Computers	dsa.msc
Active Directory Site and Subnets	dssite.msc
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
Group Policy Management Console	gpmc.msc
Group Policy Management Editor	gpme.msc
LDP	ldp.exe
PKI – Enterprise PKI	pkiview.msc
Resultant Set of Policy	rsop.msc
Server Manager	ServerManager.msc
WINS	winsmgmt.msc
WMI	WmiMgmt.msc

Windows Server Shortcut Commands

Item	Command
Active Directory Rights Management Services	AdRmsAdmin.msc
ADSI Edit	adsiedit.msc
Authorization Manager	azman.msc
Certificates	certmgr.msc
Active Directory Certificate Services	certsrv.msc
Certificate Templates Console	certtmpl.msc
Cluster Admin	CluAdmin.msc
Component Services	comexp.msc
Computer Manager	compmgmt.msc
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
DFS Management	dfsmgmt.msc
DHCP Console	dhcpmgmt.msc
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
DNS Console	dnsmgmt.msc
Active Directory Domains and Trust	domain.msc
Active Directory Users and Computers	dsa.msc
Active Directory Site and Subnets	dssite.msc
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
Failover Cluster Manager	FailoverClusters.SnapInHelper.msc
Shared Folders Console	fsmgmt.msc
File Server Resource Manager	fsrm.msc
Fax Service Manager	fxsadmin.msc
Local Group Policy Editor	gpedit.msc
Group Policy Management Console	gpmc.msc
Group Policy Management Editor	gpme.msc
GPO Editor	gptedit.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
NAP Client Configuration	NAPCLCFG.MSC
Services for Network File System	nfsmgmt.msc
Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
PKI – Enterprise PKI	pkiview.msc
Print Management	printmanagement.msc
Remote App Manager	remoteprograms.msc
Resultant Set of Policy	rsop.msc
Remote Desktop Connection Manager	sbmgr.msc
Local Security Policy	secpol.msc
Server Manager	ServerManager.msc
Services	services.msc
SQL Server Configuration Manager	SQLServerManager10.msc
Share and Storage Management	StorageMgmt.msc
Storage Explorer	StorExpl.msc
Telephony	tapimgmt.msc
Task Scheduler	taskschd.msc
TPM Management Console	tpm.msc
Remote Desktop Services Manager	tsadmin.msc
Remote Desktops Session Host Configuration	tsconfig.msc
RD Gateway Manager	tsgateway.msc
Remote Desktops – Console Root\Remote Desktops	tsmmc.msc
Windows Server Backup	wbadmin.msc
Windows Deployment Services	WdsMgmt.msc
Windows Firewall and Advanced Security	WF.msc
WINS	winsmgmt.msc
WMI	WmiMgmt.msc

Server Core Shortcut Commands

Item	Command
Server Configuration	Sconfig

Active Directory Shortcut Commands