Let me see if I can clear some of this up.
Windows 10 was released as a final, perpetual version of Windows. There will be no Windows 11 or any other replacement version of Windows. Instead, Windows 10 marks a major shift in the way Windows versions and updates are released. Rather than having...
As of Windows 10 Version 1511 (Build 10586), you no longer need to upgrade to Windows 10 first to register the entitlement for that machine. You can perform a clean installation and enter the Windows 7 key during setup.
Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro
Windows for IT Pros at TechNet
I can definitively tell you that Sysprep does not work on upgraded environments. This includes Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 upgraded between builds.
I can also definitively tell you that Sysprep is present and still used for image preparation in Windows 10...
Sysprep works just like it did in Windows 8.1. Rearm count on my machine is 1001, but I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and you cannot Sysprep upgraded environments. If you want to prepare an image as a form of backup, youll need to do it from a clean installed environment.
Another...
xSauronx points out an important factor. You want as little as possible in your image for the greatest compatibility with multiple makes/models/configurations… but you want as much in your image as possible for the greatest deployment speed. A full, thick image complete with drivers...
I would definitely use the same deployment share. Why import apps and drivers more than once?
If you are automating the deployment rather than making selections in the Windows Deployment Wizard, you would create a task sequence for each department/configuration. In that task sequence you would...
Something noteworthy is that CopyProfile is processed during the Specialize pass, meaning when the computer turns back on (or the image has been deployed and is booted on the new machine). If you use a deployment solution that replaces the answer file during deployment (like MDT), your...
ArisVer is correct, System Image Backup (from the Windows 7 Backup and Restore functionality) is still present under File History, the link is in the bottom left corner of the File History window. See What happened to Backup and Restore? At Windows Support.
Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT...
Note that the export for the GPO (XML) is not compatible with the import command, which requires BIN. Detailed here.
Another note, the shortcuts to applications must exist in the Start Menu folder for the user/all users or the tiles will not appear.
You would...
I really want to stress the importance of using a virtual machine for your reference system/reference image. Capturing an image from the OEM environment that ships with the laptop is a recipe for conflict when deploying to disparate hardware. Sysprep can remove drivers to increase cross platform...
If you are encountering the issue where the disk is partitioned with the wrong method, i.e. a GPT disk on a BIOS system, you can circumnavigate the issue by using Boot to VHD. This also isolates the files for the new installation without the need for a new partition. See this guide for...
Sector based imaging is fine for a few systems, or for organizations with a unified hardware platform (every system the same make and model). In these scenarios you would configure your system, in some cases you would want to configure the system in Audit Mode, create an answer file and then...
If you really want to get it running, you can attach the hard disk with the operating system in question to a virtual machine and it should boot. It is unlikely that a virtual machine would have any conflicting hardware to interfere with the boot process and you should at least be able to get...
Using either EasyBCD as suggested by Jack, or the official Microsoft utility bootrec.exe included on the installation media, you could reconstruct the BCD for Windows 7 on the appropriate drive. There are instructions on using bootrec.exe provided by Microsoft here which provide the commands...
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