IT Professional

Albert Widjaja

Brad McAfee

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Does the MDT comes as freeware?
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As long as you own the key for Windows yes.
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As long as you own the key for Windows yes.

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I second MDT for business use.
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OK, so by combining MDT and ADK, I assume there is no additional cost involved to automate the deployment with WDS as well?
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OK, so by combining MDT and ADK, I assume there is no additional cost involved to automate the deployment with WDS as well?

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If you own volume license then yes, you are correct. There is no additional license is needed.
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If you own volume license then yes, you are correct. There is no additional license is needed.

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Thanks Brad - I trust you have the information you needed.
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Thanks Brad - I trust you have the information you needed.

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We have several dozen computers to reimage with Windows 10.<br />
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However, they have several customizations that are needed, such as time zone, wallpaper, Edge home page, install Adobe Reader, et cetera. &nbsp;If we have to do this manually for each computer it is going to be painfully slow.<br />
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I know I have &quot;built&quot; a Windows 10 image that is customized with settings such as these as well as installing programs after the installation I just can't seem to recall the name of what I previously used.<br />
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Can you please provide some solutions that would work for such a project? &nbsp;Thanks!
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We have several dozen computers to reimage with Windows 10.

However, they have several customizations that are needed, such as time zone, wallpaper, Edge home page, install Adobe Reader, et cetera.  If we have to do this manually for each computer it is going to be painfully slow.

I know I have "built" a Windows 10 image that is customized with settings such as these as well as installing programs after the installation I just can't seem to recall the name of what I previously used.

Can you please provide some solutions that would work for such a project?  Thanks!

Windows 10 Custom Image Creation

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.