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Need suggestions on the best software to deploy Win 10

We have to deploy Windows 10 to 25 computers.   I am looking for recommendations on the best software to install fresh copies.  e.g. format and install Win 10.  

I looked at KACE System Deployment Appliance.  Seems good.
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Agreed  - if you already have a server, there's little point in using anything else as far as I'm concerned.  WDS does and excellent job - can even multicast so you can deploy all 25 in about 10-15 minutes, assuming your image isn't unusually large and/or you have a slow (less than Gb) network.

Remember, you have to use a Volume License to create the reference image if you're going to customize it in any way... and if you're not familiar with imaging and don't plan on doing it often, you MIGHT be better just setting up an assembly line.  Learning to use deployment tools in a practical way will take 20 hours MINIMUM in my opinion and potentially 2-3x that... or more.
The workstation in house which type, vendor model? See if the vendor provides some tools

Are you sure you going through fresh install? not an in-place upgrade?
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I have not contacted Dell. They're all Windows 7 computers. Yes fresh install
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/600797-central-management-of-dell-workstations-complete-confusion

Depending on your environment and user base, I would stage and do five at a time and let the users test it out.
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