Creating a single custom install disk for different computers


  1. thiswaythatway
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    Creating a single custom install disk for different computers


    I am a small business, home user tech.

    When I give a someone a new computer I do several things to it so that the user has a better OOB experience.

    What I want to know is, is there a way to automate those task so that I can do an install using a custom answer file regardless of the type of machine or license?

    These are machines that I pick up from local computer store (MicroCenter). They already have an OS installed just waiting on the new user to customize.

    Here are just a few of the things that I do to a machine:
    • Recycle bin – Make size 1111kb
    • Power settings – No Standby, screen off after 1 hr
    • Start Menu – Clear all check marks
    • Start Menu – Only Calendar, News, Calc, Notepad, Snip-n-sketch, IE, Chrome and Firefox
    • Start Menu – Removed program list
    • System Restore – Turn on
    • Uninstall Onedrive

    My guess is that there is no way to do this due to the different machines and Windows key.

    Any thought are greatly appreciated.
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  3. Berton
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    Win10 Version 21H2 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro
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    thiswaythatway said:
    My guess is that there is no way to do this due to the different machines and Windows key.
    The main things I see in doing that is different machines = different drivers. The Windows Product Key is embedded in the BIOS/Motherboard from Windows 8 and later and shouldn't be an issue if those versions have previously been installed, will have a Digital License when checking the Activation. A clean install will also pick that up when connected to the Internet. One thing is for sure, I've learned a whole lot since my retirement in late '94 and starting building computers in a shop a week later with MS-DOS 5 and Windows 3.1 [helped to bridge the gap until all my benefits kicked in], worked there 5 months until we moved].
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