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Clone SSD of perfect config install to other SSDs for identical PCs
Hi all!
I have 5 NUC machines for a tutoring centre. All identical NUC7i5BNK models and hardware (8Gb RAM and 128Gb M.2SSD). I have 5 legit Windows 10 Pro OEM keys. Over time, we will increase the number of Nucs to around 20 and buy more Keys.
There is no need for a server in the centre, but all machines will connect to the internet, printer, manager's PC via a switch.
I want to make future installs onto new Nucs quicker and easier, without going through the install process & config again.
Here's my proposed sequence;
- create a perfectly configured install of W10 onto the SSD of a Nuc.
- configure & make changes I needed (but I would not enter the W10 key)
- take that Golden Install SSD out and put it into an external USB enclosure and connect it to a different (technician's) Win10 PC.
- Using the technician's PC, clone that Golden Install SSD, (perhaps using some software like AOMEI Backupper?)
- Store that Golden Install clone somewhere (on a PC, SSD via USB-->SSD adaptor, or a USB Flash Drive).
- Then, if needed, I can easily copy that Golden Install clone onto any new SSDs ( via the USB-->SSD adaptor) for new Nucs or onto SSDs for the existing Nucs that have corrupted/failed etc.
I have tried EaseUS, but not Macrium, to do this directly on the Nucs and failed with error messages. I was going to go down the route of using the ADK and sysprep etc but don't have the time to learn it just for fun.
Questions needing answers, if you could spare the time, please
Q1 - Have I found a novel physical solution to a problem often solved by using Imaging/Cloning software like EasUS or Macrium - Would my proposal work?
Q2 - What haven't I considered in this process which could lead to errors?
Q3 - What search terms would you use to solve this problem via a search engine?
Thanks for the replies,