{"id":1892,"date":"2016-09-28T22:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T03:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swildow.darktech.org\/wp\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2016-09-28T22:08:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T03:08:31","slug":"windows-sysprep-tool-for-virtual-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1892","title":{"rendered":"WINDOWS SYSPREP TOOL FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WINDOWS SYSPREP TOOL FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES<\/a><\/h1>\n
MON, 06\/06\/2016 – 14:18<\/span> ADMIN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sysprep\u00a0<\/strong>is a Microsoft tool\u00a0\u00a0prepares an installation of Windows for duplication, auditing, and customer delivery. Most of you are familiar with Sysprep and has use it lot of times. When you are setup a Windows VM you need to install softwares, drivers, maybe some configuration in firewall, enable Remote Desktop , install critical patches and who know’s what else base on every IT requirements. All these\u00a0takes lot of time every time tha you must insall a new VM.<\/p>\n

If you don’t use\u00a0MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit)\u00a0<\/strong>which is very good tool for those that you don’t have hear again you can use a sysyprep with a switch \/mode:vm<\/p>\n

The command-line option\u00a0\/mode:vm<\/strong>\u00a0it’s new command and can use it from Windows 8,Windows Server 2012. The command generalize\u00a0VHD\u00a0<\/strong>so you can deploy it as\u00a0VHD\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0VHDX<\/strong>\u00a0in the same\u00a0HYPERV Host<\/strong>. With simple words\u00a0you can use the same VHD or VHDX File for the first Boot for different VM’s.<\/p>\n

Today i will explain how can use\u00a0Sysprep\u00a0<\/strong>with the The command-line option\u00a0\/mode:vm<\/strong>\u00a0and automate you Job.<\/p>\n

So Let’s start.<\/p>\n