📘 Windows 10 Custom Image — Sysprep Lab

🧪 Creating a deployable Windows 10 reference image using Audit Mode and Sysprep

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🏫 Program

BCIT Technology Support Professional (TSP)

🎯 Objective

Build a customized Windows 10 reference virtual machine, install updates and administrative tools, generalize the system using Sysprep, and export the image for deployment.

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🖥️ Environment

Role	System
Hyper-V Host	Physical Server
Reference VM	Windows 10 Trial

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⚙️ Tasks Completed

✔ Installed Windows 10 in Hyper-V
✔ Entered Sysprep Audit Mode
✔ Installed Windows Updates
✔ Installed required applications:

• Google Chrome
• RSAT Tools (Server Manager, AD DS, DNS, DHCP)
• Wireshark
• Adobe Reader ✔ Added and formatted secondary 40GB NTFS disk
  ✔ Generalized system using Sysprep
  ✔ Shutdown for image capture
  ✔ Exported VM as backup

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📚 Key Concepts

🔹 Sysprep

System Preparation Tool removes system-specific data (SID, hardware info, logs) to allow cloning.

🔹 Audit Mode

Administrative mode that allows customization before OOBE without creating user accounts.

🔹 Generalize

Removes unique identifiers so the image can be deployed to multiple machines.

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📸 Screenshots

See /screenshots folder for full documentation.

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💼 Skills Demonstrated

• Windows deployment preparation
• Enterprise imaging concepts
• System customization
• Hyper-V administration
• Documentation practices

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🧠 Author

Zeyad Al Mahmoudi
BCIT TSP Program — Canada