Category: Deployment
-
How to Use unattend.xml to Bypass OOBE During Windows 11 Installation
The Windows setup goes through several phases, with the last one being the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE). It presents users with multiple dialogs for system configuration. Some settings are security-related, while others may be unclear to many users. Using an answer file, they can be automatically customized. Windows 10 introduced numerous settings that are queried during…
-
Mastering Encryption and Decryption with Ansible Vault
Ansible Vault allows you to encrypt sensitive data such as passwords, keys, and other secrets rather than storing them as plaintext in your playbooks or roles. In this tutorial, I will explain how to use Ansible Vault to encrypt and decrypt data during playbook runtime. Prerequisites To proceed with this tutorial, you will need the…
-
How to Resolve Sysprep Errors: When Sysprep Fails
In this post, you will learn what to do when Sysprep fails and how to fix the error: Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation. Sysprep is a built-in Windows tool used to generalize OS images before deploying them to multiple machines. There are several reasons why Sysprep fails, but the error message…
-
An Easy Guide to Ansible Roles: A Practical Example
If you want to deploy a web server like Apache or Nginx with Ansible, you can create a playbook outlining the installation and configuration steps. This approach works well for a single web server but can become repetitive and time-consuming if you need to deploy many servers. To streamline the process, you can use Ansible…
-
A Comprehensive Guide to Installing the New Teams Client: Bulk Installer, Policy Adjustments, Classic Client Differences and System Prerequisites
Users will gradually receive the new Teams client depending on the license and update channel. Microsoft now offers a bulk installer for businesses looking to migrate to the new version. Subsequently, admins can enforce a specific client for users using a policy. The new Teams client is a Progressive Web App running on Edge WebView2.…
-
How to Configure the Start Menu of Windows 11 Using Group Policy
One of the most noticeable innovations of Windows 11 is the redesigned Start menu. This changes not only its appearance but also its technical foundations. However, the settings in the Group Policy have remained mainly the same, so it is unclear which ones still apply. The Start menu consists of two pages: the one you…
-
Troubleshooting Guide: What to Do if Windows 11 Copilot is Not Working
In a recent blog article, we discussed enabling or disabling Windows Copilot in Windows and Edge One of the most common problems reported by end users is the fact that Windows 11 Copilot is not available or not working. In this blog article, I will go through various issues you might face and explain how…
-
Step-by-Step Guide to Configure Firefox Proxy Settings Using Group Policy
If you desire to manage the proxy settings of the Mozilla browser in a network in a centralized way, there exists an applicable Group Policy. Different from Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, Firefox has the potential to not only obtain the proxy configuration from Windows directly but also through GPO. Within numerous organizations, users access…
-
How to Create a Bootable ISO for a Windows Image (.wim)
Before deploying to clients, it’s critical to update a Windows image with the most recent patches and tailor it according to their requirements. Depending on your deployment technique, the WIM archive may need to be provided on a bootable ISO file. This is something that can be achieved with the tools offered in the Windows…
-
Pulseway 9.4 Remote Monitoring: Exciting New Reporting, Automation, Patching, and Remote Control Features
Explore Pulseway 9.4 remote monitoring and management’s latest features: enhanced reporting, advanced automation, improved patching, and upgraded remote control for efficient IT management. With the shift to remote work and hybrid cloud infrastructure, cloud-based remote monitoring and management solutions have gained traction with organizations worldwide. Pulseway, a cloud-based RMM solution, recently released Pulseway 9.4 with…