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How to Craft Your Own Custom Windows Image with Pre-Installed Applications
In this guide, we’ll cover how to create a custom Windows 10/11 installation image with pre-installed apps, necessary files, and other environment and application settings. Currently, many admins prefer to deploy a clean Windows image and then install all the required programs and tools on the computer: deploy software via GPO, using the installation commands…
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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…
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How to Enable Windows Auto-Login Without a Password
Usually, you want to secure your Windows account with a strong password or other authentication methods. However, there may be situations where you want to set up a Windows computer to log in automatically without requiring a password. If only one user operates a PC and the computer is physically protected from unauthorized access, you…
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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…
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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.…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Dev Drive on Windows 11
Dev Drive is a new feature in Windows 11 23H2, also included in the preview of Windows Server 2025. It is a drive based on ReFS, specifically designed for the requirements of developers and IT professionals. It offers enhanced control over volume settings and file system filters. Microsoft provides a dedicated volume optimized for developer…
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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…
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A Guide to Deploying Third-Party Software Updates with WSUS
The WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) server, located onsite, is ideal not only for launching updates for Microsoft’s products (including Windows, Office) but also for installing and updating any third-party software in a centralized manner. The common methods used to install third-party software in Windows networks include: Installing MSI-packaged apps using GPO, executing logon scripts,…
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How to Upgrade Python on Windows: A Comprehensive Guide
This article will explain the four ways to upgrade to a new version of Python on a Windows system: installer, Microsoft Store, Winget, and Chocolatey. You will also learn how to use different versions of Python on your system and how to uninstall an old version. To follow along, you should be on a Windows…
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Exclusive: Free Access to Enhanced ChatGPT 4 for 4sysops Members!
Members can now enjoy free access to 4sysops AI powered by ChatGPT 4 (GPT-4 Turbo). 4sysops AI is a continuously updated and does not have a cutoff date of April 2023 like ChatGPT. As you may be aware, the free version of ChatGPT only supports ChatGPT 3.5, while the paid membership of ChatGPT Plus, which…