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windows 2016 config steps for template
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| #Basic checklist for Windows 2016 Server template with GUI | |
| Build new VM shell Template-Windows-Server-2016-DataCtr-GUI | |
| 2 vCPU / dual socket, 4GB RAM, 60GB HDD, removed floppy drive, VMXNET3 | |
| Installed Windows Server 2016 Datacenter GUI | |
| Administrator / <default password> | |
| Activated Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 2016 MAK JNVR2-7TVH7-8TT94-CCKBW-DGQDH | |
| Installed VMware tools | |
| Leave firewall on (will turn off via GPO) | |
| Created C:\Utilities folder | |
| Setup bginfo and 7zip, notepad++, windirstat, procexp in c:\utilities | |
| bginfo setup refer to any Win servers in the xxx datacenter | |
| need bginfo_launcher in Shell:Startup folder for all | |
| Set privacy settings -> All off | |
| Set feedback settings -> Never Ask, and Basic | |
| Customize Administrator profile | |
| Set solid grey color background | |
| Disable auto start server manager | |
| Best performance, other cosmetics... | |
| Install all Windows Updates | |
| Right before shutdown, run these (2nd command takes a while) | |
| Wevtutil el | ForEach { wevtutil cl “$_”} | |
| dism /online /cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase | |
| #Future additional considerations | |
| Schedule run of Ansible windows config script | |
| Install chocolatey, scoop |
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