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Reinstall Windows

Many of these scripts were originally located in https://gist.github.com/flcdrg. Newer versions will live here so they can be better version controlled.

Manual steps

  1. Deactivate any licensed software that is linked to the machine (eg. Red Gate)
  2. Shutdown any VMs

Scripts relating to installing/reinstalling Windows

Firefox

prefs.js

Windows Terminal

Copy to $Env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

settings.json

Mount VHD for DevDrive backup

Windows schedule tasks:

Windows image updates

Prerequisites:

mkdir oldMedia\Ge\client_professional_en-us

And download Windows ISO, mount and copy files into that directory.

mkdir packages\CU

Download latest cumulative update(s) and put in this directory

mkdir packages\DeployDriverPack

Download latest driver pack and put in this directory

mkdir packages\Other\SafeOSDynamic
mkdir packages\Other\SetupDynamic
mkdir packages\OtherDrivers

Create a subdirectory for each additional driver from hardware vendor or Microsoft Update Catalog. (Use the UpdateID for a constant URL) and save .cab file or actual driver files. Cab will be automatically extracted by script.

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