

The initial action to build a task sequence can take a long time to create and test. You can modify the task sequence to accommodate differences in reference computers without having to recreate the entire task sequence. You can reuse the task sequence to repeat the configuration of additional reference computers with a high level of confidence. The configuration can be completely unattended, which eliminates the requirement for an administrator or user to be present. The following outlines advantages and disadvantage for an automated and manual configuration of the reference computer. Decide between an automated or manual configuration There are several things to think about before you use capture an operating system image from a reference computer. Use the following sections to customize an operating system. You can completely automate the configuration of the reference computer by using a build and capture task sequence, you can manually configure certain aspects of the reference computer and then automate the rest by using task sequences, or you can manually configure the reference computer without using task sequences. The extent to which you manually configure the reference computer is up to you. A custom operating system image is built and captured from a reference computer that you configure with all the required operating system files, support files, software updates, tools, and other software apps. Operating system images in Configuration Manager are WIM files and represent a compressed collection of reference files and folders that are required to successfully install and configure an operating system on a computer.

Customize operating system images with Configuration ManagerĪpplies to: Configuration Manager (current branch)
