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Windows - Machine deployment clean-up checklist
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| This serves as a checklist to follow when deploying a Windows machine for production: | |
| - Make sure the computer has correct auto load or OS and account without keyboard or password requirements | |
| - Install teamviewer | |
| -- http://www.teamviewer.com/ | |
| -- https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/previous-versions/ | |
| -- IMPORTANT!: Save teamviewer id and password on a googledocs in the project folder | |
| - Install and configure vnc (don’t forget to store credentials on googledocs aswell) | |
| -- http://www.tightvnc.com/ | |
| -- http://www.uvnc.com/ | |
| - Update graphic card drivers | |
| - Remove graphic card drivers auto update | |
| - Update system updates | |
| - Remove system updates auto update | |
| -- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-automatic-updating-on-off#turn-automatic-updating-on-off=windows-7 | |
| -- http://ccm.net/faq/15286-how-to-disable-updates-in-windows-7 | |
| -- PROCEDURE: | |
| - To disable the Windows Search feature, click on Start > Run and type services.msc. | |
| - In the window that opens, look for the Windows Update entry in the the right pane. | |
| - Double click on Windows Update. In the window that opens, click the Stop service option, and then set the startup type as Disabled | |
| - Hit 'Apply' and 'OK' | |
| - Remove windows 10 update popup ( for windows 7 and 8) | |
| -- http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-you-disable-the-get-windows-10-icon-shown-in-the-notification-tray/ | |
| -- GWX Control Panel (tool to remove windows 10 updates) | |
| - http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/ | |
| - Tell Windows not to get stuck on repair screen when booting up after an error or power failure | |
| -- http://superuser.com/questions/299895/how-do-i-tell-windows-7-to-never-launch-startup-repair | |
| - bcdedit /set {current} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures | |
| - bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures | |
| - Enter BIOS and configure it to turn on automatically when power is connected | |
| -- Advanced -> APM -> Restore AC Power Loss | |
| - Uninstall any programs that are not needed (beware to retest functionality to make sure you did not remove any dependency) | |
| - Go to msconfig.exe and disable any unrequired Startup commands (java, google or apple auto update launchers for example) | |
| - Go to control panel -> power options and disable screensaver and hibernation | |
| - Disable system sounds (Control Panel) | |
| - If you will have watchdog application running make sure you disable error popups that could hang your system with user action prompting crash: | |
| -- gpedit.msc | |
| -- Computer configuration -> Administrative Templates | |
| -- Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting | |
| -- Set "Prevent display of the user interface for critical errors" to Enabled | |
| -- https://www.raymond.cc/blog/disable-program-has-stopped-working-error-dialog-in-windows-server-2008/ | |
| -- If there is no gpedit.msc you can edit the registry directly (Read More: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/disable-program-has-stopped-working-error-dialog-in-windows-server-2008/): | |
| - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting | |
| - Double click the DontShowUI entry on the right and change its value to 1, then close the registry editor. | |
| - Disable additional popups: | |
| > Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Action Center\Change Action Center settings | |
| > Problem reporting settings -> never report | |
| > http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/disable-error-reporting-windows | |
| - Install notepad++ with right click open file and while on administrator user | |
| - Download putty.exe | |
| - Create launch shortcuts and place them on auto-start and start menu | |
| - NOTE: Windows 8.1 create a start task in task scheduler Startup doesn’t allow administrative applications. | |
| - Ensure user account has a password but automatically signs in: | |
| -- http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/fl/auto-logon-windows-8.htm | |
| - Start > Run > netplwiz | |
| - Test reboot auto-launches everything properly | |
| - Hide desktop icons (right click on desktop -> view -> hide icons) | |
| - Set desktop with black background | |
| - Install codecs needed | |
| - Place shortcuts to your critical pages on the default browser | |
| - Clean browser cache (no google mail logins, no passwords) | |
| - Auto-hide shortcut bar | |
| REFERENCE: | |
| -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hPZwGkXxJo |
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