Have you gotten a look at AutoPilot?
http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2017/10/05/deploying-windows-10-an-overview -of-whats-new-and-future-direction/ From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of John Marcum Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 12:12 PM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [mssms] Moving away from image installation? I am of the opinion that the days of imaging computers is dying. Sensitivity: Internal use only From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of janus...@gmx.net <mailto:janus...@gmx.net> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:55 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: RE: [mssms] Moving away from image installation? The users don't care about the how, as long as they have the apps, data and settings. (at least most of them) Since it's a refresh, USMT takes care of the data and the apps install anyway (again) during OSD (implemented like that). And with Office, you may need LPs (Win 10 also) and then you need patches, it just takes forever. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Tim Amico Sent: Donnerstag, 5. Oktober 2017 14:09 To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: RE: [mssms] Moving away from image installation? Using a mix of both here with an upgrade to Office 2016 during the in-place. Our end users and help desk love the in-place upgrade from 7 to 10, basically an hour or two later and it's running Win 10 just the way they had it setup when it was Win 7. If it applies, you might be shaving time with a wipe and load on the upgrade of Office, but what about user data and additional applications they may have installed after the wipe and load. Can't comment on the HP\Dell out of box, still wipe and load new systems. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of janus...@gmx.net <mailto:janus...@gmx.net> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:38 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com <mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [mssms] Moving away from image installation? MS is promoting a lot to upgrade existing systems, like Win 7 to 10 or even using out of the box installations from vendors, instead of wipe and load. e.g. us: We are on Win 7 with Office 2013 and a few language packs in the image. Upgrading to Win 10, now with office 2016 and the same language packs would take much longer than just wiping it with the image having all that already (and patched). But how many of you are actually using upgrade, like from win7, or even using HP/Dell out of the box systems and just integrate them? -Roland
