# List about manual pre-installations to Tier1 image:

VM Options:
Boot options/Firmware: BIOS

Language to install: English UK
Time and currency format: English UK
Keyboard or input method: United Kingdom
location: finnish
Windows 10 Enterprise
Region: Finland
Keyboard layout: United Kingdom

* Let Microsoft and apps use your location: no
* Find my devicer: no
* Send diagnostic data to Microsoft: Send required diagnostic data
* Imporve inking & typing: no
* Get tailored expreriences with diagnostic data: no
* Let apps use advertising ID: no

* VMware tools (complete) installed
* Resolution set to 1280x800
* Coin-setup:
   - Installing Boostrap agent
   - Disabling fast boot
   - Disabling firewall
   - Disabling UAC
   - Enabling autologin
   - Automatic login
   - Disabling windows updates
* Microsoft Defender Antivirus turned off: Open 'gpedit.msc':  'Computer Configuration' - 'Administrative Templates' - 'Windows Components' - 'Microsoft Defender Antivirus'
   - Edit 'Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus' > 'Enabled' > 'Apply'
   - NOTE! Without this step windows defender can't be disabled!
* Remote connections allowed:
   - Enable Remote Desktop
* Background defrag disabled: 'Defragment And Optimize Drives' - 'change settings' - unchecked "run on a schedule"
   - Run in terminal: 'schtasks /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag"'
* Time zone: 'Co-ordinated Universal Time'
* Windows search disabled: 'Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Services' - 'Windows search' - stop & disable
* Sysmain disabled: 'Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Services' - 'SysMain' - stop & disable
* Power saver disabled: Open 'Power & sleep settings'
   - set 'Screen' to 'never'
   - set 'Sleep' to 'never'
* Turn windows features on or off -> Check the "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support
* (Restart Windows)
* Google Chrome installed for RTA
* Virus & threat protection settings:
   * Check that there's no active antivirus providers
* From 'Region Settings'
   * Set Regional format: English (United States)
* Defragment and Optimize Drives
   * Change settings - Uncheck "Run on schedule"
* Activate Windows
