# List about manual pre-installations to Tier1 image:

VM Options:
Boot options/Firmware: BIOS

Language to install: English (United States)
Time and currency format: English (United States)
Keyboard or input method: United Kingdom
Windows 11 Enterprise
location: finnish


# If note "This PC can't run Windows 11" appears
shift + F10 - regedit - add: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/Setup/LabConfig
   'regedit' to open Registry Editor
   Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/Setup/
   Right click 'Setup' folder: New -> Key -> Name: LabConfig
add DWORD value BypassTPMCheck with value 1
   Right click 'LabConfig' folder: New -> DWORD (32-bit) -> Name: BypassTPMCheck
   Double-click on the BypassTPMCheck, change value to 1
add DWORD value BypassSecureBootCheck value 1
   repeat
Close the regedit and the installation window ('X') to start the installation again.

Load driver - browse - virtio-win-0.1.204 - amd64 - w10


Region: Finland
Keyboard layout: United Kingdom
Keyboard layout: English (United State)


* Sign-in options - Domain join instead
   - Add user & pw
* Location - no
* Find my device - no
* Diagnostic data - Required only
* Inking and typing - no
* Tailored expreriences - no
* Advertising ID - no

Reboot
After reboot and startup, go to 'This PC' -> virtio-win-0.1.204 and run virtio-win-qt-x64

# Register the image to OpenNebula now
# After registering the image and opening a persistent VM out of it in ON, continue to these steps

* Using Windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) is recommended
   - Connect to the tier-1 VM with VNC in OpenNebula
   - Open CMD, run: ipconfig
   - Input the IP to RDP. Click "Show options" -> add username. Connect.
   - You can now copy&paste paths and .ps1 scripts later
* Resolution set to 1280x800
   - If 1280x800 is not listed in the settings, select a 1280 width (e.g. 1280x960) and:
      - regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
      - Select a key/folder and its subkeys (00/00) that has the resolution you just selected
      - Change every height value (e.g. 960) to 800
      - Restart Windows
* Coin-setup:
* Download the agent executable from the IP that is used in Qt5 dev COIN_DOWNLOAD_URL (check from a build log):
   http://[COIN IP]/coin/binary/windows_amd64/agent.exe
* Run the executable. It should do the following configurations to Windows but you should check them.
   - Installing Bootstrap agent
   - Disabling fast boot
      - No related settings in control panel.
      - Make sure it's disabled: gpedit -> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Shutdown\
         - Require use of fast startup -> set to "Disabled".
   - Disabling firewall
   - Disabling UAC
   - Enabling autologin
      - regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device
         - DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion: 2 -> 0
      - netplwiz -> uncheck: "Users must enter a user name and password...", apply
   - Disabling windows updates
      - gpedit -> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Manage end user experience
         - "Configure Automatic Updates" -> "Disabled"
   - Bootstrap agent CMD window should now pop-up at every Windows start up.
* Turn off Windows defender:
   - 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'
   - Reboot on Safe mode:
      - Open msconfig - Boot tab - enable “Safe boot“ - apply - restart
      - In Safe mode:
         - Take Ownership of Defender:
            - Open properties - Right click "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Platform" and select 'Properties'
            - Open Security tab - Advanced - Owner: Change - Advanced - Find now - Select Administrators - Ok - Ok
            - Remove all Permissions: Permissions tab
            - Select 'Disable inheritance'
            - Remove all entries
            - Select 'Replace all child object permi…' - Apply
         - Disable Windows defender also from RegEdit:
            - Open regedit - Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services'
            - Change the following folders the key Start to 4
               - Sense (Windows defender advanced threat protection)
               - WdBoot (Windows defender boot)
               - WdFilter (Microsoft antimalware file system filter driver)
               - WdNisDrv (Windows Defender Network Inspection Driver)
               - WdNisSvc (Windows Defender Network Inspection Service)
               - WinDefend (Windows Defender Antivirus Service)
               - mpssvc (Windows Defender Firewall)
   - NOTE! Without these step windows defender can't be disabled!
   - Reboot back to normal mode
* 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:
   - Settings - Time & language - Date & time - Time zone: 'Coordinated Universal Time'
   - Settings - System - Date & time - "Set the time automatically: Off"
* Regional format:
   - Settings - Time & language - Language and region - regional format - English (United States)
* Power saver:
   - Settings - System - Power - Screen and sleep: set 'When plugged in, turn off my screen after' to 'never'
* Windows search disabled:
   - 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tools\Services'
      - 'Windows search' - properties - stop & Startup type: disabled
* Sysmain disabled:
   - 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tools\Services' - 'SysMain' - stop & disable
* Windows update:
   - Settings - Windows Update - run available updates (Windows update2024-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034765))
   - After reboot disable windows updates:
      - 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Tools\Services' - 'Windows updates' - stop & disable
* Turn windows features on or off -> Check the "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support"
* Allow running scripts by all users
   - Open PowerShell, type: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
* (Restart Windows)
* Google Chrome installed for RTA
* Virus & threat protection settings:
   * Check that there's no active antivirus providers
* Disable useless startup apps with Task manager
   - OneDrive
   - SecurityHealthSystray
   - Microsoft Edge
      - Open Edge and turn off all boosts and background tasks. Task manager should not show Edge processes when Edge is off.
* Disable clean manager
   - Settings: System -> Storage -> Storage management -> Storage Sense: Off
* Run the disable/enable .ps1 scripts
   - Copy&paste the scripts (+helpers.ps1) to the VM, run them.
* Install msvc2019 and msvc2022 (follow the msvc2019.txt and msvc2022.txt files)
   - Open Task Scheduler: Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > VisualStudio > Updates > right-click: BackgroundDownload > disable
* Activate Windows
* When everything seems ready: shut down Windows, Select 'Power off' in OpenNebula.
