Extract ISO
Download and extract MS provided Windows 8.1 Professional ISO to a network share
Add and distribute Install.wim
The only file that we really need from the extracted source above is Install.wim under Sources folder. We will need to add that wim file to ConfigMgr Operating System Images
In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library. In the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, and then expand Operating System Images . For my convenience, I have created a folder structure as below and you can define your own. After selecting your target folder, click Add Operating System Image on the ribbon.
Specify the network UNC path to the extracted install.wim file and click Next.
On the General page, add optional version and/or comments and click next
On the Summary page, click Next
Make sure there is no error on the Completion Page and click Close.
Now distribute this OS image to the DP associated with your target VM. You do not need to distribute it to all your DPs.
With the image selected, click on Distribute content on the ribbon
On the General page, click Next
On the Content Destination page, click Add and then click Distribution Point. Check the target DP and click OK. Then click Next
On the Summary page, click Next and then click Close on the Completion page.
Step 3: Create & Deploy Build and Capture Task Sequence
In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library. In the Software Libraryworkspace, expand Task Sequence. For my convenience, I have created a folder structure as below and you can define your own. After selecting your target folder, click Create Task Sequence on the ribbon.
On the Create New Task Sequence page, select Build and capture a reference operating system image and click next
On the Task Sequence information page, specify a Task sequence name and select a boot image.
On the
Install Windows page, click browse and select the Microsoft provided image that we imported and distributed in the previous step. There is only one image to choose. I have specified KMS key as my product key. You can look at KMS client setup keys at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx
On the Configure Network page, we will choose to add this machine to a workgroup (remember this is just a capture TS and not the one that will go on all our user machines). Click Next
On the Install Configuration Manager Client page, click Next
On the Include Updates page, we will stick with the default option to not install any.
On the Install Applications page, add your Tier 0 apps and click Next. If you added your applications as packages you will have to add them to the task sequence later
On the System Preparation page click next.
On the Image Properties page add optional image properties
On the Capture Image page, specify the network UNC path of the file where the capture image will be saved. Click Set to specify a domain account which has access to write to that share. Click next.
On the Summary page click next and then close the completion page.
Task sequences are deployed to collections, I have created a collection to target this TS with an Include Collections membership rule.
Our new VM will not be in CM database and hence will see the TS advertised. To deploy the TS, select the TS and click Deploy on the ribbon.
On the General page browse and select your target collection and click Next
On the Deployment Settings page, select Available as the purpose and we will make this TS available to Only media and PXE. Click Next
On the Scheduling page, select the deployment availability time appropriately. Deployment expiration is optional. Click Next
On the User Experience ,Alerts Distribution Points and Summary pages click next.
When you see the completion page, make sure there are no errors and click Close.
This will create a basic build of Windows 8.1 and will capture it with your settings, You can edit the task and add programs or updates
