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If I wanted to unattended install a Windows OS to a computer at a remote site that had no network connectivity, could I : Deploy the Windows OS to a different model of computer here with winpenetworkmode turned off Instead of uploading the correct drivers for the local computer, upload the drivers f...

Hello,

The HP EliteBook 840 G4, EliteDesk 800 G3 TWR, and EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF all have the same NVMe controller:

Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961 controller

We are using the WinPE provided by Opsi:

https://download.uib.de/abo/winpe_uefi

If I go into BIOS and select:

Main-->Apply Custom Defaults and Exit

it then boots into an HP logo screen with 'Configuring devices 46%' etc. and boots up normally.

Hello, I am able to unattended install Windows 10 OK (win10-x64) on different models of Dell and HP worksations using an Opsi UEFI license. However, when I deploy to HPs it boots to the following screen after Windows installs showing: X:\windows\system32>c:\opsi\startnet.cmd The system cannot file t...

Hello,

Is there a standalone configed installer for 4.1 like was for 4.0?

We used the 'opsi-confige-setup.exe' to install version 4.0.

Yes, Windows 7 OEM versions and vanilla versions of Windows 7 had different licensing and keycodes. Windows 10 is different. With Windows 10, the keycode is actually stored in the BIOS of each machine. The powershell command to show what keycode is stored in the BIOS is: (Get-WmiObject -query "...

Hello,

We're noticing that we use Opsi to unattended install Windows 10, it automatically creates a Windows account called 'scarecrow'.

What does this account do, and is the password always the same?

Ok, great. I found a CD that I had made from opsi4.0.7-64bit-client-boot-cd_20170502.iso. I booted it on an E6430, and lshw runs without any errors. Windows 7 installs just fine in legacy MBR mode as well. If I boot the same opsi4.0.7-64bit-client-boot-cd_20170502.iso from a thumb drive made with ru...

I tried, and I am able to UEFI PXE boot, and unattend install WIndows 7 OK on a Dell E7470. This is a newer laptop, so maybe some special PXE booting/Windows 7 configuration is needed to make UEFI PXE booting/Windows 7 installation work on older laptops. The version of lshw on opsi4.1.0-client-boot-...

We would like to be able to do MBR installs as well as UEFI installs, as some of our computers are older and don't support UEFI boot over network (like the Dell E6420). When I the opsi4.1.0-client-boot-cd_20180108.iso 64 Bit Bootimage on an E7470, I get 'Segmentation fault' when running lshw. The 'S...