Create a Custom WVD Master Image

This lab involves building and updating base or golden images and may take several hours to complete. Please plan accordingly.

Exercise 1 - Create a new Virtual Machine (VM) in Azure

1. In your Azure Portal, click on + Create a resource, and in the search field type Microsoft Windows 10.

2. Select Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, Version 1909 and click Create.

   

3. Complete the following on the Basics tab:
   • Resource Group: Create New WVDLab-GoldenImage
   • Virtual machine name: GoldenImage
   • Size: Standard D2 v3
   • Username: <yourfirstname>
   • Password: Complex.Password
   • Confirm password: Complex.Password
4. Complete the following on the Networking tab:
   • Virtual Network: Select AD-VNet
   • Subnet: Select AD-Subnet
5. Click Review + create. Once validation passes, click Create.

Exercise 2 - Run Windows Update

1. Click on Go to resource once the deployment is complete.
2. RDP into your GoldenImage VM and run Windows update.
3. Download and apply any updates, reboot as needed.

Exercise 3 - Install Office on a master VHD image

In this exercise you will learn how to install Office 365 ProPlus, OneDrive, and other common applications on a master virtual hard disk (VHD) image for upload to Azure.

1. RDP into your GoldenImage virtual machine and download the Office Deployment Tool.

2. Using Notepad create and save configuration.xml on your desktop:

   <Configuration>
      <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Monthly">
         <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
            <Language ID="en-US" />
            <Language ID="MatchOS" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" />
         </Product>
      </Add>
      <RemoveMSI/>
      <Updates Enabled="FALSE"/>
      <Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
      <Logging Level=" Standard" Path="%temp%\WVDOfficeInstall" />
      <Property Name="FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN" Value="TRUE"/>
   <Property Name="SharedComputerLicensing" Value="1"/>
   </Configuration>
   

   • This sample configuration XML will do the following things:
     • Install Office from the monthly channel and deliver updates from the monthly channel when they’re executed.
     • Use the x64 architecture.
     • Disable automatic updates.
     • Remove any existing installations of Office and migrate their settings.
     • Enable shared computer activation.
3. Open File Explorer, change the the Downloads directory, and run officedeploymenttool_12624-20320. Complete a default installation.

4. Open a command prompt, switch to c:\users\jeff and enter the following command:

   Setup.exe /configure C:\Users\<yourfirstname>\Downloads\configuration.xml

   Installation can take 10-15 minutes to complete.

5. Click on the Start menu and you should see Office applications listed.

Exercise 4 - Download and Install FSLogix

1. Return to Microsoft Edge and navigate to Download and Install FSLogix. Save the file to c:\users\<yourfirstname>\downloads

2. Switch to File Explorer, then navigate to c:\users\<yourfirstname>\downloads. Double-click on the compressed file, then Compressed Folder Tools, then Extract All, then Extract.

3. Navigate to the extraction folder, then x64 directory, then Release folder, and run FSLogixAppsSetup to install the FSLogix agent. Complete a default installation.

4. Navigate to Program Files > FSLogix > Apps to confirm the agent installed.

5. Open a Command Prompt and run RegEdit32 as an administrator. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\FSLogix\.

6. Open PowerShell and execute the following commands:

    #Create the key
    New-Item -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\ -Name Profiles –Force
   
    #Create Enabled
    Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "Enabled" -Type "Dword" -Value "1"
   
    #Create the VHDLocations
    New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "VHDLocations" -Value \\DC01\WVDFSLogix -PropertyType MultiString -Force
   
    #Create the SizeInMBs
    Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "SizeInMBs" -Type "Dword" -Value "32768"
   
    #Create IsDynamic
    Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "IsDynamic" -Type "Dword" -Value "1"
   
    #Create LockedRetryCount
    Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "LockedRetryCount" -Type "Dword" -Value "1"
   
    #Create LockedRetryInterval
    Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\FSLogix\Profiles -Name "LockedRetryInterval" -Type "Dword" -Value "0"
   

7. Return to Registry Editor, then select View then Refresh and confirm your settings:

   

8. Restart the virtual machine.