Technician Computer and Build Lab

Building and maintaining a test lab will enable you to more rapidly build and deploy Windows without risk or burden to your production environment.

Technician PC

Windows 10 installed
Windows ADK installed
Windows 10 OPKs
Office OPK
Device Drivers for the reference PC saved in INF format
Answer files
Deployment scripts
Windows servicing scripts
Minimum of 60 GB free disk space

Reference PC

A common model of PC
Virtual PC

Target PC

Compatible with Windows 10
Laptop, Desktop, or Tablet

Additional Hardware

USB flash drives
- USB-A
  - FAT32
  - 2 GB minimum
- USB-B
  - NTFS
  - 16 GB minimum
- USB hard drive (Optional)
  - 2 partitions
  - 2 GB FAT32 for WinPE
  - NTFS for Windows and additional resources
Network (Optional)
- Windows Server OS
- TCP/IP
- DHCP
- DNS
- PXE
- WDS
- Layer 1 or 2 Switch
- Ethernet cables (Cat 5e or better)
- Power Supply