Sysprep Azure Vm

Clone an Azure VM with PowerShell

Part 3

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Alex Chaika Tue Feb 7 2017 vmware virtualization powershell

Today I will explain the script that creates the Sysprep answer file copies the file to the new VM and executes it.

First install your Golden Master

Create a VM in Azure eg Windows 11 multi-session

Install all hotfixes and updates

In the next step create an image from the master

Capture the VM in the Azure Portal and create a custom image.

Sysprep is a tool to capture the state of a Windows machine and reuse this as an image to create other Virtual Machines quickly from

The following article is intended to be used to create an image from an Azure Virtual machine to create other machines quickly.

Use Custom Script Extension to Sysprep an Azure VM I wanted to run sysprep on a Azure VM to create an image hopefully without needing to login connect directly to the VM Create a powershell script file and save it to a new file sysprepps1..