Set PageFile via CustomScriptExtension and Bicep

I got inspired by a session from Ryan Mangan, who told me about the importance of the page file for an Azure Virtual Desktop VM. So, after that, I started VS Code and created automation to set the PageFile via a CustomScriptExtension and Bicep. So, this blog is about setting the PageFile via CustomScripExtension for … Read more

Packer YAML Windows 365 Image

This blog is about using Packer and YAML to create a Windows 365 Image. This is an add-on to the first blog in the series on Packer. Prerequisites Make sure you have completed the first blog in this series: Packer YAML Azure DevOps Pipeline Pt. 1 – Create the Packer YAML Pipeline After that, you … Read more

Gather Hardware Hash and receive via Mail

I wrote a script to gather the Windows 10 AutoPilot hardware hash and receive this via e-mail. The current user’s Outlook profile sends the e-mail. The e-mail is available in sent items if you want to view it later. Prerequisites The user is local admin on the device where you want to gather the Windows … Read more

Packer YAML Azure DevOps Pipeline Pt. 2 – Azure Compute Gallery

Packer is a great tool to build images. This blog is about using YAML to build your Packer Azure DevOps Pipeline. When using YAML, it is very easy to replicate your pipeline to other Azure DevOps organizations. This post is about adding the managed image to the Azure Compute Gallery. Prerequisites You need to have … Read more

Windows 11 SKU’s for Automation

Need to upgrade your Windows 11 Sku’s in your automation like Packer, Azure Image Builder or manual Bicep/ARM Templates? Use these tables below in order to find the correct information for your scripts. I will list the Windows 11 SKU’s for these versions: Windows 11 PRO ZH-CN – Gen2 Windows 11 PRO N – Gen2 … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 0 – Prepare Azure DevOps

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 0! On many request I will write about preparing your Azure/Azure DevOps environment. In addition, this will help you start with part 1. These topics will be discussed … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 6 – YAML/Bicep SessionHost Deployment

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 6! We built the image, but I would like to show you another sessionhost deployment type. The type where YAML and Bicep are used to create the sessionhost. … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 5 – YAML Image Build Pipeline

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 5! We built the image, deployed a sessionhost in the previous parts. Next up is converting the Image Pipeline to YAML Pipelines. In addition, YAML pipelines hold all … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 3 – Shared Image Gallery

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 3! Part 3 is about the Shared Image Gallery. This is a service within Microsoft Azure to publish images and we are publishing our managed image in the … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 1 – Create The VM

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 1! Part 1 is about building the Windows 10 machine, sysprepping it and creating an image from it. Prerequisites There are some prerequisites. Firstly, I am assuming that … Read more