Automated Windows Setup

Question

I have about 50 factory-fresh Dell PCs of type Optiplex 3060 Micro and Precision Tower 3420. I need to get all of them set up ASAP with basically the same configuration. What would be the most efficient way to achieve this? My first idea was to omit the existing Windows Installation alltogether by preparing my own preconfigured image and booting it via network. Then I learned about Dell Command Suite. Since it supposedly works even on a shutdown machine, can it somehow be used to get the existing Windows Setup to install silently and then apply my Settings? I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this.

speedstep · Answer

This is done routinely in our lab with clonezilla over the wire via switch to multiple machines at the same time. The Free and Open Source Software for Disk Imaging and Cloning

https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g08otIfqdM4

Optiplex Desktops

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