Configuring Default Profile on Windows 10 Machines

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Hi Everyone,

Is there a way to configure the default profile for window 10 machines? I'm trying to deploy a virtual machine in Azure and would like each account which RDP's into the VM to have default profile-level configurations. As in, browser-level configurations, excel application configurations, among other application preferences.

The closest documentation I could find was on Microsoft's site, but it was talking about Windows 7...and the concept of an unattend.xml file and answer file is beyond me. (If there's a course on that at ITPRO.TV, let me know!
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/customize-default-local-user-profile.

Any help is appreciated! :)

@Michael-Farris ,

We don't have any shows currently that cover this topic specifically.

You can use CopyProfile to customize the default user profile. You would do this locally, and then upload the VHD to Azure as a managed image, and deploy new machines based on this VHD. Here are some links to the relevant Microsoft documentation.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/customize-the-default-user-profile-by-using-copyprofile

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/create-vm-generalized-managed

Let me know if you have any questions.