Guide for VirtualBox Base Windows 10 Image

Guide-VirtualBox-Base-Windows-10-VM.txt

This is the guide for creating a base windows 10 VM in VirtualBox.
The three different snapshots can be link-cloned to maximize storage efficiency.

Base VM Configuration:
- system
   - motherboard
      - disable floppy
      - increase RAM to 2048MB
   - processor
      - increase cpu cores to two
- display:
   - set video memory to max
- storage:
   - create vhd drive with 80GB of dynamic storage
   - tick box 'Solid-state Drive' on SSD's
 - network:
   - set to NAT
- shared folder setup

snapshot 1 - fresh install:
- install windows os professional/education 64-bit
- with account 'Admin'
- update windows
- run windows setup script
- check settings for security
- disable unneeded features
- clean update cache
- set network to 'internal network'

snapshot 2 - sysprep:
- boot from windows rescue iso, start shell, and delete user account 'Admin'
- call sysprep exe and shutdown

custom image:
- run setup script again?
- setup vbox guest tools
- add shared folder
- install apps / add programs