Click the I accept the license terms for using Windows and click the Accept button. Type the VM name and click Next. Click Customize. Turn on device sharing. Click Next. Click Next. Turn off share info with apps and click Next. Choose your region and keyboard settings then click Next. Click Sign in without a… Read more VM Templates – [PART 5] – Configure the New VM
Now that we have the VHD as a template. Every time we need a new Windows 8 VM, all we have to do is copy this VHD file to a new directory and create a new VM based on that VHD file. Here as an example, I am going to use this template to create… Read more VM Templates – [PART 4] – Deploy a New VM Based on the Template
Now I am going to install a few applications on it such as: Teamviewer 10 Putty VLC Player Firefox All of these can be downloaded from ninite.com. Select the apps listed and click the Get Installer button. Click Run Click Yes to allow Ninie to install the apps. Ninite will take care of the download… Read more VM Templates – [PART 3] – Install Apps and Sysprep the System
Choose your language and click Next. Click Install Now. Enter the License Key and click Next. Checkmark on I accept the license terms and click Next. Choose Custom Installation and choose the Drive to be installed in, click Next. Wait for the installation to be completed. Fill in the PC name and click Next. Click… Read more VM Templates – [PART 2] – Install Windows 8 on the New VM
In this blog post series, I will show you how to create a new Virtual Machine template so that we can use it to deploy new Virtual Machines quickly when we need them. The template will have all the needed apps installed in it; when we create new VMs based on this template, all the… Read more VM Templates – [PART 1] – Create a New Windows 8 VM in Hyper-V