# Building VM Template for Windows 11 Enterprise Clients

Why Windows 11 you ask? Mainly due to some differences in the versions of the Windows 10 ISO I have. I wanted as through a process as I could, and after setting up the Windows 10 Client, I realised I could potentially only achieve this thoroughness by redoing the process with Windows 11.

As a result, there will be somethings here that won't have turned up on my Win10 - such as turning off Tamper protection.

The new network diagram of this portion would look like something like this:
I kept the other vulnerable machine just as a means of having another target to practice on.

## VM Setup

Some of the steps will be similar. Others not so much.

1. General
2. OS
3. System
4. Disks
5. CPU - Personal preference
6. Memory - Personal preference
7. Network - putting them in the 999 vlan first
8. Confirm

## OS Install
***After creating the VM and doing the initial install, remember to add a Network Adapter that has internet access. If you do skip step 14 and 15, otherwise, well... you'll know what to do when you get there.***
1. Console > Start Now
2. Hit enter to start boot option or hit any key to boot from CD - without this you will get stuck in the *Start PXE over IPv4* boot option
3. Select Timezone, Region, and Language
4. Install Now
5. Enter a product key or click I don't have a product key
6. Select OS to install
7. This old song and dance
8. Custom Install Windows
9. Load Driver for SCSI from VirtIO disk
- Click Next
- Click Next
10. Wait for Install and reboot
11. Select Region
12. Keyboard Layout
13. Second Keyboard Layout? Skip
14. Connect to Network warning (if unconnected)
15. Add Network Adapter - might need to reboot after this and restart the process or reset the vm
16. Next
17. Name your device - or not
18. Set up for personal use
19. Click sign in because we have no choice - the bastards.
20. Sign in using "wrong" credentials
21. Click Next
22. You might need to disconnect from the internet to reach this page - or click sign-in options etc
21. Create local account
22. Password
23. Get past the adding of security questions
24. Turn off all privacy settings

## Sysprep and Convert to Template
1. Open Administrator Powershell and run command
- `C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe`
- Select Out-Of-Box-Experience
- Shutdown options: Shutdown
2. Convert to Template
- Right-click VM > Convert to Template