2024-06-29
update, windows, image

For a smooth update of windows follow the steps below to avoid problems.

1 - Update windows directly

  1. Enable super client on client PC and boot it
  2. Create Disabledriversupdate.bat file on the desktop and edit it (Figure 1).

Figure 1

  1. Edit .bat file adding commands from below (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Disabledriversupdate.bat

@echo off

REM Must run as Administrator

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" ^

    /v "ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate" ^

    /t REG_DWORD ^

    /d 1 ^

    /f

echo Drivers excluded from Windows Update.

pause

  1. Save the .bat file and run it with Administrator privileges.
  2. Now you can start windows updates
  • If you have Windows Update Blocker, open it and enable Windows updates (Figure 3).

Figure 3

  • Press Win + I to open the Settings.
  • Go to "Update & Security."
  • Click on "Windows Update" in the left sidebar.
  • Click on "Check for updates" to see if there are any available updates.
  • If updates are available, click "Install now" to begin the update process (Figure 4)

Figure 4

  1. Once updates are finished, click Check for updates again, to install all available updates (Figure 5 & 6)

Figure 5

Figure 6

  1. Once updates are finished, reboot the PC and let it run for a few minutes.
  2. Then disable Windows Update Blocker, so updates don’t auto start in working hours (Figure 7).

Figure 7

  1. Shutdown the client and save the super client changes.

2 - Transfer image VHD to USB

  1. Follow the instructions to prepare a USB drive with your Windows image in a way that allows it to boot on a PC.
  2. When following the wiki guide, you can skip the "Clean PNP" and "Reset Network" steps. Simply proceed with the remaining instructions as described.
  3. The goal is to transfer your Windows image to a high-speed USB drive, which will act as a temporary bootable disk (similar to an SSD) for the client PC.
  • Once the PC boots from the USB, you can perform all Windows updates and necessary changes directly on the USB drive.
  • After the updates are complete, simply copy the updated VHD file from the USB back to your image disk on the CCBootCloud server.
  • Your client PC will then be able to boot from the server with the newly updated Windows version.

3 - Create a new image

  1. If none of the methods above work, the best solution is to create a new image from scratch or download a pre-configured Super Image from the CCBootCloud website.
  2. Create a new image
  3. Download super image 
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