Hello everyone,
I use NTLite for private usage for some time now and I am very happy with it, so I decided to introduce it to my coworkers. I work for a small reseller that sells laptops from different brands and Intel NUC PCs. Our products come directly from the manufacturer and are pre-installed with FreeDOS or Linux. Since our customers prefer Windows 10 we have to install it on every laptop.
At the moment we are using Acronis True Image to create images for every single device we have in our shop. To create such an image we have to install Windows 10, running the Update process several times so that Windows can download all the specific drivers, for example for the hotkey row on HP or Lenovo laptops or for onboard graphics etc. After that we use True Image to create an image file that is used for every other laptop of the same brand and model.
We usually create new images every two or three months to include smaller updates or if something bigger changes like the Windows update from 20H2 -> 21H1 we do this immediately. We have to do this for around 40 different models which is very time consuming and at this point I recommended NTLite in company I work for.
What I want to achieve is that we can use one ISO for every model but I am not sure if this works with NTLite. Would it be possible to include drivers etc. for every brand and install them directly via a script or even automatically during setup (via powershell or running .bat files maybe)? Basically I want the installation to be as hands free as possible but with all the features working. Currently Acronis is doing a great job because installation is very quick but maintaining the images is a mess. Maybe we can change the latter with NTLite
Thank you for reading my wall of text and maybe you can point me in the right direction. Of course I can give you more details if needed.
I use NTLite for private usage for some time now and I am very happy with it, so I decided to introduce it to my coworkers. I work for a small reseller that sells laptops from different brands and Intel NUC PCs. Our products come directly from the manufacturer and are pre-installed with FreeDOS or Linux. Since our customers prefer Windows 10 we have to install it on every laptop.
At the moment we are using Acronis True Image to create images for every single device we have in our shop. To create such an image we have to install Windows 10, running the Update process several times so that Windows can download all the specific drivers, for example for the hotkey row on HP or Lenovo laptops or for onboard graphics etc. After that we use True Image to create an image file that is used for every other laptop of the same brand and model.
We usually create new images every two or three months to include smaller updates or if something bigger changes like the Windows update from 20H2 -> 21H1 we do this immediately. We have to do this for around 40 different models which is very time consuming and at this point I recommended NTLite in company I work for.
What I want to achieve is that we can use one ISO for every model but I am not sure if this works with NTLite. Would it be possible to include drivers etc. for every brand and install them directly via a script or even automatically during setup (via powershell or running .bat files maybe)? Basically I want the installation to be as hands free as possible but with all the features working. Currently Acronis is doing a great job because installation is very quick but maintaining the images is a mess. Maybe we can change the latter with NTLite
Thank you for reading my wall of text and maybe you can point me in the right direction. Of course I can give you more details if needed.
