################################################################################ ## File: Configure-BaseImage.ps1 ## Desc: Prepare the base image for software installation ################################################################################ function Disable-InternetExplorerESC { $adminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" $userKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path $adminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $userKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 -Force $ieProcess = Get-Process -Name Explorer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($ieProcess) { Stop-Process -Name Explorer -Force -ErrorAction Continue } Write-Host "IE Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) has been disabled." } function Disable-InternetExplorerWelcomeScreen { $adminKey = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" New-Item -Path $adminKey -Value 1 -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $adminKey -Name "DisableFirstRunCustomize" -Value 1 -Force Write-Host "Disabled IE Welcome screen" } function Disable-UserAccessControl { Set-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" -Name "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" -Value 00000000 -Force Write-Host "User Access Control (UAC) has been disabled." } function Disable-WindowsUpdate { $autoUpdatePath = "HKLM:SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" if (Test-Path -Path $autoUpdatePath) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $autoUpdatePath -Name NoAutoUpdate -Value 1 Write-Host "Disabled Windows Update" } else { Write-Host "Windows Update key does not exist" } } # Enable $ErrorActionPreference='Stop' for AllUsersAllHosts Add-Content -Path $profile.AllUsersAllHosts -Value '$ErrorActionPreference="Stop"' Write-Host "Disable Server Manager on Logon" Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName ServerManager | Disable-ScheduledTask Write-Host "Disable 'Allow your PC to be discoverable by other PCs' popup" New-Item -Path HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network -Name NewNetworkWindowOff -Force Write-Host 'Disable Windows Update Medic Service' Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc -Name Start -Value 4 -Force Write-Host "Disable Windows Update" Disable-WindowsUpdate Write-Host "Disable UAC" Disable-UserAccessControl Write-Host "Disable IE Welcome Screen" Disable-InternetExplorerWelcomeScreen Write-Host "Disable IE ESC" Disable-InternetExplorerESC Write-Host "Setting local execution policy" Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope LocalMachine -ErrorAction Continue | Out-Null Get-ExecutionPolicy -List Write-Host "Enable long path behavior" # See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/fileio/naming-a-file#maximum-path-length-limitation Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem' -Name 'LongPathsEnabled' -Value 1 # Expand disk size of OS drive $driveLetter = "C" $size = Get-PartitionSupportedSize -DriveLetter $driveLetter Resize-Partition -DriveLetter $driveLetter -Size $size.SizeMax Get-Volume | Select-Object DriveLetter, SizeRemaining, Size | Sort-Object DriveLetter