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1 This how-to describes the different options for deploying a Windows 10 IoT image to a client device.
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3 = 1. Create Installation USB-Flash =
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5 Prerequisites:
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7 You need
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9 - USB-Stick (min. 500 MB)
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11 - Windows 10 desktop or Windows 11 desktop
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13 The files:
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15 - Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool
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17 - Windows IoT Image which fits to your device: „devicename_b~#~##.wim“ (WIM file)
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19 The files can be downloaded from Rangee Updateserver. If you do not have the Updateserver Access, please contact Support by E-mail: support@rangee.com
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21 ~1. Create a Recovery USB Flash
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23 Plug the USB Flash to your windows desktop
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25 Execute the Windows Flasher - Recovery Media Creation Tool on a standard windows desktop. (Run as administrator)
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29 In USB-Drives (red box) select your USB flash (If it's not displayed, please click „Refresh“)
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31 Choose a „Mode“ (yellow box)
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33 Create Recovery Medium with 2nd data partition (recommended)
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35 Start creates a bootable USB Flash with the Rangee Recovery Console
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37 You can see the progress at „Current state“(green box)
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39 After the proces has finished, copy the Windows-Image (WIM file) to the Image directory
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43 Option (NOT recommended)
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45 1. Create Recovery Medium:
46 11. Start creates a bootable USB Flash with the Rangee Recovery Console
47 11. The Windows-Image (WIM file) must be stored on a second USB-flash or network drive
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49 = 2. Execute Rangee Recovery Console =
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51 == Recovery option on Windows 10 IoT thin client ==
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53 If you want to deploy the image with an USB-Stick, it has to be NTFS formatted and at least 8GB capacity.
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55 1. Download the Windows 10 IoT image which fits to your device: „devicename_b~#~##.wim“ (approx. 6GB)
56 1. Copy the image on a USB-Stick or a network drive
57 1. Start the device and push the „Arrow down key“ until the windows bootloader appear:
58 1. Choose „Rangee Recovery Console“{{lightbox image="flasher2.png" group="1" height="250"/}}
59 1. Wait until the „Rangee Recovery Console“ is loaded and continue with „Rangee Recovery Console“ .
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61 == Recovery option from Installation USB Flash ==
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63 Plug the USb flash to your thin client. The  thin client should have at least 4 GB RAM and 120 GB Flash.
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65 Boot the device from USB Flash
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67 == 2.1 Install new IOT Image ==
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69 The Rangee Recovery tool will boot a windows Desktop with some applications:
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75 __**Command Promt:**__
76 Open a CMD
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80 __**Notepad:**__
81 Open a text editor
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85 __**Reboot:**__
86 Restart the system
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90 __**Regedit:**__
91 Open the registry editor
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95 __**Shutdown:**__
96 Shutdown the device
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100 **__Task-Manager:__**
101 Shows all active tasks
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104 __**Windows Flasher:**__
105 Recovery of a Windows image see „Windows Flasher“
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108 **Start Windows Flasher**
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111 At the first start you'll see the following
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115 === Choose the WIM file ===
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117 If the WIM file is stored on Installation USB flash please choose the WIM file fom Image directory.
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119 If you store the image on a second USB-flash, plug in the USb Flash and select the right device/path.
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121 If you store the image on a network drive, use „Networkdrive" -> Connect Drive“:
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127 1. Choose a drive letter
128 1. Put in the complete UNC path to the share
129 1. If nessecary put in the username and password
130 1. The hook „Autoconnect“ persists the networkshare and autoconnect it on the next boot from this USB-Stick.
131 1. You can finally connect the drive by clicking "Connect"
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133 === The installation ===
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135 Use the following attributes:
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139 |(% style="width:156px" %)Target|(% style="width:283px" %)# Disk ~#~#GB|(% style="width:407px" %)Choose the target drive
140 |(% style="width:156px" %)Image|(% style="width:283px" %)#devicename_b~#~##.wim“#|(% style="width:407px" %)Choose the downloaded WIM file
141 |(% style="width:156px" %)Start|(% style="width:283px" %) |(% style="width:407px" %)Start the installation
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143 == 2.2 Capturing a Windows image ==
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145 You can capture an Image by using the „Capture“ function. This captured images can be deployed on other devices. Please run "sysprep" before capturing an image.
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147 (https:~/~/docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep~-~-generalize~-~-a-windows-installation)
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153 |Parameter|Wert|Bedeutung
154 |Image|X:\path\Name.wim   |Insert the path in which the captured image should be saved
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156 === Logging ===
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158 The Log can be views by clicking „File -> Open last Log File“