# List about manual pre-installations to Tier1 image: Virtual Hardware: CPU: 4 Memory: 8 GB Hard Disk: 550 GB CI_NW Video Card - total memory: 32MB VM Options: Boot options/Firmware: BIOS Language to install: English UK Time and currency format: English UK Keyboard or input method: United Kingdom location: finnish Windows 10 Enterprise Region: Finland Keyboard layout: United Kingdom * VMware tools (complete) installed * Resolution set to 1280x800 * Coin-setup: - Installing Boostrap agent - Disabling fast boot - Disabling firewall - Disabling UAC - Enabling autologin - Automatic login - Disabling windows updates * Microsoft Defender Antivirus turned off: Open 'gpedit.msc': 'Computer Configuration' - 'Administrative Templates' - 'Windows Components' - 'Microsoft Defender Antivirus' - Edit 'Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus' > 'Enabled' > 'Apply' - NOTE! Without this step windows defender can't be disabled! * Remote connections allowed: - Enable Remote Desktop * Background defrag disabled: 'Defragment And Optimize Drives' - 'change settings' - unchecked "run on a schedule" - Run in terminal: 'schtasks /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag"' * Time zone: 'Co-ordinated Universal Time' * Windows search disabled: 'Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Services' - 'Windows search' - stop & disable * Sysmain disabled: 'Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Services' - 'SysMain' - stop & disable * Power saver disabled: Open 'Power & sleep settings' - set 'Screen' to 'never' - set 'Sleep' to 'never' * Turn windows features on or off -> Check the "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support * (Restart Windows) * Google Chrome installed for RTA * Virus & threat protection settings: - Real-time protection -> off - Cloud-delivered protection -> off - Automatic sample submission -> off - Tamper protection -> off * Virus & threat protection notifications: - Get informational notifications -> off - Account protection notifications -> off * Activate Windows