packer-windows-10-insider

This version of my Windows packer template is tuned for Windows 10 insider builds. Realistically it should work with any build of Windows 10 18917 or higher. The builders I have configured here work with VMware Workstation Linux and Fusion. Note the VM system specs and adjust as needed for your system.

Newer Windows Goodies

• wsl2 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-faq
• New Windows terminal https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
• OpenSSH for Windows https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_overview
• PowerShell Core 6.2 or later https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell

VMware Virtual Hardware Features

• v16 Virtual Hardware
• 4 Core CPU & 16GB RAM
• UEFI Bios
• Nested Virtualization enabled
• Enable Virtualization Based Security
• NVME Storage adapter
• DirectX and OpenGL enabled

Must Have Packages From Chocolatey

These are added via the scripts/packages.ps1 file. Adjust to taste but note some are needed for the build process.

• autologon
• notepadplusplus
• 7zip
• git
• googlechrome
• ultradefrag
• sdelete

Notes on building the template

The reader will need to source an appropriate .iso from Microsoft and place it into the iso directory. Additionally the first 3 variables listed in windows-10-insider.json need to be updated to match the iso and administrator pass you want. Additionally the Administrator password needs to updated to match in both windows-10-insider.json & Autounattend.xml.

Run this command to bake the full image.

packer build -force -only full windows-10-insider.json

Running this command will bake just the OS install and bootstrap config.

packer build -force -only base windows-10-insider.json

This command will fry an existing base image. This is super useful for re-running provisioners when debugging & testing them.

packer build -force -only customize windows-10-insider.json

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