Hyper-V

Update VM-W11-SYSPREP

Start VM-W11-SYSPREP
Ctrl+Shift+F3 to access Audit Mode at start of OOBE

Download to C:\Scripts\AutoUpdate\ and run


C:\Scripts\AutoUpdate\update-cleanup.ps1 -Sysprep

VM will reboot if necessary or shutdown otherwise. Rerun the script until the VM is shutdown.
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SYSPREP > Delete all checkpoints
Compact VHDX in Admin terminal


Optimize-VHD -Path "C:\HyperV\VM-W11-SYSPREP\VM-W11-SYSPREP.vhdx" -Mode Full

HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SYSPREP > Settings > Management > Name > Update the Notes

Depoly SBX from SYSPREP

Download script to deploy VMs from VM-W11-SYSPREP.
Use Admin Powershell to check SHA256 of the downloaded script.


$h="B20609F75130DB6EA41A9C8DB844E18E4B085246E4606957A0335DA7A12EBCC4";$p=(Read-Host "Path to .ps1 file").Trim('"');if(Test-Path $p){if((Get-FileHash $p -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -eq $h){"Hash matches"}else{"Hash does NOT match"}}else{"File not found"}

After VMs have deployed by the script, connect to each SBX in turn and complete the following.
Settings > Network... > Ethernet > IP Assignment > Manual > Add necessary IP info.
Use Admin Powershell to run Win11Debloat.

C:\Scripts\Win11Debloat.ps1

Settings > System > Rename > Update the Hostname > Save > Shutdown
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Delete automatic checkpoint
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Settings > Security > Enable Shielding
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Checkpoint > Rename to START HERE

Update VM-W11-SBX-##

Revert to START HERE checkpoint
Start VM-W11-SBX-##
Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates
Restart using the Windows Update prompt
Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates
Terminal (not admin)


winget update
winget update --all

Settings > System > Storage > Temporary Files > Remove Files
Shutdown
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Delete START HERE checkpoint
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Checkpoint > Rename to START HERE
HyperV Manager > VM-W11-SBX-## > Settings > Management > Name > Update the Notes