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Installing Windows 10

Create bootable USB

Using CMD

Create bootable USB:

Terminal window
diskpart
list disk

Select disk 1:

Terminal window
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active format FS=NTFS
assign
exit

Insert DVD (or open ISO image with explorer):

Terminal window
D:
BootSect.exe /NT60 E:

D: Drive letter for DVD/mounted ISO E: Drive letter for USB Flash memory

Now we can copy Windows files to the flash drive (not the ISO)

Using rufus

Download portable version or install from here: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Using WinToFlash

More cumbersome than rufus. Can be found here: https://wintoflash.com/download/en/

Boot and install Windows

  • boot to windows using f1/f2/f5/f12 (etc. according to different brands)
  • always go with the custom install. Backup and install afresh
  • Use an appropriate partition (could be the default partition or a manually created drive partition)
  • Use customized or express settings (I use customized)
  • Choose “Work or school owns it” option
  • choose appropriate active directory option
  • Go through the rest of the options and install windows

Finally, the windows desktop should appear

Machine naming, workgroup & domain join

We need to make sure we can communicate between the computer and the domain controller. Let’s open up cmd:

Terminal window
ping IP_ADDRESS/HOSTNAME

If we get a reply, then we’re connected.

To change DNS server settings:

  • go to network and sharing center
  • select the ethernet adapter
  • Under properties we can uncheck IPv6 option if it is not used
  • open IPv4 properties window
  • choose option for using DNS server address and put in our domain controller IP address

To rename the computer and join it to the domain:

  • open file explorer > right click on this pc > properties
  • under computer name click change settings
  • under rename this computer click change
  • set the name according to the naming convention (i.e. ITSGWK01, IT Support Guy Work Station 01)
  • under member of > enter the domain name and click ok (it’s going to then try to join the domain network)
  • When we get the prompt from the domain, we need to enter account credentials (i.e. administrator, securepassword)
  • If the verification passes, windows should show a welcome message
  • restart the computer

We need to set the DNS IP address to let it find the domain in that address. If we’re using a DHCP server, it’s just not enough to ping the domain controller. We have to specify the domain controller as it’s DNS server before trying to join it to the domain.

After the reboot, to verify the name of the domain:

  • from the lock screen > right ctrl + del OR ctrl + alt + del
  • select other user
  • Since we already have a local administrator account, if we try to use the username “administrator” to try to log in to the domain linked account, it won’t work. To get around that, we can login using “DOMAIN_NAME\username” and then use the set password for the domain linked account (i.e. ITSUPPORTGUY\administrator, securepassword)
  • Now from the system properties windows, under computer name, we should be able to see the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the computer(i.e. ITSGWK01.itsupportguy.com) and the domain it is linked to

We have renamed the computer and joined it to the domain



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