Inject DSC resources into Windows 11 image and configure provisioning
Choose the Windows 11 WIM or VHDX file you want to modify
Include required DSC v3 resources and modules
Set up system and user context configurations
Generate the customized image and deployment package
Global settings applied to the entire system
Settings applied to each user profile
Ongoing configuration management
Apply and monitor for drift
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# Windows 11 DSC v3 Configuration
configuration Win11EnterpriseConfig {
Import-DscResource -ModuleName PSDesiredStateConfiguration
Import-DscResource -ModuleName ComputerManagementDsc
Import-DscResource -ModuleName NetworkingDsc
Node 'localhost' {
# System-wide configurations
WindowsFeature 'NetFramework45' {
Name = 'NET-Framework-45-Core'
Ensure = 'Present'
}
Registry 'DisableAutoRestartSignOn' {
Key = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System'
ValueName = 'DisableAutomaticRestartSignOn'
ValueData = '1'
ValueType = 'Dword'
Ensure = 'Present'
}
# User context configurations
Script 'ConfigureStartLayout' {
GetScript = { @{ Result = (Test-Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\layout.xml") } }
SetScript = {
$layout = @"
<LayoutModificationTemplate Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
<DefaultLayoutOverride>
<StartLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6" xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout">
<start:Group Name="Productivity" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout">
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge" />
</start:Group>
</defaultlayout:StartLayout>
</StartLayoutCollection>
</DefaultLayoutOverride>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
"@
$layout | Out-File "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\layout.xml" -Force
}
TestScript = { Test-Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\layout.xml" }
}
}
}
# Generate MOF file
Win11EnterpriseConfig -OutputPath "C:\DSCConfig\"
Estimated time: 8-12 minutes