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Additional Steps for Windows Images

On the Connect! page, the following connection information will be displayed:

Log in using Remote Desktop Connection. You can either enter the connection information manually after launching the Remote Desktop Connection program or you can use a pre-configured RDP file:

If you have not selected to capture the image by the end of the reservation time, VCL will automatically capture the image so that you will not lose any work.

The following steps form a good guideline of what to do while creating your image:

  1. Run Windows Update before saving an image.  It’s OK if the computer needs to reboots.  It can take 4-6 minutes for the computer to reboot before you can connect via RDP again.
  2. Install your applications. Here are some suggestions/tips on loading software to the remote machine:
  1. Post install of software:
  1. Save the Image