Microsoft has shifted design principles of Windows image configuration significantly between Windows 7 and Windows 10. Windows 10 and Server 2016 herald a new way of doing business for Microsoft, Windows as a service (WaaS). This is now the way Windows is being designed, implemented, and serviced throughout the world. In light of this, to help enterprise environments keep up, Microsoft appears to be making significant investments in tools and process development focused on deployment. This is likely to assist with the historically lengthy process of migrating and imaging machines. There is probably no better example than the availability of the Windows Configuration Designer in the Microsoft Store, as shown in the following screenshot:
While the tool changed, the idea of configuring and tweaking an image without having to go through time-consuming...