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How To Create a New Win Dev Env

Creating from ISO

Create the VM using a recent Windows ISO
Installer 'I don't have a license' 'Win10 Pro N for Workstations'
Initial config
- Admin user vagrant/vagrant
Jump to 'Modify the VM' below

Creating from Vagrant Box

Get the latest .box

vagrant box update --box gusztavvargadr/windows-10
Prepare for Vagrant
- Create new folder for the Vagrantfile
  - Name based on month & year, e.g., Win10Aug23
  - Copy previous Vagrantfile to this new folder
  - Edit Vagrantfile
    - 'config.vm.hostname' to match the folder name convention
  - Create ansible folder and
    - Copy inventory file from previous month (or windev/playbooks)
    - Change target machine name in windows section of inventory
Have Vagrant create the VM

vagrant up or vagrant up --no-provision

Modify the VM

After VM starts
- Rename guest VM appro'ly
Shutdown VM
- Change network to bridged over a host NIC
- Enable bidi cut & paste
- Take snapshot!
Start VM
Accept network discovery
If created from ISO
- Enable OpenSSH Server
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse?tabs=powershell

Auto install & config

Ansible-playbook

ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=false ansible-playbook ../windev/playbooks/main.yml -i ./ansible/inventory

Manual configs

Change vagrant's password
Install Winget using Store app
Install VBox Guest Additions
Start and config procexp
Clean up task bar (rm Store, Mail, etc.)

History

06/06/2023

Created amt/Vagrantfile to manage creating a Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox

08/23/2023

Added How To section at tope

11/07/2023

Created amt/win10231107 for new VM & followed instructions above
Changed vagrant's pswd
All Windows and winget updates

TODO

After VM is running
- Run Remove-DefaultWin10Apps.ps1 Gist
Other
- When to create user & change vagrant's pswd?