Connectivity Guide

product. Dell is not responsible for, and will not, warrant, support, repair or replace any thin client device or component

that fails to operate properly due to a failure to follow these instructions.

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection feature helps enterprises to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on

their networks.

XML driven PowerShell scripts

Customization scripts are ported to the PowerShell scripts, and are based on the XML file input.

USB redirection

USB redirection is applicable for all users of the client machine with all the published XenDesktop irrespective of the setting Simplify

device connections for me in the XenDesktop connection preferences user interface.

Sysprep using User Interface

The System Preparation tool (Sysprep) can now be configured using the inbuilt user interface. Using this tool the data gets cleared from

the system and the system can be customized as per the requirement. The operating system will be like a new installation.

The Sysprep tool is used with other deployment tools to install the Microsoft Windows operating systems with minimal intervention by an

administrator.

Buildmaster.cmd is the main program that calls other executable files that prepares the thin client for the Windows installation.

Buildmaster.cmd is located in the<drive C>\Windows\Setup on all installations.

Sysprep must always be run from the <drive C>\Windows\Setup and must run on the version of Windows with which it was

installed.

The Sysprep tool contains the following two options:

• Custom Sysprep, see Running the Custom Sysprep tool.

• Config Sysprep, see Running the Config Sysprep tool.

Prerequisites

The following are the pre-requisites to run the Custom Sysprep tool:

• Unified Write Filter must be disabled.

• Logging framework must be available on your thin client.

• Power Shell script execution environment must be available.

• Custom Sysprep and Configuration Sysprep (SCCM) scripts must be available.

• Host Name calculation feature must be available.

• If the flash drive or HDD size is more than 32 GB, reduce it to less than 32 GB for a better custom sysprep process.

NOTE:

You cannot access the thin client if you terminate the Sysprep process. Make sure that the device is ready before

you use the Sysprep tool.

CAUTION: After you run the Sysprep tool, enable the Unified Write Filter to ensure device security.

Running Custom Sysprep tool

• Disable File based Write Filter.

• Logging framework must be available on your thin client.

• PowerShell script execution environment, Custom Sysprep, Configuration Sysprep (SCCM) scripts, and Hostname calculation feature

must be available.

• Reduce the flash drive or hard drive size to less than 16 GB.

General features