Preparing Windows 10 for Remote Installations Parent topic

Before running Safe Lock remote installations, follow this procedure to prepare components for the following Windows versions:
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Professional
  • Windows 10 Creators Update (Redstone 2)
  • Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Redstone 3)
  • Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4)
  • Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Redstone 5)

Procedure

  1. Turn off Windows Firewall.
  2. Turn off User Account Control by editing the registry.
    1. Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
      For example, go to Start → Run..., type regedit, and then press ENTER.
    2. Locate and click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
    3. On the right, locate the following entry: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy.
      If the entry does not exist, do the following to create it:
      1. Go to Edit → New.
      2. Select DWORD Value.
      3. Type LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy and then press ENTER.
    4. Right-click LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy and then select Modify.
    5. In the Value field, type 1.
    6. Click OK.
    7. Close Registry Editor.
  3. Turn on Network Discovery for each user account that will log on the endpoint.
    1. Go to Start → Control Panel → All Control Panel Items → Network and Sharing Center → Advanced sharing settings.
    2. Select Turn on network discovery and Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices.