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Best Method To Image an Reinstall

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Hi all, 

I have been tasked to install 40 odd Windows 8 computers, All the hardware is the same. So i plan on creating an image an then running this image on all the machines, but i have few questions as this is the first time i have done this. 

1) The OS is pre-installed by the Vendor, (No License Key) Will i be able to use sysprep to install and activate windows? (The bios build ID should Match the Windows Build ID for it to activate) 

2) If the answer to question 1 is yes, then will i have problems with the UEFI bios where it will block me installing over the C: drive partition? Ideally i wanna keep the Vendors system recovery in place. 

3) Is there a guide designed based on Windows 8, I have found plenty on 7 and i will just follow them. 

Hopefully it can be done this like, If the client in question has MAK licenses then I would just go for it, but where i have no access to product keys, i am bit concerned about wiping the partitions. 

Thanks in advance. 


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