Step 4. Creating image/Installing Windows

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Table of contents:

• Image preparation
• Adding a PC to the venue's Map
• Windows installation and image creation

📌 The initial installation of Windows in the SENET Boot system simplifies the image creation process by allowing you to install Windows on diskless gaming PCs without using a hard disk.

 

What to prepare before Windows installation?

1. Open the disk for images and create 2 folders: winbot and iso. They are necessary for storing the installation components.

2. Open the local SENET Boot Admin panel and go to SENET Boot Settings → Windows Installation.

3. In the Path for wimboot and Installation components field, specify the path to the winboot folder.

4. In the Path for Installation images field, specify the path to the iso folder.

5. Click Download installer.

6. Place the Windows 10 disk image (.iso file) into the iso folder.

If you do not have an .iso file, you can download it from the official Microsoft website. After downloading, open the iso file to set up and select the following options:

• • Create installation media.
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  • Language: EN/US. Edition: Windows 10. Architecture: 64-bit (x64).
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  • ISO file.
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  • Save the file in the newly created iso folder.

7. After adding the file to the folder, click Update ISO in the SENET Boot Admin panel to upload the file.

How to add a PC to the venue's Map?

📌 The local SENET Boot Admin panel displays all the PCs that have or have previously had E-launcher installed. If a PC is not yet in the system, it must be added to the venue's Map to install Windows/create an image.

If you want to install Windows on a PC that is not already in the system, add it manually and enter its MAC address. To do this:

• open the admin panel and go to the technical mode of the Map section;
• move the mouse over the area where there is no PC yet and click on the +;

• in the window that opens, fill out the information about the PC and be sure to specify the correct MAC address;

• save the changes. The PC will appear on the venue's Map and in the local SENET Boot Admin panel.

 

How to install Windows/create an image?

Once you have filled out the Windows Installation section and added the PC to the venue's Map, you can start installing Windows on your gaming PC. Before you start the installation, you need to select the desired type of bootloader (Legacy or UEFI) in the BIOS of your gaming PC in advance.

1. Go to SENET Boot Settings → PC Management.
2. Click on “...” in the field of the required PC and click on the Windows icon next to the selected gaming PC. This PC should be turned off, with the Offline status.

3. In the modal window that opens, enter the name of the image in the Image name field and select a file from the ISO selection drop-down list.

4. Tap Enable mode.

Important! You need to specify a name that is not used for an existing image, otherwise it will be overwritten without any possibility of recovery.

5. Turn on this gaming PC. Turning on the PC starts the installation process. The PC will restart several times during the installation process.

📌 The status of the operation can be viewed in PC Management → History of Updates.

The update will be completed when Windows opens the newly created account on the gaming PC.
Account login: Admin, password: 1. You can change the password after the installation is complete.

6. Turn off the gaming PC on which you have installed Windows.

7. Go to the PC Management section and click on “...” in the field of this PC. Turn off the Windows Installation mode by clicking on the crossed-out Windows icon. The PC must be in Offline status.

8. In the window that opens, click Save image and wait for the process to complete.

If you want to cancel the installation, click Disable mode, without saving.

Important! Do not install games or apps before saving the image, as additional actions may interrupt the installation process. After the installation is complete and the image is saved, start Superuser mode to install the apps you want.

9. Go to SENET Boot Settings → Images.

10. Click Update the image list to display the created image.

11. Click the image edit icon.

12. Link the image to the PC zones that it is intended to be loaded in.

13. Enable the Bootable option to activate the image. Save the changes.

14. Done!

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