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o Keep existing partitions – Indicates that any existing partitions should be preserved and not
formatted or partitioned.
o Move user data and settings – Indicates user data and settings should be preserved.
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User Data (Restore) – Select the option to control whether user data should be restored with the following
options, then click Next:
o Do not restore user data and settings – No user data is restored from a network location or USMT
backup. For testing a manual deployment, select this option.
o Specify a location – Restores user data from a specified backup location.
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Product Key – Select the desired product key option, then click Next:
o No product key is required – Select this option if your deployed operating system will use a KMS
server for activation, or you are using evaluation software. This scenario uses evaluation software,
so select this option.
Note: If you are using a Windows 8.1 Professional image to be licensed using the embedded product
key included with a Surface Pro 3 device (OA 3.0), no product key is required. More details about OA
3.0 are described in
Chapter 2 .
o Activate the machine with a multiple activation key (MAK) – Select this option if your organization
uses MAK keys, which are used for volume licensed operating systems.
o Use a specific product key – Select this option if you have a single product key, such as one
obtained from a retail box or from a preinstalled operating system.
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Locale and Time – Select the desired language and time zone settings from the following options, then click
Next:
o Language to install – Select your desired operating system language.
o Time and currency format – Select your desired time and currency format.
o Keyboard layout – Select your desired keyboard locale.
o Time zone – Select your desired time zone.
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Administrator Password – Enter and confirm a strong password for the local Administrator account in the
target Surface Pro 3 device, then click Next.
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Capture Image – Select the desired image capture settings from the following options, then click Next:
o Capture an image of this reference computer – Captures an image when using a reference
computer. This option is discussed further in Chapter 4 .
o Sysprep this computer – Generalizes the computer but does not capture an image.
o Prepare to capture the machine – Only copies required Sysprep files.
o Do not capture an image of this computer – Does not create any images from the target Surface
Pro 3 device after deployment. Ensure this option is selected for testing the deployment of this
scenario.
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Ready – A detailed summary of the selected options is provided under the Details button. Click Begin to
initiate the deployment.
As shown in Figure 3.32, a progress bar is displayed to show the installation progress. The process runs without any
further user interaction until the operating system is fully deployed.