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Default User Profile Customization

Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 Virtual Desktops with VMware View Applied Best Practices

Windows profile customizations

This section contains procedures to customize the Windows profile.

Audit mode

When a valid sysprep.xml file is present the golden image machine must be booted into audit

mode. To boot the machine in audit mode during an install of Windows 7, press Ctrl + Shift +

F3. When the Welcome screen to reboot the machine and put Windows in audit mode. If

Windows 7 has already been installed on a machine audit mode can be invoked by running

c:\windows\system32\sysprep /audit.

After the system reboots into audit mode, it automatically logs in with the local administrative

user account. At this point, customization of the administrator account can begin. Note that

sysprep removes the machine from the domain to place Windows in audit mode. After the

system is resealed, it must be rejoined to the domain.

Change the default theme

Windows Themes controls how the desktop is rendered. The default theme uses many

optimizations to paint a more graphically complex user interface which creates increased

processor and network overhead. The Classic theme is suggested for VDI environments due to its

lower overhead. If the Themes service has been disabled, the user interface (UI) defaults to the

Windows Classic theme.

To manually enforce the Windows Classic theme using the group policy:

1. Select User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel >

Personalization.

2. Set the Force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic option to Enabled.

Adjust for best performance

Some of the more advanced UI features, such as menu fading and animations, require extra CPU

and memory resources to use. To turn off these effects select:

1. My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Performance.

2. Select Adjust for best performance.

Disable the screen saver

The screen saver is not needed in a VDI environment because users do not directly connect to the

console of the virtual machine. To disable it for all VDI users:

1. Edit the VMware_View G

PO.

2. S

elect User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel >

Personalization.

3. Set Enable Screen Saver to Disabled.

Turn off system sounds

To turn off the system sounds:

1. Select Control Panel > Sound > Sounds.

2. Set the Sound scheme to No Sounds.

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