# Simplest Deployment Process — 5 Steps

The shortest possible path to a fully imaged HP EliteBook (G7, G8, G9, G10, or G11)
running Windows 11 24H2 with all drivers, apps, and your domain join.

> **Total time you spend in front of a keyboard: ~10 minutes.**
> **Total wall-clock time including Windows imaging: ~1 hour first time, then ~5 minutes per laptop.**

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## STEP 1 — Download the bundle

Open this URL in your browser:

> 🔗 **https://win11-hp-sccm.preview.emergentagent.com/**

Click the yellow **Download** button on the **"Complete bundle (zip)"** card.
You get a ~390 KB file called `sccm-win11-hp-imaging.zip`.

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## STEP 2 — Put the zip on your SCCM server

Move `sccm-win11-hp-imaging.zip` to your SCCM site server (any way you like —
RDP drag-drop, network share, USB, or download directly from the server's
browser).

Save it under `C:\OSD\` and **right-click → Extract All → C:\OSD\**.

You should end up with `C:\OSD\sccm-win11-hp-imaging\` containing folders for
`scripts\`, `docs\`, `applications\`, `task-sequence\`.

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## STEP 3 — Open elevated PowerShell and unblock

Click **Start** → type **PowerShell** → right-click → **Run as administrator**.
Paste these 4 lines:

```powershell
Get-ChildItem C:\OSD\sccm-win11-hp-imaging -Recurse -File | Unblock-File
cd C:\OSD\sccm-win11-hp-imaging\scripts
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
.\Run-Imaging-Wizard.ps1
```

That last line launches the **interactive wizard**.

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## STEP 4 — Answer the wizard's 12 questions

The wizard prompts you in plain English. Press **Enter** to accept any default
shown in `[brackets]`. The 12 questions are:

| # | Question | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCCM Site Code | `P01` |
| 2 | Site server FQDN | `sccm01.contoso.local` |
| 3 | Management Point FQDN | *(Enter — defaults to site server)* |
| 4 | Source share root | `\\sccm01\Sources$\OSD` |
| 5 | Distribution Point Group | *(Enter — `All Production DPs`)* |
| 6 | Pilot collection | *(Enter — `OSD - Pilot HP Devices`)* |
| 7 | AD domain | `contoso.local` |
| 8 | Target OU LDAP path | `OU=Workstations,...,DC=contoso,DC=local` |
| 9 | Domain join service account | `CONTOSO\svc-osdjoin` |
| 10 | (password popup) | *(type password)* |
| 11 | Path to Win11 24H2 ISO | `D:\Media\Win11_24H2_Enterprise_x64.iso` |
| 12 | Time zone | *(Enter — `Pacific Standard Time`)* |

Then it shows a summary and asks **Proceed? [y]** — press Enter.

The wizard then runs all 5 stages automatically:

```
[1/5] Checking prerequisites .................... PASS
[2/5] Injecting HP NIC drivers into boot image .. DONE   (~10 min)
[3/5] Building reference Windows 11 image ....... DONE   (~25 min)
[4/5] Importing drivers + creating packages ..... DONE   (~10 min)
[5/5] Building Task Sequence + deploying ........ DONE   (~5 min)

SUCCESS! Your Task Sequence is deployed.
```

You can walk away during stages 2-5 (about 50 minutes of unattended time).

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## STEP 5 — PXE-boot a laptop

Pick any HP EliteBook from G7 through G11. Connect Ethernet (PXE doesn't work
on Wi-Fi). Power on. **Tap F12** while the HP logo shows.

| What you'll see | What to do |
|---|---|
| HP boot menu | Pick **Network Boot (IPv4)** → Enter |
| Black screen with "Windows is loading files" | Wait ~2 minutes |
| **Task Sequence menu appears** | Pick **`Win11-HP-Baseline-TS`** → Next |
| TS runs unattended for 30-45 minutes | Walk away |
| Windows logon screen | **Done!** Sign in with any AD user. |

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## That's it. You're done.

For anything beyond this — failure debugging, multiple sites, post-deploy
sign-off, full reference, etc. — see the longer guides:

| If you want to… | Open |
|---|---|
| Tick off post-deploy sign-off on the laptop | `docs\validation-checklist.md` |
| Diagnose a TS that failed | `docs\operator-runbook.md` |
| Understand any SCCM term you saw | `docs\Glossary.md` |
| Build the full lifecycle (TS-01 through TS-05) | `docs\TS-Series-And-Prompts.md` |
| Deploy **Windows 11 23H2** (build 22631) instead of 24H2 | `docs\Win11-23H2-Deployment.md` |
| Stand up a brand-new SCCM lab from scratch | `docs\Lab-Build-Checklist.md` |
| Print a reference for your bench | `Booklet.pdf` (in the bundle) |

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## Supported HP models (out-of-the-box)

| Generation | Models |
|---|---|
| **G7** (10th-gen Intel — the oldest still officially supported on Win11 24H2) | EliteBook 830 / 840 / 850 G7 · EliteBook x360 1030 / 1040 G7 |
| **G8** | EliteBook 830 / 840 / 850 G8 · EliteBook x360 1030 / 1040 G8 |
| **G9** | EliteBook 830 / 840 / 860 G9 · EliteBook x360 1040 G9 |
| **G10** | EliteBook 830 / 840 / 860 G10 · EliteBook x360 1040 G10 |
| **G11** *(latest)* | EliteBook 840 / 860 G11 · EliteBook x360 1040 G11 |

> Other HP business models (ZBook, ProBook, EliteDesk) are easy to add — open
> `scripts\Get-HPDriverPacks.ps1`, append the model name to the `-Models`
> array, re-run the wizard with `-SkipReferenceImage -SkipPackages -SkipTaskSequence`.
> The wizard will fetch their drivers and import them.

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## What if the laptop is older than G7?

G6 and earlier (Whiskey-Lake / Coffee-Lake-R, 7th/8th-gen Intel mobile) are
**not on Microsoft's official Win11 24H2 supported-CPU list**. You can still
image them, but expect:

- A **registry bypass** (`SetupConfig.ini → BypassCPUCheck=1`) baked into the TS.
- No Microsoft-supported feature updates afterward.
- TPM 2.0 may need enabling in BIOS (some G6 chassis ship with TPM 1.2).

Recommend retiring G6 and earlier rather than imaging them.