OS imaging and zero‑touch deployment

Automate network OS provisioning and restoration

OS deployment is often manual, error‑prone and slow when provisioning dozens or hundreds of desktops and laptops. Remote staff, branch offices and hardware heterogeneity increase the time and effort needed to keep workstation images consistent and recover compromised machines.

Where OS Deployer is used

Use cases include bulk Windows rollouts, reimaging remote laptops for home workers, and restoring compromised or failed systems from a central image store. IT teams also use it to apply role‑based images and to migrate user profiles during deployment. The product handles driver collection and distribution, easing hardware refreshes and supporting standardised images across different makes and models.

Fits within these solutions

Backup & Recovery

Delivery & deployment

On-Premises Software

Suitable environments

Fits Windows‑dominant estates and organisations with 100+ desktops or multiple sites that maintain standardised workstation images. It is also applicable to MSPs managing client devices and to environments requiring remote office or WFH provisioning.

Benefits

Reduce manual effort

Automates repetitive imaging tasks to free IT time for other work.

Lower deployment costs

Mass deployment and remote installs reduce travel and hands‑on labour expenses.

Standardised workstation builds

Ensure consistent OS images and configurations across the estate.

Faster system recovery

Restore compromised or failed systems quickly from known good images.

Support remote workers

Provision and reimage home users without physical access to devices.

Consistent driver rollout

Automated driver distribution reduces post‑deployment driver issues.

Capabilities

Capture OS images

Create images from reference machines using online or offline imaging for reuse across endpoints.

Live machine imaging

Image a functioning machine on the network without interrupting the end user.

Hardware‑independent deploy

Deploy a single golden image to multiple makes and models regardless of hardware vendor.

Multicast/unicast deployment

Distribute images over the network using multicast or unicast to optimise mass installs.

Remote and WFH deploy

Provision and reimage devices in remote offices or home workers from a central location.

Automated driver management

Collect and distribute device drivers automatically to targets during deployment.

Migrate user profiles

Preserve and migrate user profile data as part of the deployment process.

Customise and automate

Apply role‑based customisations and automate post‑deployment tasks and application installs.

Applications

Bulk Windows rollouts

Deploy standardised images during large OS migrations or when provisioning 100+ desktops.

Remote office provisioning

Provision branch office machines from a central image repository without onsite staff.

MSP client provisioning

MSPs use imaging to standardise and restore client environments across many customers.

Hardware refresh standardisation

Apply a single golden image across heterogeneous hardware during refresh projects.

Rapid system restoration

Reimage compromised or failed machines quickly to reduce user downtime.

Role‑based workstation prep

Create and deploy role or department specific images for consistent user setups.

OS Deployer