


Finalize - automate and help with some of the common clean up tasks that are typically run just before using the prepared image.Generalize - helps in running the system preparation tool (Sysprep) by generating a customizable and editable unattend answer file.Optimize - applies the chosen selections.Common Options - quickly and easily choose and set preferences to control common functionality.Analyze - compares the settings of the template against the machine settings.Optimize – Analyze, select optimizations, and apply them to the Windows image.The OS Optimization Tool helps with key steps in this creation process and also with applying Windows updates to optimized images: A step by step walkthrough of the complete process, is given in the Creating an Optimized Windows Image for a VMware Horizon Virtual Desktop guide. For Windows 7, 8.1, and Server 2012, 2012 R2, an older version (b1130) of the OS Optimization Tool is available for download.Īt a high level, the process of creating a golden image VM consists of the following steps.


If you look in the column called New Filename you can see the new filename each file will have.In the box called New Name you can write the new name of the file.With the New Name method you can construct a completely new filename based on known information of each individual file. We will be using New name method in this example. Click the button Add method and select a method in the appearing window.This is done in the left part of the program where it says Renaming method list. Now you need to setup how the files should be renamed.Tip: You can also drag and drop files or folders from Windows Explorer to Advanced Renamer. Select the files you would like to rename and click Open.In the drop down list pick Files and a dialog for opening files appear.Click the Add menu item above the file list. First you need to add some files to the list.Here are some easy steps on how to get started renaming files in Advanced Renamer.
