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Windows Marketplace image optimization for Azure

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Introduction

Windows operating system (OS) images for Windows Server and Windows 10 are offered by Microsoft on Azure Marketplace. These images are optimized for Azure experience and performance catering toward general usage. You may add your own customizations such as Azure Image Builder onto the Marketplace image to build your own Windows custom image for your specific needs. The Marketplace images are updated and released regularly each month with the latest security fixes to keep your system environment safe. For more information, see Windows Server release on Azure Marketplace update history.

This article lists the optimizations added to the Windows OS images in Windows Server and Windows 10 offers on Azure Marketplace.

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Windows Server, versions 2019, 2016, 1909, 1903, and 1809

Registry key settings

CurrentControlSet\Services\flpydisk

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Boot performance improvement

CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

Value: RealTimeIsUniversal
Data: 1
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time

Value: Start
Data: 2
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

Feature

smb1protocol

State: Removed
Purpose: Security mitigation

Drivers

Nothing to list currently

BCD store settings

bootstatuspolicy

Value: ignoreallfailures
Purpose: To enable the device to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host

recoveryenabled

Value: No
Purpose: To enable the device to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host

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Windows 10, versions 1909, 1903, and 1809

Registry key

Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Value: KeepAliveEnable
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

Value: KeepAliveInterval
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

Value: RealTimeIsUniversal
Data: 1
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time

Value: Start
Data: 2
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

BCD store settings

bootstatuspolicy

Value: ignoreallfailures
Purpose: To enable the device to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host.

recoveryenabled

Value: No
Purpose: To enable the device to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host.

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Windows Server 2012 R2

Registry key settings

CurrentControlSet\Services\flpydisk

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Boot performance improvement

Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Value: KeepAliveEnable
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

Value: KeepAliveInterval
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

Value: RealTimeIsUniversal
Data: 1
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time

Value: Start
Data: 2
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

Feature

smb1protocol

State: Removed
Purpose: Security mitigation

Drivers

Nothing to list currently

BCD store settings

bootstatuspolicy

Value: ignoreallfailures
Purpose: To enable the machine to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host.

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Windows Server 2012

Registry key settings

CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

Value: SMB1
Data: 0
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\mrxsmb10

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation

Value: DependOnService
Data: Bowser\0MRxSmb20\0NSI
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\flpydisk

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Boot performance improvement

Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Value: KeepAliveEnable
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

Value: KeepAliveInterval
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

Value: RealTimeIsUniversal
Data: 1
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time

Value: Start
Data: 2
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

Feature

BitLocker

State: Enabled

BCD store settings

bootstatuspolicy

Value: ignoreallfailures
Purpose: To enable the machine to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host

recoveryenabled

Value: No
Purpose: 

ems

Value: On
Purpose: 

emssettings

Value: EMSPORT:1
Purpose: 

Value: EMSBAUDRATE:115200
Purpose: 

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Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry settings

CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

Value: SMB1
Data: 0
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\mrxsmb10

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation

Value: DependOnService
Data: Bowser\0MRxSmb20\0NSI
Hive: System
Purpose: Security mitigation

CurrentControlSet\Services\flpydisk

Value: Start
Data: 4
Hive: System
Purpose: Boot performance improvement

Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Value: KeepAliveEnable
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

Value: KeepAliveInterval
Data: 1
Hive: Software
Purpose: Enable remote access

CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

Value: RealTimeIsUniversal
Data: 1
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time

Value: Start
Data: 2
Hive: System
Purpose: Set the time to UTC

BCD store settings

bootstatuspolicy

Value: ignoreallfailures
Purpose: To enable the machine to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host

recoveryenabled

Value: No
Purpose: To enable the machine to not boot into repair mode on double crash and being inaccessible to the host

ems

Value: On
Purpose: 

emssettings

Value: EMSPORT:1
Purpose: 

Value: EMSBAUDRATE:115200
Purpose: 

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Article Info
Article ID : 4524957
Revision : 123
Created on : 12/3/2019
Published on : 12/13/2019
Exists online : False
Views : 569