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Windows Education Installation
Open File Explorer by pressing the option/start button on the keyboard
Load the latest compatible ISO of Windows (Windows 10 22H2 at the time of writing this) onto a removable USB storage device
Insert the storage device into the MAXHUB, copy the ISO to the Windows desktop and run it from there
Select Open in the Security Warning Prompt once it appears
Run the “setup” application in the open folder
When the Windows 10 Setup window appears, click Next
Select the Windows 10 Education image from the list and click Next
Accept the applicable notices and license terms
When choosing what to keep, select the Keep personal files only option and click Next
Select Yes on the following prompt to continue with the current selection
When the Ready to install prompt appears, confirm the selected settings are correct. If so, click Install
The Windows installer will then begin the re-installation process and the system will restart once complete
Once the device has restarted, a screen will appear asking for confirmation on privacy settings. All options except location can be set to No, then select Accept to confirm these choices.
The Windows desktop should appear once finished
Delete Windows ISO from the desktop
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Open Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage another account
Click Add someone else to this PC
Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, then Add a user without a Microsoft account
Enter "LibMAX" for the username and use the current LibMAX password found in LastPass for the password field
Once created, click the new account and confirm that the account is a Standard User
When logging into the new account, the user will be prompted to choose privacy settings for the device
The only option that should be turned on is Location
Click Accept
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Set a Password for the MAXHUB user and make it a Standard User
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While signed with the MAXHUB user account, navigate to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options
Select Password and click Add
Enter in the standard password that can be found in LastPass and leave a space in the hint field
Once finished, sign out of the MAXHUB user and sign into the libacct admin user
While signed with the MAXHUB libacct admin user account, open Settings > Accounts > Family & other users
Select the MAXHUB account, click Change account type and change it to Standard User
Navigate to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options
Select Password and click Add
Enter in the standard password that can be found in LastPass and leave a space in the hint field
Windows Settings, Software Installations and Updates
NetReg the Device
Follow the most current instructions on OU’s IT support website found here: https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDClient/35/Norman/KB/ArticleDet?ID=135&SIDs=259
When prompted to sign in, make use of the most current credentials in LastPass to NetReg devices with a wired connection
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While this can all be achieved on the device itself, completion of these steps can also be done on a separate device if the user cannot reach the OU NetReg page on the MAXHUB |
Join Device to Domain
While signed in to the libacct admin user, press the Windows key, search for the “View advanced system settings” control panel shortcut and select it
Navigate to the Computer Name tab and select Change…
With Domain selected, enter the sooner domain address (sooner.net.ou.edu) into the Domain field and then select OK
A prompt should appear asking for a username and password. This will require credentials for an account that has not reached it’s limit of registered devices
Once complete, a greeting will appear that can be closed out
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If the device cannot join the domain due to a DNS error, it could be due to the device not being NetReged properly or could need more time for the system to register the device. If this error appears, ensure that the appropriate MAC address was entered in correctly and that the device is in fact connected to the network. |
Enable Auto Logon for LibMAX user
While signed into the “libacct“ libacct admin user, open up Registry Editor
This can be done by pressing Windows Key + R, type “regedit” in the dialog box and hit enter.
Navigate the following key:
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon”
If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it DefaultUserName
If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it DefaultPassword
If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it AutoAdminLogon
Once these values are present, double click on each one and enter the Value data as instructed below:
DefaultUserName – Enter "LibMAX" here
DefaultPassword – Enter the current password for the LibMAX user.
AutoAdminLogon – Enter 1 to enable Auto Logon and 0 to disable.
Restart Windows and Auto Logon should be working.
Settings, Software and Updates
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Windows Updates and Settings
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Most of the settings above will need to be applied to each individual user (namely, the LibMAX user) |
Adjust Power Plan in Control Panel
Open Control Panel, navigate to System and Security > Power Options and click Show additional plans
Ensure the “High performance” plan is selected and then click the Change plan settings option found next to that plan
On the drop down next to “Turn off the display:” select the Never option
Close Control Panel
Install Required Applications on LibMAX User
Below is a list of applications that should be installed once user setup is done
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Zoom Workplace
Microsoft Teams
Note: Once Teams is installed, navigate to Settings > Apps > Startup and set the toggle for Microsoft Teams to off to prevent it from launching on startup
BeyondTrust (Bomgar) Client Client
Create a Batch File to Delete Zoom Account Logins on Startup
Once Zoom has been installed, open a new Notepad window
Insert these two lines into the Notepad document:
Code Block del C:\Users\LibMAX\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\data\zoomus.enc.db del C:\Users\LibMAX\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\data\zoomus.tmp.enc.dbSave the Notepad file once finished, name it “del_zoom_user” and replace the “.txt”file type extension at the end of the file name with “.bat”
Close the Notepad window
To open the Windows startup folder, press the Windows Key + R and type “shell:startup”
Copy the batch file that was just created to the startup folder
When finished, sign into Zoom from the LibMAX user, restart the MAXHUB and confirm that the batch file is in fact clearing out Zoom logins on startup
MAXHUB Device Settings
Set Power Schedule
Select one of the semi-translucent arrows on either side of the display and select the Settings button to access the settings for the MAXHUB
Navigate to Timing Powering and select Add Power On Schedule
Ensure the setting matches the following schedule:
Monday-Friday 7:00AM
Select Confirm
Next, select Add Shutdown Schedule
Ensure the setting matches the following schedule:
Monday-Friday 5:00PM
Select Confirm
Set Privacy Cleaning Schedule
While in the MAXHUB device settings, navigate to the Privacy Cleanup section
Set the Clean Before Device Shutdown and Browsing History toggles to on
Next, select Scheduled Cleaning and create a new plan
Ensure the setting matches the following schedule:
Sunday-Saturday 1:00AM
Select Confirm and navigate to the File Cleanup section
Ensure all toggles are set to on
Turn Off Wireless Hotspot
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