Expert mode
Expert mode turns Foundry OSD into a configuration authoring surface.
Use it only when the standard workflow is not enough.
Create media with the standard workflow first unless the deployment environment requires predefined runtime behavior.
Expert sections
| Section | What it controls |
|---|---|
| General | Media output, architecture, language, WinPE drivers, deployment time zone, and advanced media options |
| Network | Wired 802.1X and Wi-Fi settings for Foundry Connect |
| Autopilot | JSON profile injection, zero-touch hardware hash upload, or interactive hardware hash upload settings |
| Customization | Machine naming rules, optional operating system selection defaults and allowed values, Windows OOBE defaults, AI component removal, and provisioned AppX removal used later in Foundry Deploy |
Capture the expert-mode shell with all section tabs visible.
Runtime configuration handoff
Expert mode settings are saved into the Foundry OSD configuration and staged automatically during media creation.
When you build ISO or USB media, Foundry OSD generates the runtime configuration files needed by:
- Foundry Connect, for network readiness behavior.
- Foundry Deploy, for deployment-time preferences.
Those files are written into the boot image during media creation. No operator action is required to create the Foundry Connect or Foundry Deploy runtime configuration files.
Staged deployment preferences
Use expert mode when the WinPE deployment session should start with predefined preferences for:
- Deployment time zone
- Operating system selection defaults and allowed values, when enabled
- Autopilot
- Machine naming
- Windows OOBE defaults
- AI component removal
- Provisioned AppX removal
Capture the expert-mode sections that control generated runtime configuration.
Next steps
- Open General for media defaults and Windows time zone behavior.
- Open Network Configuration for wired and Wi-Fi settings.
- Open Autopilot for JSON profile injection, zero-touch hardware hash upload, and interactive hardware hash upload configuration.
- Open Customization for machine naming, operating system selection, Windows OOBE behavior, AI component removal, and provisioned AppX removal.