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Faronics "Deepfreeze" software works well to achieve this (fresh on restart) but are there ways to achieve this otherwise, that requires only what comes with windows? Since it is possible to 'image' and then 'restore from image' in windows 7/8, couldn't deepfreeze-like behavior be achieved using these built-in windows tools?

And are there other ways to achieve this? Since Microsoft isn't continuing with their SteadyState, has it be depreciated by other methods/tools, like the one described above?

eichoa3I
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The Embedded edition of Windows (e.g. Windows Embedded Standard 7) has a feature called Enhanced Write Filter that pretty much does what you want. It creates overlays for logical disks and discards the overlays on reboot. There's also the option of committing changes to disk (for servicing etc).

I believe that EWF will be carried over to Embedded 8.

That said, licensing issues may prevent you from using the solution. Depends on your specific use scenario.

minya
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Currently, no, that would not be feasible, using the Windows Image Restore; it takes a while, and can still be corrupted while the system is running, unless it's hosted on another secure server. The other issue as well is how do you tell Windows to restore from an image on the next reboot every time, except the first time? You'd have to rely on someone manually starting the process every time.

My recommendation, depending on your requirements, would be to enable the Guest account and hide the Administrative accounts

Canadian Luke
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