One of the final things to do is to release the IP address if you have been using DHCP so that when the new virtual desktop machines are created from this parent image, they don't have a duplicate IP address and, therefore, will obtain a new IP address:

1. Open a command prompt window by pressing the Windows key and R, and then in the Run dialog box, type cmd.
2. In the command prompt window that opens, type in the following command:

ipconfig /release

Before shutting down the virtual desktop and completing the image build, there are just a few other housekeeping tasks to perform.

The key one is not to forget to tidy up after yourself. For example, empty the recycle bin and delete any browser history or temporary files. Basically, delete everything that is not part of that parent image. Once you are happy that the image is optimized to your specific requirements, you can shut down the virtual desktop machine.

With the image build for Windows 7 now complete, we will finalize the preparation of this image so that it's ready for delivery.