title: Clone Windows server setup along with installed softwares &/ configuration on to similar configuration target server
body: <p>Is there a way to clone Windows server setup along with installed softwares &amp;/ configuration on to similar configuration target server?.</p>
  <p>Source &amp; Destination server is with Windows 2019 Server.</p>
  <p>Looked at <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/ad-forest-recovery-backing-up-a-full-server" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/ad-forest-recovery-backing-up-a-full-server</a> &amp; unsure if this handles replicating softwares setup on source machine along with configuration on to destination machine.</p>
  <p>Docker is not good fit, as base/source machine is with many different vendor specific softwares &amp; some customization applied manually post usual wizard/command util installation.</p>
  <p>Kindly suggest if there is better/viable option to address this.</p>
  <p>p.s : Checked this link as well : <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep--system-preparation--overview?view=windows-11" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep--system-preparation--overview?view=windows-11</a> . Not sure if it supported for Windows 2019 server version.</p>