Glossary
A reference table of common terms in the EASYDEPLOY system. This glossary helps you read the documentation quickly and consistently. Technical terms are kept in English with enterprise-grade definitions.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EASYDEPLOY | Windows deployment toolkit running in the WinPE environment, developed by CoreSystem. |
| WinPE | Windows Preinstallation Environment used to boot before installing the operating system. When you boot from USB, WinPE is loaded and EASYDEPLOY runs automatically. |
| USB boot media | USB containing the WinPE environment + EASYDEPLOY + configuration, used to boot the machine and perform deployment. |
| License / Offline License | Usage license packaged in the *.lic file issued by CoreSystem. Verified locally on the machine without requiring internet. Applies to MSP Advanced; Free requires no license. |
| Service Tier (Tier) | Two plans only: Free (perpetual, 2 profiles, Cloud catalog) and MSP Advanced (annual, USB-SN batch, unlimited). There is no separate standard or trial tier. |
| Platform 5.0 | Current EasyDeploy generation — PowerShell 7-only engine, CIM hardware access, ARM64 media support, architecture-aware profiles, fail-closed binary integrity, inventory schema v2.1. |
| ARM64 media | WinPE media for ARM64 targets. The image, ESD and pwsh are native ARM64; the EasyDeploy app stays x64 and runs via WinPE-x64-Support (emulation). |
| Autopilot hardware hash | The hardware identity of a device, captured in WinPE (Tools → Autopilot Hash) as Hash-<SERIAL|NOSERIAL>-<ts>.csv for Intune import. Capture only — no cloud registration. |
| Event Log viewer | Offline viewer in the Tools menu that reads System/Application/Setup logs from the target volume, including a freshly deployed OS, and reports BitLocker-locked volumes. |
| Inventory record | One record per deployment (Inventory-*.json + .csv) with identity, firmware, hardware, deploy context and USB/license fields. Written locally for every tier. |
| device_key | Stable device identifier — SHA-256 of the SMBIOS UUID. Used to join deployment history in a backend. |
| partial | true when a hardware/identity field could not be read. Being offline does not set partial. |
| Free | Perpetual free tier — no license required, 2 profiles (1.Tweaks/2.TweaksApp), Cloud catalog with embedded fallback. Suitable for solo IT consultants and micro-MSPs. |
| MSP Advanced | Annual tier by USB-SN batch — unlimited profiles, Self-catalog, full advanced features. Falls back to Free upon expiry. |
| USB-SN | Physical Serial Number of the USB — the unique identifier of each USB device. |
| Bind USB-SN | Mechanism that binds the license to a specific USB (Advanced only): the license only works on bound USB drives. |
| Clone Protection | Anti-cloning protection: prevents copying the license/USB to another device for unauthorized use (via Bind USB-SN). |
| Re-key | Re-issue of a license when the USB is lost/damaged — contact CoreSystem. |
Portable Apps (Softwares\) |
Rescue applications you supply yourself — not included in the release package. Add them via BootBuilder (at build time) or a manual copy + user-config.json. The default configuration references 4 sample tools: MultiDrive, HWiNFO64, Explorer++, Pale Moon. The Tools menu provides fixed quick-launch slots (F7–F10) for your Portable Apps; override their paths with portableApps in user-config.json. Tool count is unlimited — launch extras via F6 (PowerShell)/F8 (Explorer)/cmd. |
| Profile | Post-install customization set consisting of unattend.xml and post-setup.ps1. Free includes 2 default profiles; Advanced is unlimited. |
| OS Catalog (Catalog) | Catalog of valid Windows versions (build/edition/language) available for deployment. |
| ESD | Windows installation file format (.esd) — the source EASYDEPLOY uses to install the operating system. |
| OSCatalog (esd.coresystem.vn) | CoreSystem’s default catalog platform — Free uses the cloud catalog (with embedded fallback); Advanced can use Self-catalog. |
| Cloud catalog | Catalog fetched from the internet (via catalog.url). When offline, the system uses the embedded catalog. |
| Embedded catalog | OS list packaged inside the application — used when the cloud catalog is unreachable. |
| Express Deploy (F3) | Automated deployment mode via a single F3 key — reads pre-configured settings and runs with one confirmation. Available in both Free and Advanced. |
| Standard / Business / Express / ZeroTouch | Four deployment methods orchestrated by EasyDeploy: Standard (clean Windows), Business (enterprise profile integrated), Express (F3 — automated per config), ZeroTouch (Advanced — boots and runs automatically). |
| ZeroTouch | Fully automated mode (MSP Advanced only): boot the USB → Express runs without any key press. For controlled environments. |
| BYOC | Bring Your Own Catalog — MSP Advanced self-hosts the catalog & ESD (even within a LAN), controlling the installation source. |
| BYOB | Bring Your Own Backend — MSP Advanced self-hosts the inventory upload endpoint. The reference package is supplied privately. |
| Rescue Tools | Rescue toolkit integrated in WinPE — hotkeys F1, F2 and F4–F12 (F3 is Express Deploy), plus Autopilot Hash and Event Log in the Tools menu (no shortcut). |
| Grace period | Grace extension period after license expiry (14 days for Advanced). |
| OOBE | Out-of-Box Experience — the initial Windows setup screen after installation completes. |