The same project needs to behave consistently on developer machines, in CI and after deployment. Which versions, dependencies and configuration should be recorded?

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Use supported deployment tooling, a documented image or an endpoint-management policy rather than hand-configuring each device. Record the Windows release, application versions and required drivers. Separate user data and settings from the rebuild process so a repeatable installation does not mean avoidable data loss.

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