What does "configured" entail that it takes you more than 45 minutes to get Windows up and running? The Windows 8 install is less than 15 minutes start to finish even from a USB dvd drive. Your options are: select the drive, put in a license key if you have it, pick a username and password. Windows 10 is faster still.
If you're talking about changing settings or installing apps after the fact, that can all be slipstreamed.
In Linux-land, you can do all of the above as well with kickstart/derivatives.
If you're talking about changing settings or installing apps after the fact, that can all be slipstreamed.
In Linux-land, you can do all of the above as well with kickstart/derivatives.