Start the Deployment Wizard on the existing operating system on the target computer to start the Standard Client Replace Task Sequence template created earlier in the process. Complete the Deployment Wizard as described in Running the Deployment Wizard , ensuring that you specifically follow the configuration settings on the wizard pages listed in Table 18 and select the values on the other wizard pages that are appropriate to your organization.
At the end of the process, the captured image of the reference computer is deployed to the target computer. Complete the Deployment Wizard as described in Running the Deployment Wizard , ensuring that you specifically follow the configuration settings on the wizard pages listed in Table 19 and select the values on the other wizard pages that are appropriate to your organization. Deployment shares are the repository for all the deployment files used in LTI deployment.
You can store a deployment share on a local drive, in a network shared folder, or in a stand-alone distributed file system DFS ; it does not have to reside on any specific computer.
Deployment shares contain operating systems, applications, operating system packages, and device drivers. Configuring the operating systems as described in Configuring Operating Systems in the Deployment Workbench. Configuring the applications to be deployed as described in Configuring Applications in the Deployment Workbench. Configuring packages as described in Configuring Packages in the Deployment Workbench. Performing common administrative tasks as described in Performing Common Management Tasks in the Deployment Workbench.
Performing advanced configuration tasks as described in Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks in the Deployment Workbench. MDT uses the Deployment Workbench to manage the deployment shares in your organization. You configure the deployment shares by:. Configuring a deployment share as described in Configure a Deployment Share in the Deployment Workbench. Copying a deployment share as described in Copy a Deployment Share.
Upon completion, the new deployment share is created in the target folder you selected in the wizard and appears in the Deployment Workbench. Start the Open Deployment Share Wizard by:. Start the wizard by:. Clicking the deployment share, and then, from the Actions menu, clicking Open Deployment Share. Clicking the deployment share, and then, in the Actions pane, clicking Open Deployment Share. To upgrade deployment shares that are not already listed in the Deployment Workbench, perform the following steps:.
After the wizard finishes, the existing deployment share is upgraded if required , and the Upgrade the content of the deployment share if required check box is selected.
The deployment share is added to the details pane in the Deployment Workbench. In addition to upgrading existing deployment shares, any existing installations of previous versions of MDT must be upgraded to MDT. Upgrade existing deployment shares already listed in the Deployment Workbench using the Upgrade Deployment Share Wizard.
Clicking the deployment share, and then, from the Actions menu, clicking Upgrade Deployment Share. Clicking the deployment share, and then, in the Actions pane, clicking Upgrade Deployment Share. To upgrade existing deployment shares already listed in the Deployment Workbench, perform the following steps:. After the wizard finishes, the existing deployment share is upgraded and now can be accessed in the Deployment Workbench. You can view the properties of deployment shares beneath the Deployment Shares node in the Deployment Workbench by using the Properties actions as described in View Item Properties in the Deployment Workbench.
Configure an application in the Deployment Workbench by performing the following tasks in the Application Properties dialog box:. The deployment share properties stored on the General tab are mostly configured when you run the New Deployment Share Wizard. On the General tab, configure the settings listed in Table 24 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. The deployment share configuration settings are saved, and the deployment share appears in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.
The deployment share properties stored on the Rules tab are mostly configured when you run the New Deployment Share Wizard. These settings reside in CustomSettings. For more information about the settings that you can configure on this tab, see the MDT document Toolkit Reference. On the Rules tab, configure the settings listed in Table 25 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.
On the Windows PE x86 Components tab, configure the settings listed in Table 29 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. On the Windows PE x64 Settings tab, configure the settings listed in Table 28 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. Deployment shares are local or network shared folders. You can make a copy of a deployment share using any file-copy process, such as in Windows Explorer.
When copying a deployment share to another computer, ensure that you share the folder with the appropriate permissions. After you copy the deployment share, open it in the Deployment Workbench. For more information about opening deployment shares, see Open an Existing Deployment Share in the Deployment Workbench.
Closing a deployment share does not remove the local or network shared folder or delete the contents of the local or network shared folder: It only removes the deployment share from the list of deployment shares in the Deployment Shares node in the Deployment Workbench. Close existing deployment shares in the Deployment Workbench using the Close Deployment Share action.
Start the Close Deployment Share action by performing one of the following tasks:. Click the deployment share, and then, from the Action menu, click Close Deployment Share. Click the deployment share, and then, in the Actions pane, click Close Deployment Share.
Accept the default values unless otherwise specified. The target computer must support booting from the device to use this method of starting target computers. Run Diskpart. Where d is the driver letter of the CD and e is the drive letter of the device.
Alternatively, mount the ISO file using a virtual CD program, and then copy its contents to the device using the command:. MDT uses the Deployment Workbench to manage the operating systems that you can deploy to the reference and target computers in your organization. Configure the operating systems in the Deployment Workbench by:.
Importing an operating system as described in Import an Operating System into the Deployment Workbench. Viewing an operating system's properties as described in View Operating System Properties in the Deployment Workbench. Deleting an operating system as described in Delete an Operating System from the Deployment Workbench.
Managing folders for operating systems as described in Manage Folders for Operating Systems in the Deployment Workbench.
You can import operating systems into the Deployment Workbench using the options listed in Table Always import operating systems from operating system sources that have the most recent updates. Doing so helps reduces the management effort and network traffic when applying the updates after the target operating system has been deployed. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, click the Operating System node or a folder beneath the Operating System node.
Then, in the Actions pane, click Import Operating System. Then, from the Action menu, click Import Operating System. Then, click Import Operating System. MDT allows you to import operating systems into the Deployment Workbench from Windows distribution media, which includes product DVDs, CDs, or folders containing the distribution files. The operating system is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. MDT allows you to import previously captured images of reference computers or other custom images into the Deployment Workbench.
If you attempt to import a custom image that does not have an Edition ID, the wizard fails with an error similar to the following:.
The operating system is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane but is not is copied to the deployment share. You view operating system properties beneath the Operating System node in the Deployment Workbench using the Properties actions as described in View Item Properties in the Deployment Workbench.
Table 35 lists the configuration settings on the General tab of the operating system Properties dialog box and provides a description of each setting. The configuration settings on the General tab are populated when you import the operating system, and only the Operating system name can be modified.
No other settings can be modified. Copy and paste operating systems and folders beneath the Operating System node in the Deployment Workbench using the Copy and Paste actions as described in Copy Items in the Deployment Workbench.
Rename operating systems and folders beneath the Operating System node in the Deployment Workbench using the Rename action as described in Rename Items in the Deployment Workbench. The Delete Selected Items Wizard allows deletion of individual operating system files or entire folder structures. You can manage folders beneath the Operating Systems node in the Deployment Workbench to create hierarchical groupings of operating systems.
For more information on:. Managing folders, see Manage Folders in the Deployment Workbench. Selection profiles, see Manage Selection Profiles. MDT uses the Deployment Workbench to manage the applications deployed to the reference and target computers in your organization. Configure the applications in the Deployment Workbench by:. Viewing and configuring an application as described in View and Configure an Application in the Deployment Workbench.
Copying an application as described in Copy an Application in the Deployment Workbench. Moving an application as described in Move an Application in the Deployment Workbench. Renaming an application as described in Rename an Application in the Deployment Workbench. Deleting an application as described in Delete an Application from the Deployment Workbench.
Managing folders for applications as described in Manage Folders for Applications in the Deployment Workbench. Enabling or disabling an application as described in Enable or Disable an Application in the Deployment Workbench. Preventing an application from being visible as described in Prevent an Application from Being Visible in the Deployment Wizard.
Customizing application installation as described in Customize Application Installation in Task Sequences. You can create new applications in the Deployment Workbench using one of the options listed in Table In the Deployment Workbench console tree, click the Applications node or a folder beneath the Applications node. Then, in the Actions pane, click New Application. Then, from the Action menu, click New Application.
Then, click New Application. MDT allows you to use the New Application Wizard in the Deployment Workbench to create new applications that are deployed from the deployment share. The New Application Wizard copies source files for this type of applications to the deployment share.
The New Application Wizard finishes. The application is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane in the Deployment Workbench.
MDT allows for the creation of new applications that you deploy from a network shared folder other than the deployment share. The New Application Wizard does not copy the source files for this type of application. The application is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.
MDT allows for the creation of new applications used to deploy only the dependencies for an application instead of installing the application itself. The New Application Wizard does not copy source files to the deployment share. View the properties of applications beneath the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench using the Properties actions as described in View Item Properties in the Deployment Workbench.
Configure an application in the Deployment Workbench by performing the following steps in the Application Properties dialog box:. The application properties stored on the General tab are mostly configured when the New Application Wizard runs. On the General tab, configure the settings listed in Table 40 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.
The application configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. The application configuration settings stored on the Details tab are initially configured when the New Application Wizard runs.
On the Details tab, configure the settings listed in Table 41 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. MDT checks the dependencies of an application before installing the application. Similarly, MDT ensures that all application dependencies are installed before installing the application. Application dependencies are installed even if you do not select the dependencies separately from the application.
Also, application dependencies override any rules defined in CustomSettings. When you define more than one application dependency, you can configure the order in which the dependencies are installed, thereby ensuring that the dependencies are installed in a specific order. On the Dependencies tab, configure the settings by performing one of the actions in Table 42 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. The application properties stored on the Office Products tab are mostly configured when the New Application Wizard runs.
This tab is displayed when you create an application for Microsoft Office. For all other applications, this tab is not displayed. On the Office Products tab, configure the settings listed in Table 43 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. Copy and paste applications and folders beneath the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench by using the Copy and Paste actions as described in Copy Items in the Deployment Workbench.
Move applications and folders beneath the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench by using the Cut and Paste actions as described in Move Items in the Deployment Workbench. Rename applications and folders beneath the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench by using the Rename action as described in Rename Items in the Deployment Workbench.
The Delete Selected Items Wizard allows deletion of individual applications or entire folder structures. You should not delete an application when other applications are dependent on it. However, the Deployment Workbench does not enforce this recommendation. You can manage folders beneath the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench to create hierarchical groupings of applications. Control whether applications are available to other wizards and dialog boxes in the Deployment Workbench by using the Enable this application check box on the General tab of the application Properties dialog box.
To configure an application so that it can only be installed during a task sequence step, disable the application. Doing so allows the application to be installed during the task sequence but prevents the application from appearing in the list of available applications. For more information on enabling or disabling applications in the Deployment Workbench, see Configure the Application Properties General Tab. Prevent an application from being visible in the Deployment Wizard by selecting the Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard check box on the General tab of the application Properties dialog box, as described in Configure the Application Properties General Tab.
The status of the Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard check box is shown in the Hide column in the details pane of the Application node. Restart the target computer after installing an application by selecting the Restart the computer after installing this application check box on the Details tab of the application Properties dialog box. Selecting this check box causes the Deployment Wizard to restart the target computer after installing the application, and then continue with the next step in the task sequence.
Do not allow the application to restart the target computer. MDT must control restarts, or the task sequence will fail. For more information on how to configure MDT to restart the target computer after installing an application, see Configure the Application Properties Details Tab. Adding applications in the Applications node in a deployment share through the Deployment Workbench is the simplest method of deploying most applications.
MDT task sequences deploy applications by using the Install Application task sequence type. Some of task sequence templates included in MDT have the Install Applications task sequence step in the State Restore group, which is based on the Install Application task sequence type.
The Install Application task sequence type allows for installation of one or more applications in a single task sequence step using one of the configuration options listed in Table Configure an existing Install Applications task sequence step by modifying the configuration settings on the Properties tab of the task sequence step. On the Properties tab, configure the settings listed in Table 45 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. In most instances, the existing Install Applications task sequence step is sufficient for installing applications to target computers.
However, there are instances in which the existing Install Applications task sequence step may not be sufficient for your organization's requirements, or you may need to install an application at a different sequence in the task sequence. For example, the installation process for some device drivers is performed more like an application installation than the typical installation process for a traditional device driver.
You can install these device drivers by creating a new task sequence step based on the Install Application task sequence type. Disable the existing Install Applications step in the task sequence, and add all applications manually using the task sequence controls. The benefits of this approach are that you can easily select and insert applications into the task sequence in any order necessary, simplifying management of a large number of applications. Create a new task sequences step based on the Install Application type at the appropriate place in the task sequence hierarchy as described in Configure the Task Sequence Properties Task Sequence Tab.
Configure the new task sequence step to deploy one or more applications as described in Configure an Existing Install Applications Task Sequence Step.
Packages in MDT are operating system software installed on the target computers and stored in CAB or MSU files, such as security updates, service packs, feature packs, or language packs. Manage the packages to be deployed to the reference and target computers in your organization using the Deployment Workbench. You configure packages in the Deployment Workbench in a deployment share's Packages node by:.
Modifying an existing package as described in Modify an Existing Package in the Deployment Workbench. Copying a package as described in Copy a Package in the Deployment Workbench. Moving a package as described in Move a Package in the Deployment Workbench.
Renaming a package as described in Rename a Package in the Deployment Workbench. Deleting a package as described in Delete a Package from the Deployment Workbench. Managing folders for packages as described in Manage Folders for Packages in the Deployment Workbench. Preventing a package from being visible as described in Prevent a Package from Being Visible in the Deployment Wizard. In addtion to managing operating system packages in the Deployment Workbench, you can manage operating system packages using the MDT Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
In the console tree, click the Packages node or a folder beneath the Packages node. In the console tree, click the Packages node or a folder beneath the Packages node, and then click Import OS Packages. The package is added to the list of packages in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.
On the General tab, configure the settings listed in Table 47 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. The package configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. You can copy and paste packages and folders beneath the Packages node in the Deployment Workbench using the Copy and Paste actions as described in Copy Items in the Deployment Workbench.
You can move packages and folders beneath the Packages node in the Deployment Workbench using the Cut and Paste actions as described in Move Items in the Deployment Workbench.
You can rename packages and folders beneath the Packages node in the Deployment Workbench using the Rename action as described in Rename Items in the Deployment Workbench. The Delete Selected Items Wizard allows you to delete individual package or entire folder structures. You can manage folders beneath the Packages node in the Deployment Workbench to create hierarchical groupings of operating system packages.
You can control whether packages are available to other wizards and dialog boxes in the Deployment Workbench by selecting the Enable approve this package check box on the General tab of the package Properties dialog box. If you want to configure a package so that it can only be installed during a task sequence step, disable the application.
Doing so allows the package to be installed during the task sequence but prevents the application from appearing in the list of available package. For more information on enabling or disabling packages in the Deployment Workbench, see Configuring Packages in the Deployment Workbench. You can prevent a package from being visible in the Deployment Wizard by selecting the Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard check box on the General tab of the application Properties dialog box.
For more information on preventing packages from appearing in the Deployment Wizard, see Configuring Packages in the Deployment Workbench. Adding packages in a deployment share's Packages node through the Deployment Workbench is the simplest method for deploying most packages. The Install Updates Offline task sequence type allows you to install one or more packages in a single task sequence step using selection profiles, which allow one or more packages to be selected and deployed as a unit.
For more information managing selection profiles, see Manage Selection Profiles. You configure an existing Apply Patches task sequence step by modifying the configuration settings on the Properties tab of the task sequence step.
On the Properties tab, configure the settings listed in Table 48 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. In most instances, the existing Apply Patches task sequence step is sufficient for installing packages to target computers.
However, there are instances in which the existing Apply Patches task sequence step may not be sufficient for your requirements or you may need to install a package at a different place in the task sequence. For example, the packages may need to be installed in a specific order or may have dependencies, such as installing a service pack before installing hotfixes.
First, create folders and selection profiles for each grouping of packages that you wanted to install separately. Then, install the groups of packages by creating a new task sequence step for each group based on the Install Updates Offline —type task sequence step. You can disable the existing Apply Patches step in the task sequence and add all packages manually using the task sequence controls. The benefit of this approach is that you easily select and insert packages into the task sequence in any order necessary.
This simplifies management of a large number of packages. Create a new task sequences step based on the Install Updates Offline type at the appropriate place in the task sequence hierarchy as described in Configure the Task Sequence Properties Task Sequence Tab.
Configure the new task sequence step to deploy one or more packages by selecting the appropriate selection profile containing the packages to be installed as described in Configure an Existing Install Applications Task Sequence Step. Language packs are one of the types of packages available in MDT and enable a multilingual Windows environment.
Windows is now language neutral, and all language and locale resources are added to Windows through language packs Lp. By adding one or more language packs to Windows those languages can be enabled when installing the operating system. As a result, the same Windows image can be deployed to regions with different language and locale settings, reducing development and deployment time.
For instructions on installing language packs during deployment, see Running the Deployment Wizard. For the configuration properties for installing language packs automatically, see the MDT document Toolkit Reference. Integrate device drivers for the reference and target computers into Windows PE and the target operating system unless these components are included in Windows PE or the target operating system.
The Deployment Workbench helps centralize and automate device driver management and integration for LTI by providing a centralized repository of device drivers, ensuring that the proper device drivers are deployed. The Deployment Workbench also automates the injection of the appropriate device drivers into Windows PE images that the Deployment Workbench generates. MDT supports different strategies for device driver management. For more information about device driver management strategies, see Managing Device Drivers.
Start the Import Drivers Wizard using one of the following methods:. Then, in the Actions pane, click Import Drivers. Then, from the Action menu, click Import Drivers.
The Import Drivers Wizard finishes. The device drivers are added to the list of device drivers in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. Configure device drivers in the Deployment Workbench by performing the following steps in the device driver Properties dialog box:.
The device driver properties stored on the General tab are mostly configured when you run the Import Device Drivers Wizard. On the General tab, configure the settings listed in Table 50 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. The device driver configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. The device driver properties stored on the Details tab are configured when you run the Import Device Drivers Wizard.
All the information on the Details tab is read only and cannot be modified. On the Details tab, view the settings listed in Table 51, and then click OK. The configuration settings on the Details tab are automatically determined by the Deployment Workbench and cannot be modified. You can copy and paste device drivers and folders beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench using the Copy and Paste actions as described in Copy Items in the Deployment Workbench.
You can rename device drivers and folders beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench using the Rename action as described in Rename Items in the Deployment Workbench. The Delete Selected Items Wizard allows you to delete individual packages or entire folder structures. You can manage folders beneath the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench to create hierarchical groupings of device drivers.
You can control whether device drivers are available to other wizards and dialog boxes in the Deployment Workbench by selecting the Enable this driver check box on the General tab of the device driver Properties dialog box. For more information on enabling or disabling device drivers in the Deployment Workbench, see Modify Existing Device Drivers in the Deployment Workbench. Then, the target operating system uses Plug-and-Play IDs to identify the device drivers that are needed for the devices on the target computers.
For more information about strategies for device driver management, see Select the Device Driver Management Strategy. Use the Deployment Workbench to manage the task sequences used to perform deployments to the reference and target computers in your organization.
Modifying the unattended setup answer file for a task sequence as described in Modify the Unattended Setup Answer File Associated with the Task Sequence.
Start the New task Sequence Wizard using one of the following methods:. In the console tree, click the Task Sequences node or a folder beneath the Task Sequences node, and then, in the Actions pane, click New Task Sequence.
In the console tree, click the Task Sequences node or a folder beneath the Task Sequences node, and then, from the Action menu, click New Task Sequence. MDT includes task sequence templates that you can use for common deployment scenarios. In many instances, you can use the templates without any modification to the task sequence.
However, you can modify task sequences created from the templates to meet the requirements of your organization. Select the Litetouch OEM task sequence only when performing deployments using removable media—based deployments you create in the Media node in the Deployment Workbench.
Although you can select the Litetouch OEM Task Sequence template from other deployment shares, the task sequence will not finish successfully. The New Task Sequence Wizard finishes. Configure task sequences in the Deployment Workbench by performing the following steps in the task sequence Properties dialog box:.
The task sequence properties stored on the General tab are mostly configured when you run the New Task Sequence Wizard. On the General tab, configure the settings listed in Table 54 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.
The task sequence configuration settings are saved, and the modifications are displayed in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench. The task sequence properties stored on the Task Sequence tab are mostly configured when you run the New Task Sequence Wizard. The Task Sequence tab contains a hierarchical representation of the task sequence steps and their sequence. Task sequence steps are organized into a hierarchical folder structure based on deployment phases.
You can organize one or more task sequence steps by creating a group. You can organize multiple groups and task sequence steps to create a hierarchy of groups and task sequence steps. You use task sequence step groups to control the processing of one or more task sequence steps as a unit.
Configure the task sequence steps and step sequence by selecting one of the following options from the menu bar at the top of the hierarchical representation:. Select to add a task sequence step group or step to the task sequence. The categories of task sequence steps that you can add are listed in Table 56 along with the task sequence step types in each category. For more information about each of the task sequence step types listed in Table 55, see the corresponding section in the MDT document Toolkit Reference.
Select to configure a task sequence step to be processed earlier in the deployment process. The move is reflected in the task sequence hierarchy. If you move the first task sequence step in a task sequence group up, the task sequence step will be performed before the entire group and will be removed from the group.
If another task sequence group immediately precedes the group, the task sequence step will become the last step in the preceding group. If you move the last task sequence step in a task sequence group down, the task sequence step will be performed after the entire group and will be removed from the group. If another task sequence group immediately follows the group, the task sequence step will become the first step in the following group.
On the Task Sequence tab, in the task sequence hierarchy, configure the task sequence steps and step sequences based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. On the Properties tab, you configure the properties for task sequence groups or individual task sequence steps. The configuration settings for:. Table 56 lists the properties common to task sequence groups and steps.
In addition to these properties, most task sequence steps have properties that are specific to the task sequence type. Configuring specific task sequence step types, see the corresponding section in Configuring Task Sequences in the Deployment Workbench. The properties for each task sequence type, see the section for corresponding task sequence steps in the MDT document Toolkit Reference.
On the Task Sequence tab, in the task sequence hierarchy, click the Properties tab. On the Properties tab, configure the task sequence group or individual step based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. On the Options tab, you configure settings that control how the task sequence step runs.
These settings allow you to disable the step, specify the return codes for the step that indicate success, determine whether the step should continue in the event of an error, and any conditions for running the step. For example, if you configure a condition for a task sequence group, that condition affects all the task sequence steps within the group. On the Task Sequence tab, in the task sequence hierarchy, click the Options tab. On the Options tab, configure the task sequence group or individual step sequences based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK.
On the Task Sequence tab, configure the settings listed in Table 57 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. On the OS Info tab, configure the settings listed in Table 58 based on the requirements of your organization, and then click OK. You can copy and paste task sequences and folders beneath the Task Sequences node in the Deployment Workbench using the Copy and Paste actions as described in Copy Items in the Deployment Workbench. Rename task sequences and folders beneath the Task Sequences node in the Deployment Workbench by using the Rename action as described in Rename Items in the Deployment Workbench.
The Delete Selected Items Wizard allows you to delete individual task sequences or entire folder structures. You can manage folders beneath the Task Sequences node in the Deployment Workbench to create hierarchical groupings of task sequences. You can control whether task sequences are available to other wizards and dialog boxes in the Deployment Workbench using the Enable this task sequence check box on the General tab of the package Properties dialog box, as described in Configuring Task Sequences in the Deployment Workbench.
You can prevent a task sequence from being visible in the Deployment Wizard using the Hide this task sequence in the Deployment Wizard check box on the General tab of the application Properties dialog box, as described in Configuring Task Sequences in the Deployment Workbench.
MDT automatically updates the unattended setup answer file Unattend. However, there are instances in which you may need to modify the unattended setup answer file for a task sequence directly, such as when you modify a configuration parameter that is not exposed in the Deployment Workbench or in the Deployment Wizard.
Directly modify the unattended setup answer file for a task sequence by clicking Edit Unattend. The final result of either method is shown below.
When creating a reference image, you need an account for MDT. To create an MDT build account, open an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt on DC01 and enter the following copy and paste the entire command, taking care to notice the scroll bar at the bottom.
By default MDT stores the log files locally on the client. In order to capture a reference image, you will need to enable server-side logging and, to do that, you will need to have a folder in which to store the logs.
For more information, see Create a Windows 10 reference image. You should also download this tool. You can use Notepad example below :. Alternatively, CMTrace formatting makes the logs much easier to read. See the same log file below, opened in CMTrace:. After installing the ConfigMgrTools. When you have completed all the steps in this section to prepare for deployment, see Create a Windows 10 reference image.
The following sample files are also available to help automate some MDT deployment tasks. This guide does not use these files, but they are made available here so you can see how some tasks can be automated with Windows PowerShell.
Skip to main content. It boots the client machine via network and start deploying OS remotely. Boot image will be used to boot the client machine and install image would deploy the Operating System on the client machine. Open the console of Windows Deployment Service It contains bootable files required by client machine to boot the computer.
Click on Open to add the file. Click on next to continue. It would start uploading the image to the WDS server under boot image folder. Next step is to add the install image from the DVD.
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