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PowerShell Is King – Download ESD and Flip It to WIM

One thing I’ve discovered over the years is that we very often end up with the same request: “I need the latest version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 — and I need the WIM file. (or sometimes a VHDX)”...

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PSD 0.2.3.6 Released – Important Updates, Certificate Changes

So, some work has been done to fix issues in PSD, we are now releasing version 0.2.3.6 The Friends of MDT community has released a new version of PowerShell Deployment (PSD) – version 0.2.3.6.This...

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Image Factory 4.0 is available for download

So the IMF 4.0 is what we use to create reference images automatically. IMF is using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Windows ADK. It has been around for a while and we have deployed it at many...

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OSD – Adding Description to the WIM file during Build and Capture

The default capture function in MDT does not add any description. It is not needed, but can be added by modifying ZTIBackup.wsf. In this case I added the Task Sequence Name, but you can add other...

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PowerShell is King – Building a Reference Image Factory (v 3.2)

The Image Factory has been re-worked and updated. It also has moved to GitHub https://github.com/DeploymentBunny/ImageFactoryV3ForHyper-V/ Concept and flow The idea is the same, we use MDT, create...

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OSD – Conditional disk layout (based on model)

A while back I did an online training for Penton Tech https://education.pentontechnology.com/courses/deploying-windows-10-os-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit on Windows 10 OS Deployment. One of the...

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OSD – Add information to the Computer during OSD using a Custom Tattoo Step

When using an MDT (integrated in ConfigMgr or standalone) there is a step called Tattoo, this step will write information to the registry as well as to the WMI repository. Let us see what it looks by...

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OSD – Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Build 8443 is out

Today a new version of MDT was released, the main reason is Quality Updates and full support for Windows Server 2016 as well as Windows 10 1607. It does require ADK 1607. If you are using MDT in your...

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OSD – BIOS upgrade during OS Deployment in MDT/ConfigMgr (v3)

This is the third version of the script solution; it is very simple. You detect make/model in any way you would like to, create a rule based on BIOS version, if the rule match, nothing happens,...

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OSD – The future of MDT is going to be PowerShell!

At MMSmoa today, Michael Niehaus presented a new approach for MDT, the shift from VBscript to PowerShell. They idea is to get the code up on GitHub. The basic engine and framework will be done, but it...

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OSD – Export drivers using a task sequence in Lite Touch and some PowerShell

Yesterday i did a demo of a Task Sequence I use to extract drivers from a computer that already have all drivers correctly installed, could be a system that I need to reinstall, or a new machine with...

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OSD – In MDT 2013 Update 2–Sometimes “WimSplit” works and sometimes not

and i do not like “sometimes”. The need for WimSplit is big, the most common reason is to install Windows on a UEFI based machine. In that case the boot media must be FAT32 and a single file cannot be...

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OS Deployment – Using the PowerShell to work with the MDT Database module:...

During the OSD class in Phoenix this week we worked with the MDT Database and some one asked if it was possible to use PowerShell to modify the database and and the same time verify if the mac address...

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OSD – Update your boot image on all PXE servers with one PowerShell script...

Working at a customer (you know who you are) I asked – How do you update all PXE\WDS servers around the globe? – We logon and update them – Would you like to have script that does that? – Yes So, here...

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PowerShell is King – Get MDT Monitor data using the OData Feed using a...

I have done same blogposts that includes the usage of the MDT Monitor:...

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Inside the Task Sequence – Generate Application Migration File

Today during class we worked on Refresh and Replace scenarios. We touched based on a tiny step in the Task Sequence that is actually really cool. In the Task Sequence for Lite Touch (MDT Standalone)...

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OSD – How make PXE work in ConfigMgr OSD, MDT and WDS work perfectly fine –...

During the OSD class last week I did get some questions regarding the use of IP Helpers in the routers or using Option 66 and 67 in the DHCP server, since booth methods seems to be working. That is...

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Deployment Fundamentals, Vol. 6: Deploying Windows 10 Using Microsoft...

Yes, the book is finally done and it is up on Amazon. The book follows all the others by being a build-while-you-read book, it includes a complete set of PowerShell scripts that will build your entire...

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OSD Deployment – Deploying Intel NUC and getting drivers and settings...

I have been deploying the small and cool Intel NUC’s for a long time, they just have one problem, it is a small problem, but…. There is no Make/Model, actually, the entire SMBBios is empty, now that...

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OS Deployment – Adding a Wizard to control the Task Sequence behavior when...

If you are in the business of doing Reference Imaging you want that process to be as automated as possible, but now and then you need to verify that different part of the task sequence works, lets say...

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