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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is Microsoft's imaging and provisioning system for automated systems deployments.

MDT can help build an automated installation source for deploying Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Office 2010 and Office 365 from either a single machine or a central server distribution tool, such as Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).Device drivers, Windows updates and software can be included with the build.

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MDT Captured Win7 Image Crashes on Boot once Deployed

I am trying to get MDT set up for Windows 7 machines so that my life can be less hellish until we finish getting these machines out the door. MDT Server: Windows 2008 R2 MDT 6.3.8450.1000 WDS 6.1.7600.16385 I have no problems with Windows 10…
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SCCM/MDT Laptop with Ethernet in Docking

We're trying to deploy a Lenovo L380 Yoga with a Lenovo docking connected over USB with SCCM/MDT. The reason for the docking is because this laptop doesn't have an onboard NIC. The SCCM driver package has been loaded into…
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WDS/MDT server - remoteinstall folder on network share or local volume?

I'd like to get this right now. In setting up WDS, I'm getting errors pointing to a mapped network drive and I'm wondering if I should just provision a local volume for this WDS/MDT virtual machine. Is it best practice to use a local volume and not…
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Can not find script file "Z:\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf"

I installed and configured MDT 2013 yesterday on server 2012. I have a WDS also. I am able to create a WIM file. I did PXE boot into a test virtual machine and I was able to install Windows 10. My MDT is also on vmware ESXI. MDT server is joined to…
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WDS + MDT How to avoid pxe boot loop

I am trying to automate the reimage process for our SuperMicro servers. Generally, i want to achive the situation from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/hh831764(v=ws.11) Ron…
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Do Microsoft's imagex/dism have the equivalent of wimlib's --delta-from?

For pushing small changes to an existing wim image, you can significantly reduce network traffic by using the previous wim file as a base wim and a file that contains only the "changes" as the main wim. wimlib is an open source library for playing…
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Custom computer names - MDT

Ive recently set up automated MDT service (skipped all the skippable), but Im having issues with the computer name. Is there a way how to achieve systematized Computer names in automated MDT deployment? For Example MDT1, MD2, MD3 and so on.
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MDT 2013, Offline Media, cannot install to unformatted disk

Has anyone experienced this? Recently I recreated our MDT environment from MDT 2012 to MDT 2013 U2. When I create an offline media, the installation process fails just after the "Format and Partition Disk" step, which means, that the "Copy Scripts"…
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OSD set the computername based on the serialnumber for a Surface Pro 4

I'm trying to set the computername for a Surface Pro 4 based on the serialnumber. I added the variable to my CustomSetting file as follow : ComputerName=MTLSP%SerialNumber%, but my task sequence fails when it comes to assign the name. Am I missing…
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MDT: Windows 10 Upgrade - Unknown command-line option [/auto] was specified

I am using MDT 2013 Update 1 to perform upgrades to Windows 10 within my enterprise. I am using the "Upgrade Task Sequence". The deployments are failing but they don't seem to be MDT related, they are windows setup related. The error is: An…
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Moving computer with powershell in MDT

I have MDT 2013 deploying several images. With Powershell I would like to move them to the correct OU as well. Is that possible? I was trying with the following but it does not seem to work: Enable-PSRemoting -Force Move-ADObject -Identity…
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How do I configure the Hyper-V virtual switch to share internet without bridging on the host machine?

I'm setting up windows deployment services for LiteTouch Deployments in my home but what I realized was that if I take my actual LAN NIC that is connected to the internet and bridge it to the Hyper-V virtual switch, the VMs that utilize that virtual…
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MDT Deployment Issue-Driver not loading (i217-LM on MDT)

I have been testing a replacement imaging system to replace our limited Ghost deployment system for a good portion of the last year. We bought a new batch of machines (HP Workstation Z230) which have the Intel i217-LM NIC. I have had a significant…
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I cannot add WIFI drivers to Microsft Deployment Toolkit

I am using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit on Windows Server 2012 to create a deployment image for Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit). I have successfully been able to import most drivers for my Asus K55A laptop however, I am having issues with the WLAN…
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PC won't PXE boot to WDS/MDT with Dell Optiplex 755

I am trying to set up a basic MDT solution. I have set one up in the past at a previous job and it worked flawlessly, however here I'm running into a problem and am having no luck getting around it. I've installed Windows Server 2012 and MDT 2013,…
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