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 […]
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 […]
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 refimages task sequences that runs […]
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 attendees had a question (you know who you are). – Is it […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]