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 […]
OSD – In MDT 2013 Update 2–Sometimes “WimSplit” works and sometimes not
OSD – Prevent Windows to “randomly” run Windows Update during the creation of a reference image
You should absolutely have patches installed in your reference image, no question about the. The default setting in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is to run Windows Update “when needed” and the default behavior […]
OS Deployment – Using the PowerShell to work with the MDT Database module: Sample 1
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 […]
OSD – Update your boot image on all PXE servers with one PowerShell script (LiteTouch)
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 […]
Working in the Datacenter – Deploying HP Servers and configure BIOS for High Performance using PowerShell
If you have a HP ProLiant Gen 8 or Gen 9 it is possible to use PowerShell to configure the BIOS. One of the items I really like to configure is the […]
Working in the Datacenter – Application Wrapper for HP BIOS CmdLets – Deploy it during OSD
In a previous blogpost a shortly described what you can do with the “HP BIOS CmdLets for Windows PowerShell (x64)” and in this post I’ll give you a PowerShell wrapper for LTI/ZTI […]
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 […]
OSD – How to test Upgrades, Refresh and Replace on real computers with real data, without making users angry
Today during class we had a discussion about testing things like upgrades, refresh and replace. It is of course possible to deploy a new virtual machines with all apps, but that kind […]
