Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments.
Windows Deployment Services is the updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS). Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems over the network. With this solution, you do not have to install each operating system directly from a CD or DVD. In this article, we will show you the steps on…
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The Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) client enables administrators to enforce and monitor BitLocker drive encryption on computers in the enterprise. Kindly refer to some of these related guides: How to query MBAM to display the report for BitLocker Recovery for a specified period of time, What are the effects of renaming an MBAM…
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployment. And this in turn reduces deployment time and standardizes desktop and server image deployment. In this article, you will learn how to fix an error has occurred in the script on this page: HTA applications report…
The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) and Windows PE add-on have the tools you need to customize Windows images for large-scale deployment and to test the quality and performance of your system. In this article, we shall discuss How to uninstall and upgrade ADK, WinPE, and MDT. The Windows ADK includes the Windows…
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The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) and Windows PE add-on have the tools you need to customize Windows images for large-scale deployment, and to test the quality and performance of your system, its added components, and the applications running on it. Here are some interesting guides on how to set up and install the…
In this blog post, we will discuss the fx to “Stuck at Start PXE over IPv4: PXE-E18 Server response timeout”. Secure Boot is a security feature included in the latest generation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) in Windows. You may also want to see this guide: Windows 11 System Requirements: Why does Microsoft…
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Image deployment in MDT is defined by task sequences, which are a set of instructions that tell the program how to create or deploy an image. For example, a task sequence can be created that will deploy an operating system and perform Windows updates on a reference virtual machine. Task sequences are the heart and…
Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is an antivirus protection program that’s included with Windows 10. Unlike other antivirus programs like McAfee, Microsoft Defender is free and doesn’t require any additional installation. Therefore, in this guide, I will be showing you how to update the Windows installation image (install.wim) file with the latest…
CMTrace Log Viewer is also referred to as the CMTrace tool (previously called Trace32). It is a tool from Microsoft to view log files such as Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Microsoft Software Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), DISM, and many others. Though, mostly for SCCM as it is part of “Configuration Manager Tools”. In this guide,…
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Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) contains core assessment and deployment tools and technologies which includes Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM), Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (Windows ICD). In addition, the ADK Windows encompasses System Image Manager (Windows SIM), User State Migration Tool (USMT), Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE),…
This article will discuss “MDT unable to access the Log share: Network Path was not found”. Kindly refer to the following guides for more information on WDS and MDT. How to setup and install WDS role, how to configure WDS and DHCP Deployment Scenarios: Configure DHCP Options 60, 66, and 67, and Folder Access Denied, you require permission from…
Administrative shares are also referred to as “hidden shares”. The hidden shares on a Windows PC have a name that ends with a dollar sign ($). These are shares available on the network share that is not visible when viewing another PC’s shares but are still accessible when the share name (hidden share) is known. See this…
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The BDD.log is an aggregated MDT log file that is copied to a network location at the end of the deployment if you specify the SLShare property in the Customsettings.ini file. Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides information on current known issues, possible workarounds for those issues, and troubleshooting guidance. The MDT log file format is designed to be…
