Tag: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments.

How to install PSD Hydration Kit for remote bare-metal deployment or via PXE boot

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How to install PSD Hydration Kit for remote bare-metal deployment or via PXE boot

PowerShell Deployment Extension for MDT (PSD) enables you to extend your MDT Lite Touch Installation capabilities beyond the traditional IT boundaries. The purpose of PowerShell Deployment for MDT is to create a new deployment solution that provides the same level of automation as MDT but built on a more modern framework “PowerShell”. See the following guides: WDS/DHCP…

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PowerShell Deployment Extension for MDT: How to deploy Windows using PSD, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Windows Deployment Services

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PowerShell Deployment Extension for MDT: How to deploy Windows using PSD, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Windows Deployment Services

PowerShell Deployment Extension for MDT (PSD) enables you to extend your MDT Lite Touch Installation capabilities beyond the traditional IT boundaries. The purpose of PowerShell Deployment for MDT is to create a new deployment solution that provides the same level of automation as MDT but built on a more modern framework “PowerShell”. Explore PowerShell Deployment Extension for…

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What are the differences between MDT and WDS

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What are the differences between MDT and WDS

In this article, we will discuss “What are the differences between MDT and WDS”. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), formerly known as Business Desktop Deployment is a free tool for automating Windows and Windows Server operating system deployment, leveraging the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10. Kindly refer to these related guides: How to remove…

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What are the differences between Lite-Touch and Zero-Touch installation?

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What are the differences between Lite-Touch and Zero-Touch installation?

In this short article, we will discuss “What are the differences between Lite-Touch and Zero-Touch installation?”. But then, what is Windows Deployment Services  (WDS)? WDS is a server technology from Microsoft for performing network-based installation of Windows Operating Systems (OS). Please see how to add boot and install images to WDS and configure Multicast transmission via the GUI and WDSUTIL,…

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How to install MDT PowerShell module on Windows

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How to install MDT PowerShell module on Windows

MDT PowerShell module is a vital tool that enables you to manage your Deployment Share using PowerShell effortlessly. In this article, we shall discuss how to install MDT PowerShell module. The MDT Windows PowerShell cmdlets come in a Windows PowerShell snap-in. The MDT cmdlets will then run from a Windows PowerShell console that has the…

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MDT Driver injection: How to import drivers in .exe format into Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

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MDT Driver injection: How to import drivers in .exe format into Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

The INF files are what Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) needs for driver injection. Many drivers are distributed as packages, which come in the form of an executable different from the Cabinet Files (CAB). Since the drivers are available in executable (.exe), this cannot be uploaded directly into MDT. If an executable is the only way…

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How to disable the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Task Sequence property sheet

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How to disable the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Task Sequence property sheet

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments. Task sequences are basic XML files that call on a series of scripts to run parameters chosen by the user when the task was created. Here are a few different types of task sequence tasks, some for capturing images,…

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Windows deployment cannot continue, the operating system is missing via MDT deployment

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Windows deployment cannot continue, the operating system is missing via MDT deployment

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a service role that allows you to deploy the Windows operating system to a PXE-enabled client. and will enable you to deploy a Windows operating system to multiple clients at the same time. In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “Windows deployment cannot continue, the operating system is…

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Fix MDT accidental OS deletion

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Fix MDT accidental OS deletion

MDT provides a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments. See this guide for more information on how to add an OS to MDT and WDS. We shall learn about “MDT accidental OS deletion: Mistakenly deleted your Operating Systems over Microsoft Deployment Toolkit”. Please see Delete or Rename and…

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Error 0x800f0830: Discard the modified Image and start again, no operation was performed

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Error 0x800f0830: Discard the modified Image and start again, no operation was performed

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) mounts a Windows image (.wim) file or virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx) for servicing. In this guide, we will discuss the following Error 0x800f0830: Discard the modified Image and start again, no operation was performed. Please see Error 183: The specified image is currently being serviced by another…

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MDT Invalid credentials: The network was not found

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MDT Invalid credentials: The network was not found

In this article, you will learn how to fix MDT Invalid credentials: The network was not found. The error message ‘Invalid credentials’ is shown when one of your platforms has trouble connecting due to the provided credentials being incorrect or permission errors. Here are some related errors you will come across when modifying Windows Image. How…

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MDT Warning: Unable to set working directory, the application returned an unexpected code 2

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MDT Warning: Unable to set working directory, the application returned an unexpected code 2

The main function of MDT and WDS is to ease the installation of Windows on remote PCs via the Pre-execution Environment (PXE). PXE requires the use of a Windows Server configured with the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role. WDS gets the image from the MDT server and then uses WinPE to run the boot.wim file…

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MDT deployment failed and Stuck at Command Prompt: Windows installation does not proceed via PXE boot

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MDT deployment failed and Stuck at Command Prompt: Windows installation does not proceed via PXE boot

You may run into the following errors when you boot into MDT over PXE, nothing is being processed and rather, it fails at the command prompt (CMD). You can test this by entering “winpeinit” and if this does not work, then the WinPE has some issue. For more information on the differences between ADK, MDT, Microsoft…

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