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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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An error occurred while trying to start the Windows deployment services error 0x906

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An error occurred while trying to start the Windows deployment services error 0x906

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a Microsoft tool for deploying Windows Operating System (OS) over the network. In Windows Server 2003 it was referred to as Remote Installation Services (RIS). In this article, we shall discuss the steps to fix “An error occurred while trying to start the Windows deployment services error 0x906”. Please see the differences…

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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 0xc1420117: The directory could not be completely unmounted

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Error 0xc1420117: The directory could not be completely unmounted

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a tool that allows you to service your images offline. In this article, you will learn how to fix Error 0xc1420117: The directory could not be completely unmounted, this is usually due to applications that still have files open within the mount directory. Here are some DISM-related errors, Failure 5627: How to…

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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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Error 183: Specified image is being serviced by another DISM operation

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Error 183: Specified image is being serviced by another DISM operation

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool that is used to mount and service Windows images before deployment. You can use DISM image management commands to mount and get information about Windows image (. wim) files or virtual hard disks (VHD). In this guide, we shall discuss how to Fix Error 183: The specified image is…

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