Questions tagged [mdt]

Question 1

I just set up WDS + MDT on a virtual LAB, but the WDS refuses to load the LiteTouch wim file. It starts the PXE process, contacts the server, downloads the WIM file, and when it reaches 100%, the ...

Question 2

I am using a deployment task sequence to call a Powershell script to install multiple certificates, but it is not installing them. I am using the following in the Power Shell Script: Import-...

Question 3

I have a couple Registry files that I'm trying to import through MDT. I created a folder called Reg inside the scripts folder on the MDT server and put the files in there. I added individual command ...

Question 4

I have WDS and MDT installed on a Windows Server in my network. The WDS server is on the same subnet as the client machine. I am getting the following error on my VMware VMs when trying to boot ...

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Hope I can provide some context here as I've been tasked with standing up MDT at my company but I've never even heard of it before and am still entry level in the IT field. I was able to setup MDT but ...

Question 6

I have an MDT/WDS server (VM) with both MDT and WDS installed on it. I've had this server for a few years, with several WDS/MDT deployments happening from it each day (automated). I've never had an ...

Question 7

I am trying to deploy windows 10 or 11 through MDT/WDS. Now I have done all the steps needed, the problem is When I create a vm in hyper v gen 1 everything is running fine as soon as I would like it ...

Question 8

The problem is the following: My company has bought several laptops (Acer, Lenovo), those come with Windows 10 professional edition already installed, so when you start the PC for the first time you ...

Question 9

I am in the process of moving from WDS to MDT. I will be installing MDT alongside WDS on the same box. The concept I am not grasping is at what point in this process will clients pxe boot to the MDT ...

Question 10

I am installing applications as part of OS task sequence in windows 10 and got below message and the installation is skipped. My application: The OS filter is not kept, how to fix this?

Question 11

In mdt task sequence as first step (before OS install), with system macaddress/machine serial number can we do API call and check task seqnce to continue or stop based on its value retruned from API? ...

Question 12

I have created MDT environment with PSD Extension by following these steps. There is a default step for running a powershell script(Configure). I duplicated that and created Configure1. And created ...

Question 13

We have an API server hosted containing device serial numbers and the other details related to business units and all. Is it possible to get data from the API server during MDT deployment of OS on a ...

Question 14

We have an MDT server provisioned in our environment that used for two processes. The deployment of PCs. i.e. Help Desk personnel provision new machines using the images in MDT/WDS. A nightly hands-...

Question 15

I have setup MDT using the steps provided in this link When I am trying to edit the task sequence and add my own script, the ps1 file is not downloading on the target machine and not running. Attached ...

Question 16

We have an API server which has details based on serial number of laptop/desktop. Is there any way to check the details of the machine serial number and gather details from API server based on this ...

Question 17

We are using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit + WDS for computer imaging in our organization. One problem we are trying to solve is how to allow users to install software, preapproved by the IT department,...

Question 18

I can hit my deployment share from any computer on the network, but cannot hit it from the computer I'm trying to image. I added a step to the Task Sequence "Apply Network Settings," but it ...

Question 19

I have tried the steps mentioned in the link. Here, instead of local MDT deployment share, configured IIS to access it through HTTP/HTTPS. But it is not still linked to unc path, which can't be ...

Question 20

Overview: In our environment, we have MDT + WDS. Each night a Windows 10 VM boots and MDT installs Windows 10, along with downloading and install the latest updates from Microsoft. The "install....

Question 21

I have a working task sequence which install Windows 10 pretty well inside a domain and I would like to add this feature : AdminAccounts. The rule "SkipAdminAccounts=NO" is set, the page ...

Question 22

I am using Microsoft Deployment Workbench v6.3.8450.1000. I am trying to configure MDT to capture/deploy Windows 10 images. I have done a few test runs and I am able to capture the image with ...

Question 23

I have an odd problem with my MDT Deployment. If I use the following bootstrap.ini, when MDT starts it goes straight to a screen saying "Specify which deployment share to use" [Settings] ...

Question 24

Trying to get a basic MDT deployment process setup. Right now, for testing, I have MDT loaded with a full set of install files from the Win 10 Ent x64 ISO. I'm using PXE boot via WDS to point over to ...

Question 25

I am tasked with setting up a MDT server for deploying OS to 25000 endpoints. Is it possible for me set up clustering and then install MDT so MDT is HA. I am also planning to host the deployment share ...

Question 26

I'm testing a windows 10 deployment through MDT and WDS. I've been running through the following MS Documentation and I've reach the point where I'm booting the VM from the iso that has been created. ...

Question 27

When I try to import windows 10 image to MDT, I am getting below error. Even with local folder or with mounted iso file. Please suggest how to fix this, The error is "THe specified source ...

Question 28

Since everyone and their kinfolk are working from home these days, our IT department is looking for a solution for imaging new computers away from the office. We're using MDT to push out the images ...

Question 29

Ok I am having a weird issue with MDT. I have an application that I am trying to install with a batch file. This application requires a .iss file to be silently installed. Here is what the batch file ...

Question 30

I have a MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) server that I deploy OSes to our various workstations from. We use WDS (Windows Deployment Services) to handle the PXE boot part, since MDT does not have ...

Question 31

My company would like to use a Syprep image and an autounattend.xml file to deploy new machines or rebuild old ones with a USB stick. We do not want to use SCCM. I will push us to use WDS in the ...

Question 32

I'm attempting to deploy Windows Server 2019 to a virtual machine and I keep getting this error message: I suspect that the error is not actually at this stage, but I can't seem to track it down, and ...

Question 33

I have a MDT setup here which worked fine until I updated the Windows image to 1903 recently and made some other changes. Now the PXE boot on clients fails with error "0xc000000f", missing boot ...

Question 34

Every night my build server creates an updated WIM image by mounting, updating my application files and unmounting. then I have an updated nightly wim file. I want to take this nightly image and ...

Question 35

Does anyone know which environment variable is used to reference the location of the .wim files used for a WDS deployment? For example the DeploymentShare has the folders below: 23/01/2019 15:29 ...

Question 36

We are currently determining if MDT is applicable within our organization. We have created a testlab were we test different settings and steps but are unable to deploy updates after an image with our ...

Question 37

I have an OSD task sequence which one of the steps runs a package containing the PowerShell DSC '.ps1' file and the '.MOF' configuration. Now during the task sequence it looks like it can't find the ...

Question 38

So, something really weird's going on with MDT. On this one computer that I'm trying to re-image, it has exhibited multiple weird behaviours, like, initially, it took me to the password screen, I ...

Question 39

Microsoft in their infinite wisdom appear to have changed their approach to multi-lingual support in Windows 10. Whereas a normal user can install language packs via the language settings, this breaks ...

Question 40

Good-day all, I need some help with a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) project I’m working on. So, I'm attempting to set the ComputerName on newly imaged machines using a concatenation of the ...

Question 41

I am trying to work on the MDT LTI deployment of Windows 10 in a lab environment according to MSFT document https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-10-poc-mdt#refresh-a-computer-...

Question 42

I have an MDT server with WDS setup to PXE boot over the network. It was originally setup on our 10.1.0.x network, but we migrated it out to a co-lo (192.168.250.x). All the networking is setup to ...

Question 43

I'm trying to boot PCs from a Windows 2012R2 WDS server in UEFI mode. it works fine BIOS mode, but I want to boot from UEFI mode. I have change the boot setting to UEFI mode; secure boot in BIOS. I ...

Question 44

I am using Windows server 2016, and MDT v6.3.8456.1000, ADK Windows 10 1809 and suddenly I started experiencing this error, although settings in BootStrap.ini are correct, and I have already updated ...

Question 45

I am trying to get MDT set up for Windows 7 machines so that my life can be less hellish until we finish getting these machines out the door. MDT Server: Windows 2008 R2 MDT 6.3.8450.1000 WDS 6.1....

Question 46

My understanding of the issue has changed as we've been attempting to troubleshoot. It may make more sense to scroll down and read 'Update 6' first before reading through the entire body. We appear ...

Question 47

We're trying to deploy a Lenovo L380 Yoga with a Lenovo docking connected over USB with SCCM/MDT. The reason for the docking is because this laptop doesn't have an onboard NIC. The SCCM driver ...

Question 48

How do I install an application such as MS Office while installing an operating system in MDT. In DeploymentWorkBench I created new application and then created a task sequence. I used custom task ...

Question 49

I'd like to get this right now. In setting up WDS, I'm getting errors pointing to a mapped network drive and I'm wondering if I should just provision a local volume for this WDS/MDT virtual machine. ...

Question 50

I installed and configured MDT 2013 yesterday on server 2012. I have a WDS also. I am able to create a WIM file. I did PXE boot into a test virtual machine and I was able to install Windows 10. My MDT ...