Questions tagged [mdt]

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a toolset used to deploy Microsoft Windows and Office automatically in large network environments.

MDT was formerly known as Business Desktop Deployment.

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MDT 1709 - Newly Built Server - OSDComputerName is being overwritten

Here's a weird one - I built an MDT server under the supervision of someone who really knows what they're doing. Stand alone network, no AD, no internet. DNS, DHCP, WDS, and MDT all on the same server. Deployment of my Capture and SYSPREP'd image…
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How to change BIOS boot order using cmd or powershell?

I'm trying to change the OS on a client machine from a server using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. The deployment has to be fully automated (can't touch the client to even press any key). For a PXE boot, if I initially set the network card as first…
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MDT Web service - The data necessary to complete this operation is not yet available. (-2147483638 0x8000000A)

Long story short, we restored a bunch of servers and one of them was my WDS server. Everything seems OK except for the web service action that moves computer objects between OUs. It's called twice in the task sequence; once at the beginning to move…
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MDT Install Operating System task failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005

I'm trying to apply an image I captured of a Windows 10 install on a tablet (a Getac) to a VM or another tablet of the same type. In both cases I get the same error every time. There are a few errors that appear in the smsts.log file but I guess the…
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Passing Parameters to a PowerShell Script in MDT 2013

I have a PowerShell script that takes an array as an input parameter: Param( Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [System.String[]] $Adapters ) Write-Output "Disabling network adapter(s)." foreach ($adapter in $Adapters) { …
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PowerShell form not visible when using ShowDialog but only when launch via MDT

I am trying to set a task sequence variable using a PowerShell form. Setting the task sequence variable and controlling the ProgressUI was straightforward but when it comes to the form itself, it just does not appear. Reducing my script to the…
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sccm windows 10 task bar customisation issues

I am having issues configuring the windows 10 task bar during the osd stage in sccm. I want to remove whats there and add chrome and file explorer. I have also got a custom start menu config. The start menu config works, its applied during the task…
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Windows Script - Get IP + Hostname from txt file matching MAC

So I have been bashing my head on the KB trying to see whats best. Using MDT / WDS to setup several BareBone machines that i have a list of, the hostnames, ip's and mac address. I can add this to a txt file, read the MAC address to the only…
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Powershell ForEach Loop Failing

I'm trying to generate a report for all WIM files in my MDT Deployment Share. Basically, I think need to do a ForEach loop on all the WIM files found. I have what I think should work but, obviously, it doesn't. How far off am I? $WimPath =…
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Is this VBScript string comparison to the empty string redundant?

I'm dealing with a collection of VBScript code (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and I frequently see the follow idiom when comparing a string to see if it has a given value: If (oEnvironment.Item("IsOSUpgrade") <> "" and…
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MDT Deployment Error

i am deploying a captured 64 bit version of Windows 10 Educational Version to Surface Pro 4's using MDT/AIK and WDS. The task sequence has been plagued with errors, i had a bitlocker error and am getting: Error 5210 validate deployroot with recovery…
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit setting SystemAutoLogon registry key when deploying upgraded OS

I'm trying to deploy images via MDT that have been upgraded via the MDT "Standard Client Upgrade" task sequence. My images started as Win10 v1607 images and are updated to v1703 and then captured. When I go to deploy the captured images, I'll get a…
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AutoAdminLogin vs user with blank password

I'm in a scenario (MDT) where I've got a single local user with a blank password, and the built-in Administrator account is set to auto-login via the HKLM...\AutoAdminLogon,etc. registry keys. If I restart the machine during the MDT task sequence,…
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Run powershell from task sequence of MDT

I have realised a powershell script who set the bios parameters during the intallion of windows 10 or windows 7 by MDT, I integrated it in my server MDT like a 'Run Powershell Script' from the task sequence of windows but is not working, if I test…
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Which is latest Business Desktop Deployment version?

I used Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) to build my project. Scripts are written in python. The BDD I am having doesn't support Visual Studio 2008. Please tell me what is the latest version of BDD which supports VS2008 where I can get more info…
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