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  • MDT: Manually Update ADK and ADK Addon

    Derek Bannard December 9, 2019     Comment Closed     MDT, Powershell

    You have an MDT server, and it’s working well.
    Ideally you would NOT like to start fresh with a new MDT server. Because updating the MDT software (feels like whenever there’s a blue moon) All you really need to do is update your ADK and then update and deploy your MDT deploymentshare. This should take you 15 minutes to accomplish.…

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  • Adding DHCP server support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting – Version 2

    Derek Bannard June 11, 2019     Comment Closed     DHCP, MDT, Powershell

    I had some time and thought I would look at my old DHCP Options script. Well, it was not only dated, but somewhere down the line it stopped working as well as it used to. I made a replacement. Short and simple. It not only is a lot more streamlined, it also is targeted. It will only make changes to…

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  • MDT 2013: Adding a Drivers Catch-All Task Sequence

    Derek Bannard May 30, 2019     Comment Closed     MDT

    Some backstory; I have a client that bought some “value” desktops. These desktops have basic OEM Intel motherboards in them.
    The motherboards do not have the Make (Manufacturer) or Model fields populated in the BIOS. Without this information, the MDT driver task sequence that relies on “%Make%” and “%Model%” to populate the MDT folder path to specific drivers will not…

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  • Quick Tips: MDT Task Sequence – Hide From OS or WinPE

    Derek Bannard August 31, 2018     Comment Closed     MDT, Quick Tips

    Hello and welcome to Quick Tips. This quick tip is designed to show a method of limiting the display of MDT task sequences that do not apply to a full OS or a WinPE environment.  If you already know, this will be a refresher.   Limiting a Task Sequence to Display on WinPE Open the task sequence. Under the General…

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  • MDT 2013: Moving Computers Into Correct OU on AD Join

    Derek Bannard August 30, 2018     Comment Closed     MDT, Powershell

    When joining a computer to Active Directory (AD) using MDT, you really don’t get too many options. On a fresh install, where the computer AD object doesn’t exist, it will place the computer AD object into the default “Computers” OU or the OU you designate. What happens when you try to join a computer using MDT when the AD object…

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  • MDT 2013: Creating a New Template

    Derek Bannard May 22, 2018     Comment Closed     MDT, Powershell

    This script will create a new MDT task sequence template based on the “Client.xml” file and adds it to the list of available templates.  It adds a few “extra” features, which are listed below. Template Name: Windows 10 Client Task Sequence
    Added Features:
    1) Adds a custom step for a drivers path variable “DriverGroup001“, utilizing %Make% and %Model% variables.
    2)…

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  • MDT Task Sequence: Inline Surface Pro Pen Pairing without Image Modifications

    Derek Bannard February 3, 2018     Comment Closed     MDT

    Surface Pro tablets are great, for the most part. One of the most useful addons you can get for it is the Surface Pen. It’s great, powerful and useful… only if you remember to pair it to the tablet before giving it to the end-user. I present to you the automated(ish) way to inject the pairing files into the OS…

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  • Adding DHCP server support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting

    Derek Bannard July 4, 2017     Comment Closed     DHCP, MDT, Powershell

    Note: This script has been depreciated by the following.
    Link: Adding DHCP Server Support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting – Version 2 ARCHIVED – ARCHIVED – ARCHIVED – ARCHIVED – ARCHIVED There are numerous websites with really helpful articles on how to add PXE booting for both BIOS (Legacy) and UEFI devices. In some cases you are directed to…

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  • MDT 2013 Update 2: Adding Domain OU’s with Friendly Names

    Derek Bannard November 14, 2016     Comment Closed     MDT

      Adding computers to the domain is easy if you want them to all end up in the (default) computers OU, or pre-populate the computer account in active directory. For those of us that like to choose the computer OU on the fly when imaging, entering the OU manually is very tiring and mistakes are often made; at least for…

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  • MDT 2013 Update 2 not using ADK for WinPE Boot

    Derek Bannard November 14, 2016     Comment Closed     MDT

      When you have a matching Windows OS in the deployment share, MDT uses the BOOT.WIM from that source.  When they don’t match, MDT uses WINPE.WIM from the ADK that is installed. While this is generally preferable, you may want force it back to using the Microsoft ADK for WinPE booting.   You will need to manually edit the Settings.xml…

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