Linked Deployment Shares in MDT 2010/2012/2013
MDT versions from 2010 to 2013 have an option under Advanced Configuration called “Linked Deployment Shares” that I’d like to touch on for just a moment, and also an issue all these versions seem to...
View ArticleLinked Deployment Shares in MDT: Update
So, in a previous post, I noted the benefits of using a Linked Deployment Share with MDT. I also pointed out an issue with the way MDT handles CustomSettings.ini and BootStrap.ini when copying the...
View ArticleDisable Windows 8.1 Lock Screen
One of the most ignoring things about Windows 8.1 is the Lock Screen. You have to click on it to view your username so you can log into your machine. Okay, I understand it looks cool and it makes...
View ArticleDisable Windows 8.1 Store Feature
I’m not advocating that all Store Apps are terrible and that you shouldn’t use them. I just don’t think it should be useful in a working environment and I really don’t want my users browsing the store...
View ArticleMDT Sequential Computername Workaround???…..Finally!
There are quite a few Windows Deployment Services fans out there who have decided to implement the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to spice up their OS deployments only to find out that MDT does not have...
View ArticleMDT 2013 – Introduction to Image Servicing Suite
This is what creativity is all about. Using MDT is the stepping stone into the deployment world. My good friend Robert Telford showed his latest development and it’s a imaging tool that will blow...
View ArticleSpeed Up Pxe Boot in WDS and SCCM
If you are using PXE boot to deploy Windows Operating Systems in your environment. You probably might noticed that boot time is very slow. Technically, during PXE time, the boot image file is being...
View ArticleHow To Create a Partition within MDT 2013 Task Sequence
A YouTube viewer wanted to know how to create a partition within MDT 2013 during deployment time. This task is very simple within your Task Sequence. Step 1: Create your Task Sequence: Step 2: Open...
View ArticleMDT – What is BDEDrive? [Revised]
Updating this article that was written dealing with the extra partition that MDT creates when you deploy your Operating System. [Update] If you forgot to add the DoNotCreateExtraPartition within your...
View ArticleSlipstream Microsoft Windows Updates into WIM Image Using Windows AIK
It sucks when you deploy Windows to your machines and then you have to update them with Windows 300+ updates. The sad thing about this is that Microsoft doesn’t offer an ISO image with all these...
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