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How to allow MDT 2013 to use WIM file bigger than 4 GB on an UEFI media
04/2015 Update : things have finally evolved since this post from 2013 : the next version of MDT (actually in beta state on connect) will fully support large image in UEFI media. You could also use...
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MDT 2013 : How to recover missing applications when you create a media.
Case :You want to build a media out of your Deployment Share, For that purpose you’ve set a selection profile filled up with all the applications required to make your deployment a success. You update...
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Office 2013 : The preferred product was not found in the available products...
Case :You’ve previously installed Office 2013 (your sysprep reference image) and are now ready to install an additional language pack. To make the installation silent, you’ve made an unattended XML...
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WDS : Building your imaging factory with private and corporate networks
Googling about WDS shows you that every single IT pro on earth has made a guide to deploy this Windows server feature. Unfortunately, most of them are only covering the basic scenario, which is : WDS...
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Multi-language enhancement Part 1:Making MDT Wizard a little more friendly
Believe it or not, while MDT Wizard as always been cool for the admin crew, user feeling is a bit less antistatic: too much panels, many redundant and unbearable settings, and the list goes on… In an...
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Multi-language enhancement Part 2: Dealing with more than one language.
You’ve read it everywhere: Windows 8.1 and MDT both support Multi language. For most of us, that means that you can install Windows with any language. But for a fewer, that also means that you are able...
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Multi-language enhancement Part 3: Dealing with Office 2013 in the reference...
This case is very common: As a good practice, you’ve installed Office in your reference image. When came time to deliver to your international users, you’ve probably used something similar to what...
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Automatically update MDT boot images in WDS revisited
Back in the days Michael Niehaus wrote a great post on how to update boot images on your WDS server from MDT. The solution as one annoying requirement: Deployment Share and WDS should be hosted on the...
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MDT 2013: Create a simulation environment for your Powershell Scripts
Ever heard that MDT support Vbscript and Powershell ? Nice one you might think, then you try developing your own script with all those fantastic buildin function… Long story short: after scratching...
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MDT 2013: avoid dumb failure during ‘sysprep and capture’
Quick tip to help every one (including me) capturing a reference image without failing into a stupid error.The error is well known ; ZTI ERROR – Non-zero return code by ZTIBackup, rc = 2, Failed to run...
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Windows 10 : Deploying a customized start menu
Updated 29/07/2015 – RTM day !!Today, we will review the different technologies available to manage the good old new start menu (I mean the metro part). This blog post will cover most of the available...
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MDT 2013: Experience yourself Windows 10 Upgrade scenario
Last couple of weeks were really on fire for the deployment community, Microsoft has released not only the Windows 10 ADK but also the new version of MDT (MDT 2013 Update 1) that officially support the...
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SCCM 2012R2: make Import-CMDriver cmdlet work for you.
04/18/2015 update : Good news, Microsoft has just released an updated version of his set of SCCM cmdlet as a separate package. Lot of cmdlet are fixed including Import-CMDriver. you can download it...
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SCCM2012R2: Media creation failed with error 80070091
Quick post to help anyone struck in the same situation: you try to create a media with SCCM but the creation failed during the process. Looking at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration...
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MDT 2013: Downgrading to a previews MDT version
Raging calmStupid me, I needed to deliver a fully automated deployment OS to a customer for a Virtual Box VM within the next 2 days, then I realized that this OS would never deploy because it was...
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Windows 10: Provisioning scenario is going nowhere !
Today’s topic will drive us beyond our common field of experimentations to try envisioning how Windows 10 new deployment scenarios can impact our job of deployment specialists.Much things have already...
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MDT 2013 U1: How to Install .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 10
You have loved how Microsoft rolled out .Net 3.5 on Windows 8.1 ? Forget about it because everything has changed yet again, but good news, for the better !If you’ve downloaded latest Windows 10 build...
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Windows 10: Pin to Start is Back !
Back in 2009 highly respected Michael Murgolo (one of few member of the Deployment Guys that is still active on the blog front) wrote a script that the popularity goes fare beyond the deployment...
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MDT 2013: Applications launcher on steroids !!!
Years after years, projects after projects, you come to realize that some of your tasks are always the same. Instead of getting bored let’s take this opportunity to automate !!!Today we will try to put...
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Windows Threshold as a service : What does that really means ?
Yeah, Windows 10 code name Threshold as just taken off and will mark a new milestone in Microsoft’s “Windows as a service” strategy. Now that most of the tools and information are available, it’s time...
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