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MDT/WDS Notes

Capturing an image​

Prereqs​

  • Download the most recent Windows ISO from the Volume licensing service center
  • Uninstall your current Windows ADK
  • Restart
  • Download the Windows ADK. Make sure that the version matches the iso

Reference Image​

  • Create a VM in esxi called windows 10 Image
  • Use thin provision and LSI Logic SAS and Intel E1000 so you don't have to download Vmware Tools
  • Install Windows 10 on VM

Customizations to do to VM:​

  • Create user with no password on oobe
  • Enable and reset Administrators password
  • Delete account that was created
  • Copy systimmune bitmap to C:\Windows

Capturing​

  • Right click CaptureShare$ on the deployment toolbench and click update deployment share

  • If it fails, check GPO settings for allowing scripts to be ran in %TEMP%

  • Add the new ISO on the WDS Server

  • Import the images from the WDS Server into the MDT Capture Share

  • Create new task sequence and use the imported image as the OS

  • Use Sysprep and Capture as the template

  • Set Admin password

  • Open up the capture share \fs1\CaptureShare$ on VM

  • Use login SI\osd-capture

    • Will need to enable user account

  • Run CaptureShare$\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf or vbs

  • Click capture and sysprep computer

  • Enter share credentials again

  • Wait for it to complete

Deployment Task Sequence​

  • Import the captured image into the deployment share
  • Make a new task sequence with the captured image as the os
  • Edit the unattend.xml file with the required properties.
    • Like logo and helpdesk info in ShellSetup
  • Might have to recreate all of the tasks in the task sequence