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How do I create a MDT image capture?

Kobe Glover

How do I create a MDT image capture?

How to Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)?

  1. Open File Explorer and specify the network path to the DeploymentShare on MDT server.
  2. Open the folder Script, find and run (by double click) the script file LiteTouch.vbs.
  3. Wait until Windows deployment Wizard starts;

How do I create a Windows 10 reference image for deployment?

Using the Deployment Workbench, expand the Deployment Shares node, and then expand MDT Production; select the Operating Systems node, and create a folder named Windows 10. Right-click the Windows 10 folder and select Import Operating System. On the OS Type page, select Custom image file and click Next.

Can I install MDT on Windows 10?

MDT supports the deployment of Windows 10, as well as Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server. It also includes support for zero-touch installation (ZTI) with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.

Is MDT better than WDS?

If you want your clients to use OS images from MDT you need to use MDT boot images. If you want your clients to use OS images from WDS you need to import a boot image in WDS from the Win 7 or 2008 DVD. I recommend you always use MDT for deployment and keep the WDS server just so clients can boot from the network.

How do I capture a Windows 10 image?

Capture your device image

  1. Insert a USB drive into the Technician PC. Note.
  2. On the technician PC, open the Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment as administrator.
  3. Copy the WinPE files to a working folder:
  4. Copy the WinPE files to your USB key.
  5. Move the USB flash drive from the Technician PC to the reference IoT device.

How do I capture a SysPrep image?

Creating a SysPrep WIM image capture

  1. To launch the OS Deployment Wizard select the Wizards > OS Deployment menu item.
  2. Select Your OSD Manager .
  3. Click Next to go to the following wizard page.
  4. Select the Capture by WIM Image option.
  5. Click Next to continue.
  6. In the Project Parameters window define the following parameters:

How do I capture a 20H2 picture in Windows 10?

Adding an Operating System

  1. Mount the Windows 10 version 20H2 ISO in File Explorer.
  2. Go to Deployment Workbench > Operating Systems.
  3. Right click and select New Folder.
  4. Enter the name Windows 10 version 20H2 x64 and click through the wizard to create the folder.
  5. Right click again and select Import Operating System.

Which tools can be used both to manage and deploy Windows 10?

These tools include Windows Deployment Services (WDS), the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), the User State Migration Tool (USMT), Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).

Does Windows 10 upgrade save?

If you are currently using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP0 or Windows 8 (not 8.1), then Windows 10 upgrade will erase all your program and files (see Microsoft Windows 10 Specifications). It ensures a smooth upgrade to Windows 10, keeping all your programs, settings and files intact and functional.

Can you use MDT with Windows 10 pro?

So MDT was chosen as deployment tool. The image of Windows 10 Pro that can be downloaded from MS with “media creation tool” is not compatible to use with MDT, it simply can’t be added to MDT.

Do you need WDS for MDT?

MDT uses two ways to connect to the server over the network, USB key, and PXE. Pre-execution Environment (PXE) requires the use of a Windows Server configured with the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role. The good thing is that MDT has a provision for creating it’s boot sources built-in.

How to capture Windows 10 reference image with MDT?

How to Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)? Open File Explorer and specify the network path to the DeploymentShare on MDT server. In our case, the path looks like… Open the folder Script, find and run (by double click) the script file LiteTouch.vbs Wait until

How to build and capture Windows 10 reference image?

It’s assumed that you have a server or PC ready to install MDT and create a file share for MDT to build the image with, and finally we’ll be focusing on the 64-bit Enterprise edition of Windows 10. Here are the links to the software we’ll be using:

Where do I find MDT production in Windows 10?

On the Share page, in the Share name text box, type MDTProduction$ and click Next. On the Descriptive Name page, in the Deployment share description text box, type MDT Production and click Next. On the Options page, accept the default settings and click Next twice, and then click Finish.

How to Create Capture task sequence in MDT?

Creating Capture Task Sequence on MDT Run Deployment Workbench console and expand the branch Deployment Shares > MDT Deployment Share; Right click on Task Sequence and select New Task Sequence in the appeared menu; This starts the Task Sequence Wizard. Enter Task Sequence ID (w10Capt) and Task