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Download Windows Security Updates for MDT (packages) offline deployment

Deploy your MDT image Install Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Scan MBSA saves the result under the current user profile directory – %USERPROFILE%\SecurityScans Powershell Script to download the missing updates [code language=”powershell”] [xml] $MBSAResult = Get-Content ‘.\SecurityScans\WORKGROUP – I3-PC (10-11-2015 8-03 PM).mbsa’ $MBSAResult.SelectNodes("//UpdateData") | ? { $_.IsInstalled -eq "false" } | % { $URL = …

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MDT CustomSettings.ini

Automatically Set the TimeZone based on DefaultGateway [Settings] Priority=DefaultGateway, Default [Default] OSInstall=YES SkipTimeZone=YES [DefaultGateway] 192.168.0.1=HOUSTON 11.1.1.11=REDMOND 172.28.20.1=REDMOND 10.20.30.254=WASHINGTON [REDMOND] TimeZoneName=Pacific Time Zone [HOUSTON] TimeZoneName=Central Time Zone [WASHINGTON] TimeZoneName=Eastern Time Zone This is also be extended a step further to install applications based on location/Gateway. Applications001={1D7DF331-47B7-472C-87B3-442597EC2F7D} Applications002={9d2b8999-5e4d-4f3d-bb05-edaaf4fe5628} Automatically Set Computer Name Based on the MACAddress [Settings] …

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Remove Bitlocker Volume

Windows 7 installation creates a 100-300 MB partition to easily enable bitlocker with out repartitioning the disk in future, but in cases of virtualization there is no need for bitlocker and this volume can be safely recovered by following steps. Bcdboot c:\windows /s c: from command prompt with admin token. Make c: active using diskpart …

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DRIVER SELECTION PROCESS ON VISTA AND LATER

Ever wondered why windows picks up different driver then the one you wanted it to, the following explains why In reference to windows deployment using MDT, the drivers are pre-staged and the OS picks the appropriate one from the driver store, my advice is to be a control freek and pre-stage only the absolute required …

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WinPE commands

Reboot with in WinPE wpeutil reboot Mount Image for servicing Dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:”G:\DeploymentShare\Operating Systems\ED\ED.wim” /index:1 /MountDir:G:\wim-mount Inject drivers offline DISM /image:G:\wim-mount /Add-Driver /driver:C:\79oi22ww /recurse Commit wim changes Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:G:\wim-mount /Commit Compress DSIM serviced image imagex /export “G:\DeploymentShare\Operating Systems\ED\ED.wim” 1 c:\ED.wim /compress maximum

MDT custom variable for Lenovo Model – DriverGroup

The MDT Environment variable Model on lenovo machines returns something like 4158WNE instead human readable string, let says “ThinkStation D20”. For Dell Machines Model=Dell DXP061 which facilitates using the Model variable directly for DriverGroup Fortunately we can do the same for Lenovo Models by retrieving Version from Win32_ComputerSystemProduct WMI Class. Lets modify the ZTIGather.wsf file …

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