Installing & Configuring Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

Intro video on how to install MDT.

[Settings]
Priority=Default, DeploymentType, ByDesktopType, ByLaptopType
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=Lab Deployment
OSInstall=YES
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipApplications=NO
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipCapture=YES
SkipComputerName=NO
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipDeploymentType=YES
SkipDomainMembership=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipPackageDisplay=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
;SkipSummary=YES
SkipTaskSequence=NO
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipUserData=YES
DeploymentType=NEWCOMPUTER
; DOMAIN JOIN DATA
DomainAdmin=joinDomain
DomainAdminPassword=Password123
MachineObjectOU=OU=WDS,DC=lab,DC=local
; END DOMAIN
FinishAction=REBOOT
KeyboardLocale=en-US
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
UILanguage=en-US
UserLocale=en-US

[Settings]
Priority=Default

[Default]
DeployRoot=\\Lab-Deploy1\DeploymentShare$
UserID=joinDomain
UserPassword=Password123
KeyboardLocale=en-US
SkipBDDWelcome=YES

[yourcoolsoami]

This is the most resourceful video on this subject that I've seen. Simple and clear instructions for a super clean task sequence, great stuff man

[tommypatch]

This is the best video I have found for setting this up. Thank you so much, you have made my life so much easier adding computers to the Domain.

[tommypatch]

Thank you so much, this was so much help. I am now able to install OS on our network. This makes life so much easier. Keep up the amazing work.

[AwakenedSaxon]

If you don't know why he's typing in /qn or /i just open cmd and type msiexec and it will tell you what those parameters are doing. At least that's what it did for me on Windows 10.

[henryreyes]

Hey George, I got a wizard error in the task sequence, "A connection to the deployment share could not be made. could you advice.

[mohamedh]

I think the reason the unattended link did not open was that you did not initiate the task sequence as Sysprep and you just did Standard.

[yossicohen]

My dream is to succeed in making the film like you, I hope to succeed

[blorb]

Have an issue with installing the operating system. Getting a failure message. 'Operating system deployment did not complete successfully .. The Network path was not found' Something wrong with my WDS caputered image?

[rebelrobot]

thanks a lot for the video. However. there is a ";" before SkipSummary in the rules. Is that an error?

[RoniRonkoKovatch]

I think there is a wrong line in the description...

DomainAdmin=joinDomain
Should be


Am i correct?

In your video, the line is with "Deployer" at the end...

[pacodeluchi]

I have no problem to deploy an a image..i have those from capturing it..is that permission mistake or not?

[emyliss]

Good day I am getting an error saying THE BOOT FILES FOR THIS ARCHITECTURE ARE NOT INSTALLED ON THE SERVER, I have tried everything can you please help me with this error.

[nicholashayman]

Hi George, I watched your video on configuring Sophos UTM but I just couldn't configure it and don't know what I'm doing wrong ): I've had no problems setting up a Windows Server domain but can't get my head around Sophos UTM

[tonyg]

I am working on setting this up for my job for Windows 10 deployment. How did you get rid of the moving tiles in Windows 10? I'm also working on the bloat ware

[adrianminarovic]

Hello, is there a way to force mdt to run through the deployment wizard automatically or to skip it entirely? The thing is i want to deploy client PCs without physical access. Or are there any other ways to install windows remotely? Thanks.

[daifukumobiles]

I haven't watch all of the video yet, hopefully I will watch the reset tomorrow, so might be a daft question but can I use this MDT only for deploying/capturing Windows 10 images to/from workstations like WDS??


So if i install a Windows 10 VM from scratch like I did before, syspreped it, captured it with WDS then deployed that image to other workstations?

[zeeshananzum]

Hi George,

Can you please share me the command line parameters to use for applications and share permissions for deploymentShare folder.

Thanks in advanced.

[shaneedwards]

I currently have a server running on server 2012r2 with the follwoing services WDS, WSUS and VA Services, could you please confirm if I can do an inplace upgrade to server 2019.

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[georgesruthin]

So what is the main difference btw wds capture and mdt capture, my goal is to do install many pc, in which already installed with applications, if i capture image using wds and deploy does it cause any problem ?