The official downloaded version of Windows 10/11 ISO has an install.esd file that includes all Windows editions but MDT needs a more specific edition of install.wim copy to work with. So, here are the steps to prepare a copy of the Windows image for MDT deployment. 1. Download Windows 10/11 ISO image Download and run the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to […]
Windows 10 20H2 has finally reached its end. So it was time to prepare the new image for 21H2 for the MDT deployment. I followed the instruction to get the right image.wim file up and uploaded to MDT share, then created a new Task Sequence that will take the new image for deployment. But when I put it into the […]
I was deploying a new Windows 10 installation on an old box via MDT the other day and it was failed. A quick Google search tells me that this is something to do with UEFI boot. It makes sense since it’s an old box. So, I created another sequence that only formats and prepares the disk for BIOS legacy boot […]
One of the steps deploying a computer these days is to encrypt the disk by enabling BitLocker in the sequence. But I was getting an error message telling me that the encryption failed because TPM Password missing. Please provide Password via TpmOwnerPassword or AdminPassword Since none of the password is present in the sequence or the configuration file, the encryption […]
I have an MDT setup working perfectly until lately when I am trying to deploy the system on a few new Lenovo computers I just purchased. The setup is just stuck at a blank Wizard.hta screen and doesn’t want to move forward. It’s stuck at the stage where the OS installation is just about to begin. The preliminary thought is […]