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Whats new in the September 2014 release of Windows ADK 8.1
On September 15, 2014 – Microsoft made the fourth release of Windows ADK 8.1 available. As usual without any explanation on what’s been changed :)Windows ADK 8.1 historyFirst release, September 2013:...
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Error during Windows 8.1 Setup - Could not process or parse unattend answer file
Earlier today I got an email from a fellow deployment geek having issues with Windows 8.1 deployments. He had an unattend file that worked perfect for Windows 7 deployments, but failed when deploying...
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Installing CU3 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2
Earlier today the CU3 update for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 was released, containing a few nice to have fixes for ConfigMgr.The full list of fixes, and link to request the hotfix is available here:...
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Here are samples files and links I demonstrated during The Ultimate Event II roadshow that took place during September 22 – 26, 2014.Scripts from Mikael's demos are found here:...
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Fix for installing Windows Technical Preview via PXE on Gen 2 VM
If you try to PXE boot a Windows Technical Preview VM running on Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2, you are greeted by a nice error message: Boot Failed. EFI Network. Failed Secure Boot...
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Beyond unsupported - Deploying Windows Technical Preview with MDT 2013
Why Microsoft decided not to ship any deployment tools when Enterprise companies are supposed to evaluate Windows Technical Preview I have no idea. But I don’t work for Microsoft so I guess I’m not...
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Beyond unsupported - Deploying Windows 10 preview (including drivers) with...
Like the MDT 2013 Lite Touch post from yesterday, here is the same info but for ConfigMgr 2012 R2. In this post you find step-by-step guidance on how to deploy the Windows 10 preview, including driver...
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Offline Virus Scanning in a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Task Sequence
Ever wanted to have ConfigMgr 2012 R2 (SCCM) scan for virus in a machine that is offline? Look no further, Windows Defender Offline will help you…Step-by-step guideTo add Windows Defender Offline you...
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Deploying Windows 10 build 9860 using MDT 2013 Lite Touch
First, check out my earlier post on how to deploy Windows 10 build 9841 for some background info.Then, since there is no ISO download of Windows 10 Enterprise Technical Preview build 9860 (at least not...
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Deploying Windows 10 build 9860 using ConfigMgr 2012 R2
First, check out my earlier post on how to deploy Windows 10 build 9841 for some background info.Note: If you are looking for how to do this with MDT 2013 Lite Touch instead, check this post:...
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How to create a Windows 10 Enterprise build 9860 ISO
Since there is no ISO download of Windows 10 Enterprise Technical Preview build 9860 (at least not yet), I thought a little PowerShell that created one from the downloaded preview update could be...
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TechEd Europe 2014 - Sessions and Sample Files
Tomorrow (Monday October 27), TechEd Europe 2014 starts in Barcelona. In this post you find all my sessions as well as sample files from those sessions (updated as the event goes along).From TechEd...
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Upcoming OSD changes in ConfigMgr v.Next and MDT v.Next
This post is a summary of the “What’s New and Upcoming with OS Deployment in System Center Configuration Manager and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit” session presented by Jason Githens and Katarina...
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Storage Spaces Shared Nothing in Windows Server v.Next
This morning I was viewing the recorded “Design Scale-Out File Server Clusters in the Next Release of Windows Server” session from TechEd Europe 2014 presented by Claus Joergensen, and there were...
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MMS 2014 - Sessions and Sample Files
On Monday November 10, MMS 2014 starts in Minneapolis. In this post you find all my sessions as well as sample files from those sessions (updated as the event goes along). Lots of my sessions will be...
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Announcement - The most advanced OSD book yet!
I’m very proud to announce the most advanced OSD book yet, available on November 20, 2014. This is Stealing with Pride – Volume 1!Written by me and Maik Koster, this is the ultimate source for the...
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Cannot mount Windows 10 build 9879 ISO - Easy Fix
When trying to mount the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 build 9879 ISO in File Explorer, you may get the following error:Couldn’t Mount File, Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file.WorkaroundThis is a...
View ArticleTwo Windows 10 session recordings from TechEd Europe 2014 posted
Two of the Windows 10 sessions from TechEd Europe 2014 with Michael Niehaus are finally posted.Windows 10: Deployment http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014/WIN-B338Windows 10: Management...
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Build and Capture a Windows 10 build 9879 image using MDT 2013
Earlier this morning I was troubleshooting a failing build and capture of a Windows 10 build 9879 image using MDT 2013. What happened was that when the sysprep action run, the task sequence immediately...
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New WMI Classes in Windows 10 Build 9879
In this post you find a list of the new (and removed) WMI classes in Windows 10 compared to Windows 8.1.WMI Classes removedWin32_FloppyDrive...
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