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title: Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment (Windows 10)
description: In this topic, you will learn how to replicate your Windows 10 deployment shares to facilitate the deployment of Windows 10 in remote or branch locations.
ms.assetid: a6cd5657-6a16-4fff-bfb4-44760902d00c
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
keywords: replication, replicate, deploy, configure, remote
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mdt
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.topic: article
---
# Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
Perform the steps in this article to build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment. A distributed environment for deployment is useful when you have a segmented network, for example one that is segmented geographically into two branch locations. If you work in a distributed environment, replicating the deployment shares is an important part of a deployment solution because images of 5 GB or more in size can present bandwidth issues when deployed over the wire. Replicating this content enables clients to do local deployments.
Four computers are used in this topic: DC01, MDT01, MDT02, and PC0006. DC01 is a domain controller, MDT01 and MDT02 are domain member computers running Windows Server 2019, and PC0006 is a blank device where we will deploy Windows 10. The second deployment server (MDT02) will be configured for a remote site (Stockholm) by replicating the deployment share on MDT01 at the original site (New York). All devices are members of the domain contoso.com for the fictitious Contoso Corporation.
For the purposes of this article, we assume that MDT02 is prepared with the same network and storage capabilities that were specified for MDT01, except that MDT02 is located on a different subnet than MDT01. For more details on the infrastructure setup for this topic, please see [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md).
![figure 1.](../images/mdt-10-fig01.png)
Computers used in this topic.
>HV01 is also used in this topic to host the PC0006 virtual machine.
## Replicate deployment shares
Replicating the content between MDT01 (New York) and MDT02 (Stockholm) can be done in a number of different ways. The most common content replication solutions with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) use either the Linked Deployment Shares (LDS) feature or Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R). Some organizations have used a simple robocopy script for replication of the content.
> [!NOTE]
> Robocopy has options that allow for synchronization between folders. It has a simple reporting function; it supports transmission retry; and, by default, it will only copy/remove files from the source that are newer than files on the target.
### Linked deployment shares in MDT
LDS is a built-in feature in MDT for replicating content. However, LDS works best with strong connections such as LAN connections with low latency. For most WAN links, DFS-R is the better option.
### Why DFS-R is a better option
DFS-R is not only very fast and reliable, but it also offers central monitoring, bandwidth control, and a great delta replication engine. DFS-R will work equally well whether you have 2 sites or 90. When using DFS-R for MDT, we recommend running your deployment servers on Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher. From that version on, you can configure the replication targets as read-only, which is exactly what you want for MDT. This way, you can have your master deployment share centralized and replicate out changes as they happen. DFS-R will quickly pick up changes at the central deployment share in MDT01 and replicate the delta changes to MDT02.
## Set up Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R) for replication
Setting up DFS-R for replication is a quick and straightforward process: Prepare the deployment servers, create a replication group, then configure some replication settings.
### Prepare MDT01 for replication
On **MDT01**:
1. Install the DFS Replication role on MDT01 by entering the following at an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
```powershell
Install-WindowsFeature -Name FS-DFS-Replication -IncludeManagementTools
```
2. Wait for installation to comlete, and then verify that the installation was successful. See the following output:
```output
PS C:\> Install-WindowsFeature -Name FS-DFS-Replication -IncludeManagementTools
Success Restart Needed Exit Code Feature Result
------- -------------- --------- --------------
True No Success {DFS Replication, DFS Management Tools, Fi...
```
### Prepare MDT02 for replication
On **MDT02**:
1. Perform the same procedure on MDT02 by entering the following at an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
```powershell
Install-WindowsFeature -Name FS-DFS-Replication -IncludeManagementTools
```
2. Wait for installation to comlete, and then verify that the installation was successful. See the following output:
```output
PS C:\> Install-WindowsFeature -Name FS-DFS-Replication -IncludeManagementTools
Success Restart Needed Exit Code Feature Result
------- -------------- --------- --------------
True No Success {DFS Replication, DFS Management Tools, Fi...
```
### Create the MDTProduction folder on MDT02
On **MDT02**:
1. Create and share the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder using default permissions by entering the following at an elevated command prompt:
```powershell
mkdir d:\MDTProduction
New-SmbShare -Name "MDTProduction$" -Path "D:\MDTProduction"
```
2. You should see the following output:
```output
C:\> New-SmbShare -Name "MDTProduction$" -Path "D:\MDTProduction"
Name ScopeName Path Description
---- --------- ---- -----------
MDTProduction$ * D:\MDTProduction
```
### Configure the deployment share
When you have multiple deployment servers sharing the same content, you need to configure the Bootstrap.ini file with information about which server to connect to based on where the client is located. In MDT, that can be done by using the DefaultGateway property.
On **MDT01**:
1. Using Notepad, navigate to the **D:\\MDTProduction\\Control** folder and modify the Boostrap.ini file as follows. Under [DefaultGateway] enter the IP addresses for the client's default gateway in New York and Stockholm, respectively (replace 10.10.10.1 and 10.10.20.1 with your default gateways). The default gateway setting is what tells the client which deployment share (i.e. server) to use.
```ini
[Settings]
Priority=DefaultGateway, Default
[DefaultGateway]
10.10.10.1=NewYork
10.10.20.1=Stockholm
[NewYork]
DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTProduction$
[Stockholm]
DeployRoot=\\MDT02\MDTProduction$
[Default]
UserDomain=CONTOSO
UserID=MDT_BA
UserPassword=pass@word1
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
```
>[!NOTE]
>The DeployRoot value needs to go into the Bootstrap.ini file, but you can use the same logic in the CustomSettings.ini file. For example, you can redirect the logs to the local deployment server (SLSHARE), or have the User State Migration Tool (USMT) migration store (UDDIR) local. To learn more about USMT, see [Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md) and [Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md).
2. Save the Bootstrap.ini file.
3. Using the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share and select **Update Deployment Share**. Use the default settings for the Update Deployment Share Wizard. This process will take a few minutes.
4. After the update is complete, use the Windows Deployment Services console on MDT01. In the **Boot Images** node, right-click the **MDT Production x64** boot image and select **Replace Image**.
5. Browse and select the **D:\\MDTProduction\\Boot\\LiteTouchPE\_x64.wim** boot image, and then complete Replace Boot Image Wizard using the default settings.
![figure 5.](../images/mdt-10-fig05.png)
Replacing the updated boot image in WDS.
>[!TIP]
>If you modify bootstrap.ini again later, be sure to repeat the process of updating the deployment share in the Deployment Workbench and replacing the boot image in the WDS console.
## Replicate the content
Once the MDT01 and MDT02 servers are prepared, you are ready to configure the actual replication.
### Create the replication group
6. On MDT01, using DFS Management (dfsmgmt.msc), right-click **Replication**, and click **New Replication Group**.
7. On the **Replication Group Type** page, select **Multipurpose replication group**, and click **Next**.
8. On the **Name and Domain** page, assign the **MDTProduction** name, and click **Next**.
9. On the **Replication Group Members** page, click **Add**, add **MDT01** and **MDT02**, and then click **Next**.
![figure 6.](../images/mdt-10-fig06.png)
Adding the Replication Group Members.
10. On the **Topology Selection** page, select the **Full mesh** option and click **Next**.
11. On the **Replication Group Schedule and Bandwidth** page, accept the default settings and click **Next**.
12. On the **Primary Member** page, select **MDT01** and click **Next**.
13. On the **Folders to Replicate** page, click **Add**, enter **D:\\MDTProduction** as the folder to replicate, click **OK**, and then click **Next**.
14. On the **Local Path of MDTProduction** on the **Other Members** page, select **MDT02**, and click **Edit**.
15. On the **Edit** page, select the **Enabled** option, type in **D:\\MDTProduction** as the local path of folder, select the **Make the selected replicated folder on this member read-only** check box, click **OK**, and then click **Next**.
16. On the **Review Settings and Create Replication Group** page, click **Create**.
17. On the **Confirmation** page, click **Close**.
### Configure replicated folders
18. On **MDT01**, using DFS Management, expand **Replication** and then select **MDTProduction**.
19. In the middle pane, right-click the **MDT01** member and click **Properties**.
20. On the **MDT01 (MDTProduction) Properties** page, configure the following and then click **OK**:
1. In the **Staging** tab, set the quota to **20480 MB**.
2. In the **Advanced** tab, set the quota to **8192 MB**.
In this scenario the size of the deployment share is known, but you might need to change the values for your environment. A good rule of thumb is to get the size of the 16 largest files and make sure they fit in the staging area. Below is a Windows PowerShell example that calculates the size of the 16 largest files in the D:\\MDTProduction deployment share:
``` powershell
(Get-ChildItem D:\MDTProduction -Recurse | Sort-Object Length -Descending | Select-Object -First 16 | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum /1GB
```
21. In the middle pane, right-click the **MDT02** member and select **Properties**.
22. On the **MDT02 (MDTProduction) Properties** page, configure the following and then click **OK**:
1. In the **Staging** tab, set the quota to **20480 MB**.
2. In the **Advanced** tab, set the quota to **8192 MB**.
> [!NOTE]
> It will take some time for the replication configuration to be picked up by the replication members (MDT01 and MDT02). The time for the initial sync will depend on the WAN link speed between the sites. After that, delta changes are replicated quickly.
23. Verify that MDT01 and MDT02 are members of the MDTProduction replication group, with MDT01 being primary as follows using an elevated command prompt:
```cmd
C:\> dfsradmin membership list /rgname:MDTProduction /attr:MemName,IsPrimary
MemName IsPrimary
MDT01 Yes
MDT02 No
```
### Verify replication
On **MDT02**:
1. Wait until you start to see content appear in the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder.
2. Using DFS Management, expand **Replication**, right-click **MDTProduction**, and select **Create Diagnostics Report**.
3. In the Diagnostics Report Wizard, on the **Type of Diagnostics Report or Test** page, choose **Health report** and click **Next**.
4. On the **Path and Name** page, accept the default settings and click **Next**.
5. On the **Members to Include** page, accept the default settings and click **Next**.
6. On the **Options** page, accept the default settings and click **Next**.
7. On the **Review Settings and Create Report** page, click **Create**.
8. Open the report in Internet Explorer, and if necessary, select the **Allow blocked content** option.
![figure 9.](../images/mdt-10-fig09.png)
The DFS Replication Health Report.
>If there are replication errors you can review the DFS event log in Event Viewer under **Applications and Services Logs**.
## Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in a remote site
Like you did in the previous topic for MDT01, you need to add the MDT Production Lite Touch x64 Boot image to Windows Deployment Services on MDT02. For the following steps, we assume that WDS has already been installed on MDT02.
1. On MDT02, using the WDS console, right-click **Boot Images** and select **Add Boot Image**.
2. Browse to the **D:\\MDTProduction\\Boot\\LiteTouchPE\_x64.wim** file and add the image with the default settings.
## Deploy a Windows 10 client to the remote site
Now you should have a solution ready for deploying the Windows 10 client to the remote site: Stockholm, using the MDTProduction deployment share replica on MDT02. You can test this deployment with the following optional procedure.
>For demonstration purposes, the following procedure uses a virtual machine (PC0006) hosted by the Hyper-V server HV01. To use the remote site server (MDT02) the VM must be assigned a default gateway that matches the one you entered in the Boostrap.ini file.
1. Create a virtual machine with the following settings:
1. Name: PC0006
2. Location: C:\\VMs
3. Generation: 2
4. Memory: 2048 MB
5. Hard disk: 60 GB (dynamic disk)
6. Install an operating system from a network-based installation server
2. Start the PC0006 virtual machine, and press **Enter** to start the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot. The VM will now load the Windows PE boot image from the WDS server.
3. After Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) has booted, complete the Windows Deployment Wizard using the following settings:
1. Select a task sequence to execute on this computer: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
2. Computer Name: PC0006
3. Applications: Select the Install - Adobe Reader
4. Setup will now start and perform the following:
1. Install the Windows 10 Enterprise operating system.
2. Install applications.
3. Update the operating system using your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
![pc0001.](../images/pc0006.png)
## Related topics
[Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md)<br>
[Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)<br>
[Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md)<br>
[Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md)<br>
[Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md)<br>
[Configure MDT settings](configure-mdt-settings.md)

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---
title: Create a Windows 10 reference image (Windows 10)
description: Creating a reference image is important because that image serves as the foundation for the devices in your organization.
ms.assetid: 9da2fb57-f2ff-4fce-a858-4ae4c237b5aa
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
keywords: deploy, deployment, configure, customize, install, installation
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mdt
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.topic: article
---
# Create a Windows 10 reference image
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
Creating a reference image is important because that image serves as the foundation for the devices in your organization. In this topic, you will learn how to create a Windows 10 reference image using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). You will create a deployment share, configure rules and settings, and import all the applications and operating system files required to build a Windows 10 reference image. After completing the steps outlined in this topic, you will have a Windows 10 reference image that can be used in your deployment solution.
>[!NOTE]
>See [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md) for more information about the server, client, and network infrastructure used in this guide.
For the purposes of this topic, we will use three computers: DC01, MDT01, and HV01.
- DC01 is a domain controller for the contoso.com domain.
- MDT01 is a contoso.com domain member server.
- HV01 is a Hyper-V server that will be used to build the reference image.
![devices.](../images/mdt-08-fig01.png)
Computers used in this topic.
## The reference image
The reference image described in this guide is designed primarily for deployment to physical devices. However, the reference image is typically created on a virtual platform, before being automatically run through the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool process and captured to a Windows Imaging (WIM) file. The reasons for creating the reference image on a virtual platform are the following:
- To reduce development time and can use snapshots to test different configurations quickly.
- To rule out hardware issues. You simply get the best possible image, and if you have a problem, it's not likely to be hardware related.
- To ensures that you won't have unwanted applications that could be installed as part of a driver install but not removed by the Sysprep process.
- The image is easy to move between lab, test, and production.
## Set up the MDT build lab deployment share
With Windows 10, there is no hard requirement to create reference images. However, to reduce the time needed for deployment, you might want to create a reference image that contains a few base applications as well as all of the latest updates. This section will show you how to create and configure the MDT Build Lab deployment share to create a Windows 10 reference image. Because reference images will be deployed only to virtual machines during the creation process and have specific settings (rules), you should always create a separate deployment share specifically for this process.
### Create the MDT build lab deployment share
On **MDT01**:
- Sign in as contoso\\administrator using a password of <b>pass@word1</b> (credentials from the [prepare for deployment](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md) topic).
- Start the MDT deployment workbench, and pin this to the taskbar for easy access.
- Using the Deployment Workbench, right-click **Deployment Shares** and select **New Deployment Share**.
- Use the following settings for the New Deployment Share Wizard:
- Deployment share path: **D:\\MDTBuildLab**
- Share name: **MDTBuildLab$**
- Deployment share description: **MDT Build Lab**
- Accept the default selections on the Options page and click **Next**.
- Review the Summary page, click **Next**, wait for the deployment share to be created, then click **Finish**.
- Verify that you can access the <b>\\\\MDT01\\MDTBuildLab$</b> share.
![figure 2.](../images/mdt-08-fig02.png)
The Deployment Workbench with the MDT Build Lab deployment share.
### Enable monitoring
To monitor the task sequence as it happens, right-click the **MDT Build Lab** deployment share, click **Properties**, click the **Monitoring** tab, and select **Enable monitoring for this deployment share**. This step is optional.
### Configure permissions for the deployment share
In order to read files in the deployment share and write the reference image back to it, you need to assign NTFS and SMB permissions to the MDT Build Account (MDT\_BA) for the **D:\\MDTBuildLab** folder
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed in as **contoso\\administrator**.
2. Modify the NTFS permissions for the **D:\\MDTBuildLab** folder by running the following command in an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
icacls "D:\MDTBuildLab" /grant '"CONTOSO\MDT_BA":(OI)(CI)(M)'
grant-smbshareaccess -Name MDTBuildLab$ -AccountName "Contoso\MDT_BA" -AccessRight Full -force
```
## Add setup files
This section will show you how to populate the MDT deployment share with the Windows 10 operating system source files, commonly referred to as setup files, which will be used to create a reference image. Setup files are used during the reference image creation process and are the foundation for the reference image.
### Add the Windows 10 installation files
MDT supports adding both full source Windows 10 DVDs (ISOs) and custom images that you have created. In this case, you create a reference image, so you add the full source setup files from Microsoft.
>[!NOTE]
>Due to the Windows limits on path length, we are purposely keeping the operating system destination directory short, using the folder name W10EX64RTM rather than a more descriptive name like Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM.
### Add Windows 10 Enterprise x64 (full source)
On **MDT01**:
1. Sign in as **contoso\\administrator** and copy the content of a Windows 10 Enterprise x64 DVD/ISO to the **D:\\Downloads\\Windows 10 Enterprise x64** folder on MDT01, or just insert the DVD or mount an ISO on MDT01. The following example shows the files copied to the D:\\Downloads folder, but you can also choose to import the OS directly from an ISO or DVD.
![ISO.](../images/iso-data.png)
2. Using the Deployment Workbench, expand the **Deployment Shares** node, and then expand **MDT Build Lab**.
3. Right-click the **Operating Systems** node, and create a new folder named **Windows 10**.
4. Expand the **Operating Systems** node, right-click the **Windows 10** folder, and select **Import Operating System**. Use the following settings for the Import Operating System Wizard:
- Full set of source files
- Source directory: (location of your source files)
- Destination directory name: <b>W10EX64RTM</b>
5. After adding the operating system, in the **Operating Systems / Windows 10** folder, double-click it and change the name to: **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image**. See the following example.
![Default image.](../images/deployment-workbench01.png)
>Depending on the DVD you used, there might be multiple editions available. For the purposes of this guide, we are using the Windows 10 Enterprise image, but other images will also work.
## Add applications
Before you create an MDT task sequence, you need to add any applications and scripts you wish to install to the MDT Build Lab share.
On **MDT01**:
First, create an MDT folder to store the Microsoft applications that will be installed:
1. In the MDT Deployment Workbench, expand **Deployment Shares \\ MDT Build Lab \\ Applications**
2. Right-click **Applications** and then click **New Folder**.
3. Under **Folder name**, type **Microsoft**.
4. Click **Next** twice, and then click **Finish**.
The steps in this section use a strict naming standard for your MDT applications.
- Use the "<b>Install - </b>" prefix for typical application installations that run a setup installer of some kind,
- Use the "<b>Configure - </b>" prefix when an application configures a setting in the operating system.
- You also add an "<b> - x86</b>", "<b> - x64</b>", or "<b>- x86-x64</b>" suffix to indicate the application's architecture (some applications have installers for both architectures).
Using a script naming standard is always recommended when using MDT as it helps maintain order and consistency.
By storing configuration items as MDT applications, it is easy to move these objects between various solutions, or between test and production environments.
In example sections, you will add the following applications:
- Install - Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus - x64
- Install - Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x86
- Install - Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x64
>The 64-bit version of Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus is recommended unless you need legacy app support. For more information, see [Choose between the 64-bit or 32-bit version of Office](https://support.office.com/article/choose-between-the-64-bit-or-32-bit-version-of-office-2dee7807-8f95-4d0c-b5fe-6c6f49b8d261)
Download links:
- [Office Deployment Tool](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49117)
- [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x86](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x86.exe)
- [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x64](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe)
Download all three items in this list to the D:\\Downloads folder on MDT01.
**Note**: For the purposes of this lab, we will leave the MSVC files in the D:\\Downloads folder and the Office365 files will be extracted to a child folder. If you prefer, you can place each application in its own separate child folder and then modify the $ApplicationSourcePath below as needed (instead of just D:\\Downloads).
>[!NOTE]
>All the Microsoft Visual C++ downloads can be found on [The latest supported Visual C++ downloads](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619523). Visual C++ 2015, 2017 and 2019 all share the same redistributable files.
### Create configuration file: Microsoft Office 365 Professional Plus x64
1. After downloading the most current version of the Office Deployment tool from the Microsoft Download Center using the link provided above, run the self-extracting executable file and extract the files to **D:\\Downloads\\Office365**. The Office Deployment Tool (setup.exe) and several sample configuration.xml files will be extracted.
2. Using a text editor (such as Notepad), create an XML file in the D:\\Downloads\\Office365 directory with the installation settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise that are appropriate for your organization. The file uses an XML format, so the file you create must have an extension of .xml but the file can have any filename.
For example, you can use the following configuration.xml file, which provides these configuration settings:
- Install the 64-bit version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English directly from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet. Note: 64-bit is now the default and recommended edition.
- Use the Semi-Annual Channel and get updates directly from the Office CDN on the internet.
- Perform a silent installation. You won’t see anything that shows the progress of the installation and you won’t see any error messages.
```xml
<Configuration>
<Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Broad">
<Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
<Language ID="en-us" />
</Product>
</Add>
<Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
<Updates Enabled="TRUE" />
</Configuration>
```
By using these settings, any time you build the reference image you’ll be installing the most up-to-date Semi-Annual Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
>[!TIP]
>You can also use the web-based interface of the [Office Customization Tool](https://config.office.com/) to help you create your configuration.xml file.
Also see [Configuration options for the Office Deployment Tool](/deployoffice/configuration-options-for-the-office-2016-deployment-tool) and [Overview of the Office Deployment Tool](/DeployOffice/overview-of-the-office-2016-deployment-tool) for more information.
3. Ensure the configuration.xml file is in the D:\\Downloads\\Office365 folder. See the following example of the extracted files plus the configuration.xml file in the Downloads\\Office365 folder:
![folder.](../images/office-folder.png)
Assuming you have named the file "configuration.xml" as shown above, we will use the command "**setup.exe /configure configuration.xml**" when we create the application in MDT. This will perform the installation of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise using the configuration settings in the configuration.xml file. Do not perform this step yet.
>[!IMPORTANT]
>After Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise is installed on the reference image, do NOT open any Office programs. if you open an Office program, you are prompted to sign-in, which activates the installation of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. Even if you don't sign in and you close the Sign in to set up Office dialog box, a temporary product key is installed. You don't want any kind of product key for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise installed as part of your reference image.
Additional information
- Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise is usually updated on a monthly basis with security updates and other quality updates (bug fixes), and possibly new features (depending on which update channel you’re using). That means that once you’ve deployed your reference image, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will most likely need to download and install the latest updates that have been released since you created your reference image.
- **Note**: By using installing Office Deployment Tool as part of the reference image, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise is installed immediately after the reference image is deployed to the user’s device, rather than including Office apps part of the reference image. This way the user will have the most up-to-date version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise right away and won’t have to download any new updates (which is most likely what would happen if Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise was installed as part of the reference image.)
- When you are creating your reference image, instead of installing Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise directly from the Office CDN on the internet, you can install Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise from a location on your local network, such as a file share. To do that, you would use the Office Deployment Tool in /download mode to download the installation files to that file share. Then you could use the Office Deployment Tool in /configure mode to install Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise from that location on to your reference image. As part of that, you’ll need to point to that location in your configuration.xml file so that the Office Deployment Tool knows where to get the Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise files. If you decide to do this, the next time you create a new reference image, you’ll want to be sure to use the Office Deployment Tool to download the most up-to-date installation files for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise to that location on your internal network. That way your new reference image will have a more up-to-date installation of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
### Connect to the deployment share using Windows PowerShell
If you need to add many applications, you can take advantage of the PowerShell support that MDT has. To start using PowerShell against the deployment share, you must first load the MDT PowerShell snap-in and then make the deployment share a PowerShell drive (PSDrive).
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed in as **contoso\\Administrator**.
2. Import the snap-in and create the PSDrive by running the following commands in an elevated PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\bin\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit.psd1"
New-PSDrive -Name "DS001" -PSProvider MDTProvider -Root "D:\MDTBuildLab"
```
>[!TIP]
>Use "Get-Command -module MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit" to see a list of available cmdlets
### Create the install: Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus - x64
In these steps we assume that you have downloaded the Office Deployment Tool. You might need to modify the path to the source folder to reflect your current environment. In this example, the source path is set to D:\\Downloads\\Office365.
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed on as **contoso\\Administrator**.
2. Create the application by running the following commands in an elevated PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
$ApplicationName = "Install - Office365 ProPlus - x64"
$CommandLine = "setup.exe /configure configuration.xml"
$ApplicationSourcePath = "D:\Downloads\Office365"
Import-MDTApplication -Path "DS001:\Applications\Microsoft" -Enable "True" -Name $ApplicationName -ShortName $ApplicationName -CommandLine $CommandLine -WorkingDirectory ".\Applications\$ApplicationName" -ApplicationSourcePath $ApplicationSourcePath -DestinationFolder $ApplicationName -Verbose
```
Upon successful installation the following text is displayed:
```
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "import" on target "Application".
VERBOSE: Beginning application import
VERBOSE: Copying application source files from D:\Downloads\Office365 to D:\MDTBuildLab\Applications\Install -
Office365 ProPlus - x64
VERBOSE: Creating new item named Install - Office365 ProPlus - x64 at DS001:\Applications\Microsoft.
Name
----
Install - Office365 ProPlus - x64
VERBOSE: Import processing finished.
```
### Create the install: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x86
>[!NOTE]
>We have abbreviated "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable" in the $ApplicationName below as "MSVC" to avoid the path name exceeding the maxiumum allowed length of 248 characters.
In these steps we assume that you have downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x86. You might need to modify the path to the source folder to reflect your current environment. In this example, the source path is set to D:\\Downloads.
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed on as **contoso\\Administrator**.
2. Create the application by running the following commands in an elevated PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
$ApplicationName = "Install - MSVC 2019 - x86"
$CommandLine = "vc_redist.x86.exe /Q"
$ApplicationSourcePath = "D:\Downloads"
Import-MDTApplication -Path "DS001:\Applications\Microsoft" -Enable "True" -Name $ApplicationName -ShortName $ApplicationName -CommandLine $CommandLine -WorkingDirectory ".\Applications\$ApplicationName" -ApplicationSourcePath $ApplicationSourcePath -DestinationFolder $ApplicationName -Verbose
```
Upon successful installation the following text is displayed:
```
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "import" on target "Application".
VERBOSE: Beginning application import
VERBOSE: Copying application source files from D:\Downloads to D:\MDTBuildLab\Applications\Install - MSVC 2019 - x86
VERBOSE: Creating new item named Install - MSVC 2019 - x86 at DS001:\Applications\Microsoft.
Name
----
Install - MSVC 2019 - x86
VERBOSE: Import processing finished.
```
### Create the install: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x64
In these steps we assume that you have downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x64. You might need to modify the path to the source folder to reflect your current environment. In this example, the source path is set to D:\\Downloads.
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed on as **contoso\\Administrator**.
2. Create the application by running the following commands in an elevated PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
$ApplicationName = "Install - MSVC 2019 - x64"
$CommandLine = "vc_redist.x64.exe /Q"
$ApplicationSourcePath = "D:\Downloads"
Import-MDTApplication -Path "DS001:\Applications\Microsoft" -Enable "True" -Name $ApplicationName -ShortName $ApplicationName -CommandLine $CommandLine -WorkingDirectory ".\Applications\$ApplicationName" -ApplicationSourcePath $ApplicationSourcePath -DestinationFolder $ApplicationName -Verbose
```
## Create the reference image task sequence
In order to build and capture your Windows 10 reference image for deployment using MDT, you will create a task sequence. The task sequence will reference the operating system and applications that you previously imported into the MDT Build Lab deployment share to build a Windows 10 reference image.
After creating the task sequence, you configure it to enable patching against the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server. The Task Sequence Windows Update action supports getting updates directly from Microsoft Update, but you get more stable patching if you use a local WSUS server. WSUS also allows for an easy process of approving the patches that you are deploying.
### Drivers and the reference image
Because we use modern virtual platforms for creating our reference images, we don’t need to worry about drivers when creating reference images for Windows 10. We use Hyper-V in our environment, and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) already has all the needed drivers built-in for Hyper-V.
### Create a task sequence for Windows 10 Enterprise
To create a Windows 10 reference image task sequence, the process is as follows:
On **MDT01**:
1. Using the Deployment Workbench, under **Deployment Shares > MDT Build Lab** right-click **Task Sequences**, and create a **New Folder** named **Windows 10**.
2. Right-click the new **Windows 10** folder and select **New Task Sequence**. Use the following settings for the New Task Sequence Wizard:
1. Task sequence ID: REFW10X64-001
2. Task sequence name: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image
3. Task sequence comments: Reference Build
4. Template: Standard Client Task Sequence
5. Select OS: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image
6. Specify Product Key: Do not specify a product key at this time
7. Full Name: Contoso
8. Organization: Contoso
9. Internet Explorer home page: http://www.contoso.com
10. Admin Password: Do not specify an Administrator Password at this time
### Edit the Windows 10 task sequence
The steps below walk you through the process of editing the Windows 10 reference image task sequence to include the actions required to update the reference image with the latest updates from WSUS, install roles and features, and utilities, and install Microsoft Office365 ProPlus x64.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the **Task Sequences / Windows 10** folder, right-click the **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image** task sequence, and select **Properties**.
2. On the **Task Sequence** tab, configure the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image task sequence with the following settings:
1. **State Restore > Windows Update (Pre-Application Installation)** action: Enable this action by clicking the **Options** tab and clearing the **Disable this step** check box.
2. **State Restore > Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)** action: Also enable this action.
3. **State Restore**: After the **Tattoo** action, add a new **Group** action (click **Add** then click **New Group**) with the following setting:
- Name: **Custom Tasks (Pre-Windows Update)**
4. **State Restore**: After **Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)** action, rename **Custom Tasks** to **Custom Tasks (Post-Windows Update)**.
- **Note**: The reason for adding the applications after the Tattoo action but before running Windows Update is simply to save time during the deployment. This way we can add all applications that will upgrade some of the built-in components and avoid unnecessary updating.
5. **State Restore > Custom Tasks (Pre-Windows Update)**: Add a new **Install Roles and Features** action with the following settings:
1. Name: Install - Microsoft NET Framework 3.5.1
2. Select the operating system for which roles are to be installed: Windows 10
3. Select the roles and features that should be installed: .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
>[!IMPORTANT]
>This is probably the most important step when creating a reference image. Many applications need the .NET Framework, and we strongly recommend having it available in the image. The one thing that makes this different from other components is that .NET Framework 3.5.1 is not included in the WIM file. It is installed from the **Sources\\SxS** folder on the media, and that makes it more difficult to add after the image has been deployed.
![task sequence.](../images/fig8-cust-tasks.png)
The task sequence after creating the Custom Tasks (Pre-Windows Update) group and adding the Install - Microsoft NET Framework 3.5.1 action.
6. **State Restore > Custom Tasks (Pre-Windows Update)**: After the **Install - Microsoft NET Framework 3.5.1** action, add a new **Install Application** action (selected from the **General** group) with the following settings:
1. Name: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x86
2. Install a Single Application: browse to **Install - MSVC 2019 - x86**
7. Repeat these steps (add a new **Install Application**) to add Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 - x64 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise as well.
3. Click **OK**.
![apps.](../images/mdt-apps.png)
### Optional configuration: Add a suspend action
The goal when creating a reference image is of course to automate everything. But sometimes you have a special configuration or application setup that is too time-consuming to automate. If you need to do some manual configuration, you can add a little-known feature called Lite Touch Installation (LTI) Suspend. If you add the LTISuspend.wsf script as a custom action in the task sequence, it will suspend the task sequence until you click the Resume Task Sequence shortcut icon on the desktop. In addition to using the LTI Suspend feature for manual configuration or installation, you can also use it simply for verifying a reference image before you allow the task sequence to continue and use Sysprep and capture the virtual machine.
![figure 8.](../images/fig8-suspend.png)
A task sequence with optional Suspend action (LTISuspend.wsf) added.
![figure 9.](../images/fig9-resumetaskseq.png)
The Windows 10 desktop with the Resume Task Sequence shortcut.
### Edit the Unattend.xml file for Windows 10 Enterprise
When using MDT, you don't need to edit the Unattend.xml file very often because most configurations are taken care of by MDT. However if, for example, you want to configure Internet Explorer behavior, then you can edit the Unattend.xml for this. Editing the Unattend.xml for basic Internet Explorer settings is easy, but for more advanced settings, you will want to use the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK).
>[!WARNING]
>Do not use **SkipMachineOOBE** or **SkipUserOOBE** in your Unattend.xml file. These settings are deprecated and can have unintended effects if used.
>[!NOTE]
>You also can use the Unattend.xml to enable components in Windows 10, like the Telnet Client or Hyper-V client. Normally we prefer to do this via the **Install Roles and Features** action, or using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command-line tools, because then we can add that as an application, being dynamic, having conditions, and so forth. Also, if you are adding packages via Unattend.xml, it is version specific, so Unattend.xml must match the exact version of the operating system you are servicing.
Follow these steps to configure Internet Explorer settings in Unattend.xml for the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image task sequence:
On **MDT01**:
1. Using the Deployment Workbench, under **Deployment Shares > MDT Build Lab > Task Sequences** right-click the **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image** task sequence and select **Properties**.
2. In the **OS Info** tab, click **Edit Unattend.xml**. MDT now generates a catalog file. This will take a few minutes, and then Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) will start.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> The ADK version 1903 has a [known issue](/windows-hardware/get-started/what-s-new-in-kits-and-tools#whats-new-in-the-windows-adk-for-windows-10-version-1903) generating a catalog file for Windows 10, version 1903 or 1909 X64 install.wim. You might see the error "Could not load file or assembly" in in the console output. To avoid this issue, [install the ADK, version 2004 or a later version](/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install). A workaround is also available for the ADK version 1903:
> - Close the Deployment Workbench and install the [WSIM 1903 update](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095334). This will update imagecat.exe and imgmgr.exe to version 10.0.18362.144.
> - Manually run imgmgr.exe (C:\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\10\\Assessment and Deployment Kit\\Deployment Tools\\WSIM\\imgmgr.exe).
> - Generate a catalog (Tools/Create Catalog) for the selected install.wim (ex: D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Operating Systems\\W10EX64RTM\\sources\\install.wim).
> - After manually creating the catalog file (ex: D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Operating Systems\\W10EX64RTM\\sources\\install_Windows 10 Enterprise.clg), open the Deployment Workbench and proceed to edit unattend.xml.
3. In Windows SIM, expand the **4 specialize** node in the **Answer File** pane and select the amd64\_Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer\_neutral entry.
4. In the **amd64\_Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer\_neutral properties** window (right-hand window), set the following values:
- DisableDevTools: true
5. Save the Unattend.xml file, and close Windows SIM.
- Note: If errors are reported that certain display values are incorrect, you can ignore this or browse to **7oobeSystem\\amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup__neutral\\Display** and enter the following: ColorDepth 32, HorizontalResolution 1, RefreshRate 60, VerticalResolution 1.
6. On the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image Properties, click **OK**.
![figure 10.](../images/fig10-unattend.png)
Windows System Image Manager with the Windows 10 Unattend.xml.
## Configure the MDT deployment share rules
Understanding rules is critical to successfully using MDT. Rules are configured using the **Rules** tab of the deployment share's properties. The **Rules** tab is essentially a shortcut to edit the **CustomSettings.ini** file that exists in the **D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Control** folder. This section discusses how to configure the MDT deployment share rules as part of your Windows 10 Enterprise deployment.
### MDT deployment share rules overview
In MDT, there are always two rule files: the **CustomSettings.ini** file and the **Bootstrap.ini** file. You can add almost any rule to either. However, the Bootstrap.ini file is copied from the Control folder to the boot image, so the boot image needs to be updated every time you change that file. For this reason, add only a minimal set of rules to Bootstrap.ini, such as which deployment server and share to connect to - the DEPLOYROOT value. Put the other rules in CustomSettings.ini because that file is updated immediately when you click OK.
To configure the rules for the MDT Build Lab deployment share:
On **MDT01**:
1. Using the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Build Lab** deployment share and select **Properties**.
2. Select the **Rules** tab and replace the existing content with the following information (edit the settings as needed to match your deployment). For example, If you do not have a WSUS server in your environment, delete the **WSUSServer** line from the configuration:
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=Contoso
UserDataLocation=NONE
DoCapture=YES
OSInstall=Y
AdminPassword=pass@word1
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP
HideShell=YES
FinishAction=SHUTDOWN
DoNotCreateExtraPartition=YES
WSUSServer=http://mdt01.contoso.com:8530
ApplyGPOPack=NO
SLSHARE=\\MDT01\Logs$
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerName=YES
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTaskSequence=NO
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipSummary=YES
SkipRoles=YES
SkipCapture=NO
SkipFinalSummary=YES
```
![figure 11.](../images/mdt-rules.png)
The server-side rules for the MDT Build Lab deployment share.
3. Click **Edit Bootstrap.ini** and modify using the following information:
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTBuildLab$
UserDomain=CONTOSO
UserID=MDT_BA
UserPassword=pass@word1
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
```
>[!NOTE]
>For security reasons, you normally don't add the password to the Bootstrap.ini file; however, because this deployment share is for creating reference image builds only, and should not be published to the production network, it is acceptable to do so in this situation. Obviously if you are not using the same password (pass@word3) that is provided in this lab, you must enter your own custom password on the Rules tab and in Bootstrap.ini.
4. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, select **x86**.
5. In the **Lite Touch Boot Image Settings** area, configure the following settings:
1. Image description: MDT Build Lab x86
2. ISO file name: MDT Build Lab x86.iso
6. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, select **x64**.
7. In the **Lite Touch Boot Image Settings** area, configure the following settings:
1. Image description: MDT Build Lab x64
2. ISO file name: MDT Build Lab x64.iso
8. Click **OK**.
>[!NOTE]
>In MDT, the x86 boot image can deploy both x86 and x64 operating systems (except on computers based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface).
### Update the deployment share
After the deployment share has been configured, it needs to be updated. This is the process when the Windows PE boot images are created.
1. In the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Build Lab** deployment share and select **Update Deployment Share**.
2. Use the default options for the Update Deployment Share Wizard.
>[!NOTE]
>The update process will take 5 to 10 minutes.
### The rules explained
Now that the MDT Build Lab deployment share (the share used to create the reference images) has been configured, it is time to explain the various settings used in the Bootstrap.ini and CustomSettings.ini files.
The Bootstrap.ini and CustomSettings.ini files work together. The Bootstrap.ini file is always present on the boot image and is read first. The basic purpose for Bootstrap.ini is to provide just enough information for MDT to find the CustomSettings.ini.
The CustomSettings.ini file is normally stored on the server, in the Deployment share\\Control folder, but also can be stored on the media (when using offline media).
>[!NOTE]
>The settings, or properties, that are used in the rules (CustomSettings.ini and Bootstrap.ini) are listed in the MDT documentation, in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Reference / Properties / Property Definition section.
### The Bootstrap.ini file
The Bootstrap.ini file is available via the deployment share's Properties dialog box, or via the D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Control folder on MDT01.
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTBuildLab$
UserDomain=CONTOSO
UserID=MDT_BA
UserPassword=pass@word1
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
```
So, what are these settings?
- **Priority.** This determines the order in which different sections are read. This Bootstrap.ini has only one section, named \[Default\].
- **DeployRoot.** This is the location of the deployment share. Normally, this value is set by MDT, but you need to update the DeployRoot value if you move to another server or other share. If you don't specify a value, the Windows Deployment Wizard prompts you for a location.
- **UserDomain, UserID, and UserPassword.** These values are used for automatic log on to the deployment share. Again, if they are not specified, the wizard prompts you.
>[!WARNING]
>Caution is advised. These values are stored in clear text on the boot image. Use them only for the MDT Build Lab deployment share and not for the MDT Production deployment share that you learn to create in the next topic.
- **SkipBDDWelcome.** Even if it is nice to be welcomed every time we start a deployment, we prefer to skip the initial welcome page of the Windows Deployment Wizard.
>[!NOTE]
>All properties beginning with "Skip" control only whether to display that pane in the Windows Deployment Wizard. Most of the panes also require you to actually set one or more values.
### The CustomSettings.ini file
The CustomSettings.ini file, whose content you see on the Rules tab of the deployment share Properties dialog box, contains most of the properties used in the configuration.
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=Contoso
UserDataLocation=NONE
DoCapture=YES
OSInstall=Y
AdminPassword=pass@word1
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP
HideShell=YES
FinishAction=SHUTDOWN
DoNotCreateExtraPartition=YES
WSUSServer=http://mdt01.contoso.com:8530
ApplyGPOPack=NO
SLSHARE=\\MDT01\Logs$
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerName=YES
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTaskSequence=NO
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipSummary=YES
SkipRoles=YES
SkipCapture=NO
SkipFinalSummary=YES
```
- **Priority.** Has the same function as in Bootstrap.ini. Priority determines the order in which different sections are read. This CustomSettings.ini has only one section, named \[Default\]. In general, if you have multiple sections that set the same value, the value from the first section (higher priority) wins. The rare exceptions are listed in the ZTIGather.xml file.
- **\_SMSTSORGNAME.** The organization name displayed in the task sequence progress bar window during deployment.
- **UserDataLocation.** Controls the settings for user state backup. You do not need to use when building and capturing a reference image.
- **DoCapture.** Configures the task sequence to run the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool and capture the image to a file when the operating system is installed.
- **OSInstall.** Must be set to Y or YES (the code actually just looks for the Y character) for the setup to proceed.
- **AdminPassword.** Sets the local Administrator account password.
- **TimeZoneName.** Establishes the time zone to use. Don't confuse this value with TimeZone, which is only for legacy operating systems (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003).
**Note**: The easiest way to find the current time zone name on a Windows 10 machine is to run tzutil /g in a command prompt. You can also run tzutil /l to get a listing of all available time zone names.
- **JoinWorkgroup.** Configures Windows to join a workgroup.
- **HideShell.** Hides the Windows Shell during deployment. This is especially useful for Windows 10 deployments in which the deployment wizard will otherwise appear behind the tiles.
- **FinishAction.** Instructs MDT what to do when the task sequence is complete.
- **DoNotCreateExtraPartition.** Configures the task sequence not to create the extra partition for BitLocker. There is no need to do this for your reference image.
- **WSUSServer.** Specifies which Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server (and port, if needed) to use during the deployment. Without this option MDT will use Microsoft Update directly, which will increase deployment time and limit your options of controlling which updates are applied.
- **SLSHARE.** Instructs MDT to copy the log files to a server share if something goes wrong during deployment, or when a deployment is successfully completed.
- **ApplyGPOPack.** Allows you to deploy local group policies created by Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM).
- **SkipAdminPassword.** Skips the pane that asks for the Administrator password.
- **SkipProductKey.** Skips the pane that asks for the product key.
- **SkipComputerName.** Skips the Computer Name pane.
- **SkipDomainMemberShip.** Skips the Domain Membership pane. If set to Yes, you need to configure either the JoinWorkgroup value or the JoinDomain, DomainAdmin, DomainAdminDomain, and DomainAdminPassword properties.
- **SkipUserData.** Skips the pane for user state migration.
- **SkipLocaleSelection.** Skips the pane for selecting language and keyboard settings.
- **SkipTimeZone.** Skips the pane for setting the time zone.
- **SkipApplications.** Skips the Applications pane.
- **SkipBitLocker.** Skips the BitLocker pane.
- **SkipSummary.** Skips the initial Windows Deployment Wizard summary pane.
- **SkipRoles.** Skips the Install Roles and Features pane.
- **SkipCapture.** Skips the Capture pane.
- **SkipFinalSummary.** Skips the final Windows Deployment Wizard summary. Because you use FinishAction=Shutdown, you don't want the wizard to stop in the end so that you need to click OK before the machine shuts down.
## Build the Windows 10 reference image
As previously described, this section requires a Hyper-V host. See [Hyper-V requirements](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md#hyper-v-requirements) for more information.
Once you have created your task sequence, you are ready to create the Windows 10 reference image. This will be performed by launching the task sequence from a virtual machine which will then automatically perform the reference image creation and capture process.
The steps below outline the process used to boot a virtual machine using an ISO boot image created by MDT, and then run the reference image task sequence image to create and capture the Windows 10 reference image.
1. Copy D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Boot\\MDT Build Lab x86.iso on MDT01 to C:\\ISO on your Hyper-V host (HV01).
**Note**: Remember, in MDT you can use the x86 boot image to deploy both x86 and x64 operating system images. That's why you can use the x86 boot image instead of the x64 boot image.
On **HV01**:
2. Create a new virtual machine with the following settings:
1. Name: REFW10X64-001
2. Store the virtual machine in a different location: C:\VM
3. Generation 1
4. Memory: 1024 MB
5. Network: Must be able to connect to \\MDT01\MDTBuildLab$
7. Hard disk: 60 GB (dynamic disk)
8. Install OS with image file: C:\\ISO\\MDT Build Lab x86.iso
1. Before you start the VM, add a checkpoint for REFW10X64-001, and name it **Clean with MDT Build Lab x86 ISO**.
**Note**: Checkpoints are useful if you need to restart the process and want to make sure you can start clean.
4. Start the REFW10X64-001 virtual machine and connect to it.
**Note**: Up to this point we have not discussed IP addressing or DHCP. In the initial setup for this guide, DC01 was provisioned as a DHCP server to provide IP address leases to client computers. You might have a different DHCP server on your network that you wish to use. The REFW10X64-001 virtual machine requires an IP address lease that provides it with connectivity to MDT01 so that it can connect to the \\MDT01\MDTBuildLab$ share. In the current scenario this is accomplished with a DHCP scope that provides IP addresses in the 10.10.10.100 - 10.10.10.200 range, as part of a /24 subnet so that the client can connect to MDT01 at 10.10.10.11.
After booting into Windows PE, complete the Windows Deployment Wizard with the following settings:
1. Select a task sequence to execute on this computer: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image
2. Specify whether to capture an image: Capture an image of this reference computer
- Location: \\\\MDT01\\MDTBuildLab$\\Captures
3. File name: REFW10X64-001.wim
![capture image.](../images/captureimage.png)
The Windows Deployment Wizard for the Windows 10 reference image.
5. The setup now starts and does the following:
1. Installs the Windows 10 Enterprise operating system.
2. Installs the added applications, roles, and features.
3. Updates the operating system via your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
4. Stages Windows PE on the local disk.
5. Runs System Preparation (Sysprep) and reboots into Windows PE.
6. Captures the installation to a Windows Imaging (WIM) file.
7. Turns off the virtual machine.
After some time, you will have a Windows 10 Enterprise x64 image that is fully patched and has run through Sysprep, located in the D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Captures folder on your deployment server. The file name is REFW10X64-001.wim.
![image.](../images/image-captured.png)
## Troubleshooting
> [!IMPORTANT]
> If you encounter errors applying the image when using a BIOS firmware type, see [Windows 10 deployments fail with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit on computers with BIOS type firmware](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-10-deployments-fail-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-on-computers-with-bios-type-firmware-70557b0b-6be3-81d2-556f-b313e29e2cb7). This
If you [enabled monitoring](#enable-monitoring), you can check the progress of the task sequence.
![monitoring.](../images/mdt-monitoring.png)
If there are problems with your task sequence, you can troubleshoot in Windows PE by pressing F8 to open a command prompt. There are several [MDT log files](/configmgr/mdt/troubleshooting-reference#mdt-logs) created that can be helpful determining the origin of an error, such as BDD.log. From the command line in Windows PE you can copy these logs from the client to your MDT server for viewing with CMTrace. For example: copy BDD.log \\\\mdt01\\logs$.
After some time, you will have a Windows 10 Enterprise x64 image that is fully patched and has run through Sysprep, located in the D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Captures folder on your deployment server. The file name is REFW10X64-001.wim.
## Related topics
[Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md)<br>
[Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md)<br>
[Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment](build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md)<br>
[Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md)<br>
[Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md)<br>
[Configure MDT settings](configure-mdt-settings.md)

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# Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
This topic will show you how to take your reference image for Windows 10 (that was just [created](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)), and deploy that image to your environment using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
We will prepare for this by creating an MDT deployment share that is used solely for image deployment. Separating the processes of creating reference images from the processes used to deploy them in production allows greater control of on both processes. We will configure Active Directory permissions, configure the deployment share, create a new task sequence, and add applications, drivers, and rules.
For the purposes of this topic, we will use four computers: DC01, MDT01, HV01 and PC0005.
- DC01 is a domain controller
- MDT01 is a domain member server
- HV01 is a Hyper-V server
- PC0005 is a blank device to which we will deploy Windows 10
MDT01 and PC0005 are members of the domain contoso.com for the fictitious Contoso Corporation. HV01 used to test deployment of PC0005 in a virtual environment.
![devices.](../images/mdt-07-fig01.png)
>[!NOTE]
>For details about the setup for the procedures in this article, please see [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md).
## Step 1: Configure Active Directory permissions
These steps will show you how to configure an Active Directory account with the permissions required to deploy a Windows 10 machine to the domain using MDT. These steps assume you have The account is used for Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) to connect to MDT01. In order for MDT to join machines into the contoso.com domain you need to create an account and configure permissions in Active Directory.
On **DC01**:
1. Download the [Set-OUPermissions.ps1 script](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619362) and copy it to the **C:\\Setup\\Scripts** directory on **DC01**. This script configures permissions to allow the **MDT_JD** account to manage computer accounts in the contoso > Computers organizational unit.
2. Create the **MDT_JD** service account by running the following command from an elevated **Windows PowerShell prompt**:
```powershell
New-ADUser -Name MDT_JD -UserPrincipalName MDT_JD@contoso.com -path "OU=Service Accounts,OU=Accounts,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM" -Description "MDT join domain account" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "pass@word1" -AsPlainText -Force) -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false -PasswordNeverExpires $true -Enabled $true
```
3. Next, run the Set-OuPermissions script to apply permissions to the **MDT\_JD** service account, enabling it to manage computer accounts in the Contoso / Computers OU. Run the following commands from an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
```powershell
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force
Set-Location C:\Setup\Scripts
.\Set-OUPermissions.ps1 -Account MDT_JD -TargetOU "OU=Workstations,OU=Computers,OU=Contoso"
```
The following is a list of the permissions being granted:
- Scope: This object and all descendant objects
- Create Computer objects
- Delete Computer objects
- Scope: Descendant Computer objects
- Read All Properties
- Write All Properties
- Read Permissions
- Modify Permissions
- Change Password
- Reset Password
- Validated write to DNS host name
- Validated write to service principal name
## Step 2: Set up the MDT production deployment share
Next, create a new MDT deployment share. You should not use the same deployment share that you used to create the reference image for a production deployment. Perform this procedure on the MDT01 server.
### Create the MDT production deployment share
On **MDT01**:
The steps for creating the deployment share for production are the same as when you created the deployment share for creating the custom reference image:
1. Ensure you are signed on as: contoso\administrator.
2. In the Deployment Workbench console, right-click **Deployment Shares** and select **New Deployment Share**.
3. On the **Path** page, in the **Deployment share path** text box, type **D:\\MDTProduction** and click **Next**.
4. On the **Share** page, in the **Share name** text box, type **MDTProduction$** and click **Next**.
5. On the **Descriptive Name** page, in the **Deployment share description** text box, type **MDT Production** and click **Next**.
6. On the **Options** page, accept the default settings and click **Next** twice, and then click **Finish**.
7. Using File Explorer, verify that you can access the **\\\\MDT01\\MDTProduction$** share.
### Configure permissions for the production deployment share
To read files in the deployment share, you need to assign NTFS and SMB permissions to the MDT Build Account (MDT\_BA) for the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed in as **contoso\\administrator**.
2. Modify the NTFS permissions for the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder by running the following command in an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
icacls "D:\MDTProduction" /grant '"CONTOSO\MDT_BA":(OI)(CI)(M)'
grant-smbshareaccess -Name MDTProduction$ -AccountName "Contoso\MDT_BA" -AccessRight Full -force
```
## Step 3: Add a custom image
The next step is to add a reference image into the deployment share with the setup files required to successfully deploy Windows 10. When adding a custom image, you still need to copy setup files (an option in the wizard) because Windows 10 stores additional components in the Sources\\SxS folder which is outside the image and may be required when installing components.
### Add the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM custom image
In these steps, we assume that you have completed the steps in the [Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md) topic, so you have a Windows 10 reference image at **D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Captures\REFW10X64-001.wim** on MDT01.
1. 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**.
2. Right-click the **Windows 10** folder and select **Import Operating System**.
3. On the **OS Type** page, select **Custom image file** and click **Next**.
4. On the **Image** page, in the **Source file** text box, browse to **D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Captures\\REFW10X64-001.wim** and click **Next**.
5. On the **Setup** page, select the **Copy Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or later setup files from the specified path** option; in the **Setup source directory** text box, browse to **D:\\MDTBuildLab\\Operating Systems\\W10EX64RTM** and click **Next**.
6. On the **Destination** page, in the **Destination directory name** text box, type **W10EX64RTM**, click **Next** twice, and then click **Finish**.
7. After adding the operating system, double-click the added operating system name in the **Operating Systems / Windows 10** node and change the name to **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image**.
>[!NOTE]
>The reason for adding the setup files has changed since earlier versions of MDT. MDT 2010 used the setup files to install Windows. MDT uses DISM to apply the image; however, you still need the setup files because some components in roles and features are stored outside the main image.
![imported OS.](../images/fig2-importedos.png)
## Step 4: Add an application
When you configure your MDT Build Lab deployment share, you can also add applications to the new deployment share before creating your task sequence. This section walks you through the process of adding an application to the MDT Production deployment share using Adobe Reader as an example.
### Create the install: Adobe Reader DC
On **MDT01**:
1. Download the Enterprise distribution version of [Adobe Acrobat Reader DC](https://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/) (AcroRdrDC2100520060_en_US.exe) to **D:\\setup\\adobe** on MDT01.
2. Extract the .exe file that you downloaded to an .msi (ex: .\AcroRdrDC2100520060_en_US.exe -sfx_o"d:\setup\adobe\install\" -sfx_ne).
3. In the Deployment Workbench, expand the **MDT Production** node and navigate to the **Applications** node.
4. Right-click the **Applications** node, and create a new folder named **Adobe**.
5. In the **Applications** node, right-click the **Adobe** folder and select **New Application**.
6. On the **Application Type** page, select the **Application with source files** option and click **Next**.
7. On the **Details** page, in the **Application Name** text box, type **Install - Adobe Reader** and click *Next**.
8. On the **Source** page, in the **Source Directory** text box, browse to **D:\\setup\\adobe\\install** and click **Next**.
9. On the **Destination** page, in the **Specify the name of the directory that should be created** text box, type **Install - Adobe Reader** and click **Next**.
10. On the **Command Details** page, in the **Command Line** text box, type **msiexec /i AcroRead.msi /q**, click **Next** twice, and then click **Finish**.
![acroread image.](../images/acroread.png)
The Adobe Reader application added to the Deployment Workbench.
## Step 5: Prepare the drivers repository
In order to deploy Windows 10 with MDT successfully, you need drivers for the boot images and for the actual operating system. This section will show you how to add drivers for the boot image and operating system, using the following hardware models as examples:
- Lenovo ThinkPad T420
- Dell Latitude 7390
- HP EliteBook 8560w
- Microsoft Surface Pro
For boot images, you need to have storage and network drivers; for the operating system, you need to have the full suite of drivers.
>[!NOTE]
>You should only add drivers to the Windows PE images if the default drivers don't work. Adding drivers that are not necessary will only make the boot image larger and potentially delay the download time.
### Create the driver source structure in the file system
The key to successful management of drivers for MDT, as well as for any other deployment solution, is to have a really good driver repository. From this repository, you import drivers into MDT for deployment, but you should always maintain the repository for future use.
On **MDT01**:
> [!IMPORTANT]
> In the steps below, it is critical that the folder names used for various computer makes and models exactly match the results of **wmic computersystem get model,manufacturer** on the target system.
1. Using File Explorer, create the **D:\\drivers** folder.
2. In the **D:\\drivers** folder, create the following folder structure:
1. WinPE x86
2. WinPE x64
3. Windows 10 x64
3. In the new Windows 10 x64 folder, create the following folder structure:
- Dell Inc.
- Latitude E7450
- Hewlett-Packard
- HP EliteBook 8560w
- Lenovo
- ThinkStation P500 (30A6003TUS)
- Microsoft Corporation
- Surface Laptop
> [!NOTE]
> Even if you are not going to use both x86 and x64 boot images, we still recommend that you add the support structure for future use.
### Create the logical driver structure in MDT
When you import drivers to the MDT driver repository, MDT creates a single instance folder structure based on driver class names. However, you can, and should, mimic the driver structure of your driver source repository in the Deployment Workbench. This is done by creating logical folders in the Deployment Workbench.
1. On MDT01, using Deployment Workbench, select the **Out-of-Box Drivers** node.
2. In the **Out-Of-Box Drivers** node, create the following folder structure:
1. WinPE x86
2. WinPE x64
3. Windows 10 x64
3. In the **Windows 10 x64** folder, create the following folder structure:
- Dell Inc.
- Latitude E7450
- Hewlett-Packard
- HP EliteBook 8560w
- Lenovo
- 30A6003TUS
- Microsoft Corporation
- Surface Laptop
The preceding folder names should match the actual make and model values that MDT reads from devices during deployment. You can find out the model values for your machines by using the following command in Windows PowerShell:
```powershell
Get-WmiObject -Class:Win32_ComputerSystem
```
Or, you can use this command in a normal command prompt:
```console
wmic csproduct get name
```
If you want a more standardized naming convention, try the **ModelAliasExit.vbs script** from the Deployment Guys blog post, entitled [Using and Extending Model Aliases for Hardware Specific Application Installation](/archive/blogs/deploymentguys/using-and-extending-model-aliases-for-hardware-specific-application-installation).
![drivers.](../images/fig4-oob-drivers.png)
The Out-of-Box Drivers structure in the Deployment Workbench.
### Create the selection profiles for boot image drivers
By default, MDT adds any storage and network drivers that you import to the boot images. However, you should add only the drivers that are necessary to the boot image. You can control which drivers are added by using selection profiles.
The drivers that are used for the boot images (Windows PE) are Windows 10 drivers. If you can’t locate Windows 10 drivers for your device, a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 driver will most likely work, but Windows 10 drivers should be your first choice.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production** node, expand the **Advanced Configuration** node, right-click the **Selection Profiles** node, and select **New Selection Profile**.
2. In the New Selection Profile Wizard, create a selection profile with the following settings:
1. Selection Profile name: WinPE x86
2. Folders: Select the WinPE x86 folder in Out-of-Box Drivers.
3. Click **Next**, **Next** and **Finish**.
3. Right-click the **Selection Profiles** node again, and select **New Selection Profile**.
4. In the New Selection Profile Wizard, create a selection profile with the following settings:
1. Selection Profile name: WinPE x64
2. Folders: Select the WinPE x64 folder in Out-of-Box Drivers.
3. Click **Next**, **Next** and **Finish**.
![figure 5.](../images/fig5-selectprofile.png)
Creating the WinPE x64 selection profile.
### Extract and import drivers for the x64 boot image
Windows PE supports all the hardware models that we have, but here you learn to add boot image drivers to accommodate any new hardware that might require additional drivers. In this example, you add the latest Intel network drivers to the x64 boot image.
On **MDT01**:
1. Download **PROWinx64.exe** from Intel.com (ex: [PROWinx64.exe](https://downloadcenter.intel.com/downloads/eula/25016/Intel-Network-Adapter-Driver-for-Windows-10?httpDown=https%3A%2F%2Fdownloadmirror.intel.com%2F25016%2Feng%2FPROWinx64.exe)).
2. Extract PROWinx64.exe to a temporary folder - in this example to the **C:\\Tmp\\ProWinx64** folder.
a. **Note**: Extracting the .exe file manually requires an extraction utility. You can also run the .exe and it will self-extract files to the **%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0** directory. This directory is temporary and will be deleted when the .exe terminates.
3. Using File Explorer, create the **D:\\Drivers\\WinPE x64\\Intel PRO1000** folder.
4. Copy the content of the **C:\\Tmp\\PROWinx64\\PRO1000\\Winx64\\NDIS64** folder to the **D:\\Drivers\\WinPE x64\\Intel PRO1000** folder.
5. In the Deployment Workbench, expand the **MDT Production** > **Out-of-Box Drivers** node, right-click the **WinPE x64** node, and select **Import Drivers**, and use the following Driver source directory to import drivers: **D:\\Drivers\\WinPE x64\\Intel PRO1000**.
### Download, extract, and import drivers
### For the Lenovo ThinkStation P500
For the ThinkStation P500 model, you use the Lenovo ThinkVantage Update Retriever software to download the drivers. With Update Retriever, you need to specify the correct Lenovo Machine Type for the actual hardware (the first four characters of the model name). As an example, the Lenovo ThinkStation P500 model has the 30A6003TUS model name, meaning the Machine Type is 30A6.
> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
> ![ThinkStation image.](../images/thinkstation.png)
To get the updates, download the drivers from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Update Retriever using its export function. You can also download the drivers by searching PC Support on the [Lenovo website](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619543).
In this example, we assume you have downloaded and extracted the drivers using ThinkVantage Update Retriever to the **D:\\Drivers\\Lenovo\\ThinkStation P500 (30A6003TUS)** directory.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, in the **MDT Production** > **Out-Of-Box Drivers** > **Windows 10 x64** node, expand the **Lenovo** node.
2. Right-click the **30A6003TUS** folder and select **Import Drivers** and use the following Driver source directory to import drivers:
**D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Lenovo\\ThinkStation P500 (30A6003TUS)**
The folder you select and all sub-folders will be checked for drivers, expanding any .cab files that are present and searching for drivers.
### For the Latitude E7450
For the Dell Latitude E7450 model, you use the Dell Driver CAB file, which is accessible via the [Dell TechCenter website](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619544).
In these steps, we assume you have downloaded and extracted the CAB file for the Latitude E7450 model to the **D:\\Drivers\\Dell Inc.\\Latitude E7450** folder.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the **Deployment Workbench**, in the **MDT Production** > **Out-Of-Box Drivers** > **Windows 10 x64** node, expand the **Dell Inc.** node.
2. Right-click the **Latitude E7450** folder and select **Import Drivers** and use the following Driver source directory to import drivers:
**D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Dell Inc.\\Latitude E7450**
### For the HP EliteBook 8560w
For the HP EliteBook 8560w, you use HP Image Assistant to get the drivers. The HP Image Assistant can be accessed on the [HP Support site](https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/HPIA.html).
In these steps, we assume you have downloaded and extracted the drivers for the HP EliteBook 8650w model to the **D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP EliteBook 8560w** folder.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the **Deployment Workbench**, in the **MDT Production** > **Out-Of-Box Drivers** > **Windows 10 x64** node, expand the **Hewlett-Packard** node.
2. Right-click the **HP EliteBook 8560w** folder and select **Import Drivers** and use the following Driver source directory to import drivers:
**D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP EliteBook 8560w**
### For the Microsoft Surface Laptop
For the Microsoft Surface Laptop model, you find the drivers on the Microsoft website. In these steps we assume you have downloaded and extracted the Surface Laptop drivers to the **D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Microsoft\\Surface Laptop** folder.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, in the **MDT Production** > **Out-Of-Box Drivers** > **Windows 10 x64** node, expand the **Microsoft** node.
2. Right-click the **Surface Laptop** folder and select **Import Drivers**; and use the following Driver source directory to import drivers:
**D:\\Drivers\\Windows 10 x64\\Microsoft\\Surface Laptop**
## Step 6: Create the deployment task sequence
This section will show you how to create the task sequence used to deploy your production Windows 10 reference image. You will then configure the task sequence to enable patching via a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
### Create a task sequence for Windows 10 Enterprise
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production** node, right-click **Task Sequences**, and create a folder named **Windows 10**.
2. Right-click the new **Windows 10** folder and select **New Task Sequence**. Use the following settings for the New Task Sequence Wizard:
- Task sequence ID: W10-X64-001
- Task sequence name: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
- Task sequence comments: Production Image
- Template: Standard Client Task Sequence
- Select OS: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
- Specify Product Key: Do not specify a product key at this time
- Full Name: Contoso
- Organization: Contoso
- Internet Explorer home page: https://www.contoso.com
- Admin Password: Do not specify an Administrator Password at this time
### Edit the Windows 10 task sequence
1. Continuing from the previous procedure, right-click the **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image** task sequence, and select **Properties**.
2. On the **Task Sequence** tab, configure the **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image** task sequence with the following settings:
1. Preinstall: After the **Enable BitLocker (Offline)** action, add a **Set Task Sequence Variable** action with the following settings:
1. Name: Set DriverGroup001
2. Task Sequence Variable: DriverGroup001
3. Value: Windows 10 x64\\%Manufacturer%\\%Model%
2. Configure the **Inject Drivers** action with the following settings:
- Choose a selection profile: Nothing
- Install all drivers from the selection profile
> [!NOTE]
> The configuration above indicates that MDT should only use drivers from the folder specified by the DriverGroup001 property, which is defined by the "Choose a selection profile: Nothing" setting, and that MDT should not use plug and play to determine which drivers to copy, which is defined by the "Install all drivers from the selection profile" setting.
3. State Restore. Enable the **Windows Update (Pre-Application Installation)** action.
4. State Restore. Enable the **Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)** action.
3. Click **OK**.
![drivergroup.](../images/fig6-taskseq.png)
The task sequence for production deployment.
## Step 7: Configure the MDT production deployment share
In this section, you will learn how to configure the MDT Build Lab deployment share with the rules required to create a simple and dynamic deployment process. This includes configuring commonly used rules and an explanation of how these rules work.
### Configure the rules
> [!NOTE]
> The following instructions assume the device is online. If you're offline you can remove SLShare variable.
On **MDT01**:
1. Right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share and select **Properties**.
2. Select the **Rules** tab and replace the existing rules with the following information (modify the domain name, WSUS server, and administrative credentials to match your environment):
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=Contoso
OSInstall=YES
UserDataLocation=AUTO
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
AdminPassword=pass@word1
JoinDomain=contoso.com
DomainAdmin=CONTOSO\MDT_JD
DomainAdminPassword=pass@word1
MachineObjectOU=OU=Workstations,OU=Computers,OU=Contoso,DC=contoso,DC=com
SLShare=\\MDT01\Logs$
ScanStateArgs=/ue:*\* /ui:CONTOSO\*
USMTMigFiles001=MigApp.xml
USMTMigFiles002=MigUser.xml
HideShell=YES
ApplyGPOPack=NO
WSUSServer=mdt01.contoso.com:8530
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerName=NO
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTaskSequence=NO
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipApplications=NO
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipSummary=YES
SkipCapture=YES
SkipFinalSummary=NO
```
3. Click **Edit Bootstrap.ini** and modify using the following information:
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTProduction$
UserDomain=CONTOSO
UserID=MDT_BA
UserPassword=pass@word1
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
```
4. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, make sure **x86** is selected.
5. On the **General** sub tab (still under the main Windows PE tab), configure the following settings:
In the **Lite Touch Boot Image Settings** area:
- Image description: MDT Production x86
- ISO file name: MDT Production x86.iso
> [!NOTE]
>
> Because you are going to use Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) later to deploy the machines, you do not need the ISO file; however, we recommend creating ISO files because they are useful when troubleshooting deployments and for quick tests.
6. On the **Drivers and Patches** sub tab, select the **WinPE x86** selection profile and select the **Include all drivers from the selection profile** option.
7. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, select **x64**.
8. On the **General** sub tab, configure the following settings:
In the **Lite Touch Boot Image Settings** area:
- Image description: MDT Production x64
- ISO file name: MDT Production x64.iso
9. In the **Drivers and Patches** sub tab, select the **WinPE x64** selection profile and select the **Include all drivers from the selection profile** option.
10. In the **Monitoring** tab, select the **Enable monitoring for this deployment share** check box.
11. Click **OK**.
>[!NOTE]
>It will take a while for the Deployment Workbench to create the monitoring database and web service.
![figure 8.](../images/mdt-07-fig08.png)
The Windows PE tab for the x64 boot image.
### The rules explained
The rules for the MDT Production deployment share are somewhat different from those for the MDT Build Lab deployment share. The biggest differences are that you deploy the machines into a domain instead of a workgroup.
You can optionally remove the **UserID** and **UserPassword** entries from Bootstrap.ini so that users performing PXE boot are prompted to provide credentials with permission to connect to the deployment share. Setting **SkipBDDWelcome=NO** enables the welcome screen that displays options to run the deployment wizard, run DaRT tools (if installed), exit to a Windows PE command prompt, set the keyboard layout, or configure a static IP address. In this example we are skipping the welcome screen and providing credentials.
### The Bootstrap.ini file
This is the MDT Production Bootstrap.ini:
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTProduction$
UserDomain=CONTOSO
UserID=MDT_BA
UserPassword=pass@word1
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
```
### The CustomSettings.ini file
This is the CustomSettings.ini file with the new join domain information:
```
[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=Contoso
OSInstall=Y
UserDataLocation=AUTO
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
AdminPassword=pass@word1
JoinDomain=contoso.com
DomainAdmin=CONTOSO\MDT_JD
DomainAdminPassword=pass@word1
MachineObjectOU=OU=Workstations,OU=Computers,OU=Contoso,DC=contoso,DC=com
SLShare=\\MDT01\Logs$
ScanStateArgs=/ue:*\* /ui:CONTOSO\*
USMTMigFiles001=MigApp.xml
USMTMigFiles002=MigUser.xml
HideShell=YES
ApplyGPOPack=NO
WSUSServer=http://mdt01.contoso.com:8530
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerName=NO
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTaskSequence=NO
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipApplications=NO
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipSummary=YES
SkipCapture=YES
SkipFinalSummary=NO
EventService=http://MDT01:9800
```
Some properties to use in the MDT Production rules file are as follows:
- **JoinDomain.** The domain to join.
- **DomainAdmin.** The account to use when joining the machine to the domain.
- **DomainAdminDomain.** The domain for the join domain account.
- **DomainAdminPassword.** The password for the join domain account.
- **MachineObjectOU.** The organizational unit (OU) to which to add the computer account.
- **ScanStateArgs.** Arguments for the User State Migration Tool (USMT) ScanState command.
- **USMTMigFiles(\*).** List of USMT templates (controlling what to backup and restore).
- **EventService.** Activates logging information to the MDT monitoring web service.
### Optional deployment share configuration
If your organization has a Microsoft Software Assurance agreement, you also can subscribe to the additional Microsoft Desktop Optimization Package (MDOP) license (at an additional cost). Included in MDOP is Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT), which contains tools that can help you troubleshoot MDT deployments, as well as troubleshoot Windows itself.
### Add DaRT 10 to the boot images
If you have licensing for MDOP and DaRT, you can add DaRT to the boot images using the steps in this section. If you do not have DaRT licensing, or don't want to use it, simply skip to the next section, [Update the Deployment Share](#update-the-deployment-share). To enable the remote connection feature in MDT, you need to do the following:
> [!NOTE]
> DaRT 10 is part of [MDOP 2015](/microsoft-desktop-optimization-pack/#how-to-get-mdop).
>
> MDOP might be available as a download from your [Visual Studio subscription](https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads). When searching, be sure to look for **Desktop Optimization Pack**.
On **MDT01**:
1. Download MDOP 2015 and copy the DaRT 10 installer file to the D:\\Setup\\DaRT 10 folder on MDT01 (DaRT\\DaRT 10\\Installers\\\<lang\>\\x64\\MSDaRT100.msi).
2. Install DaRT 10 (MSDaRT10.msi) using the default settings.
![DaRT image.](../images/dart.png)
2. Copy the two tools CAB files from **C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft DaRT\\v10** (**Toolsx86.cab** and **Toolsx64.cab**) to the production deployment share at **D:\\MDTProduction\\Tools\\x86** and **D:\\MDTProduction\\Tools\\x64**, respectively.
3. In the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share and select **Properties**.
4. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, make sure **x86** is selected.
5. On the **Features** sub tab, select the **Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT)** checkbox.
![DaRT selection.](../images/mdt-07-fig09.png)
Selecting the DaRT 10 feature in the deployment share.
8. In the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, select **x64**.
9. In the **Features** sub tab, in addition to the default selected feature pack, select the **Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT)** check box.
10. Click **OK**.
### Update the deployment share
Like the MDT Build Lab deployment share, the MDT Production deployment share needs to be updated after it has been configured. This is the process during which the Windows PE boot images are created.
1. Right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share and select **Update Deployment Share**.
2. Use the default options for the Update Deployment Share Wizard.
>[!NOTE]
>The update process will take 5 to 10 minutes.
## Step 8: Deploy the Windows 10 client image
These steps will walk you through the process of using task sequences to deploy Windows 10 images through a fully automated process. First, you need to add the boot image to Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and then start the deployment. In contrast with deploying images from the MDT Build Lab deployment share, we recommend using the Pre-Installation Execution Environment (PXE) to start the full deployments in the datacenter, even though you technically can use an ISO/CD or USB to start the process.
### Configure Windows Deployment Services
You need to add the MDT Production Lite Touch x64 Boot image to WDS in preparation for the deployment. In this procedure, we assume that WDS is already installed and initialized on MDT01 as described in the [Prepare for Windows deployment](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md#install-and-initialize-windows-deployment-services-wds) article.
On **MDT01**:
1. Open the Windows Deployment Services console, expand the **Servers** node and then expand **MDT01.contoso.com**.
2. Right-click **Boot Images** and select **Add Boot Image**.
3. Browse to the **D:\\MDTProduction\\Boot\\LiteTouchPE\_x64.wim** file and add the image with the default settings.
![figure 9.](../images/mdt-07-fig10.png)
The boot image added to the WDS console.
### Deploy the Windows 10 client
At this point, you should have a solution ready for deploying the Windows 10 client. We recommend starting by trying a few deployments at a time until you are confident that your configuration works as expected. We find it useful to try some initial tests on virtual machines before testing on physical hardware. This helps rule out hardware issues when testing or troubleshooting. Here are the steps to deploy your Windows 10 image to a virtual machine:
On **HV01**:
1. Create a virtual machine with the following settings:
- Name: PC0005
- Store the virtual machine in a different location: C:\VM
- Generation: 2
- Memory: 2048 MB
- Network: Must be able to connect to \\MDT01\MDTProduction$
- Hard disk: 60 GB (dynamic disk)
- Installation Options: Install an operating system from a network-based installation server
2. Start the PC0005 virtual machine, and press **Enter** to start the PXE boot. The VM will now load the Windows PE boot image from the WDS server.
![figure 10.](../images/mdt-07-fig11.png)
The initial PXE boot process of PC0005.
3. After Windows PE has booted, complete the Windows Deployment Wizard using the following setting:
- Select a task sequence to execute on this computer: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
- Computer Name: **PC0005**
- Applications: Select the **Install - Adobe Reader** checkbox.
4. Setup now begins and does the following:
- Installs the Windows 10 Enterprise operating system.
- Installs the added application.
- Updates the operating system via your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
![pc0005 image1.](../images/pc0005-vm.png)
### Application installation
Following OS installation, Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus - x64 is installed automatically.
![pc0005 image2.](../images/pc0005-vm-office.png)
### Use the MDT monitoring feature
Since you have enabled the monitoring on the MDT Production deployment share, you can follow your deployment of PC0005 via the monitoring node.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, expand the **MDT Production** deployment share folder.
2. Select the **Monitoring** node, and wait until you see PC0005.
3. Double-click PC0005, and review the information.
![figure 11.](../images/mdt-07-fig13.png)
The Monitoring node, showing the deployment progress of PC0005.
### Use information in the Event Viewer
When monitoring is enabled, MDT also writes information to the event viewer on MDT01. This information can be used to trigger notifications via scheduled tasks when deployment is completed. For example, you can configure scheduled tasks to send an email when a certain event is created in the event log.
![figure 12.](../images/mdt-07-fig14.png)
The Event Viewer showing a successful deployment of PC0005.
## Multicast deployments
Multicast deployment allows for image deployment with reduced network load during simultaneous deployments. Multicast is a useful operating system deployment feature in MDT deployments, however it is important to ensure that your network supports it and is designed for it. If you have a limited number of simultaneous deployments, you probably do not need to enable multicast.
### Requirements
Multicast requires that Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is running on Windows Server 2008 or later. In addition to the core MDT setup for multicast, the network needs to be configured to support multicast. In general, this means involving the organization networking team to make sure that
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping is turned on and that the network is designed for multicast traffic. The multicast solution uses IGMPv3.
### Set up MDT for multicast
Setting up MDT for multicast is straightforward. You enable multicast on the deployment share, and MDT takes care of the rest.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share folder and select **Properties**.
2. On the **General** tab, select the **Enable multicast for this deployment share (requires Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Deployment Services)** check box, and click **OK**.
3. Right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share folder and select **Update Deployment Share**.
4. After updating the deployment share, use the Windows Deployment Services console to, verify that the multicast namespace was created.
![figure 13.](../images/mdt-07-fig15.png)
The newly created multicast namespace.
## Use offline media to deploy Windows 10
In addition to network-based deployments, MDT supports the use of offline media-based deployments of Windows 10. You can very easily generate an offline version of your deployment share - either the full deployment share or a subset of it - through the use of selection profiles. The generated offline media can be burned to a DVD or copied to a USB stick for deployment.
Offline media are useful not only when you do not have network connectivity to the deployment share, but also when you have limited connection to the deployment share and do not want to copy 5 GB of data over the wire. Offline media can still join the domain, but you save the transfer of operating system images, drivers, and applications over the wire.
### Create the offline media selection profile
To filter what is being added to the media, you create a selection profile. When creating selection profiles, you quickly realize the benefits of having created a good logical folder structure in the Deployment Workbench.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production / Advanced Configuration** node, right-click **Selection Profiles**, and select **New Selection Profile**.
2. Use the following settings for the New Selection Profile Wizard:
- General Settings
- Selection profile name: Windows 10 Offline Media
- Folders
- Applications / Adobe
- Operating Systems / Windows 10
- Out-Of-Box Drivers / WinPE x64
- Out-Of-Box Drivers / Windows 10 x64
- Task Sequences / Windows 10
![offline media.](../images/mdt-offline-media.png)
### Create the offline media
In these steps, you generate offline media from the MDT Production deployment share. To filter what is being added to the media, you use the previously created selection profile.
1. On MDT01, using File Explorer, create the **D:\\MDTOfflineMedia** folder.
>[!NOTE]
>When creating offline media, you need to create the target folder first. It is crucial that you do not create a subfolder inside the deployment share folder because it will break the offline media.
2. In the Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production / Advanced Configuration** node, right-click the **Media** node, and select **New Media**.
3. Use the following settings for the New Media Wizard:
- General Settings
- Media path: **D:\\MDTOfflineMedia**
- Selection profile: **Windows 10 Offline Media**
### Configure the offline media
Offline media has its own rules, its own Bootstrap.ini and CustomSettings.ini files. These files are stored in the Control folder of the offline media; they also can be accessed via properties of the offline media in the Deployment Workbench.
On **MDT01**:
1. Copy the CustomSettings.ini file from the **D:\MDTProduction\Control** folder to **D:\\MDTOfflineMedia\\Content\\Deploy\\Control**. Overwrite the existing files.
2. In the Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production / Advanced Configuration / Media** node, right-click the **MEDIA001** media, and select **Properties**.
3. In the **General** tab, configure the following:
- Clear the Generate x86 boot image check box.
- ISO file name: Windows 10 Offline Media.iso
4. On the **Windows PE** tab, in the **Platform** drop-down list, select **x64**.
5. On the **General** sub tab, configure the following settings:
- In the **Lite Touch Boot Image Settings** area:
- Image description: MDT Production x64
- In the **Windows PE Customizations** area, set the Scratch space size to 128.
6. On the **Drivers and Patches** sub tab, select the **WinPE x64** selection profile and select the **Include all drivers from the selection profile** option.
7. Click **OK**.
### Generate the offline media
You have now configured the offline media deployment share, however the share has not yet been populated with the files required for deployment. Now everything is ready you populate the deployment share content folder and generate the offline media ISO.
On **MDT01**:
1. In the Deployment Workbench, navigate to the **MDT Production / Advanced Configuration / Media** node.
2. Right-click the **MEDIA001** media, and select **Update Media Content**. The Update Media Content process now generates the offline media in the **D:\\MDTOfflineMedia\\Content** folder. The process might require several minutes.
### Create a bootable USB stick
The ISO that you got when updating the offline media item can be burned to a DVD and used directly (it will be bootable), but it is often more efficient to use USB sticks instead since they are faster and can hold more data. (A dual-layer DVD is limited to 8.5 GB.)
>[!TIP]
>In this example, the .wim file is 5.5 GB in size. However, bootable USB sticks are formatted with the FAT32 file system which limits file size to 4.0 GB. You can place the image on a different drive (ex: E:\Deploy\Operating Systems\W10EX64RTM\REFW10X64-001.swm) and then modify E:\Deploy\Control\OperatingSystems.xml to point to it. Alternatively to keep using the USB you must split the .wim file, which can be done using DISM: <br>&nbsp;<br>Dism /Split-Image /ImageFile:D:\MDTOfflinemedia\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\W10EX64RTM\REFW10X64-001.wim /SWMFile:E:\sources\install.swm /FileSize:3800. <br>&nbsp;<br>Windows Setup automatically installs from this file, provided you name it install.swm. The file names for the next files include numbers, for example: install2.swm, install3.swm. <br>&nbsp;<br>To enable split image in MDT, the Settings.xml file in your deployment share (ex: D:\MDTProduction\Control\Settings.xml) must have the **SkipWimSplit** value set to **False**. By default this value is set to True (`<SkipWimSplit>True</SkipWimSplit>`), so this must be changed and the offline media content updated.
Follow these steps to create a bootable USB stick from the offline media content:
1. On a physical machine running Windows 7 or later, insert the USB stick you want to use.
2. Copy the content of the **MDTOfflineMedia\\Content** folder to the root of the USB stick.
3. Start an elevated command prompt (run as Administrator), and start the Diskpart utility by typing **Diskpart** and pressing **Enter**.
4. In the Diskpart utility, you can type **list volume** (or the shorter **list vol**) to list the volumes, but you really only need to remember the drive letter of the USB stick to which you copied the content. In our example, the USB stick had the drive letter F.
5. In the Diskpart utility, type **select volume F** (replace F with your USB stick drive letter).
6. In the Diskpart utility, type **active**, and then type **exit**.
## Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-based deployments
As referenced in [Windows 10 deployment scenarios and tools](../windows-deployment-scenarios-and-tools.md), Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-based deployments are becoming more common. In fact, when you create a generation 2 virtual machine in Hyper-V, you get a UEFI-based computer. During deployment, MDT automatically detects that you have an UEFI-based machine and creates the partitions UEFI requires. You do not need to update or change your task sequences in any way to accommodate UEFI.
![figure 14.](../images/mdt-07-fig16.png)
The partitions when deploying an UEFI-based machine.
## Related topics
[Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md)<br>
[Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)<br>
[Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment](build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md)<br>
[Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md)<br>
[Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md)<br>
[Configure MDT settings](configure-mdt-settings.md)<br>

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# Prepare for deployment with MDT
**Applies to**
- Windows 11
This article will walk you through the steps necessary to prepare your network and server infrastructure to deploy Windows 11 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). It covers the installation of the necessary system prerequisites, the creation of shared folders and service accounts, and the configuration of security permissions in the file system and in Active Directory.
## Infrastructure
The procedures in this guide use the following names and infrastructure.
### Network and servers
For the purposes of this topic, we will use three server computers: **DC01**, **MDT01**, and **HV01**.
- All servers are running Windows Server 2019.
- You can use an earlier version of Windows Server with minor modifications to some procedures.
- Note: Although MDT supports Windows Server 2008 R2, at least Windows Server 2012 R2 or later is required to perform the procedures in this guide.
- **DC01** is a domain controller, DHCP server, and DNS server for <b>contoso.com</b>, representing the fictitious Contoso Corporation.
- **MDT01** is a domain member server in contoso.com with a data (D:) drive that can store at least 200GB. MDT01 will host deployment shares and run the Windows Deployment Service. Optionally, MDT01 is also a WSUS server.
- A second MDT server (**MDT02**) configured identically to MDT01 is optionally used to [build a distributed environment](build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md) for Windows 10 deployment. This server is located on a different subnet than MDT01 and has a different default gateway.
- **HV01** is a Hyper-V host computer that is used to build a Windows 10 reference image.
- See [Hyper-V requirements](#hyper-v-requirements) below for more information about HV01.
### Client computers
Several client computers are referenced in this guide with hostnames of PC0001 to PC0007.
- **PC0001**: A computer running Windows 10 Enterprise x64, fully patched with the latest security updates, and configured as a member in the contoso.com domain.
- Client name: PC0001
- IP Address: DHCP
- **PC0002**: A computer running Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise x64, fully patched with the latest security updates, and configured as a member in the contoso.com domain. This computer is referenced during the migration scenarios.
- Client name: PC0002
- IP Address: DHCP
- **PC0003 - PC0007**: These are other client computers similar to PC0001 and PC0002 that are used in this guide and another guide for various scenarios. The device names are incremented for clarity within each scenario. For example, PC0003 and PC0004 are running Windows 7 just like PC0002, but are used for Configuration Manager refresh and replace scenarios, respectively.
### Storage requirements
MDT01 and HV01 should have the ability to store up to 200 GB of files on a data drive (D:). If you use a computer with a single system partition (C:), you will need to adjust some procedures in this guide to specify the C: drive instead of the D: drive.
### Hyper-V requirements
If you do not have access to a Hyper-V server, you can install Hyper-V on a Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 computer temporarily to use for building reference images. For instructions on how to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10, see the [Verify support and install Hyper-V](../windows-10-poc.md#verify-support-and-install-hyper-v) section in the Windows 10 deployment test lab guide. This guide is a proof-of-concept guide that has detailed instructions for installing Hyper-V.
### Network requirements
All server and client computers referenced in this guide are on the same subnet. This is not required, but each server and client computer must be able to connect to each other to share files, and to resolve all DNS names and Active Directory information for the contoso.com domain. Internet connectivity is also required to download OS and application updates.
### Domain credentials
The following generic credentials are used in this guide. You should replace these credentials as they appear in each procedure with your credentials.
**Active Directory domain name**: contoso.com<br>
**Domain administrator username**: administrator<br>
**Domain administrator password**: pass@word1
### Organizational unit structure
The following OU structure is used in this guide. Instructions are provided [below](#create-the-ou-structure) to help you create the required OUs.
![figure 2.](../images/mdt-01-fig02.jpg)
## Install the Windows ADK
These steps assume that you have the MDT01 member server running and configured as a domain member server.
On **MDT01**:
Visit the [Download and install the Windows ADK](/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install) page and download the following items to the **D:\\Downloads\\ADK** folder on MDT01 (you will need to create this folder):
- [The Windows ADK for Windows 10](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2086042)
- [The Windows PE add-on for the ADK](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2087112)
- [The Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) 1903 update](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095334)
- (Optional) [The MDT_KB4564442 patch for BIOS firmware](https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/0/6/306AC1B2-59BE-43B8-8C65-E141EF287A5E/KB4564442/MDT_KB4564442.exe)
- This patch is needed to resolve a bug that causes detection of BIOS-based machines as UEFI-based machines. If you have a UEFI deployment, you do not need this patch.
>[!TIP]
>You might need to temporarily disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration for administrators in order to download files from the Internet to the server. This setting can be disabled by using Server Manager (Local Server/Properties).
1. On **MDT01**, ensure that you are signed in as an administrator in the CONTOSO domain.
- For the purposes of this guide, we are using a Domain Admin account of **administrator** with a password of <b>pass@word1</b>. You can use your own administrator username and password as long as you properly adjust all steps in this guide that use these login credentials.
2. Start the **ADK Setup** (D:\\Downloads\\ADK\\adksetup.exe), click **Next** twice to accept the default installation parameters, click **Accept** to accept the license agreement, and then on the **Select the features you want to install** page accept the default list of features by clicking **Install**. This will install deployment tools and the USMT. Verify that the installation completes successfully before moving to the next step.
3. Start the **WinPE Setup** (D:\\Downloads\\ADK\\adkwinpesetup.exe), click **Next** twice to accept the default installation parameters, click **Accept** to accept the license agreement, and then on the **Select the features you want to install** page click **Install**. This will install Windows PE for x86, AMD64, ARM, and ARM64. Verify that the installation completes successfully before moving to the next step.
4. Extract the **WSIM 1903 update** (D:\\Downloads\ADK\\WSIM1903.zip) and then run the **UpdateWSIM.bat** file.
- You can confirm that the update is applied by viewing properties of the ImageCat.exe and ImgMgr.exe files at **C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\10\\Assessment and Deployment Kit\\Deployment Tools\\WSIM** and verifying that the **Details** tab displays a **File version** of **10.0.18362.144** or later.
5. If you downloaded the optional MDT_KB4564442 patch for BIOS based deployment, see [this support article](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-10-deployments-fail-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-on-computers-with-bios-type-firmware-70557b0b-6be3-81d2-556f-b313e29e2cb7) for instructions on how to install the patch.
## Install and initialize Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
On **MDT01**:
1. Open an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt and enter the following command:
```powershell
Install-WindowsFeature -Name WDS -IncludeManagementTools
WDSUTIL /Verbose /Progress /Initialize-Server /Server:MDT01 /RemInst:"D:\RemoteInstall"
WDSUTIL /Set-Server /AnswerClients:All
```
## Optional: Install Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
If you wish to use MDT as a WSUS server using the Windows Internal Database (WID), use the following command to install this service. Alternatively, change the WSUS server information in this guide to the WSUS server in your environment.
To install WSUS on MDT01, enter the following at an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
```powershell
Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices, UpdateServices-WidDB, UpdateServices-Services, UpdateServices-RSAT, UpdateServices-API, UpdateServices-UI
cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\wsusutil.exe" postinstall CONTENT_DIR=C:\WSUS
```
>To use the WSUS that you have installed on MDT01, you must also [configure Group Policy](../update/waas-manage-updates-wsus.md#configure-automatic-updates-and-update-service-location) on DC01 and perform the neccessary post-installation configuration of WSUS on MDT01.
## Install MDT
>[!NOTE]
>MDT installation requires the following:
>- The Windows ADK for Windows 10 (installed in the previous procedure)
>- Windows PowerShell ([version 5.1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=54616) is recommended; type **$host** to check)
>- Microsoft .NET Framework
On **MDT01**:
1. Visit the [MDT resource page](/mem/configmgr/mdt/) and click **Download MDT**.
2. Save the **MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi** file to the D:\\Downloads\\MDT folder on MDT01.
- **Note**: As of the publishing date for this guide, the current version of MDT is 8456 (6.3.8456.1000), but a later version will also work.
3. Install **MDT** (D:\\Downloads\\MDT\\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.exe) with the default settings.
## Create the OU structure
Switch to **DC01** and perform the following procedures on **DC01**:
To create the OU structure, you can use the Active Directory Users and Computers console (dsa.msc), or you can use Windows PowerShell.
Copy the following list of OU names and paths into a CSV file and save it as `~\Setup\Scripts\oulist.csv`.
```csv
OUName,OUPath
Contoso,"DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Accounts,"OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Computers,"OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Groups,"OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Admins,"OU=Accounts,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Service Accounts,"OU=Accounts,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Users,"OU=Accounts,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Servers,"OU=Computers,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Workstations,"OU=Computers,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
Security Groups,"OU=Groups,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
```
Next, copy the following commands into a file and save it as `~\Setup\Scripts\ou.ps1`. Be sure that you are viewing file extensions and that you save the file with the `.ps1` extension.
```powershell
Import-CSV -Path $home\Setup\Scripts\oulist.csv | ForEach-Object {
New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name $_.ouname -Path $_.oupath
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "OU $($_.ouname) is created in the location $($_.oupath)"
}
```
Lastly, open an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt on DC01 and run the `ou.ps1` script:
```powershell
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force
Set-Location $home\Setup\Scripts
.\ou.ps1
```
This will create an OU structure as shown below.
![OU structure.](../images/mdt-05-fig07.png)
To use the Active Directory Users and Computers console (instead of PowerShell):
On **DC01**:
1. Using the Active Directory Users and Computers console (dsa.msc), in the contoso.com domain level, create a top-level OU named **Contoso**.
2. In the **Contoso** OU, create the following OUs:
1. Accounts
2. Computers
3. Groups
3. In the **Contoso / Accounts** OU, create the following underlying OUs:
1. Admins
2. Service Accounts
3. Users
4. In the **Contoso / Computers** OU, create the following underlying OUs:
1. Servers
2. Workstations
5. In the **Contoso / Groups** OU, create the following OU:
1. Security Groups
The final result of either method is shown below. The **MDT_BA** account will be created next.
## Create the MDT service account
When creating a reference image, you need an account for MDT. The MDT build account is used for Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) to connect to MDT01.
To create an MDT build account, open an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt on DC01 and enter the following (copy and paste the entire command, taking care to notice the scroll bar at the bottom). This command will create the MDT_BA user account and set the password to "pass@word1":
```powershell
New-ADUser -Name MDT_BA -UserPrincipalName MDT_BA -path "OU=Service Accounts,OU=Accounts,OU=Contoso,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM" -Description "MDT Build Account" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "pass@word1" -AsPlainText -Force) -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false -PasswordNeverExpires $true -Enabled $true
```
If you have the Active Directory Users and Computers console open you can refresh the view and see this new account in the **Contoso\Accounts\Service Accounts** OU as shown in the screenshot above.
## Create and share the logs folder
By default MDT stores the log files locally on the client. In order to capture a reference image, you will need to enable server-side logging and, to do that, you will need to have a folder in which to store the logs. For more information, see [Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md).
On **MDT01**:
1. Sign in as **CONTOSO\\administrator**.
2. Create and share the **D:\\Logs** folder by running the following commands in an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
```powershell
New-Item -Path D:\Logs -ItemType directory
New-SmbShare -Name Logs$ -Path D:\Logs -ChangeAccess EVERYONE
icacls D:\Logs /grant '"MDT_BA":(OI)(CI)(M)'
```
See the following example:
![Logs folder.](../images/mdt-05-fig08.png)
## Use CMTrace to read log files (optional)
The log files in MDT Lite Touch are formatted to be read by Configuration Manager Trace ([CMTrace](/sccm/core/support/cmtrace)), which is available as part of the [Microsoft System 2012 R2 Center Configuration Manager Toolkit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=734717). You should also download this tool.
You can use Notepad (example below):
![figure 8.](../images/mdt-05-fig09.png)
Alternatively, CMTrace formatting makes the logs much easier to read. See the same log file below, opened in CMTrace:
![figure 9.](../images/mdt-05-fig10.png)
After installing the ConfigMgrTools.msi file, you can search for **cmtrace** and pin the tool to your taskbar for easy access.
## Next steps
When you have completed all the steps in this section to prepare for deployment, see [Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md).
## Appendix
**Sample files**
The following sample files are also available to help automate some MDT deployment tasks. This guide does not use these files, but they are made available here so you can see how some tasks can be automated with Windows PowerShell.
- [Gather.ps1](/samples/browse/?redirectedfrom=TechNet-Gallery). This sample Windows PowerShell script performs the MDT Gather process in a simulated MDT environment. This allows you to test the MDT gather process and check to see if it is working correctly without performing a full Windows deployment.
- [Set-OUPermissions.ps1](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619362). This sample Windows PowerShell script creates a domain account and then configures OU permissions to allow the account to join machines to the domain in the specified OU.
- [MDTSample.zip](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=619363). This sample web service shows you how to configure a computer name dynamically using MDT.

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title: Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10 (Windows 10)
description: This topic will show you how to use MDT Lite Touch Installation (LTI) to upgrade a Windows 7 computer to a Windows 10 computer using the computer refresh process.
ms.assetid: 2866fb3c-4909-4c25-b083-6fc1f7869f6f
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
keywords: reinstallation, customize, template, script, restore
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mdt
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.topic: article
---
# Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
This topic will show you how to use MDT Lite Touch Installation (LTI) to upgrade a Windows 7 computer to a Windows 10 computer using the online computer refresh process. The computer refresh scenario is a reinstallation of an updated operating system on the same computer. You can also use this procedure to reinstall the same OS version. In this article, the computer refresh will be done while the computer is online. MDT also supports an offline computer refresh. For more info on that scenario, see the USMTOfflineMigration property on the [MDT resource page](/mem/configmgr/mdt/).
For the purposes of this topic, we will use three computers: DC01, MDT01, and PC0001.
- DC01 is a domain controller for the contoso.com domain.
- MDT01 is domain member server that hosts your deployment share.
- PC0001 is a domain member computer running a previous version of Windows that is going to be refreshed to a new version of Windows 10, with data and settings restored. The example used here is a computer running Windows 7 SP1.
Both DC01 and MDT01 are running Windows Server 2019; however any supported version of Windows Server can be used. For more details on the setup for this topic, please see [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md).
![computers.](../images/mdt-04-fig01.png "Computers used in this topic")
The computers used in this topic.
## The computer refresh process
A computer refresh is not the same as an in-place upgrade because a computer refresh involves exporting user data and settings then wiping the device before installing a fresh OS and restoring the user's data and settings.
For a computer refresh with MDT, you use the User State Migration Tool (USMT), which is part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10, to migrate user data and settings. To complete a computer refresh you will:
1. Back up data and settings locally, in a backup folder.
2. Wipe the partition, except for the backup folder.
3. Apply the new operating system image.
4. Install other applications.
5. Restore data and settings.
During the computer refresh, USMT uses a feature called Hard-Link Migration Store. When you use this feature, the files are simply linked in the file system, which allows for fast migration, even when there is a lot of data.
>[!NOTE]
>In addition to the USMT backup, you can enable an optional full Windows Imaging (WIM) backup of the machine by configuring the MDT rules. If you do this, a .wim file is created in addition to the USMT backup. The .wim file contains the entire volume from the computer and helpdesk personnel can extract content from it if needed. Please note that this is a data WIM backup only. Using this backup to restore the entire computer is not a supported scenario.
### Multi-user migration
By default, ScanState in USMT backs up all profiles on the machine, including local computer profiles. If you have a computer that has been in your environment for a while, it likely has several domain-based profiles on it, including those of former users. You can limit which profiles are backed up by configuring command-line switches to ScanState (added as rules in MDT).
For example, the following line configures USMT to migrate only domain user profiles and not profiles from the local SAM account database: ScanStateArgs=/ue:\*\\\* /ui:CONTOSO\\\*
>[!NOTE]
>You also can combine the preceding switches with the /uel switch, which excludes profiles that have not been accessed within a specific number of days. For example, adding /uel:60 will configure ScanState (or LoadState) not to include profiles that haven't been accessed for more than 60 days.
### Support for additional settings
In addition to the command-line switches that control which profiles to migrate, [XML templates](../usmt/understanding-migration-xml-files.md) control exactly what data is being migrated. You can control data within and outside the user profiles.
### Multicast
Multicast is a technology designed to optimize simultaneous deployment to multiple devices. If you have a limited number of simultaneous deployments, you should disable multicast which was [configured in a previous procedure](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md#set-up-mdt-for-multicast) in this guide. Disabling multicast will speed up deployment for a small number of computers. You will need to update the deployment share after changing this setting.
## Refresh a Windows 7 SP1 client
In these section, we assume that you have already performed the prerequisite procedures in the following topics, so that you have a deployment share named **MDTProduction$** on MDT01:
- [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md)
- [Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)
- [Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md)
It is also assumed that you have a domain member client computer named PC0001 in your environment running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 that is ready for a refresh to the latest version of Windows 10. For demonstration purposes, we will refreshing a Windows 7 SP1 PC to Windows 10, version 1909.
### Upgrade (refresh) a Windows 7 SP1 client
>[!IMPORTANT]
>Domain join details [specified in the deployment share rules](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md#configure-the-rules) will be used to rejoin the computer to the domain during the refresh process. If the Windows 7 client is domain-jonied in a different OU than the one specified by MachineObjectOU, the domain join process will initially fail and then retry without specifying an OU. If the domain account that is specified (ex: **MDT_JD**) has [permissions limited to a specific OU](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md#step-1-configure-active-directory-permissions) then the domain join will ultimately fail, the refresh process will proceed, and the client computer object will be orphaned in Active Directory. In the current guide, computer objects should be located in Contoso > Computers > Workstations. Use the Active Directory Users and Computers console to review the location of computer objects and move them if needed. To diagnose MDT domain join errors, see **ZTIDomainJoin.log** in the C:\Windows\Temp\DeploymentLogs directory on the client computer.
1. On PC0001, sign in as **contoso\\Administrator** and start the Lite Touch Deploy Wizard by opening **\\\\MDT01\\MDTProduction$\\Scripts\\Litetouch.vbs**.
2. Complete the deployment guide using the following settings:
* Select a task sequence to execute on this computer: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
* Computer name: &lt;default&gt;
* Specify where to save a complete computer backup: Do not back up the existing computer
>[!NOTE]
>Skip this optional full WIM backup that we are choosing not to perform. The USMT backup will still run.
* Select one or more applications to install: Install - Adobe Reader
![Computer refresh.](../images/fig2-taskseq.png "Start the computer refresh")
4. Setup starts and does the following:
* Backs up user settings and data using USMT.
* Installs the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 operating system.
* Installs any added applications.
* Updates the operating system using your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
* Restores user settings and data using USMT.
5. You can monitor progress of the deployment using the deployment workbench on MDT01. See the following example:
![monitor deployment.](../images/monitor-pc0001.png)
6. After the refresh process completes, sign in to the Windows 10 computer and verify that user accounts, data and settings were migrated.
## Related topics
[Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md)<br>
[Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md)<br>
[Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)<br>
[Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md)<br>
[Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment](build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md)<br>
[Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md)<br>
[Configure MDT settings](configure-mdt-settings.md)

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---
title: Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer (Windows 10)
description: In this article, you will learn how to replace a Windows 7 device with a Windows 10 device.
ms.custom: seo-marvel-apr2020
ms.assetid: acf091c9-f8f4-4131-9845-625691c09a2a
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
keywords: deploy, deployment, replace
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mdt
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.topic: article
---
# Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
A computer replace scenario for Windows 10 is quite similar to a computer refresh for Windows 10. However, because you are replacing a device, you cannot store the backup on the old computer. Instead you need to store the backup to a location where the new computer can read it. The User State Migration Tool (USMT) will be used to back up and restore data and settings.
For the purposes of this topic, we will use four computers: DC01, MDT01, PC0002, and PC0007.
- DC01 is a domain controller for the contoso.com domain.
- MDT01 is domain member server that hosts your deployment share.
- PC0002 is an old computer running Windows 7 SP1 that will be replaced by PC0007.
- PC0007 is a new computer will have the Windows 10 OS installed prior to data from PC0002 being migrated. Both PC0002 and PC0007 are members of the contoso.com domain.
For more details on the setup for this topic, please see [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md).
![The computers used in this topic.](../images/mdt-03-fig01.png)
The computers used in this topic.
>HV01 is also used in this topic to host the PC0007 virtual machine for demonstration purposes, however typically PC0007 is a physical computer.
## Prepare for the computer replace
To prepare for the computer replace, you need to create a folder in which to store the backup and a backup only task sequence to run on the old computer.
### Configure the rules on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Production share
On **MDT01**:
1. Open the Deployment Workbench, under **Deployment Shares** right-click **MDT Production**, click **Properties**, and then click the **Rules** tab.
2. Change the **SkipUserData=YES** option to **NO**, and click **OK**.
3. Right-click **MDT Production** and click **Update Deployment Share**. Click **Next**, **Next**, and **Finish** to complete the Update Deployment Share Wizard with the default setttings.
### Create and share the MigData folder
On **MDT01**:
1. Create and share the **D:\\MigData** folder by running the following three commands in an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt:
``` powershell
New-Item -Path D:\MigData -ItemType directory
New-SmbShare -Name MigData$ -Path D:\MigData -ChangeAccess EVERYONE
icacls D:\MigData /grant '"MDT_BA":(OI)(CI)(M)'
```
### Create a backup only (replace) task sequence
2. In Deployment Workbench, under the **MDT Production** deployment share, select the **Task Sequences** node and create a new folder named **Other**.
3. Right-click the **Other** folder and select **New Task Sequence**. Use the following settings for the New Task Sequence Wizard:
* Task sequence ID: REPLACE-001
* Task sequence name: Backup Only Task Sequence
* Task sequence comments: Run USMT to backup user data and settings
* Template: Standard Client Replace Task Sequence
4. In the **Other** folder, double-click **Backup Only Task Sequence**, and then in the **Task Sequence** tab, review the sequence. Notice that it only contains a subset of the normal client task sequence actions.
![The Backup Only Task Sequence action list.](../images/mdt-03-fig02.png "The Backup Only Task Sequence action list")
The Backup Only Task Sequence action list.
## Perform the computer replace
During a computer replace, these are the high-level steps that occur:
1. On the computer you are replacing, a special replace task sequence runs the USMT backup and, if you configured it, runs the optional full Window Imaging (WIM) backup.
2. On the new computer, you perform a standard bare-metal deployment. At the end of the bare-metal deployment, the USMT backup from the old computer is restored.
### Run the replace task sequence
On **PC0002**:
1. Sign in as **CONTOSO\\Administrator** and verify that you have write access to the **\\\\MDT01\\MigData$** share.
2. Run **\\\\MDT01\\MDTProduction$\\Scripts\\LiteTouch.vbs**.
3. Complete the Windows Deployment Wizard using the following settings:
1. Select a task sequence to execute on this computer: Backup Only Task Sequence
* Specify where to save your data and settings: Specify a location
* Location: \\\\MDT01\\MigData$\\PC0002
>[!NOTE]
>If you are replacing the computer at a remote site you should create the MigData folder on MDT02 and use that share instead.
2. Specify where to save a complete computer backup: Do not back up the existing computer
The task sequence will now run USMT (Scanstate.exe) to capture user data and settings of the computer.
![The new task sequence.](../images/mdt-03-fig03.png "The new task sequence")
The new task sequence running the Capture User State action on PC0002.
4. On **MDT01**, verify that you have an USMT.MIG compressed backup file in the **D:\\MigData\\PC0002\\USMT** folder.
![The USMT backup.](../images/mdt-03-fig04.png "The USMT backup")
The USMT backup of PC0002.
### Deploy the replacement computer
To demonstrate deployment of the replacement computer, HV01 is used to host a virtual machine: PC0007.
On **HV01**:
1. Create a virtual machine with the following settings:
* Name: PC0007
* Location: C:\\VMs
* Generation: 2
* Memory: 2048 MB
* Hard disk: 60 GB (dynamic disk)
* Install an operating system from a network-based installation server
2. Start the PC0007 virtual machine, and press **Enter** to start the Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot. The VM will now load the Windows PE boot image from MDT01 (or MDT02 if at a remote site).
![The initial PXE boot process.](../images/mdt-03-fig05.png "The initial PXE boot process")
The initial PXE boot process of PC0007.
3. After Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) has booted, complete the Windows Deployment Wizard using the following settings:
* Select a task sequence to execute on this computer:
* Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Custom Image
* Computer Name: PC0007
* Move Data and Settings: Do not move user data and settings.
* User Data (Restore) > Specify a location: \\\\MDT01\\MigData$\\PC0002
* Applications: Adobe > Install - Adobe Reader
4. Setup now starts and does the following:
* Partitions and formats the disk.
* Installs the Windows 10 Enterprise operating system.
* Installs the application.
* Updates the operating system via your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.
* Restores the USMT backup from PC0002.
You can view progress of the process by clicking the Monitoring node in the Deployment Workbrench on MDT01.
![Monitor progress.](../images/mdt-replace.png)
## Related topics
[Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md)<br>
[Create a Windows 10 reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md)<br>
[Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md)<br>
[Build a distributed environment for Windows 10 deployment](build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md)<br>
[Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md)<br>
[Configure MDT settings](configure-mdt-settings.md)

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title: Perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 with MDT (Windows 10)
description: The simplest path to upgrade PCs that are currently running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 is through an in-place upgrade.
ms.assetid: B8993151-3C1E-4F22-93F4-2C5F2771A460
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
keywords: upgrade, update, task sequence, deploy
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: mdt
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.topic: article
---
# Perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 with MDT
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
The simplest path to upgrade PCs that are currently running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 is through an in-place upgrade.
>[!TIP]
>In-place upgrade is the preferred method to use when migrating from Windows 10 to a later release of Windows 10, and is also a preferred method for upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 if you do not plan to significantly change the device's configuration or applications. MDT includes an in-place upgrade task sequence template that makes the process really simple.
In-place upgrade differs from [computer refresh](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md) in that you cannot use a custom image to perform the in-place upgrade. In this article we will add a default Windows 10 image to the production deployment share specifically to perform an in-place upgrade.
Three computers are used in this topic: DC01, MDT01, and PC0002.
- DC01 is a domain controller for the contoso.com domain
- MDT01 is a domain member server
- PC0002 is a domain member computer running Windows 7 SP1, targeted for the Windows 10 upgrade
![computers.](../images/mdt-upgrade.png)
The computers used in this topic.
>[!NOTE]
>For details about the setup for the procedures in this article, please see [Prepare for deployment with MDT](prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt.md).
>If you have already completed all the steps in [Deploy a Windows 10 image using MDT](deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md), then you already have a production deployment share and you can skip to [Add Windows 10 Enterprise x64 (full source)](#add-windows-10-enterprise-x64-full-source).
## Create the MDT production deployment share
On **MDT01**:
1. Ensure you are signed on as: contoso\administrator.
2. In the Deployment Workbench console, right-click **Deployment Shares** and select **New Deployment Share**.
3. On the **Path** page, in the **Deployment share path** text box, type **D:\\MDTProduction** and click **Next**.
4. On the **Share** page, in the **Share name** text box, type **MDTProduction$** and click **Next**.
5. On the **Descriptive Name** page, in the **Deployment share description** text box, type **MDT Production** and click **Next**.
6. On the **Options** page, accept the default settings and click **Next** twice, and then click **Finish**.
7. Using File Explorer, verify that you can access the **\\\\MDT01\\MDTProduction$** share.
## Add Windows 10 Enterprise x64 (full source)
>If you have already have a Windows 10 [reference image](create-a-windows-10-reference-image.md) in the **MDT Build Lab** deployment share, you can use the deployment workbench to copy and paste this image from the MDT Build Lab share to the MDT Production share and skip the steps in this section.
On **MDT01**:
1. Sign in as contoso\\administrator and copy the content of a Windows 10 Enterprise x64 DVD/ISO to the **D:\\Downloads\\Windows 10 Enterprise x64** folder on MDT01, or just insert the DVD or mount an ISO on MDT01.
2. Using the Deployment Workbench, expand the **Deployment Shares** node, and then expand **MDT Production**.
3. Right-click the **Operating Systems** node, and create a new folder named **Windows 10**.
4. Expand the **Operating Systems** node, right-click the **Windows 10** folder, and select **Import Operating System**. Use the following settings for the Import Operating System Wizard:
- Full set of source files
- Source directory: (location of your source files)
- Destination directory name: <b>W10EX64RTM</b>
5. After adding the operating system, in the **Operating Systems / Windows 10** folder, double-click it and change the name to: **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image**.
## Create a task sequence to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise
On **MDT01**:
1. Using the Deployment Workbench, select **Task Sequences** in the **MDT Production** node, and create a folder named **Windows 10**.
2. Right-click the new **Windows 10** folder and select **New Task Sequence**. Use the following settings for the New Task Sequence Wizard:
- Task sequence ID: W10-X64-UPG
- Task sequence name: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Upgrade
- Template: Standard Client Upgrade Task Sequence
- Select OS: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image
- Specify Product Key: Do not specify a product key at this time
- Organization: Contoso
- Admin Password: Do not specify an Administrator password at this time
## Perform the Windows 10 upgrade
To initiate the in-place upgrade, perform the following steps on PC0002 (the device to be upgraded).
On **PC0002**:
1. Start the MDT deployment wizard by running the following command: **\\\\MDT01\\MDTProduction$\\Scripts\\LiteTouch.vbs**
2. Select the **Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Upgrade** task sequence, and then click **Next**.
3. Select one or more applications to install (will appear if you use custom image): Install - Adobe Reader
4. On the **Ready** tab, click **Begin** to start the task sequence.
When the task sequence begins, it automatically initiates the in-place upgrade process by invoking the Windows setup program (Setup.exe) with the necessary command-line parameters to perform an automated upgrade, which preserves all data, settings, apps, and drivers.
![upgrade1.](../images/upgrademdt-fig5-winupgrade.png)
<br>
![upgrade2.](../images/mdt-upgrade-proc.png)
<br>
![upgrade3.](../images/mdt-post-upg.png)
After the task sequence completes, the computer will be fully upgraded to Windows 10.
## Related topics
[Windows 10 deployment scenarios](../windows-10-deployment-scenarios.md)<br>
[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit downloads and resources](/mem/configmgr/mdt/)