From e0fc794be844449c1f127563c8d84b6a56d000ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harshitha Chidananda Murthy Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:34:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated a workaround script for BITS issue --- ...-by-step-surface-deployment-accelerator.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/devices/surface/step-by-step-surface-deployment-accelerator.md b/devices/surface/step-by-step-surface-deployment-accelerator.md index cbc27f2355..e239bcea68 100644 --- a/devices/surface/step-by-step-surface-deployment-accelerator.md +++ b/devices/surface/step-by-step-surface-deployment-accelerator.md @@ -126,7 +126,26 @@ The following steps show you how to create a deployment share for Windows 10 th ![The installatin progress window](images/sdasteps-fig5-installwindow.png "The installatin progress window") *Figure 5. The Installation Progress window* +>[!NOTE] +>The following error message may be hit while Installing the latest ADK or MDT: "An exception occurred during a WebClient request.". This is due to incompatibility between SDA and BITS. Here is the workaround for this: + ``` +In the following two PowerShell scripts: +%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Surface\Deployment Accelerator\Data\PowerShell\Install-MDT.ps1 +%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Surface\Deployment Accelerator\Data\PowerShell\INSTALL-WindowsADK.ps1 + +Edit the $BITSTransfer variable in the input parameters to $False as shown below: + +Param( + [Parameter( + Position=0, + Mandatory=$False, + HelpMessage="Download via BITS bool true/false" + )] + [string]$BITSTransfer = $False + ) + ``` + 8. When the SDA process completes the creation of your deployment share, a **Success** window is displayed. Click **Finish** to close the window. At this point your deployment share is now ready to perform a Windows deployment to Surface devices. ### Optional: Create a deployment share without an Internet connection