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Create a task sequence with Configuration Manager and MDT (Windows 10)	In this topic, you will learn how to create a Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager task sequence with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) integration using the MDT wizard.	0b069bec-5be8-47c6-bf64-7a630f41ac98		laurawi	greglin	deploy, upgrade, task sequence, install	w10	deploy	medium	mdt	library	greg-lindsay	07/27/2017	article

Create a task sequence with Configuration Manager and MDT

Applies to

• Windows 10

In this topic, you will learn how to create a Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager task sequence with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) integration using the MDT wizard. Creating task sequences in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager requires many more steps than creating task sequences for MDT Lite Touch installation. Luckily, the MDT wizard helps you through the process and also guides you through creating the needed packages.

For the purposes of this topic, we will use two machines: DC01 and CM01. DC01 is a domain controller and CM01 is a machine running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, both of which are members of the domain contoso.com for the fictitious Contoso Corporation. For more details on the setup for this topic, please see Deploy Windows 10 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.

Create a task sequence using the MDT Integration Wizard

This section walks you through the process of creating a System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager task sequence for production use.

1. On CM01, using the Configuration Manager Console, in the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, right-click Task Sequences, and select Create MDT Task Sequence.

2. On the Choose Template page, select the Client Task Sequence template and click Next.

3. On the General page, assign the following settings and then click Next:

   • Task sequence name: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM

   • Task sequence comments: Production image with Office 2013

4. On the Details page, assign the following settings and then click Next:

   • Join a Domain

   • Domain: contoso.com

     • Account: CONTOSO\CM_JD

     • Password: Passw0rd!

   • Windows Settings

     • User name: Contoso

     • Organization name: Contoso

     • Product key: <blank>

5. On the Capture Settings page, accept the default settings, and click Next.

6. On the Boot Image page, browse and select the Zero Touch WinPE x64 boot image package. Then click Next.

7. On the MDT Package page, select Create a new Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Files package, and in the Package source folder to be created (UNC Path): text box, type \\CM01\Sources$\OSD\MDT\MDT. Then click Next.

8. On the MDT Details page, assign the name MDT and click Next.

9. On the OS Image page, browse and select the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM package. Then click Next.

10. On the Deployment Method page, accept the default settings and click Next.

11. On the Client Package page, browse and select the OSD / Configuration Manager Client package. Then click Next.

12. On the USMT Package page, browse and select the OSD / Microsoft Corporation User State Migration Tool for Windows 8 10.0.10240.16384 package. Then click Next.

13. On the Settings Package page, select the Create a new settings package option, and in the Package source folder to be created (UNC Path): text box, type \\CM01\Sources$\OSD\Settings\Windows 10 x64 Settings. Then click Next.

14. On the Settings Details page, assign the name Windows 10 x64 Settings and click Next.

15. On the Sysprep Package page, click Next twice.

16. On the Confirmation page, click Finish.

Edit the task sequence

After you create the task sequence, we recommend that you configure the task sequence for an optimal deployment experience. The configurations include enabling support for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), dynamic organizational unit (OU) allocation, computer replace scenarios, and more.

1. On CM01, using the Configuration Manager Console, select Task Sequences, right-click Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM task sequence, and select Edit.

2. In the Install group, select the Set Variable for Drive Letter action and configure the following:

   • OSDPreserveDriveLetter: True

   [!NOTE]   If you don't change this value, your Windows installation will end up in E:\Windows.

3. In the Post Install group, select Apply Network Settings, and configure the Domain OU value to use the Contoso / Workstations OU (browse for values).

4. In the Post Install group, disable the Auto Apply Drivers action. (Disabling is done by selecting the action and, in the Options tab, selecting the Disable this step check box.)

5. After the disabled Post Install / Auto Apply Drivers action, add a new group name: Drivers.

6. After the Post Install / Drivers group, add an Apply Driver Package action with the following settings:

   • Name: HP EliteBook 8560w

   • Driver Package: Windows 10 x64 - HP EliteBook 8560w

   • Options: Task Sequence Variable: Model equals HP EliteBook 8560w

   [!NOTE]   You also can add a Query WMI condition with the following query: SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE Model LIKE '%HP EliteBook 8560w%'

   

   Figure 24. The driver package options

7. In the State Restore / Install Applications group, select the Install Application action.

8. Select the Install the following applications option, and add the OSD / Adobe Reader XI - OSD Install application to the list.

   

   Figure 25. Add an application to the Configuration Manager task sequence

9. In the State Restore group, after the Set Status 5 action, add a Request State Store action with the following settings:

   • Restore state from another computer

   • If computer account fails to connect to state store, use the Network Access account

   • Options: Continue on error

   • Options / Condition:

     • Task Sequence Variable

     • USMTLOCAL not equals True

10. In the State Restore group, after the Restore User State action, add a Release State Store action with the following settings:

    • Options: Continue on error

    • Options / Condition:

      • Task Sequence Variable

      • USMTLOCAL not equals True

11. Click OK.

[!NOTE]   The Request State Store and Release State Store actions need to be added for common computer replace scenarios.

Move the packages

While creating the task sequence with the MDT wizard, a few operating system deployment packages were created. To move these packages to the OSD folder, take the following steps.

1. On CM01, using the Configuration Manager Console, in the Software Library workspace, expand Application Management, and then select Packages.

2. Select the MDT and Windows 10 x64 Settings packages, right-click and select Move.

3. In the Move Selected Items dialog box, select the OSD folder, and click OK.

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