Windows 10
Imaging & Deployment
Ben Dumke – Hortonville Area School District
Agenda
• Test Lab Environment
• Reference Images
• Deployments
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Test Lab Environment – Hardware
• Invest in yourself by
investing in a lab.
Gaining skill +
experience + comfort
is worth the pain and
the expense to build
it - Ami Casto
@MDTPro
Test Lab Environment – Hydration Kit
• On your Host
• Install Windows 10 ADK
• Deployment Tools
• Windows PE
• Install Microsoft Deployment
Toolkit
• Extract and Run the Hydration
Kit Scripts
• Populate the Hydration
Deployment Share
• Create the Hydration
Deployment Media
Test Lab Environment – Deployment
• Create the Virtual Machines
• Domain Controller
• SCCM Server
• Other Servers as needed
• Clients
• Mount the ISO
• Start the Domain Controller Task
Sequence/Run Configuration Scripts
• Start the Remaining Task Sequences
• Go to Lunch
Test Lab Environment – Demo
Demo
Reference Image – Overview
• Build a Strong Foundation
• Use Virtual Machines
• Fast and Flexible
• Rule Out Hardware and Driver Issues
• Quickly move from lab, test, and production
• Thin Image
• OS and Nothing Else
• Thick Image
• OS and All Apps
• Hybrid Image
• OS and Important Apps
• Sysprep Aware!
Reference Image - Creation
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– Install Windows 10 ADK and MDT
– Create New Deployment Share
– Import the Windows 10 v1607 operating system
– Import Packages (KB3197954) and Add Selection Profile
– Add applications (Optional)
– Create/Edit Task Sequence
– Configure/Update the Deployment Share
- Create Windows Reference Images
Reference Image – Demo
Demo
Deployments - Images
• Import your Reference Image
• Distribute the Image
Deployments - Drivers
• Finding the Drivers
• Start with the Vendor
• HP Client Integration Kit
• Dell Driver Download Automation Tool
• Lenovo Driver Download Automation
Tool
• Go to the Vendor’s Vendor
• Last Resort Microsoft Update Catalog
• Adding the Drivers
• Folder Structure
• Import Drivers
• Distribute the Driver Package
Deployments – Task Sequence
• Create
• Edit
• Add Driver Selections
• WMIC ComputerSystem GET
Manufacturer
• WMIC ComputerSystem GET Model
• Select * from
Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE
Manufacturer like "Microsoft%"
• Deploy
Resources
• Documentation
• System Center Configuration Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/index
• Deployment ToolKit https://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/dn781294.aspx
• Books - http://deploymentartist.com/Books
• Training
• Channel 9 - https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/ignite
• Microsoft Virtual Academy https://mva.microsoft.com/product-training/systemcenter#!lang=1033
• Microsoft Virtual Labs https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs
• Microsoft FastTrack - https://fasttrack.microsoft.com
• Twitter
• Mikael Nystrom @mikael_nystrom
• Johan Arwidmark @jarwidmark
• Websites/Blogs
• http://deploymentresearch.com
• http://deploymentbunny.com/
• https://www.windows-noob.com
• http://ccmexec.com/
• https://garytown.com/
• http://blog.coretech.dk/author/kea/
• Events
• Midwest Management Summit - http://mmsmoa.com
• Microsoft Ignite - https://ignite.microsoft.com
• IT/Dev Connections - http://itdevconnections.com
• Microsoft Tech Community https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/