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2017 1

  1. Deploying legacy Windows with Configuration Manager 1702 and Windows ADK 1703

2016 2

  1. Security implications of upgrading to Windows 10
  2. Windows 10 Start Layout Customization

2015 7

  1. Script to Make ServiceUI.exe Easier to Use for OSD Custom User Interfaces
  2. Dynamically Setting Variables as Over-writable during Gather
  3. Writing Data to the MDT Database During Gather
  4. Loading Scripts that Have VBScript Classes or that Don’t Have a UserExit Function as User Exit Scripts – Script Update
  5. Reducing Windows Deployment time using Power Management
  6. Excluding Known Multi-Reboot Updates during a ZTI Deployment
  7. Configuring Regional and Language Settings Online in an MDT Task Sequence – Script Update

2014 6

  1. Setting SMSDP When MDT Doesn’t Set It For You
  2. Pre-Flight Checks – SMART Check
  3. Pre-Flight Checks – AC Power Check
  4. Pre-Flight Checks – Wireless Connectivity
  5. New PowerShell Scripting Tools Released
  6. USMT: Architecture-Independent Rules for Migrating 32-bit Applications

2013 17

  1. Removing Windows 8.1 Built-in Applications
  2. Deprecation of the OSVersion Property and What to Do About It
  3. Loading Scripts that Have VBScript Classes or that Don’t Have a UserExit Function as User Exit Scripts
  4. Remapping Variables in MDT Database Queries
  5. Enterprise Management of ActiveX Controls using ActiveX Installer Service
  6. Signing Windows 8 applications using an Internal PKI
  7. Update – Removing Built-in Applications from Windows 8
  8. Automatically Populate the PATCH Property for the ConfigMgr Client Installation – Script Update
  9. PXE Deployment with Surface Pro
  10. Deploying Drivers and Firmware to Surface Pro
  11. Supporting Windows 8 Mail App in the Enterprise
  12. Windows 8 – Supporting proxy services with Static Configurations, Web Hosted PAC files and Domain Policy Configured Proxy
  13. USMT Restore Status Notification HTA in Full Operating System
  14. USMT Capture Status Notification HTA in Full Operating System
  15. Create Windows-To-Go drives in a simple Factory mode
  16. Printer Remapping in Windows 7 Deployments
  17. Windows 8 BitLocker Deployment and PowerShell

2012 15

  1. Windows 8 – Customizing the Default Lock Screen
  2. Windows 8: Automating the installation of .NET Framework 3.5 with MDT
  3. Removing Built-in Applications from Windows 8
  4. Windows 8 Start Screen Customization with MDT
  5. Automatically Populate the PATCH Property for the ConfigMgr Client Installation - Updated for ConfigMgr 2012
  6. Finish Actions for Configuration Manager OSD
  7. Run command line as domain user – Incorrect Function Error
  8. Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) UK is Hiring
  9. Approval request notification for Systems Center 2012 Configuration Manager
  10. Using MBAM to start BitLocker Encryption in a Task Sequence
  11. Expiring Outdated Stand-Alone Media
  12. Internet Explorer 6 Migration Roadshow events - UK
  13. Dynamically Installing ‘Computer Specific’ Applications Using Configuration Manager with MDT
  14. Finding All References to MDT Variables in a Deployment Share: VariableDocumentor v1.0
  15. Windows 7 Deployment Options for Small and Midsize Businesses

2011 36

  1. MDT 2012: New Features – Hide Shell
  2. MDT 2012: New Features– GPO Packs
  3. MDT 2012 Beta 2 Released
  4. BitLocker Protection Status
  5. ZTI MDT Debugger 1.0
  6. Deployment Mindmaps
  7. Co-existing PXE Boot for MDT standalone Image Capture & ConfigMgr Image Deployment Environments
  8. Adding Configurations to the Applications Pane using AppDescriptors
  9. Getting more into DVD Media Based Deployment
  10. Querying MDT/ConfigMgr Logs in MDT Scripts
  11. Back to basics #6 – Application Compatability: Things You Shouldn't Do But Are Tempted To
  12. Windows 7 Background Customization
  13. Supporting different build types using a single deployment share
  14. Dynamic Computer Naming in ZTI Deployments
  15. How to Limit or Restrict the Use of Bootable Media Devices for OS Deployment Using SCCM
  16. Setting Environment Variables in a Task Sequence
  17. Allowing Better Interaction to App-V Virtual Applications
  18. Message Box Script for Lite Touch Task Sequences
  19. Deployment Blogs and Twitter
  20. Language Packs not showing up in your Task Sequence?
  21. UK Tech Days Content Now Live
  22. PowerShell Script to Create a Sysinternals Suite INF File Installer
  23. Blank monitors are dropping my calls!
  24. Deploying Volume Activation for Office 2010
  25. The Deployment Guys gets a Facelift
  26. Back To Basics 5: Restricting Task Sequence Usage
  27. Released – MDT 2012 Beta 1
  28. MDT Debugger 2.1
  29. Finding Updates For Image Engineering
  30. New Optimized Desktop Resources
  31. MDT Debugger 2.0
  32. Splitting Task Sequences To Make Life Easier #2
  33. Splitting Task Sequences To Make Life Easier #1
  34. USMT 4 Update Released to Support Office 2010 Migrations
  35. Going Social!
  36. Kick-Starting SCCM Advertisements

2010 36

  1. Check to see if the TPM is enabled
  2. Back to basics #4 – Things You Shouldn't Do But Are Tempted To
  3. Adding and Removing Fonts with Windows PowerShell
  4. Using the MDT Windows Update Tasks in Image Engineering
  5. Simple Deployment Monitoring
  6. Removing the Browser Choice option During Image Engineering with MDT 2010
  7. User State Virtualisation - Solution Accelerator
  8. MDT Deployment Wizard Panes for Installing OS Roles and Features
  9. Microsoft Office Migration Planning Manager- New Version for Office 2010
  10. Optimising Windows 7 Images for use in VDI
  11. Customising the MDT Task Sequence Editor
  12. Automatically Populate the PATCH Property for the ConfigMgr 2007 Client Installation
  13. Using MDT and Custom Function Library Scripts as User Exit Scripts
  14. Reading and Modifying INI Files with Scripts
  15. MDT 2010 Update 1 – Now Available
  16. Using Command Shell Scripts with MDT
  17. Microsoft Consulting Services (UK) is Hiring
  18. MDT 2010 Update 1 Beta Released
  19. Repeat of the Office 2010 OnRamp - Last Chance!
  20. Windows Deployment Session Videos – UK Techdays 2010
  21. Issues with CopyProfile and Windows 7 Wallpaper
  22. Exporting All SCCM Variables To A Log File For Debugging
  23. Banish GUIDs from CustomSettings.ini in MDT
  24. Nesting MDT Roles
  25. Office 2010 OnRamp Event
  26. SCCM Client Install Getting Stuck
  27. USMT Failures Due To Bad Profile List Entries
  28. MDT Debugger
  29. Adding Support for 802.1x to WinPE
  30. Updated Driver INF Information Script
  31. Using ConvertBooleanToString with ZTIGather.wsf in MDT 2010
  32. New Command Line Utility to Manage NIC Protocol Bindings
  33. Configuring Regional and Language Settings Online in an MDT Task Sequence
  34. Added support for 802.1x in Windows PE
  35. Setting MDT Time Zone Variables from the Source OS Time Zone
  36. Windows 7 GodMode and Other Folder Shortcuts

2009 48

  1. Happy Holidays - Windows 7 style
  2. New Elevation PowerToys Blog
  3. Where to find DevCon.exe
  4. Creating a SID Mapping File with Windows PowerShell
  5. A Change in Line-Up
  6. Awesome feature with a catch
  7. ConfigMgr Admin Console GUID documentor
  8. Sysprep, Machine SIDs and Other Myths
  9. Preventing OEM builds from Accidentally Performing Mini-Setup without the Task Sequence
  10. Happy Thanksgiving – Windows 7 Style
  11. Windows 7 RTM Issue with Group Policy Enforced Wallpaper
  12. Happy Halloween - Windows 7 style
  13. Configuring Default User Settings – Full Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  14. Approving Windows Updates in an MDT 2010 Standalone Environment from a ConfigMgr Software Update Point
  15. Essential Guide for Deploying Windows 7
  16. Reporting on Office 2007 Customisation Settings
  17. How to configure BitLocker on additional drives in a MDT 2010 deployment.
  18. Making WinPE Wait for Network in LTI Deployments
  19. Using Device Aliases for Hardware Specific Application Installation
  20. Using and Extending Model Aliases for Hardware Specific Application Installation
  21. MDT 2010 is Released to the Web!
  22. Windows 7 WAIK and Custom Images
  23. Clustering the MDT Database
  24. Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide
  25. Persisting ConfigMgr Packages during a Task Sequence
  26. Single WIM Deployment of Windows XP Professional and Tablet PC Edition (and Other Operating Systems)
  27. Updated Hardware Detection Script
  28. Installing Applications Using Active Directory Group Membership
  29. Setting AD Computer Object MDT Properties
  30. Windows 7 and BitLocker command Line
  31. Windows 7 and BitLocker to Go
  32. Encoding Command Shell Scripts
  33. Setting the Time Zone using Windows PowerShell
  34. Mark Russinovich - Virtual Round Table on WIndows 7Application Compatibility
  35. Excluding USB, FireWire and other drives from USMT Capture
  36. Pin Items to the Start Menu or Windows 7 Taskbar via Script
  37. ACT 5.5 Releases April 3rd
  38. MDT 2010 Webcast
  39. Deploying Windows 7 VL with MAK (Multiple Access Keys) using MDT 2010
  40. Sharing some simple HTAs
  41. Adding tools to Windows PE in an mixed x86 x64 environment
  42. Boot from VHD and WDS
  43. Deploying Win 7 to Boot From VHD with MDT 2010
  44. Documenting your Task Sequences Automagically (Update - v2)
  45. GImageX Beta for Windows 7 Beta
  46. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Deployment White Papers Updated for Service Pack 3
  47. The Elevation PowerToys and Windows 7
  48. USMT Error Codes

2008 68

  1. Silently Installing the Elevation PowerToys in MDT
  2. Configuring Default Settings for Windows image deployment - KB Article Published
  3. "Easy" List Items for the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  4. Vista SP2
  5. User Experience for Configuration Manager Task Sequences - Part I
  6. Back to basics #3 – Branding the deployment and fixing the 0xc000000e problem
  7. Back to basics #2 – 7 Things you shouldn’t do in a LiteTouch Deployment
  8. Porting Configuration Manager Task Sequences to a Different Environment
  9. SCCM 2007 SP1 and the Run Command Line Bug
  10. Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) utilising Citrix Xendesktop as the Broker
  11. Placing your window on top during the WindowsPE stage
  12. TechNet Webcast on Desktop Deployment
  13. SCCM 2007 SP1 and Windows XP/Server 2003 Mass Storage Drivers
  14. Back to basics #1 – Locking the computer during deployment
  15. Mark Russinovich talks Vista performance
  16. Logging All the Configuration Manager Task Sequence Variables (PART II)
  17. Firewalls, MDT and SQL
  18. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure(VDI)
  19. Logging All the Configuration Manager Task Sequence Variables
  20. Non-shrinking WIM files
  21. Documenting Your Task Sequences Automagically
  22. Controlling Package Sequence with Multiple Roles in MDT 2008
  23. How to Setup ConfigMgr 2007 on Windows Server 2008
  24. Implementing the "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Single-Image Deployment Supplemental Guide" Process in MDT 2008 - Full Update
  25. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 Released
  26. Task Sequence logic tricks using MDT variables
  27. MDT Script Explanations
  28. Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence
  29. Editing the HTML template files
  30. Robocopy exit codes
  31. Implementing the "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Single-Image Deployment Supplemental Guide" Process - Important Update
  32. Adding Hyper-V Integration Components to WinPE using MDT 2008 – Updated for Hyper-V RTM.
  33. Injecting Hyper-V Synthetic drivers to WinPE
  34. Useful Script Number 5 - Adjusting the Default User Registry Hive
  35. Shameless Self-Promotion #1: Elevation PowerToys for Windows Vista
  36. Who are the Deployment Guys
  37. Getting caught out by your logon script
  38. Implementing the "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Single-Image Deployment Supplemental Guide" Process in MDT 2008
  39. Off Topic: Embedding Sky Drive Links
  40. OSD: Forcing a reboot
  41. Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3
  42. ConfigMgr for Deployment - Rough Sizing Guidelines
  43. Expanding the Scratch Space in Windows PE 2.1
  44. Dealing With Duplicate User Profile Links in Windows Vista
  45. Useful Script Number 4 - Silent Installation of Windows AIK 1.1
  46. Windows Vista Product Guide (Updated for SP1) now Available
  47. Getting help when you are really stuck
  48. Don’t forget our old blogs!
  49. Updating System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Deployment
  50. Useful Script Number 3 - Turning the Windows Vista Sidebar On and Off
  51. Configuration Manager - Dynamic Driver Categories
  52. Meet another Deployment Guy at MMS 2008
  53. Driver Management (Part 2) - MDT 2008
  54. BDD: How to always enable debug mode
  55. Meet a Deployment Guy!
  56. BDD 2007 Lite Touch and SMS 2003 Zero Touch Video Walkthroughs
  57. "Up-ping" the uptime of your Lite-Touch server
  58. MDT 2008 and BDD 2007 Update 2 Released
  59. Workstation Migration Assistant
  60. Useful Script Number 2 - Move the Task Sequence Window
  61. OSD: Dynamic Application Installation
  62. Useful Script Number 1 - Start and Stop Services
  63. Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment
  64. Driver Management (Part 1) - Configuration Manager
  65. BDD 2007: Rebooting at the end of the Task Sequence
  66. What is "The Deployment Guys"?
  67. Don't clean up your image (just yet)!
  68. GImageX is Back