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2019 2

  1. New version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit released!
  2. USB media and Windows Information Protection

2018 21

  1. Assigning Autopilot profiles by exception
  2. Evaluating/Testing/Demoing modern deployment with Windows Autopilot
  3. Revisiting Windows Autopilot for existing devices
  4. Blocking for app installation using Enrollment Status Page
  5. Trying out Windows Autopilot User-Driven Hybrid Azure AD Join
  6. Speeding up Windows Autopilot for existing devices
  7. A recap from Microsoft Ignite 2018
  8. New Windows Autopilot resources available
  9. Autopilot profile assignment using Intune
  10. Deploying a kiosk using Windows Autopilot
  11. Yet another way to clean up in-box apps
  12. Troubleshooting Improvements in Windows Autopilot
  13. NEW: Upgrade to Windows 10 1803 without suspending BitLocker
  14. Cleaning up apps to keep Windows 10 sysprep happy
  15. Managing Windows AutoPilot devices using the Intune Graph API
  16. ConfigMgr task sequences from the internet
  17. More on included Windows 10 apps
  18. What’s Changed in MDT 8450
  19. Afraid of Windows 10 with Azure AD join? Try it out (part 2)
  20. Starting a new chapter
  21. Afraid of Windows 10 with Azure AD join? Try it out (part 1)

2017 19

  1. Changing the Hyper-V screen resolution during OOBE
  2. Windows AutoPilot Azure AD Branding
  3. Troubleshooting Windows AutoPilot: Sample ETW Traces
  4. Troubleshooting Windows AutoPilot (level 300/400)
  5. Troubleshooting Windows AutoPilot (level 100/200)
  6. Gathering Windows AutoPilot hardware details from existing machines
  7. Improved Windows Update Log Formatting with Windows 10 1709
  8. Changing between Windows SKUs
  9. Windows as a service: Connecting the dots
  10. Easily switch from Windows 10 Enterprise to Windows 10 Education
  11. Using Dynamic Update with WSUS to install Windows 10 feature updates
  12. #WaasInANutshell
  13. Quick workaround for ADK 1703 issue
  14. Windows Updates: What’s in a name?
  15. Finding Windows 10 Language Packs
  16. Moving from BIOS to UEFI with MDT 8443
  17. Hiding pages in Settings with Windows 10 1703
  18. Removing “Contact Support” app
  19. Deploying Nano Server using MDT

2016 11

  1. Windows 10 1607: Keeping apps from coming back when deploying the feature update
  2. Windows 10, Delivery Optimization, and WSUS: Take #2
  3. Using WSUS with Windows 10 1607?
  4. Windows 10 1607 downloads available on VLSC
  5. In the NYC area on Friday, March 25th?
  6. Documentation updates for Windows 10 1511
  7. Building a provisioning package to upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise
  8. There is never enough automation
  9. Build Windows 7 images faster by patching them faster
  10. What’s Changed in MDT 2013 Update 2
  11. Using the Windows Store for Business with MDT 2013

2015 9

  1. Updated Remove Apps Script, and a Workaround
  2. Seeing extra apps? Turn them off.
  3. Removing Windows 10 in-box apps during a task sequence
  4. Windows 10: Reducing the disk footprint
  5. Adding .NET Framework to Windows 10 using MDT 2013 Update 1
  6. Adding features (including .NET 3.5) to Windows 10
  7. Windows 10, MDT 2013 Update 1, and HideShell
  8. Windows 10 Pre-Upgrade Validation using SETUP.EXE
  9. MDT 2013 Update 1 Preview: What’s Changed

2014 7

  1. Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer
  2. Useful deployment links
  3. Experimenting with WIMBoot using MDT 2013
  4. Another Windows 8.1 Update tip
  5. Ten years and counting
  6. Configuring file associations in Windows 8.1
  7. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 8.1 using MDT 2013

2013 7

  1. Download some free books…
  2. Have you submitted your MDT feedback?
  3. The ADK for Windows 8.1 has been updated
  4. MDT 2013: What’s changed?
  5. Ensuring custom GPO packs are copied to linked deployment shares
  6. Grabbing out-of-box drivers from a Windows 8 system
  7. Sometimes it’s the little things…

2012 38

  1. User groups in the Seattle area
  2. Using boot from VHD and differencing disks
  3. More experimenting with RAMdisks: Using a VM completely in RAM
  4. Experimenting with a RAMdisk
  5. MDT 2012 Update 1: Deploy to VHD
  6. MDT 2012 Update 1: Roles and Features improvements
  7. MDT 2012 Update 1 has been updated
  8. Using the Windows Performance Toolkit
  9. Troubleshooting Windows Deployments, take #2
  10. Database changes in MDT 2012 and MDT 2012 Update 1
  11. Troubleshooting Windows Deployments
  12. Revisiting LTI deployment wizard application selection profiles
  13. Automatically configuring the ConfigMgr console for MDT 2012
  14. Speed up MDT task sequences in Configuration Manager
  15. Copying $OEM$ files and folders with MDT 2012 Update 1
  16. Displaying the task sequence name
  17. One journey ends, another begins
  18. MDT 2012 Update 1 is coming soon!
  19. MDT 2012 Update 1: UDI “Build Your Own Pages”
  20. MDT 2012 Update 1: Customer experience improvement program
  21. MDT 2012 Update 1: Orchestrator support
  22. MDT 2012 Update 1: Monitoring for ConfigMgr
  23. MDT 2012 Update 1: Merged ZTI and UDI task sequences
  24. MDT 2012 Update 1: DaRT 8 support
  25. MDT 2012 Update 1: ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 CTP support
  26. MDT 2012 Update 1: PowerShell 3.0 support
  27. MDT 2012 Update 1: Always applying images with ImageX
  28. MDT 2012 Update 1: Dealing with in-use files when capturing user state
  29. Encoding sensitive information in CustomSettings.ini and Bootstrap.ini
  30. Troubleshooting MDT 2012 Monitoring
  31. Trying to install ConfigMgr 2012 RTM? Make sure you have the right SQL…
  32. Inside a Task Sequence
  33. Have you tried the Application Approval Workflow solution accelerator?
  34. MDT 2012 New Feature: Monitoring
  35. MDT 2012 New Feature: Item Sorting
  36. Trying to install ConfigMgr 2012 RC2? Make sure you have the right SQL…
  37. Customizing Wizards with MDT 2012
  38. Creating the ConfigMgr “System Management” Container with PowerShell

2011 21

  1. MDT 2012 New Feature: Gather improvements
  2. MDT 2012 New Feature: DaRT integration
  3. SCCM Guru webcast coming up soon
  4. Windows Thin PC: Another flavor of Windows 7
  5. Hyper-V on Windows 8 Client!
  6. Migrating application settings with USMT 4.0: Sample #2
  7. Migrating application settings with USMT 4.0: Sample #1
  8. Migrating offline files (CSC) using USMT 4.0
  9. Troubleshooting the User State Migration Tool 4.0
  10. Deploying Office 2010 with Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2
  11. MDT 2012 Beta 1: Cross-Platform Deployment
  12. MDT 2012 Beta 1: UEFI Support
  13. ConfigMgr 2007 Driver Management Revisited (Again)
  14. MDT 2010 and Windows AIK Supplement Revisited
  15. Creating a fully-patched image using MDT 2010 Lite Touch
  16. Got orphaned collections in ConfigMgr?
  17. Issue with MDT 2010 Update 1 and Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 Supplement
  18. New program for US-based partners
  19. User Group Meetings and MMS 2011
  20. Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 Released
  21. USMT 4.0 Support for Office 2010

2010 23

  1. MDT doesn’t recognize your WIM file? Well, ImageX didn’t either.
  2. ConfigMgr Driver Management: A New Development
  3. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fix to make ConvertBooleanToString available again
  4. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fix to re-enable System Restore in ConfigMgr task sequence
  5. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fixed Slow Driver Injection in Lite Touch
  6. MDT 2010 Update 1: Added Support for ConfigMgr R3 Prestaged Media
  7. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fixes to ConfigMgr State Migration Point Scenarios
  8. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fixes to ConfigMgr Task Sequence Template Error Handling
  9. MDT 2010 Update 1: Task Sequences Changed
  10. MDT 2010 Update 1: Scripts Changed
  11. Quick notes about MDT 2010 Update 1, released today!
  12. Selection profiles with the Lite Touch deployment wizard
  13. Just a few days until TechEd North America
  14. In the Phoenix area?
  15. MDT 2010 Update 1 Beta available for download
  16. Driver Management: What you are doing
  17. Driver Management: What do you think?
  18. ConfigMgr 2007 Driver Management: The Novel, part 2
  19. Dumping Task Sequence Variables
  20. MMS 2010: Seek out the Windows deployment experts
  21. Make sure a ConfigMgr task sequence has all the packages it needs
  22. Hiding (and showing) the task sequence progress dialog box
  23. New Solution Accelerator Beta Available

2009 72

  1. Fixing Office Upcoming Appointments gadget to work with Office 2010
  2. Have questions about MDT 2010?
  3. Ready for Office 2010? It’s not far away.
  4. RIS-style naming with MDT 2010: Use a web service
  5. Workaround posted for ConfigMgr SP2 issue with USMT 4.0
  6. Dynamic application detection with Lite Touch, Revisited
  7. In the Seattle area? Come to the Windows Networking User’s Group meeting
  8. Two webcasts next week
  9. Using the MDT database from a web service without writing code
  10. New version of the MDT Wizard Editor is available
  11. MDT 2010 New Feature #21: Copying extra folders
  12. MDT 2010 New Feature #20: General Purpose ConfigMgr wizard
  13. ConfigMgr SP2 is speedy
  14. Setting up an image factory, part 1: Using MDT 2010 Lite Touch with SCVMM 2008 R2
  15. Running PowerShell scripts as part of a task sequence
  16. Automatically update MDT 2010 boot images in WDS
  17. MDT 2010 New Feature #19: Improved Driver Management
  18. Sorting the contents of an MDT 2010 deployment share
  19. Automating Long-Running MDT 2010 Tasks
  20. MDT 2010 has been released!
  21. Prepopulating Windows Experience Index (WEI, a.k.a. WinSAT) numbers in Windows 7
  22. Speaking at TechEd Australia and TechEd New Zealand
  23. New Intel iaStor driver available
  24. Windows AIK for Windows 7 is available for download
  25. Querying the MDT database using a custom model
  26. MDT 2010 New Feature #18: Selection Profiles
  27. MDT 2010 New Feature #17: Customizable boot image process
  28. MDT 2010 New Feature #16: PowerShell support
  29. MDT 2010 New Feature #15: Finish actions
  30. MDT 2010 New Feature #14: Database improvements
  31. MDT 2010 New Feature #13: New task sequence templates
  32. MDT 2010 New Feature #12: USMT 4.0 hardlink support
  33. MDT 2010 New Feature #11: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support
  34. MDT 2010 New Feature #10: Detection of signed drivers
  35. MDT 2010 New Feature #9: Copy and paste support in the Deployment Workbench task sequence editor
  36. MDT 2010 New Feature #8: No more visible command windows when booting Lite Touch Windows PE
  37. TechEd Australia: Now that’s a giveaway
  38. MDT 2010 New Feature #7: Boot image creation optimized
  39. MDT 2010 New Feature #6: Drag and drop
  40. MDT 2010 New Feature #5: Support for multiple deployment shares
  41. MDT 2010 New Feature #4: Folders everywhere
  42. MDT 2010 New Feature #3: Suspend and resume a Lite Touch task sequence
  43. MDT 2010 New Feature #2: Gathering virtualization details
  44. MDT 2010 New Feature #1: Logging directly to the network
  45. MDT 2010 Beta 2 – Yes, it’s finally available
  46. MDT 2008 Update 1 does not support ConfigMgr SP2 Beta
  47. More ConfigMgr hotfixes for Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 support
  48. ConfigMgr hotfixes available to support Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 OS deployment
  49. Piles and piles of Dell drivers
  50. Freaky sight: IE 6 running on Windows 7
  51. Live from TechEd: Talking about Windows 7 and Deployment
  52. More ConfigMgr and SQL Server 2008 issues
  53. Manipulating the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit database using PowerShell
  54. ConfigMgr hotfix for driver issues when using SQL Server 2008
  55. Adding members to a ConfigMgr collection using PowerShell v2 CTP3
  56. Creating a ConfigMgr collection using PowerShell v2 CTP3
  57. Fun with ConfigMgr 2007 and PowerShell
  58. MDT 2010 Partner Webcast Recording Available
  59. MDT 2010 Partner Webcast tomorrow, March 26th
  60. Windows Vista Resource Kit book is available for free
  61. Windows 7 SKUs
  62. Having problems importing a driver into ConfigMgr?
  63. More Windows Live Toolbar features
  64. Latest Windows Live Toolbar
  65. Windows 7 Deployment Changes
  66. Windows 7 Features IT pros will like
  67. Download Windows 7 now…
  68. And now MDT 2010 Beta 1 is available too
  69. Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 beta is available for download
  70. Want to get rid of Windows XP or Server 2003 PnP dialogs?
  71. Social networking – so many options…
  72. Windows 7 Beta announced today

2008 67

  1. Got money left in the budget? Send it to Microsoft.
  2. ConfigMgr "Install Software Updates" task failing when building a reference machine?
  3. Internet Explorer 8 compatibility will be even easier
  4. Two more certifications, including one on MDT 2008
  5. The computer is too powerful, need to slow it down to run Windows PE 2.x.
  6. Want to save some time when deploying Windows Vista?
  7. Windows 7 unveiled today
  8. TechEd U.S. 2009 is earlier this year
  9. MCSA is now "MCITP: Server Administrator"
  10. "Allow this program to be installed from the Install Software task sequence without being advertised"
  11. Scripts updated in MDT 2008 Update 1
  12. One More Certification Exam
  13. Dynamic application detection with Lite Touch
  14. Last-minute reminder: Windows Vista performance webcast Wednesday morning (PST)
  15. TechEd EMEA IT Professionals 2008 coming up soon
  16. ConfigMgr 2007 R2's Unknown Computer Support
  17. I'm a PC
  18. Using the Hyper-V integration components with MDT 2008 Update 1 Lite Touch
  19. ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 slowing down your task sequence executions?
  20. Another conference complete (well, two of them actually)
  21. Back from a long vacation, leaving again soon
  22. Losing the (e-mail) battle
  23. Even more certified
  24. Installing IE 8 Beta 1 as part of an MDT 2008 Lite Touch deployment
  25. Wizard Editor now available on CodePlex for download
  26. Automatically installing Hyper-V RTM with MDT 2008
  27. It's official: Microsoft certifies that I can indeed configure Windows Vista
  28. Sorting MDT's lists of applications, task sequences, patches, etc.
  29. New chipsets due soon from Intel
  30. Windows Vista driver management
  31. New command option available in Windows AIK 1.1's BOOTSECT.EXE to update MBR
  32. Want to move from two partitions to one as part of your OS deployment?
  33. Sysinternals tools directly from a file share
  34. TechEd 2008 is rapidly approaching
  35. ConfigMgr 2007 hotfix for adding new supported platforms
  36. Different types of mass storage drivers?
  37. Need new SYSPREP for Windows XP SP3? (Updated)
  38. Using the ConfigMgr 2007 "Install Software" step to install a dynamic list of packages
  39. Getting Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 to install updates from WSUS
  40. So why doesn't Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 use PowerShell scripts during an OS deployment?
  41. MMS 2008 Keynote: The Dynamic Datacenter
  42. Purchasing Microsoft conference DVDs
  43. Make me regret asking
  44. Forgot one: Birds of a Feather
  45. The start of another Microsoft Management Summit
  46. Would you like fries with that?
  47. Security Baseline Compliance using DCM
  48. Ever heard of FDCC or SCAP?
  49. Upgrading to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 - Zero Touch with ConfigMgr 2007
  50. Upgrading to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 - Zero Touch with SMS 2003
  51. Upgrading to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 - Lite Touch
  52. Whew...
  53. Translating to English
  54. Springboard Webcast
  55. Coming to MMS 2008?
  56. It's all about the music...
  57. Am I well traveled?
  58. Deploying Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft Deployment
  59. Windows Server 2008 available for download for TechNet Plus subscribers
  60. Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM -- Are you ready for them?
  61. New computers: what should your company be buying?
  62. A concise history of BDD
  63. Fully customizing Internet Explorer 7.0
  64. Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Mobile 6: trying to sync with a storage card
  65. Microsoft Deployment, ConfigMgr, Boot Media, Unknown Computers, Web Services
  66. Deploying Office 2003 with Microsoft Deployment
  67. New Year's Resolution

2007 31

  1. "Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute"
  2. Internet Explorer behavior change
  3. How do you add Windows Live Messenger presence to your blog or web page?
  4. Microsoft Deployment released, now I need to catch up on e-mail
  5. TechEd: IT Forum underway
  6. So many TechEd conferences
  7. Windows Live Messenger integrated into my blog
  8. D4B3 New Feature: Improved disk partitioning
  9. D4B3 New Feature: Calling web services
  10. D4B3 New Feature: Multiple task sequence templates
  11. D4B3 New Feature: Windows Update integration
  12. D4B3 New Feature: More USMT automation
  13. Deployment 4 Beta 3 now available
  14. New Tafiti web site
  15. BDD 2007 Patch 1 Source Code Released
  16. New Microsoft Update Catalog web site available
  17. Can I deploy Windows Vista Ultimate with BDD 2007?
  18. Conference Recordings Available Online
  19. Windows Server 2008 Launch Date Announced at WPC 2007 in Denver
  20. One more BDD 2007 Patch 1 installation suggestion
  21. Another new BDD patch?
  22. BDD 2007 Patch 1 knowledge base article and patch now available
  23. Beginning another TechEd conference
  24. Good suggestion for those using SMS 2003 OSD
  25. BDD 2007 and PowerShell
  26. BDD 2007 Source Code Available
  27. A discussion about Wake-on-LAN
  28. Tips for Integrating USMT 3.0 into BDD 2007
  29. Adding custom tasks to BDD 2007 task sequences
  30. BDD 2007 Overview Demo
  31. BDD 2007 Released

2006 5

  1. BDD 2007 Release Candidate 1 Now Available
  2. TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona
  3. Counting down the days to Windows Vista
  4. TechNet webcast on Friday, September 29
  5. BDD 2007 Beta 2 has been released