Display the correct computer name in WinPe using a MDT task sequence
Claus When you have MDT integrated in SCCM and create a MDT task sequence. Then BGinfo is used to display some information during OSD. When the Pc is in WinPe, then…
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Remote control Pc during OSD
In a pervious post I have written about how you can remote control a Pc in WinPe. In this post I will show you how to setup your task sequence…
Java deployment with PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit
PowerShell App Deployment toolkit is a very good and free wrapper for software that I deploy with SCCM. I have created a java 8 Update 91 deployment and you can…
Windows installation on “D” drive in a MDT task sequence
If you use a MDT task sequence in SCCM CB 1602, then windows will be installed on the D-drive. To get windows installed on the C-drive, then you should find…
Add “cmtrace” during OSD
When I have to look in log files for errors and other things, I always use CMtrace. It is a very good log file viewer. CMtrace is already included in…
Enable Windows 7 AERO during OSD
If you want to make sure AERO is enabled in windows 7 after OSD, then you can “Run Command Line” with the following settings at the end of the task…
Enable System Restore during OSD
I use MDT to create the WIM image that I deploy with SCCM. MDT disabled system restore. So I have created this PowerShell script that enabled System restore with the…
Improve deployment time during OSD with power management.
To improve the time that it takes to install a computer with OSD, you can add a “High Performance Power Scheme” while OSD is running. And then changed it back…
Post action in Task sequence
If you want to do stuff after you task sequence is finished, then you can use the variable “SMSTSPostAction”. Create a “Set Task Sequence Variable” step in the beginning of…
Increase error dialog timeout in OSD
The default error dialog timeout is 15 minutes. You can increase that timeout by creating a “Set Task Sequence Variable” step at the beginning of your TS. Name: Give it…