I cannot thank you enough for this content. I started reading the TechNotes and was like wtf - it seemed overly complex for what I wanted to do. Then looked at other retail options which all lock you into subscriptions per client.. so I had come to terms with the fact that we were going roll out 250 PC's one flash drive at a time... Then watched this while having my morning coffee... 25 mins invested saved me a weekend. YOU are my HERO!

So far, you're guide is winning compared to others I've seen. Great work!

Can confirm this method works for W11 23H2. Thanks Danny!

Danny, Thanks for all your help. I have been wanting to learn how to install windows via PXE to get away from the USB medicat drives i got. This was awesome and i appreciate your knowledge!

Thank you for the great tutorial! I like that it's not too fast, you can follow up; easily pause if you want etc.

OMG! I've been looking for a video like that for so long. The only thing missing is how to setup user database for my homelab so I can deploy 1 image and add or remove user as I want!! Great video! This deserve a follow for sure!!

Thank you for this video! :) I was able to deploy this successfully after some testing on vms. You're the man! Recommendations for people having login issues at the MDT Windows installation screen: Check DNS (this was my issue) and make sure you or the AD accounts you use have proper access to the deployment share folder.

Very straight forward. Not a bunch of flash & trash, good on you!

Thank you! Great video. Now to learn how to build custom images and strip all the bloatware out.

Thank you for this.🙂

its crystal clear soon i will deploy in my environment

What a great video. So clear and helpful. Thankyou

Outstanding guide. Thank you!

This guide worked perfectly...thanks

Thank you a lot for this video !

Thanks for your efforts 👌 Good video... keep it up 😎

Your tutorial video is excellent, it has helped me greatly with setting up and deploying computers with Windows OS. I'm really grateful to you and I'd like to ask if I can add Photoshop or 3ds Max to the MDT application package for quick installation. I'm facing an issue where I don't have the *.msi files.

Thank you 🎉🎉🎉 it work, good steps, please to put video description in frensh. Bye

Kind Sr., You are the shit. Thank you!

Hi Danny, Thanks for this. Life saver. Quick question tho. How do you add the new .wim file to the iso again?

Good Video Sir! Thanks a Lot!

Thank you for the video. please advise at 8:46 time how do i write command for my application , I am trying to install Lenovo Vantage application for the laptop. and it has .exe file and not .msi . pls help

Hello. What will be the command line for the new Microsoft team’s MSIX file. I wanted to add the new team MSIX file but unable to find the command line.

do you know any ay to automate the deployment like you have but encrypt the admin password or provide a more secure way to join the domain?

Where did you boot into a PC from? I can't seem to find anything. Hyper V isn't working nor VM Ware. Thanks!

I followed this step by step and i dont know if there is something i am missing but i was not able to boot into the deployment share from the virtual machine that i had created. i got a network adapter error "a boot image was not found"

After booting and inputting the usernsme, password and machine domain name it keeps botting to command prompt rsyher proceeding to the task sequence

Can you change it afterwards when its crashing because of the x86 folder that is missing?

Thanks for a very educational video. Would you look into doing a video for the entire SCCM install/setup and deploy Win 10 or 11 image? Thank you!

Hi Danny; This was very helpful, Many thanks. I do have a question though, can I create one task sequence where I can select between multiple custom OS images???

Outstanding video 👍

How about capturing a custom windows 11 to deploy the image?

I ran into an issue and found a way to resolve it, if you get any issues relating to === Making sure the deployment share has the latest x86 tools === === Processing LiteTouchPE (x86) boot image === Head to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64 and copy it, then in the same folder paste it and rename the folder to x86 and it will look like this C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\x86. This will mean it will check it's there despite not being needed, it's just that MDT expects to see it there despite MS no longer including 32-bit.

How to configure WDS for ubuntu? I have to install ubuntu in 50 PCs. Could you plz help me.

Is it compulsory to edit the rules in MDT Deployment Share? or we leave defaults ?

Beautiful guide. Do you know how to add multiple versions of W11 to the boot option? Adding more task sequences seemed the way Microsoft set it up but the installer will crash for me if I have multiple task sequences like Windows 11 Enterprise/Home/Pro etc.

at 13:51 sec is where I get stuck. it goes to that white screen where you see the words at the top right and then just sits there. I am trying to load windows 11 on using server 2019 (I think) Is there anyone who has this issue? if so if you have a solution could you tell me please

After booting from the network, my computer throws the error "A connection to the deployment share couple not be made. The following network device did not have a driver installed. PCI\VEN_8086DEV_0DC5&SUBSYS_0C05102&&REV_01". Any ideas how to fix this?

Any good for home PCs? I am obviously not on a domain, it is for a work project.

Getting error while adding boot image in deployment services "The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" what to do?

Danny - great video!! I am actually following it to utilize within our organization. One question I have is, how do I handle two different boot images? We currently use windows 10 and windows 11. I have the custom wim files created using sysprep. Do i need two different boot images? One for 10 and one for 11?

Hi Danny , excellent video ,clear and concise as usual . Q. You deploy your wim file in a virtual environment using HyperV , is there a possibility that you could put together a video on that at some stage 🤔?

On point! Only missisng is what did you use for 7zip. EXE, MSI, extracted folder?

at 7:37 the part you import the operating system. I have a windows 11 iso multi edition. It's auto selecting home how do i choose pro?

Dan can I ask your opinion. I sell a lot of Gaming, Workstation etc PC's on as a side hustle and also work at a University as a Desktop Support Technician. I handle a lot of our imaging but my buddy actually handles creating and customizing our images we have for Staff Machine and Student Labs. I want to learn to do that but should I do a Capture or a clean install for my home lab? I would like to learn how enterprise companies and small businesses do it. If you have time to answer this question it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Can you copy the existing Win10 Task Sequence into the Win11 folder Task Sequence? Obviously making necessary custom changes to the copied one (ie re-pointing 'Install OS' step to a Win11 OS).

Hi Did you change any DHCP settings in your router? And does it work without changing any DHCP settings in the router?

After booting into the litetouch image, i input the share domain access account, but the screen hangs with the windows deploytment toolkit logo. How can i resolved it?

It cant find mdt through the network

In the bootstrap version how do you setup for a standalone server without Active Directory? Also share a script without domain sections if possible?

Thanks for the video, ive created a VM with server and setup the network boot files etc. now I've moved my hyper v VM to another machine to run the PXE server from it... plugging in a laptop direct to the machine its not finding the pxe boot on IPv4. how do I setup both machines to see each other and to book direct from a ethernet attached?

hello danny, thank you for the great work. i have thoroughly followed your vid but at the time the hardware boots to winPE, at the part where it shows MDT's default wallpaper the screen turns black and restarts automatically. all tools used is the same as the one you used in the video.

Danny, when I get to 12:41 I notice that my file type is a wim archive and not a wim file. Is this a problem, because I'm wondering if I did something wrong by chance?

when using this process to image a computer, is there a way to keep the license key for Windows from the previous windows version that was originally on the computer?

by the ways, I follow your step but finally, it does not join domain automatic. have skipped some step or code?

Can you do a video about drivers in MDT? MDT doesn't save me much time when I need to install all drivers manually anyway

I get stuck after putting in the credentials username / password /domain, it just sits there on that white screen. can someone help me?

Hello, Is there any way to contact you? I have a question regarding internal documentation. With kind regards

Hi Danny , thanks for the content , but im still have question about the application part with the correct parameter (silent installation), I have to install quite some numbers application for Win 11 image. I noticed that installer ( .exe) not using same parameter , is that any way can verify what kind parameter suit for the application. .msi is worked with msiexec and /qn. Thanks.

Hello Danny. I've followed your guide but im getting this error when trying to Update DeploymentShare. DISM /Set-TargetPath failed, rc = 1. DISM was unable to set the system root (target path) for the Windows PE image, so the update process cannot continue. I've tried multiple things to resolve that like giving permissions to my Admin user even if its admin. Nothing worked though.

I wondered. what is the best for all of your exercises? I see you use a lot of different servers. I kust have DC1 DC2 in replica. and S1 en S2 en 1CL. If you ar not in to Domaincontroller is it just ok to test on server 1 for example? Just don't want to have too much virtual boxes running.

Hi Danny, Thank you so much for your content is really helpful. Do you know if I can deploy windows 10 and Windows 11 with the same MDT or I need keep in different servers? I haven't found any video o information about it. Thank you in advance.

hello mate, can you make a Video - how to depoly the windows update package when depoly the clean install, or any trick to do this? i downloaded from microsoft catalog, and import to package, but don't know how to include to the image/build

Good tutorial 🤍

hi danny im still noob in this mdt , do you have a video to setup this one in stand alone server? I only have one desktop installed ms server 2016, what I want to is to connect it to one switch with the laptops and pc! thanks for your help..

Hi, thanks a lot, I already have Win 10 image on my WDS can i add Win 11 image on the same Server ?

Thanks for the great tutorial, you've shed some light into this topic for me, which alot of tutorials couldn't. A question I have is, can I install Windows 10 with the Windows 11 ADK? Or does every OS need it's own specific ADK?

i have found the errors due to x86 winpe missing.. where did you find I should use win10 2004? I can t believe I had to watch a video to discover yet another trick on unsupported win deployments..

Hi mate, thanks for the tutorial. I followed this step by step and its was easy and intuitive. But I have a problem running the MDT: After pressing ENTER to access network boot service, the "Microsoft Deployment Toolkit" tab opens and after a few seconds a cmd opens with the system32 folder open. Do you know what could be the problem that does not allow me to open the wizard? Thanks!!

i do have one question. Is it possinble to automate the deployment based on mac adresses? what i'm lookin for is to deploy custom os based on one master devices that we capture and then deploy that to some pcs. Run a custom PE before to change bios settings. i would like the endresult to be connect a pc to the network boot and it will install automaticly based on the mac adress of the device

so it is supported now? Is so confusing.

Thanks for the good tutorial, MDT seems to provide a granular setup with a task sequence method. In contrast, how does this compare to traditional cloning? Could you briefly discuss the pros and cons of each?

Hi, how did you add the .wim file to an .iso file?

qui ce que tu as ajouté dans applications (est ce que c'est le logiciel de 7zip)?

Is Windows Server 2022 a requirement or can we use Windows Server 2019 too?

Hi Danny, following your video, I successfully deploy windows11 system. Your video is really useful. But I have a question here... After deploying, our system can't use "Reset this pc" this function. Is there any way to resolve it?

After extracting the install.vim how we can use it means to have past in where we have mounted the iso file or can directly add to the deployment directory please guide. I have extracted the istall.vim file directly in C:\ drive but getting the same error kindly fix the error first.

I have followed these instructions, which are super easy and great info, but after creating my image and running the vbs script it reboots and i get this error message? "A connection to the deployment share (\\deployment share server\deploymentshareCapture$) could not be made. the following networking device did not have a driver installed. PCI\VEN_8086&Dev_1A1C&SUBSYS_0AC71028&REV_11" which i cannot find that exact driver anywhere. no such luck. Can you advise?

I'm lost at user name ,password and domain what to write

Can you confirm if this guide is still valid and Microsoft seems to imply they no longer support Windows 11 I'm MDT

how do i get windows 11 ini mdt no wim esd file

Hey friend. Good video. Please answer me: this system work with companys that use Microsoft Intune/Autopilot system? It become a generic Windows image (such as a media creation tool) to a personalized Windows to the company uses. So I want to configure only Windows 11 gsneric to deploy via PXE

Hi Danny Great guide, thanks for putting in the effort! I used it with Hyper-V and Windows 10 (with ADK for Win10). However, I'm stumped when it comes to AD joining the computer. I'm confident that the rules are updated accordingly, and the OU structure is legit. I even added: DomainAdmin=Administrator DomainAdminDomain=[MyDomain] DomainAdminPassword=Passw0rd But it still won't domain join the VM. It ends the task sequence with a warning stating that it reached its maximum number of attempts to domain join. The logs didn't do much to help me, I'm afraid. Do you have any tips on how to fix this?

Using windows 10 ADK is ok for windows 11 22h2 really ???

I CANNOT BOOT MY LITE TOUCH , you DID NOT SHOW IT IN THE VIDEO , you did in background, any hellllp

why does nobody mention that making a bootable usb drive with windows, wont work with importing......had been busy for 5 freakin hrs!!!!

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I keep getting failure 5616 verify bcdbootex. Following your guide to a t. What am I doing wrong?

Hello, thanks so much for these instructions. So easy to follow. I followed your steps to the letter; however, when I go to properties of the Task Sequence and select "Edit Unattend.xml", I get an error: "Performing the operation "generate" of target "Catalog". Starting: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Bin\Microsoft.BDD.Catalog40.exe" The system could not find the file specified at Microsoft.BDD.Catolog.Program.DoCatalog() Non-zero return code from catalog utility, rc = -532462766 Then when selecting finish, it gives the following error window: "Unable to edit the unattend.xml for this OS because no catalog could be located or generated." My imported OS is a capture of a Win11 11H2 Enterprise VM which I used the default litetouch.vbs script to generate the captured .wim file from my deployment share setup for capture like in your other tutorial video. I've search all over for what the fix could be and cannot find it other than it looks like the system is unable to launch the catalog. It seems to be missing or for the wrong version of Windows. Not sure if you know how to maybe fix this.

First Nice Thanks! but have error in lan Status: 0xc0000001 Info : A requiered device isn't connected or can't be accessed. you can help me