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MDT 2012 provides a common console with comprehensive tools and guidance for every organizational role—making it the recommended process and toolset to automate large-scale desktop and server deployments. Learn more.

New!  Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 Now Available!

New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever with new features, such as:

  • Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CTP
  • Support for DaRT 8 Beta
  • New “Build Your Own Pages” UDI feature
  • New System Center 2012 Orchestrator support

 

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 with Michael Niehaus
Michael Niehaus from the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) team chats with Symon Perriman about the upcoming MDT 2012 release and improvement around desktop and server deployments, "zero-touch" installations and integration with System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

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MDT 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 now available!
This release expands your deployment capabilities with support for the latest software releases, including Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate, and System Center 2012 Conf... meer
Ensure a secure Windows Server 2012 Beta deployment with MDT 2012!
MDT 2012 is now available for download! MDT 2012 provides support for Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 Beta and System Center Configuration Manager 2012 releases.
TechNet Radio: How to Slipstream IE9 into an MDT, Windows 7 migration
Its IT Time and in this episode, Blain Barton and John Baker welcome IT Pro Community Manager, Stephen Rose. Tune in as Stephen walks us through the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and shows us how easy ... meer

Webcasts and Videos

P2V Migration for Software Assurance Beta with Jeremy Chapman
Watch Jeremy Chapman demonstrate Microsoft P2V Migration for Software Assurance by walking through the management console and showing us what the experience looks from the user’s perspective.

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using MDT 2010
Learn how to build media that will automatically migrate computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 with user data, custom applications and drivers.

Tools to plan and deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Learn how Solution Accelerators can help you make sense of the many deployment tools for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2. Get the answers to common questions, such as which tool is right for your environment and what are limitations of each tool?

Building install media for Windows 7 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Jeremy Chapman gives a quick tour of the MDT, showing how to create the install media that makes the magic happen.

MDT Blogs

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User groups in the Seattle area
You would expect that having Microsoft in the Seattle area would result in having a plethora of Microsoft-related users groups around. But over the y... meer

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 Now Available
Expand your deployment capabilities with support for Windows 8 Release Preview The Solution Acce... meer

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PXE Deployment with Surface Pro
PXE support has been added to Surface Pro as part of the May firmware update. This means that as long as you have the Surface Pro Ethernet Adapter an... meer

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Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147023504
I suddenly started getting this error on all my task sequences. I created a new vanilla sequence and got the error on it as well. It doesn't matter if... meer
Limit to the number of applications
Hi, I wanted to know if there was a limit to the number of applications we can have for deployement. Currently, we have 200-300 applications(school pr... meer
Move User Data Windows XP to Windows 7 MDT 2012 Update 1
Been using MDT 2012 Update 1 for a year wiping XP computers and putting Windows 7 with applications. I was not worried about user data until now. I wa... meer
Backup to VHD Task Sequence
Hello, I've had a search around in both this forum and Google but I can't find what I want. I understand that it is possible to create a task sequence... meer
MDT 2012 setup Litetouch oem install with WinRe enabled
Hi, In the EDT with windows 7: if you installed the image on a pc you have an icon on the desktop for setting up the recovery partition and a sysprep.... meer

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