Tag Archives: Windows PE

Disk Wipe Wedge for use with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (Any release)

By | November 28, 2019
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1\Create a folder under the <DeployRoot> named “peFiles” or similar. 2\Populate the folder with the promptForDiskWipe.bat and unattend.xml files from this gist: promptForDiskWipe.bat: https://gist.github.com/brianfgonzalez/dcedc971176ba87551b10ef9f40c332e unattend.xml: https://gist.github.com/brianfgonzalez/d93e4160b03b46885ca187e6bc2fa549 * Click on RAW and then right-click and save-as to save the actual files. 3\Update your MDT boot media to call the promptForDiskWipe.bat script before starting a deployment (litetouch.vbs).… Read More »

UEFI Enable on Panasonic Toughbooks in Windows PE

By | March 28, 2018
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UPDATE 04-03-2019: For newer Toughbooks you must also install SID0040 https://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/077586?dc%5B%5D=002001&lang=003&no=41&oc=001042&p1=218&p2=2180633&score=1.0&sri=13615846&trn_org=2 This setting change uses the Panasonic “WMI BIOS CONFIGURATION TOOL”: ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/computer/software/wmi_tool_software.zip The sid0021 driver is required for this tool: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/076632?dc%5B%5D=002001&lang=003&no=18&oc=001039&p1=117&p2=1170603&score=1.0&sri=12295314&trn_org=2 Here is a package containing both the tool, driver and batch script to enable UEFI in WinPE, but other BIOS settings can be changed using… Read More »

Environment Variables set during the “Update Media” processing of MDT

By | January 25, 2017
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At the end of running “Update Media” for the 1st run or on any run with the “-force” argument passed, an update script can be called via the “LitetouchPE.xml” file. Here are the dynamic vars exposed that can be called via a custom script. ADKPath | C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit CONTENT |… Read More »

Crazy mouse issue in Windows PE

By | October 19, 2015
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*UPDATED* 2016/10/11 – Script created to automate update on pe WIM: https://gist.github.com/brianfgonzalez/574aa68f4d5c39c5005bfdf15fa6c4b9 The crazy mouse occurs when the embedded GPS module is detected as a Serial mouse. To prevent this behavior, you must manually import a REG into the Windows PE boot.wim. A registry entry must be imported into the registry of the WinPE boot media.… Read More »

SCCM 2007 WinPE not seeing CF-311xxx Toughbook USB ports

By | October 19, 2015
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Here is the current workaround to the USB ports not working on a CF-311xxx with SCCM 2007. A registry entry must be imported into the registry of the WinPE boot media. Mount the boot wim. Dism /mount-image /imagefile:boot.wim /mountdir:c:\mount Mount theWinPE’s SYSTEM Hive into your HKLM via regedit C:\mount\Windows\system32\config\SYSTEM Name the imported hive: importedsystem Import… Read More »