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Dynamically assign MDT’s DeployRoot rule based on IPAddress001’s 2nd or 3rd octet.

By | May 26, 2017
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No DefaultGateway = No Problemo… Oracle VirtalBox‘s built-in DHCP server does not pass a DefaultGateway to clients. This introduced a challenge when attempting to dynamically assign a “DeployRoot” in MDT’s BootStrap.ini rules file. The standard process relies on using the DefaultGateway variable (i.e. https://deploymentbunny.com/2012/04/21/back-to-basic-customsettings-ini-explained/). To work around this limitation, I found a quick and easy… Read More »

Tweaks to help using Litetouch OEM For All Media Deployments

By | April 4, 2017
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Update 2017.04.07 -> Added instruction to remove conditions on ComputerName wizard pane to force it to appear regardless of TS selected. Advantages: No more do you need to worry about the Deployed OS detecting the flash drive. Dis-Advantages: Some editing of built-in scripts is required. Deployments take slightly longer, because share is copied local before… Read More »

MY ZTIDefaultAssociations.wsf MDT Script for Force Applying File Associations in Windows 10

By | March 4, 2017
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GitHub Link: https://github.com/brianfgonzalez/Scripts/blob/master/ZTIDefaultAssociations.wsf <job id=”ZTIDefaultAssociations”> <script language=”VBScript” src=”../../Scripts/ZTIUtility.vbs”/> <script language=”VBScript”> ‘ // *************************************************************************** ‘ // ‘ // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ‘ // ‘ // Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Solution Accelerator ‘ // ‘ // File: ZTIDefaultAssociations.wsf ‘ // ‘ // Version: 6.3.8443.1000 ‘ // ‘ // Purpose: Use Dism to force apply start… Read More »

Downgrading Panasonic Toughbook / Toughpad units from Tpm 2.0 to 1.2 to support Windows 7 Deployments

By | February 24, 2017
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UPDATED 2018-09-18 Downgrade exe is now available using this public link: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/075133 exe accepts a “/silent” argument. exe works with CF-33[D/E/P/Q] MK1, CF-54[D/E/F] MK2 extract exe using 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/download.html 1st You must query out Panasonic equipment and machines with Tpm 2.0 set. WMI namespace: root\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTpm WQL query: SELECT * FROM Win32_Tpm WHERE NOT SpecVersion LIKE “1.2” 2nd You… Read More »

Uncheck “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” box

By | December 1, 2016
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To adjust this via a script, you must first determine the GUID and Class of the device, and then change the “PnPCapabilities to 280. Reg.exe add “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0007” /v “PnPCapabilities” /t REG_DWORD /d “280” /f /BG