Run Powershell as Admin
Change the following registry key that manages the Windows Update source.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
SetPolicyDrivenUpdateSourceForQualityUpdates REG_DWORD 0
Use the below command to install all RSAT Features
Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online
Once you've installed it, revert the value back to 1.
Once you create the VM on the ESXi Host, Boot from Windows 11 ISO
You will get the below Error message.
Press Shift +F10 and Enter the below command
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Type Exit, and you can start the installation process again.
NB: Make
sure you delete the Registry Key before you do the MDT Capture process.
Very useful when you have hundreds of folders in the user mailbox or shared mailbox, and you want to find a specific folder that was accidentally moved.
Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName <Enter your admin exchange admin or global admin credentials>
# Search for the folder
$folder = Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Identity "enter the mailbox address" | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $folderName}
# Check if the folder exists
if ($folder -ne $null) {
Write-Host "The folder '$folderName' is located at $($folder.FolderPath)"
} else {
Write-Host "The folder '$folderName' was not found."
}
# Disconnect from the mailbox
Remove-PSSession $session
I have created a new MDT server with Windows11 ADK and since then, I couldn’t get the MDT "Sysprep and capture" task sequence working.
I was trying to capture the image using VMware VM, and as
soon as the computer restarted after the Sysprep, it went into a reboot loop.
After trying multiple troubleshooting, I found the below article from Johan Arwidmark.
https://www.deploymentresearch.com/making-mdt-work-with-windows-adk-2004-for-bios-machines/
The way I got it working is not only adding the FixUEFIDetection.wsf
but also updating the MDT using the KB4564442
Once you download the file, double-click on it to extract
it. It will create an x86 and x64 folder.
You must copy and replace the file in the
Driveletter:\Deploymentshare$\Tools\x86 and x64 folder
Completely regenerate the boot images
How to see the group policies applied to a computer if the gpresult /r and rsop.msc failed to load due to domain permission
Run the command prompt as administrator
Enter gpresult /Scope Computer /v
Download the Office deployment tool from Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=49117
Extract the file to your local machine.
I have changed the <Display Level> from None to All to
see the installation progress and select the Channel option to “Current.”
Read about the update channel using the below link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/overview-update-channels
After updating the Configuratonx64.xml, I created a batch
file called Install.bat and enter the below details
You can run the install.bat to install office 365 directly
on the image. If you are installing directly on the image, make sure you don’t
open any office application until you capture the image.
The other option is to download the office365 file and
install it as an application.
To download the office file, I have created a batch file called
download.bat and enter the below details
You will be able to see a new folder called office getting
created under the office folder.
You can copy the file to the MDT server and create an
application or copy the entire office folder to any machine and install it using
the install.bat command. Since you have already downloaded files, the
installation will be quick.
Before you run the script it is good to understand what is AppxPackage and
AppxProvisioned Package
AppX packages – Applications installed with the operating system
AppX provisioned packages – Applications installed for each new user to a
windows image.
The two commands which are used in the scripts are
1) Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage
2) Remove-AppxPackage
The Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage cmdlet removes app
packages (.appx) from a Windows image. App packages will not be installed when
new user accounts are created. Packages will not be removed from existing user
accounts. To remove app packages (.appx) that are not provisioned or to remove
a package for a particular user only, use Remove-AppxPackage instead.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/remove-appxprovisionedpackage?view=win10-ps
In MDT, When we create a windows image, we make the changes in Audit Mode, which is the administrator account but when new user login for the first time after the deployment the user profile get copied from the Default Profile (Hidden by default).
Remove-Appx-ProvisionedPackage removes the packages from Default Profile so the new users will not see those packages when they log in.
Each windows version comes with a different list of Application. It's better to
run the below commands and get the list.
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | select DisplayName
Get-AppxPackage | select Name
Once you get the list and decide what you want to remove, you can add it to
the $AppList and the script will remove the Apps from the image.
Create a powershell script by copying the below and run it on the MDT image
$AppsList = "Microsoft.BingWeather",
"Microsoft.Getstarted",
"Microsoft.GetHelp",
"Microsoft.Messaging",
"Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub",
"Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection",
"Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal",
"Microsoft.People",
"Microsoft.Office.OneNote",
"Microsoft.ScreenSketch",
"Microsoft.Wallet",
"Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps",
"Microsoft.WindowsAlarms",
"Microsoft.SkypeApp",
"Microsoft.ZuneVideo",
"Microsoft.ZuneMusic",
"Microsoft.YourPhone",
"Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay",
"Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay",
"Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay",
"Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider",
"Microsoft.XboxApp",
"Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI",
"Microsoft.WindowsMaps"
ForEach ($App in $AppsList)
{
$Packages = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}
if ($Packages -ne $null)
{
"Removing Appx Package: $App"
foreach ($Package in $Packages) { Remove-AppxPackage -package
$Package.PackageFullName }
}
else { "Unable to find package: $App" }
$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | Where-Object
{$_.displayName -eq $App}
if ($ProvisionedPackage -ne $null)
{
"Removing Appx Provisioned Package: $App"
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename
$ProvisionedPackage.PackageName
}
else { "Unable to find provisioned package: $App" }
}
