Category Archives: Assessment and Deployment Kit

What version of the Windows ADK is supported with System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1902 ?

Introduction System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1902 was released recently (2019/3/27). You can read the official announcement here and for a detailed list of what’s new, please see the following blog post. I blogged about how you can … Continue reading

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What version of the Windows ADK is supported with System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1802 ?

Introduction System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1802 was released yesterday. You can read the official announcement here and for a detailed list of what’s new, please see the following blog post. I blogged about how you can upgrade … Continue reading

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ADK 1703 released, Windows 10 version 1703 on MSDN

Introduction Microsoft have released both Windows 10 version 1703 and ADK 1703 today, one is on MSDN the other on Microsoft’s download site. Download the media Download Windows ADK 1703 Download Windows 10 version 1703 What’s new in Windows 10 … Continue reading

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Where can I find the USMT return codes and error messages for USMT 5 based migrations ?

Introduction If you are using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 to migrate your computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 (or Windows 8) then you’ll be using USMT 5 (from the Windows 8 ADK). The return codes and error … Continue reading

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How can I set the DPI setting when deploying Windows 8 to the Microsoft Surface Pro with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?

Introduction If you’ve followed my previous guide here,  you’ll have learned how to Deploy Windows 8 to the Microsoft Surface Pro using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, however that guide didn’t show you how to set the DPI (dots per inch) … Continue reading

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How can I deploy Windows 8.1 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Introduction AT the build conference in San Francisco yesterday Microsoft unveiled a preview version of Windows called Windows 8.1, and in conjunction with the recent release of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager preview, we have the ability to deploy … Continue reading

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PXE boot failure after upgrading to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1

Introduction I’ve seen reports about problems with PXE boot specifically related to the boot images not getting properly upgraded during the upgrade to Service Pack 1, and I came across this problem yesterday, the suggested fix’s published by others online … Continue reading

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“Exit code: 0x80070070, restarting: No” error message when installing Windows ADK

I’m just documenting this because i’m sure someone else will have the same problem, while installing the Windows ADK for a Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 upgrade on another server I got an error at the end of the ADK setup … Continue reading

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How can i disable “Connect to a wireless network” during Windows 8 OOBE

Introduction During Windows 8 deployments, if you are using wireless capable computers then you’ll most likely have wireless enabled on them by default and this means that the following screen will most likely appear during Windows 8 setup (OOBE). The … Continue reading

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How can I deploy Windows 8 in UEFI mode using Configuration Manager 2012 ?

Introduction To UEFI The Legacy BIOS that we are all accustomed to has been around for a long time and is showing it’s age, for example it cannot handle discs larger than 2TB in size.  Realizing the need for change, … Continue reading

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migrating data to Windows 8 RTM ? make sure you are using the latest version of the ADK

If you are migrating to Windows 8 (RTM build 9200) and want to migrate data using the latest version of USMT for Windows 8 RTM then you should use the latest version of the Windows ADK available here. If you … Continue reading

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Migrate me to Windows 8

I wanted to install Windows 8 RTM as I downloaded the ISO from Technet yesterday, and the purpose of this post is to help you do semi-automatic data migrations from Windows 8 Release Preview (or Windows 7) to Windows 8 … Continue reading

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How can I upgrade System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to Service Pack 1?

In this post you will see how to upgrade System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (RTM release, build 7711) to the recently released Service Pack 1 Beta (Build 7782). [Post Published 20/6/2012. Updated 11/9/2012 with SP1 beta info] Update 11/2/2013: I’ve … Continue reading

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