Gather User Account Name during IPU

This came about because we wanted to confirm the user account that initiated the upgrade in software center.  This script will then capture that information into a TS Variable, and can then be written to Registry / WMI using our collect information script that runs.  Both the Script and the Step in the TS have … Read more

OSD Partition Setup, Mike Terrill Edition (The Optimized Way).

Update 2022.09.29 – Summary of Partitions.  EFI needs to be larger to hold more firmware updates, and larger updates. EFI: 496MB MSR: 128MB Windows (Primary): Remaining Recovery: 984MB If you download the Import at the end, adjust the EFI to match the new guidance. Original Post below which explains how to set the Windows Partition … Read more

So long MDT, Native CM* for Me

*With a few parts of MDT salvaged from the garbage heap. UPDATE: 2018.12.24 – I’ve now replaced MDT Lite’s gather with a powershell gather script from TechNet. Ok, MDT is still a good product if you’re using it to deploy an OS only. (And if you’re doing a build and capture, personally I still like … Read more