Best way to deploy windows 10?

[zbjsy]

Hi

We have been using sysprep plus ghost for Windows 7 and worked really well with a pxe boot etc.

What are people using for Windows 10?

Thanks

[DalekSec]

SCCM 2012 R2,

 

Used same task sequence as our Windows 7 one, replaced Wims with windows 10 ones worked a treat!

[Joanne]

Windows Deployment Services. Creating an image on a VM... making sure it works, deploying to a test laptop... see it has broken. Rinse and repeat.

[sparkeh]

SCCM v1511 (though I think there is another update now). If you are managing Win 10 with SCCM you will benefit from moving on from 2012 R2

[zbjsy]

Windows Deployment Services. Creating an image on a VM... making sure it works, deploying to a test laptop... see it has broken. Rinse and repeat.

 

I've created it on a physical box, anyway to get an image from that ?

[FragglePete]

Using wds and MDT with the task sequence installing stuff and removing apps from a bare image of the latest ISO. Seems to be working nicely as is. Would like to look at sccm myself but not sure where to start just yet.

 

Pete

[Joanne]

I've created it on a physical box, anyway to get an image from that ?

 

Use WDS to upload the image? Otherwise something like Acronis is also good. I use virtual machines because I don't have enough power sockets / network sockets / space for physical machines

[sparkeh]

Using wds and MDT with the task sequence installing stuff and removing apps from a bare image of the latest ISO. Seems to be working nicely as is. Would like to look at sccm myself but not sure where to start just yet.

 

Pete

Grab yourself an evaluation version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-configuration-manager-and-endpoint-protection

 

Then read the windows noobs guides: https://www.windows-noob.com/forums/topic/13288-step-by-step-guides-system-center-configuration-manager/

 

Also have a look at the windows noob SCCM 2012 R2 guides as mostly they are still relevant and more complete than the current branch guides: https://www.windows-noob.com/forums/topic/4045-sccm-2012-guides/

[FragglePete]

Grab yourself an evaluation version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-configuration-manager-and-endpoint-protection

 

Then read the windows noobs guides: https://www.windows-noob.com/forums/topic/13288-step-by-step-guides-system-center-configuration-manager/

 

Also have a look at the windows noob SCCM 2012 R2 guides as mostly they are still relevant and more complete than the current branch guides: https://www.windows-noob.com/forums/topic/4045-sccm-2012-guides/

 

Seen these, and will at some point look into it more. Time is of the essence at the moment. I originally decided against Windows 10 this year, but have come back to it and starting to get it to behave in a way that I'm happy with so all my energies are on this at the moment. Lite-touch deployment in MDT is working nicely at present so will run with that for now and look at SCCM in the near future. So much other stuff I want to get working as well (ADFS for example), but wary of breaking too much in one go!

 

Pete

[Fazza]

Just updated SCCM to SCCM 1511 and after a week of trials (and tribulations) yesterday I successfully deployed a test Windows 10 build to one of our older dual-core computers!

 

Just about to start messing about with the Start Screen/Menu and some Group Policies etc.

[zbjsy]

Where are people downloading SCCM 1511 from? as I can't see it in my volume licensing section, only 2012 SP2

[Jamoire]

Its called 'System Center Config Mgr Client Mgmt License (current branch)'

[sparkeh]

Like this:

Its gone all "software as a service"-ey so rather than big releases it will just be updated version numbers now.

Edited March 18, 2016 by sparkeh

[zbjsy]

thanks found it

[Garacesh]

Windows Deployment Services. Creating an image on a VM... making sure it works, deploying to a test laptop... see it has broken. Rinse and repeat.

Basically this, except I'm using physical machines instead of VM's, mostly just to ensure driver compatibility.

 

I'm not sure if it's considered the 'normal' way, but I'm using PXE boot to WDS to push Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB* as a stock/unmodified operating system, no DISM etc. From there I'm either running scripts as part of the deployment sequence, or applying group policies to change settings. I feel installing the stock OS and then applying changes after-the-fact gives us less chance of system instability brought on from modifying the OS pre-install (that, and I couldn't get SysPrep to work..). I've seen plenty of articles saying the 'best way' is to either modify the OS first and sysprep it (no good, since we run multiple different sets of hardware) or to modify the core OS before uploading it to WDS (which just feels like it's begging for system instability, to me)

 

*which Educational establishments are licensed to use, and has the added benefit of not having Cortana, Edge, etc

Edited April 11, 2016 by Garacesh

[MYK-IT]

Microsoft Virtual Academy Live Events have Deploying Windows 10: Automating Deployment by using System Center Configuration Manager on 13/04/2016 (17:00-20:00 BST)