First published on TECHNET on Dec 21, 2017
The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), build 8450, is now available on the
Microsoft Download Center
. This update supports the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10, version 1709, available on the
Microsoft Hardware Dev Center
(adksetup.exe file version 10.1.16299.15).
Here is a summary of the significant changes in this build of MDT:
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Supported configuration updates
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Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 1709
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Windows 10, version 1709
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Configuration Manager, version 1710
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Quality updates (titles of bug fixes)
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Win10 Sideloaded App dependencies and license not installed
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CaptureOnly task sequence doesn't allow capturing an image
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Error received when starting an MDT task sequence: Invalid DeploymentType value "" specified. The deployment will not proceed
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ZTIMoveStateStore looks for the state store folder in the wrong location causing it to fail to move it
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xml contains a simple typo that caused undesirable behavior
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Install Roles & Features doesn't work for Windows Server 2016 IIS Management Console feature
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Browsing for OS images in the upgrade task sequence does not work when using folders
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MDT tool improperly provisions the TPM into a Reduced Functionality State (see
KB 4018657
for more information)
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Updates to ZTIGather chassis type detection logic
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Upgrade OS step leaves behind SetupComplete.cmd, breaking future deployments
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Windows 10 ADK 1607 and later UEFI boot issue on some hardware
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Includes updated Configuration Manager task sequence binaries
See the following post on
How to get help with MDT
.
Frequently Asked Questions
In anticipation of some questions that you may have about this release (or MDT in general):
Q:
The Inevitable Current Branch Versioning Soup Question; some variation of, “is this only supported with ADK/Win10/SCCM version X”?
We primarily tested this build of MDT with the configuration listed above. Anything outside of that will have a high probability of still working, but your mileage may vary as we haven’t explicitly tested other combinations.
Q:
When is the next planned release of MDT?
We do not currently have a timeframe. We will release any tactical changes as needed which may be required to support new builds of Windows 10 or Configuration Manager.
Q:
Is this the last release of MDT?
No, we will continue to iterate and invest in the product.
— Aaron Czechowski