Chapter 2. Deploying Windows 10 with Operating System Deployment

In this chapter, we will cover  the following recipes:

  • Creating an OSD test environment
  • Leveraging the build and capture process
  • Migrating user state
  • Managing drivers
  • Customizing the build process with prestart hooks
  • Patching your reference build
  • Using the new Windows 10 in-place upgrade task sequence
  • Leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with CM OSD

Introduction

Operating System Deployment (OSD) in Configuration Manager (CM) is a key feature of the product. Many admins report that their primary reason for implementing CM was just to leverage OSD, and frankly, we can't blame them. The Task Sequence (TS), which the CM uses to drive the OSD process, is very flexible and powerful, as you ...

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