In order to build and capture your Windows 10 reference image for deployment using MDT, you 'll create a task sequence. The task sequence will reference the operating system and applications that you previously imported into the MDT Build Lab deployment share to build a Windows 10 reference image.After creating the task sequence, you configure it to enable patching against the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server. The Task Sequence Windows Update action supports getting updates directly from Microsoft Update, but you get more stable patching if you use a local WSUS server. WSUS also allows for an easy process of approving the patches that you're deploying.
Create a Task Sequence using PowerShell to Rename Local Administrator Account – Microsft Deploymen
The steps below outline the process used to boot a virtual machine using an ISO boot image created by MDT, and then run the reference image task sequence image to create and capture the Windows 10 reference image.
Select this option to enable the local administrator account using the specified password. Enter the password on the Password line and confirm the password on the Confirm password line.
Use these settings to control the language configuration during OS deployment. If you're already applying these language settings, this change can help you simplify your OS deployment task sequence. Instead of using multiple steps per language or separate scripts, use one instance per language of this step with a condition for that language.
This step captures one or more images from a reference computer. The task sequence creates a Windows image (.wim) file on the specified network share. Then use the Add Operating System Image Package wizard to import this image into Configuration Manager for image-based OS deployments.
If you select this option, but don't select Restore local computer user profiles in the Restore User State step, the task sequence fails. Configuration Manager can't migrate the new accounts without assigning them passwords.
When you use the Install an existing image package option of the New Task Sequence wizard, the resulting task sequence defaults to Capture all user profiles with standard options. This default task sequence doesn't select the option to Restore local computer user profiles, or non-domain user accounts.
Select Restore local computer user profiles and provide a password for the account to migrate. In a manually created task sequence, this setting is found under the Restore User State step. In a task sequence created by the New Task Sequence wizard, this setting is found under the step Restore User Files and Settings wizard page.
If the task sequence can't access the state migration point using the computer account, it uses the network access account credentials to connect. This option is less secure because other computers could use the network access account to access the stored state. This option might be necessary if the destination computer isn't domain joined.
Specifies the Windows user account this step uses to run the command line. The command line runs with the permissions of the specified account. Select Set to specify the local user or domain account. For more information on the task sequence run-as account, see Accounts.
Specify the Windows user account this step uses to run the PowerShell script. The specified account must be a local administrator on the system and the script runs with the permissions of this account. Select Set to specify the local user or domain account. For more information on the task sequence run-as account, see Accounts.
Staged content: Select this option to specify the location for the driver content. You can specify a local folder, network path, or a task sequence variable. When you use a variable for the source path, set its value earlier in the task sequence. For example, by using the Download Package Content step.
I am using MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7 image. The image deployed fine and before I capture the image, I renamed local administrator account but the captured image reverse back to default administrator account?
The answer to this would be to start with your pre-image system, rename the built-in account back to Administrator, perform your Sysprep, then add an Administrator-renaming command during the MDT task sequence you use.
This script will rename the local admin account (in any language) and update the MDT AutoLogin registry settings. We reboot afterward in our task sequence as some things in Explorer (my docs, etc) don't work until you do.
There are GPO available for use that I would recommend instead for renaming the local administrator account that are more secure for domain environments. be sure not to apply any domain GPO's that could break deployment until deployment is done: -US/Default.aspx
As a security best practice, use your local (non-Administrator) account to sign in and then use Run as administrator to accomplish tasks that require a higher level of rights than a standard user account. Don't use the Administrator account to sign in to your computer unless it's entirely necessary. For more information, see Run a program with administrative credentials.
An administrator can use many approaches to prevent malicious users from using stolen credentials such as a stolen password or password hash, for a local account on one computer from being used to authenticate on another computer with administrative rights. This is also called "lateral movement".
The simplest approach is to sign in to your computer with a standard user account, instead of using the Administrator account for tasks. For example, use a standard account to browse the Internet, send email, or use a word processor. When you want to perform administrative tasks such as installing a new program or changing a setting that affects other users, you don't have to switch to an Administrator account. You can use User Account Control (UAC) to prompt you for permission or an administrator password before performing the task, as described in the next section.
If you configure the site for HTTPS or Enhanced HTTP, a workgroup or Azure AD-joined client can securely access content from distribution points without the need for a network access account. This behavior includes OS deployment scenarios with a task sequence running from boot media, PXE, or Software Center. For more information, see Client to management point communication.
Request State Store task sequence step. If the task sequence can't communicate with the state migration point using the device's computer account, it falls back to use the network access account. For more information, see Request State Store.
Set up the account to have the minimum permissions required to run the command line that you specify in the task sequence. The account requires interactive sign-in rights. It usually requires the ability to install software and access network resources. For the Run PowerShell Script task, this account requires local administrator permissions.
Limit the scope of the account. For example, create different task sequence run as accounts for each task sequence. Then if one account is compromised, only the client computers to which that account has access are compromised.
If the command line requires administrative access on the computer, consider creating a local administrator account solely for this account on all computers that run the task sequence. Delete the account once you no longer need it.
When using MDT (Lite Touch) for your deployments the default behavior is to run every task sequence action as the local Administrator account. In addition to this, MDT also connects to the deployment share using the account you start the deployment with. Either typed in via MDT deployment wizard login dialog box, or automated via bootstrap.ini. But what if you want to run the task sequence, at least the last part of it, as a different user in order to access resources on other servers than the deployment server? Or simply to install applications as a different user.
In the scenario where you have a bunch of tasks that needs to be run as a different user, you can also configure the entire task sequence to run in different user context. This is typically done by either hacking the unattend.xml template in MDT to use that account, or by adding a script to the task sequence that configures it to run as a different user. Since the latter example can be dynamic, and you can use CustomSettings.ini to configure it, that's what I'm recommend using here.
First, the user account that you use to run a task sequence, must be a local administrator on the machine during the deployment. That can be achieved in a number of different ways too: For example using restricted group feature in group policy, or group policy preferences, or a script, or why not simply by using the built-in feature in MDT that does it: The Administrators list property.
To create the software deployment policy, you first need to place the installation file on a share that will be accessible to all users/machines. I have shared a subfolder of the domain controller netlogon folder. The advantage of this is that it will replicate to all domain controllers automatically, so by using \\domain\share, each client will get the software from their local AD site (note you still need to create the share on each DC unless you put the installer in netlogon). 2ff7e9595c
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