Configure MDT 2013 Settings

Applies To: Windows 8.1

One of the most powerful features in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 is its extension capabilities; there is virtually no limitation to what you can do in terms of customization. In this topic, you learn about configuring customizations for your environment.

For the purposes of this topic, we will use four machines: DC01, MDT01, HV01, and PC0001. DC01 is a domain controller, MDT01 is a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard server, and PC0001 is a Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 client used for the MDT simulation environment. OR01 has Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator installed. MDT01, OR01, and PC0001 are members of the domain contoso.com for the fictitious Contoso Corporation. For more details on the setup for this topic, please see Proof-Of-Concept Environment.

Figure 1. The machines used in this topic.

In this topic

• Set Up MDT 2013 for BitLocker

• Configure MDT Deployment Share Rules

• Configure MDT 2013 for UserExit Scripts

• Simulate a Windows 8.1 Deployment in a Test Environment

• Use the MDT Database to Stage Windows 8.1 Deployment Information

• Assign Applications Using Roles in MDT 2013

• Use Web Services in MDT 2013

• Use Orchestrator Runbooks with MDT 2013

See also

• Get Started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

• Create a Windows 8.1 Reference Image

• Deploy a Windows 8.1 Image Using MDT 2013

• Build a Distributed Environment for Windows 8.1 Deployment

• Refresh a Windows 7 Computer with Windows 8.1

• Replace a Windows 7 Computer with a Windows 8.1 Computer

• Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1