Wie angekündigt hat Microsoft vor wenigen Stunden das Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 (6.3.8330)  veröffentlicht. Das Update 2 beschränkt sich nahezu vollständig auf die Fehlerkorrektur.

Die Änderungen in der Übersicht:

• Security- and cryptographic-related improvements:
  • Relaxed permissions on newly created deployment shares (still secure by default, but now also functional by default)
  • Creating deployment shares via Windows PowerShell adds same default permissions
  • Updated hash algorithm usage from SHA1 to SHA256
• Includes the latest Configuration Manager task sequence binaries
• Enhanced user experience for Windows 10 in-place upgrade task sequence
• Enhanced split WIM functionality
• Fixed OSDJoinAccount account usage in UDI scenario
• Fixed issues with installation of Windows 10 language packs
• Various accessibility improvements
• Monitoring correctly displays progress for all scenarios including upgrade
• Improvements to smsts.log verbosity

Download: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2

Nützliche Links:

• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team: MDT 2013 Update 2 Now Available
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team: How to get help with MDT

Microsoft hat vor wenigen Stunden das Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 1 freigegeben. Neben der Unterstützung für das neue Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) bietet MDT 2013 Update 1 die Möglichkeit zur Verteilung von Windows 10. Hinzu kommt die Möglichkeit der Integration in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1.

Weitere Änderungen in der Übersicht:

• Support for new Enterprise LTSB and Education editions of Windows 10
• Support for modern app (.appx) dependencies and bundles
• Improved support for split image files (.swm)
• Switched to using DISM for imaging processes (instead of deprecated ImageX)
• Deployment Workbench revisions for deprecated content
• Enhanced accessibility within the Deployment Workbench
• Revised lists of time zones, regions and languages in the Deployment Wizard
• Removed Start menu shortcut for “Remove PXE Filter”
• Several MVP recommended fixes for Windows Updates, password handling, and PowerShell cmdlets
• Added missing OOBE settings to Unattend.xml
• Unattend.xml default screen resolution changed to allow for automatic scaling
• Updated task sequence binaries from System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1
• New GetMajorMinorVersion function for integer comparison of Windows version numbers

Download: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 1

Weitere Informationen hält der offizielle Blog-Eintrag im Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog bereit. Die MDT-Dokumentation im TechNet wird in den nächsten Tagen aktualisiert.