MDT Installation Automation - CustomSettings.ini

Introduction Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Installation automation. CustomSettings.ini is used to automate or skip some wiz...

Introduction

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Installation automation. CustomSettings.ini is used to automate or skip some wizards that you dont need or want to use or you can set your settings in customsettings.ini and save you time while deploying your clients.

this customsettings have been tested with windows 10 as well. please make the customsettings.ini according to your need. if you would like to skip the initial wizard then do not forget to add "SkipBDDWelcome" in bootstrap.ini as well.

Note: if you are changing or adding anything in bootstrap.ini do not forget to regenerate the boot images in MDT and replace them in WDS.

Steps (3 total)

1

CustomSettings.ini

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
OSInstall=Y
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipCapture=NO
SkipTaskSequence=YES
TaskSequenceID=WIN_01
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipDomainMembership=YES
JoinDomain=contos.local
MachineObjectOU=OU=Workstations,DC=contos,DC=local
DomainAdmin=administrator
DomainAdminPassword=xyz123
DomainAdminDomain=CONTOS.LOCAL
_SMSTSORGNAME=Constos Inc.
UILanguage=en-US
UserLocal=en-US
KeyboardLocal=en-us;0409:00000409
SkipTimeZone=YES
TimeZoneName=Romance Standard Time
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
USMTOfflineMigration=FALSE
UserDataLocation=NONE
SkipComputerName=NO
OSDComputerName=Workstation1
SkipCapture=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipPackageDisplay=YES
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipFinalSummary=YES
SkipSummary=YES
FinishAction=REBOOT
SLShare = \\mdt\deploymentshare$\logs
SLShareDynamicLogging = \\mdt\deploymentshare$\logs\%OSDComputerName%

2

if you are using SkipBDDWelcome then add this to Bootstrap.ini

SkipBDDWelcome=YES

3

If you changed or added anything to Bootstrap.ini

then do not forget to regenerate the boot images and replace them in WDS as well.

Conclusion

any part of the customsettings.ini or steps are not clear please comment.