Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr

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Let’s see how to create a custom image using MDT. This post will teach you how to capture Windows 10 image creation using MDT. I hope this post helps SCCM admins create MDT custom images.

MDT, or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, is an integrated set of tools, processes, and guidance that streamlines the automation of desktop and server deployments.

It is a valuable resource for creating reference images and offers a complete deployment solution. IT professionals consider MDT to be one of the most indispensable tools in their arsenal today.

Index
Image Creation Using MDT
Create New Deployment Share
Import Operating System
Select Windows 10 Version – Enterprise
Create a New MDT Task Sequence
Task Sequence Template
TS Structure
Bootstrap Settings
Update Deployment Share
Regenerate Windows 10 Boot Image
Boot VM from ISO
Result
Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Table.1

Image Creation Using MDT

I’m using two VMs to capture the image in my lab infrastructure. In one VM, I installed the 2012 R2 server OS with MDT and the latest Windows ADK, according to the Win 10 image. I’ll use the second VM to build and capture the image.

Patch My PC

If I want to capture a Win10 1903 image, the MDT server has to be updated with the Windows 1903 ADK.

The first step is downloading the latest Windows 10 ISO from the MS VLSC (Volume Licensing Service Center) site. Then, open the deployment workbench console from the MDT server.

Adaptiva

To open the MDT console, go to the search option and type deployment workbench.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.1

Create New Deployment Share

Right-click on the deployment share, then click on New Deployment share.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.2

Then choose the deployment share path and click on next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.3

Then provide the path name of the deployment share, click the next button, define the description according to the choice, and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.4

Choose the correct option according to the requirement in the options tab and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.5

Verify the settings according to the custom settings on the summary page and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.6

Once the deployment share is created successfully, then click on finish. Now new deployment share will be made as below.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.7

Import Operating System

Expand the deployment share, go to the Operating System step, and select the Import Operating System option to right-click.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.8

Select the Full set of source files if you capture the CD or DVD drive image. Then click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.9

Browse the CD/DVD drive in the source directory and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.10

Note: To map the CD/DVD drive in the MDT share, open Hyper-V Manager, go to the MDT-installed VM, and right-click on the settings.

Go to SCSI Controller DVD Drive and browse the ISO downloaded from the MS site.

Once the mounted ISO source is selected, provide the destination directory name and click next. According to the customization, verify the summary and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.11

Next, the Operating system will be imported to the deployment share folder. Once the process is completed, click on finish.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.12

Select Windows 10 Version – Enterprise

Now all editions of the Win10 image.WIM will be available on the deployment share, keep the required ones and delete others.

In my case, I need the Win10 Enterprise Edition, so I’m keeping the same.

NameDescriptionPlatformBuild
Windows 10 EducationWindows 10 Educationx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 Education NWindows 10 Education Nx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 EnterpriseWindows 10 Enterprise x6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 Enterprise NWindows 10 Enterprise Nx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 Pro EducationWindows 10 Pro Educationx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 Pro Education NWindows 10 Pro Education Nx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 Pro for WorkstationsWindows 10 Pro for Workstationsx6410.0.18362.418
Windows 10 ProWindows 10 Prox6410.0.18362.418
Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Table 2
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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.13

Select the wim file that must be deleted from the deployment share and right-click delete. Post validate the wim files and check the option “Completely delete these items, even if there are copies in the other folder.”

Click next and finish.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.14

Create a New MDT Task Sequence

Once the OS import step is completed, move to the “Task Sequence” step to create “New Task Sequence” and right-click to capture the image.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.15

Provide the “Task Sequence ID” and “Task Sequence Name” and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.16

Task Sequence Template

Select the “Standard Client Task Sequence” template and click next. Then select the operating system which was imported earlier step and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.17

I’m not defining any product key in this step, as this will automatically activate from the KMS server. But this depends upon the requirement, and click next.

Provide the details in the “Full Name” and “Organization” fields and click next.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.18

In this step, do not specify any “Admin Password” because password & other customization settings can be provided in the Bootstrp.ini file in deployment share properties and click next.

Verify the settings on the “Summary” file, click Next, and finish the step.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.19

TS Structure

The task sequence will now be created in the deployment share. Right-click on the task sequence and go to the “Task Sequence” tab to see if the steps have been created.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.20

Bootstrap Settings

As the next step, right-click on the deployment share, go to properties, and uncheck the Platforms Supported “x86” in the “General” tab.

Then go to the “Rules” tab, modify the rule according to the requirement and click “Apply” & “OK.” Also, change the “Bootstrap settings” in the deployment share Control folder.

Modify the Bootstrap as below:
SkipBDDWelcome=Yes
UserID=
UserDomain=
UserPassword=
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
KeboardLocale=0809:00000809

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.21

Update Deployment Share

Once you have completed all the customization settings, go to the deployment share, right-click, and select “Update Deployment Share.”

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.22

Regenerate Windows 10 Boot Image

Select completely regenerate the boot images and click next, and finish.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.23

Once the deployment shares are successfully updated with the boot image, copy the LiteTouchPE_x64.iso from the deployment share “Boot” folder to another location. We can use the same boot image in VM 2 to capture the image.

Boot VM from ISO

The next step is to go to Hyper V Manager. Then select VM 2 right, click and click on settings, go to the DVD drive, and browse the LiteTouchPE_x64.iso.

Once this is completed, go to the “Firmware” step to select the boot file, “Move up” the DVD drive to start to build, and click OK.

Turn on the VM and press any key to start booting from the CD option.

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.24

Result

Once booting starts below screen will appear. Then click on “Run the Deployment Wizard to install a new Operating System.”

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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.25
  • Then provide the deployment share path where it has been created.
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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.26
  • To connect to deployment share, provide appropriate credentials for the claim.
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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.27
  • Once it’s connected to the shared image, build and start as the next step. Just wait while the image capture is in progress.
  • Once the capture is completed, the new WIM file will be stored in the “Capture” location.
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Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr – Fig.28
  • Once the WIM image is captured, the same file can be used in the SCCM console to create the “Operating System” package.

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Author

Debabrata Pati has more than 8+ years of experience in IT. Skilled in MEMCM, Azure, and Powershell. More than Six (6) years of experience in MEMCM (SCCM) administration, OSD, and Troubleshooting for the environment with more than 100K client devices.

5 thoughts on “Capture Custom Windows 10 Image Creation Using MDT ConfigMgr”

  1. Hi Debabrata Pati,
    I am new to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and working on Build and capture Task sequences to capture golden images for one of our client. From the article a few things I could not clear. Below are my queries:
    a> why have not you used Sysprep and capture task sequence to capture the Windows 10 1909 image ?
    b> What is role of customsettings.ini during the capture process ?
    c> How can we define the location to store the custom ( capture) wim file after the capture is done ?
    d> Can we capture an Windows 10 image successfully with licensed application present ( eg. Adobe reader 14) ?

    Reply

  2. Hi Debabrata Pati,
    I am new to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and working on Build and capture Task sequences to capture golden images for one of our client. From the article a few things I could not clear. Below are my queries:
    a> why have not you used Sysprep and capture task sequence to capture the Windows 10 1909 image ?
    b> What is role of customsettings.ini during the capture process ?
    c> How can we define the location to store the custom ( capture) wim file after the capture is done ?
    d> Can we capture an Windows 10 image successfully with licensed application present ( eg. Adobe reader 14) ?

    Reply

  3. Hi Dhanraj,
    Please find my comments below.
    a> why have not you used Sysprep and capture task sequence to capture the Windows 10 1909 image ?
    Sysprep is already available in the TS.
    b> What is role of customsettings.ini during the capture process ?
    Custom settings is nothing but the settings you want to use according to the requirement. Like during build if you want to join the domain etc.
    c> How can we define the location to store the custom ( capture) wim file after the capture is done ?
    Once you select the deployment share wim file will automatically created in the capture folder.
    d> Can we capture an Windows 10 image successfully with licensed application present ( eg. Adobe reader 14) ?
    Yes you can do that, add the application in the TS. But I haven’t tried that option.

    Reply

  5. Hi,
    i have an .wim with W10 1703, i want to update my image with 1909, can i deploy my actual image, suspend the capture, upgrade W10 and resume the capture?
    i see you have one deploymentshare per version, but i have invested a lot of time in my first image, is there a limitation to upgrade W10 while the capture is suspended?
    Thanks

    Reply

  6. Thanks for a great article about MDT. Do you have an article which covers about Preparing a Windows 10 1909 golden image ?

    Reply

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