Glenn Bristol
Articles
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Quick Tips to Troubleshoot Common SmartDeploy Errors
SmartDeploy is easy and straightforward to use. If you’re setting up SmartDeploy and hit a snag, there’s likely a simple fix that will get you up and running in no time. Here are some quick tips fo...
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Force Activation at First Boot
There are two methods by which you can force Windows activation upon the first boot into Windows after deployment. Option 1: Add the Tasks to Activate Windows to Your Answer FileSwitch to the Answe...
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SmartDeploy 3.0 Highlights
Watch this 4-minute video to see what's new in the 2021 major version update, SmartDeploy 3.0.See the SmartDeploy Release Notes and Schedule for more updates.
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Patch Management (Windows Update)
Patch Management Overview The SmartDeploy Client automatically scans and reports the Windows Update status for every endpoint in your environment. It will display whether an endpoint is up-to-date...
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Reports
The Reports section contains reports on the assets managed in Computer Management and Software Management.Operating SystemsWindows 10 Release IDsSoftware Assets (Top 10)
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Connect to Cloud Storage
SmartDeploy can leverage your cloud storage provider for deployments to devices on and off of your local network. To use this feature, you'll need to authenticate to your provider within the SmartD...
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Software Management
The SmartDeploy Client automatically scans and reports hardware and software information for every endpoint in your environment. With this information, you can easily deploy, patch, and uninstall s...
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Computer Details
In the Computer Management view, you can click on the underlined name of a computer in the Name column to see the Computer Details pane for that computer.The Computer Details pane contains buttons ...
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Get Ready to Deploy
There are multiple ways to deploy your image by using SmartDeploy. The type of boot media that you created with the Media Wizard will determine which deployment method you'll use. If you created bo...
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What is Boot or Deployment Media?
Boot media is the term for the different methods for booting a device into the SmartDeploy Pre-Installation Environment (SmartPE), created using the SmartDeploy Media Wizard. The types of boot medi...