Glenn Bristol
Articles
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Change the port used by SmartDeploy 3.0
By default; the SmartDeploy API Service will use port 8080. If you need to change this port to resolve a conflict, you can follow these steps. Open the Services.msc tool and stop the SmartDeploy AP...
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Creating Bootable Media for 11th Gen (or later) Intel Computers
When using Media Wizard to create SmartDeploy media, our default recommendation is that you include Platform Packs for all device models that you plan to deploy to. Any WindowsPE drivers included i...
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Using file path arguments in Application Packs
When you reference a file within your Application Pack as part of an argument for the installation of an application, include the full path to the file. In this example, you're installing Microsoft...
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Including the IIS Role in your Image
While the Internet Information Services role can be installed on your Reference VM to be included in your image, there is a component of the IIS role that cannot be installed, or it will break Wind...
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Can I perform console-initiated deployments in a Static IP environment?
Yes, the SmartDeploy Client will automatically collect static IP and DNS address information from the Windows OS of the endpoint where it is running. If the user performs a console-initiated deploy...
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Add Files to an existing Image (.wim) File
You can add files for your image WIM file without having to recapture the image by using the SmartWIM command-line tool in the Tools workspace of the SmartDeploy Console to mount and browse the fil...
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Deploying an image to Disk 1
By default, SmartDeploy targets Disk 0 when it deploys your image. This setting is part of your image WIM metadata. If you need to deploy your image to Disk 1, you can use the VBS script that is at...
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Multicast Deployments
Multicast is enabled for Push Deployments by checking the Multicast checkbox from the Deploy overlay. Our multicast utilizes UDP packets to send data to Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) m...
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Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar (Windows 10)
This video demonstrates how to customize the Start menu and the taskbar (in Windows 10 only) without using the Copy Profile feature of sysprep. Step-by-step instructions are below the video. Custom...
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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...