Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a tool to deploy operating systems to the Windows client and server machines in your network using Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). It supports Zero Touch Installation (ZTI), Lite Touch Installation (LTI), and User-Driven Installation (UDI).
The Microsoft deployment tool can be used to deploy Windows-based operating systems from Windows 7 to the latest version. It is free software and can be used along with Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
Though Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is free, the time and effort required to deploy operating systems can be significant. The IT team must import the OS file, create a task sequence, capture the image and deploy the operating system.
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) employs Windows Assessment and Deployment kit (ADK), Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) tool, and Windows Imaging File Format (.wim). OS Deployer accelerates the Windows deployment service by automating the installation and deployment of all these tools. This allows the IT team to work on other valuable tasks.
Our Windows deployment tool automates the installation of the Windows ADK tool in its server and it can also be manually downloaded and installed. Once installed, the Windows ADK tool can then be seamlessly deployed to all the target machines to initiate deployment.
Follow the steps given below to automate the download and installation of Windows deployment tools:
These steps will help you in automatically installing the Windows deployment toolkit.
You can also manually download and install the Windows Assessment and Deployment (ADK) toolkit if necessary. Let us now briefly discuss the steps involved:
You have now manually downloaded and installed the Windows deployment kit.
Click here for a detailed explanation of the steps involved.
MDT is a free tool developed by Microsoft to accelerate OS deployment to workstations and servers. Let us look at some of the key advantages of using MDT:
However, if you're looking for a comprehensive OS imaging and deployment solution that could accelerate the whole process with plenty of additional features you could go with ManageEngine OS Deployer.
Let us look at a few advantages of using OS Deployer over the MDT.
Our Windows deployment tool, OS Deployer offers a lot of added advantages allowing IT admins to streamline their deployment tasks. These include:
Creating a bootable media and booting the target computer using our Windows deployment tool allows users to automate deployment. OS Deployer leverages the capabilities of all the tools used by Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) like the Windows Assessment and Deployment (ADK) tool and Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE) tool.
Using our Zero-touch tasks, you can initiate deployment from your console, and OS Deployer will deploy the OS image without any manual intervention.
The Windows deployment tool is used for automating the deployment of Windows-based operating systems starting from Windows 7. This includes both client-based and server-based operating systems.
Yes, the Windows deployment toolkit is a free tool developed by Microsoft. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) can be downloaded from the Microsoft official website.
SCCM (now officially known as Microsoft Configuration Manager) is an endpoint management tool that assists users in app management, patch management, analytics, OS deployment, etc., Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is primarily an OS deployment solution that automates the deployment of Windows operating systems.
Using OS Deployer, you can completely automate the installation process of the Windows Deployment Toolkit. You can also manually download and install the Microsoft deployment tool if necessary.
OS Deployer accelerates the deployment process by automating the download, installation, and deployment of Microsoft deployment tool that includes Windows Assessment and Deployment kit (ADK) and Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) tool. You can also leverage the Assessment and Deployment kit by manually downloading the deployment tool.