Trying to keep a golden image up-to-date is a challenge many IT administrators struggle with. But it’s a necessity since updating the image with patches and settings means you shorten the time your users need to wait. There’s a... Read More
Creating a WinPE boot image with Windows 10 Drivers
Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to wait for your Windows 7, 8 and/or 8.1 NIC/Storage drivers to be imported into my WinPE Boot image every time you added a NIC driver? The Windows PE boot image... Read More
Default Reinstall: What customers are asking
What data is saved with a default reinstall? A question that customers often ask is what data is saved with a default reinstall? The profile data is my usual answer. Then I had a debate with my colleague Johan... Read More
Adobe Reader best practices with App Deploy
A customer recently asked me: What is the best way to handle all of the numerous Adobe updates? After the initial install, updates may be required quite frequently. How do you manage it? I turned to my colleague Johan... Read More
Intel I217, I218 and I219 NIC drivers in Windows PE
We receive a lot of support requests from customers that have problems with getting Windows PE to work with new hardware from HP, Dell, and Lenovo. What they all have in common is the Intel I217, I218, and I219... Read More
Upgrade your Specops Deployment servers using Powershell
A few weeks ago, I visited a customer with a large Specops Deploy environment: about 60 sites and one deployment server on each site. Instead of upgrading from the Specops Deploy GUI, I used two PowerShell scripts and the... Read More
Add Internet Explorer to Windows 10 start menu
As you may know from a previous blog post, the Windows 10 start menu can be customized. In this post, I will show you how to add Internet Explorer to the start menu. Before you get started, refer to... Read More
Where can I find my driver on WinPE?
You may receive a “A connection to the deployment share couldn’t not be made. The following networking device did not have a driver installed.” wizard error if you import the wrong driver, or are missing the driver on WinPE.... Read More
Find correct driver for my new hardware with Windows 10 WinPE
A customer turned to me for help when he got this error message during OS deployment to a new Dell machine. This error message is very common when your WinPE boot image is missing the driver for a new... Read More
[Guest blog] Specops OS Deploy – Windows 10 notes
If you are a Specops Deploy customer and looking to deploy applications to Windows 10 computers in your environment. I have good News! Windows 10 works great in Specops OS Deploy 6.0! I’m now on my second Windows 10... Read More