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Due to code changes in Windows ADK 10 v2004, the MDT utility (Microsoft.BDD.Utility.dll) that identifies BIOS or UEFI firmware types no longer works correctly, and identifies BIOS-based machines as UEFI-based machines. Symptom Deployments will fail with the following error: FAILURE (5616): 15299: Verify BCDBootExLitetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005Failed to save environment to...

The license count The requirements that needs to be fulfilled for taking up a license seat are that the Specops Client Side Extension is installed on the machine and that a Specops Deploy configured group policy Is applied to its computer object in Active Directory. After a group policy update on the machine a computer...

Possible cause Certain OS components, like device drivers, that are a required for WinPE to work, may not be present. WinPE cannot connect to the Deployment Share of your Deployment Server. Possible solution The required drivers are pre-loaded in the boot image and may need to be added to the driver repository. The version of...

Possible cause The configured timeout value is too short. Possible solution Increase the operation timeout value, using the registry settings:

Could not connect to net.tcp://computer.domain.local:4375/ Specopssoft.OSDeploy/DeploymentServer. The connection attempt lasted for a time span of 00:00:01.0010531. TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it Possible cause When adding a remote deployment server, the tcp communications is required to establish communications to the specified port. The timeout will...

For getting Specops Deploy working with UEFI, here’s what you need to know: Use IP helper addresses on your switches/routers instead of DHCP Options 66/67 – Option 66/67 requires that you set a boot file name and it can only be a BIOS or a UEFI file. Simply setting an IP helper address for the...

The client machine doesn’t retrieve an IP adress. This is happening very early on in the deployment process, before Specops Deploy is seriously involved and the connection with the Deployment server/WDS is established. This is most likely a network related issue and we recommend to start with the simplest thing: to check your physical network...

Possible cause The required drivers have not been added to the driver repository. The WMI name for the Make and Model of the computer may not have matched correctly during installation. Possible solution Add the drivers to the driver repository. Visit your computer’s manufacturer’s website to download the drivers you want to import. If you...

Possible cause Network switches may not be configured properly. This does not allow the clients to discover all available Deployment Servers by broadcasting. Possible solution Your network switches must be properly configured to work with PXE.

Possible cause McAffee Antivirus Possible solution Either disable McAffee Antivirus Realtime Protection while you do the import, or setup exclusions of the DVD Drive and Specops Deploy repository folder.