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Enable .Net in your client OS
.NET is a programming framework created by Microsoft that developers can use to easily create applications. .Net applications are commonly used by desktop and web services. The .Net framework must be installed on your client machine in order to run .Net applications. .Net 3.51 is not installed natively as a part of the OS. Administrators...
How to automatically pre-stage unknown computers
I got an email from a customer asking if it’s somehow possible to install new computers without Pre-Staging them first. There is an interesting problem with a scenario like that. How do you distinguish between Unknown Clients that you want to install, and Unknown Clients that you don’t want to be installed, for example consultants...
Allow helpdesk users to pre-stage and reinstall computers in Specops Deploy
If you are using Windows 10 or Windows 11 22H2 or higher, please refer to this Microsoft article below as security hardening was introduced, that will change the permissions needed for non-domain admins to perform these actions: KB5020276—Netjoin: Domain join hardening changes – Microsoft Support If you are using Windows 10 or Windows 11 22H1...
Connection timeout
Possible cause The configured timeout value is too short. Possible solution Increase the operation timeout value, using the registry settings:
Windows Pre-installation environment (WinPE) fails
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...
Add one computer object to many AD groups
I recently visited a Specops Deploy customer that was migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10. As a part of the preparations, they went through their Deploy App targets to make sure that the correct application would be rolled out to the new Windows 10 machines. Since they had only used Windows 7, they were...
Getting Specops Deploy working with UEFI
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...
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
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...
Don’t apply a GPO until OS Deploy is done
You might sometimes want to stop a GPO from being applied until Specops Deploy / OS (MDT) is done. For example, if you have a GPO that changes the Administrator account in any way, (renaming, changing password, disabling) or use GPO to set default Logon Domain, it will prevent MDT from automatically logging in to...
Access is Denied during OS Deployment
Problem: You receive an “Access is Denied” “Press OK (Enter) to shutdown (automatic shutdown in 10 minutes).” message on your client during an OS Deployment. This happens very early in the process, right when the client should report progress first time. So you also don’t see any progress in the Admin Tool. Cause: It’s related...