Knowledge Base

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I have been to many customers’ sites and have seen many different naming conventions for MDT images. Naming MDT images is a challenge for many IT Pros that can be easily avoided with a simple and effective naming convention. You can use the following naming convention for your imported images in Specops Deploy and avoid a...

Our CTO Thorbjörn Sjövold came up with this handy utility for displaying some computer information during the preinstall phase of an OS Deployment. Since Specops Deploy is built on top of standard components like MDT, it’s easy for admins to manipulate steps within the task sequences to carry out additional functionality, such as adding an email...

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through how to reinstall a tablet already joined in your domain. Domain joined tablet – step-by-step guide to reinstalling a tablet in your domain Open Specops OS Admin tool, right-click within drivers and choose model. Choose new Child model folder from your computer. Right-click on the model, choose...

Specops Password Auditor This can be downloaded directly from the Password Policy Domain administration menu. The application will also prompt when an update is available. Specops Password Policy https://specopssoft.com/support/en/password-policy/download.htm uReset You would do this directly through the gatekeeper. Specops Authentication Client https://specopssoft.com/support/en/ureset-8/download.htm *If you have uReset, you will need the Cefsharp runtime browser as well....