Quickest and Smallest PXE Server for Deploying Windows

On my previous post about Using Powershell and OSDCloud to automate Windows workstation deployment, I mentionned a second part on : Setting up a PXE infrastructure to deploy Windows workstations with OSDCloud. So there we are… At the time, I naively believed I could deploy a functional iPXE infrastructure for BIOS, UEFI, and especially UEFI with secure boot. What a mistake that was… Quick explaination : Secure Boot ensures that the boot chain is signed by a PC manufacturer....

June 4, 2024 · 5 min · 1049 words · Nakama

☠️ Quit using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

Working on one of my Microsoft Intune projects, I needed to set up an infrastructure for deploying Windows workstations registered on Autopilot. This project had to respect several constraints, mainly: As little interaction as possible by a technician or user with the workstation A fully automatic, reliable and deterministic process Flexibility to enable modifications to be performed with ease (change Windows version 22H2, 22H3, etc.) The traditional way was to use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) on a Windows server....

April 22, 2024 · 5 min · 856 words · Nakama