Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit ( MDT for short , formerly Business Desktop Deployment ) is software from Microsoft that supports administrators in the automated distribution of operating systems on server and client computers. It was developed for the fast rollout of software on computers in a Windows network, has a graphical user interface and is made available free of charge by Microsoft. Hotfixes, applications, drivers and system settings that are not covered by the group policy can be integrated into the generated image.

Windows version supported

Windows 7 , Windows 8 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 10 , Windows Server 2008 R2 , Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are supported by MDT 2013.

MDT 2012 with Update 1 supports Windows XP , Windows Vista , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003 , Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Hardware drivers , Windows updates and software can be integrated into the installation.

Publications

• MDT 2008, version number 4.1.?
• MDT 2008 Update 1, version number 4.2.523.40
• MDT 2010, version number 5.0.1641.0
• MDT 2010 Update 1, version number 5.1.1642.1
• MDT 2012
• MDT 2012 Update 1 (last version that supports the deployment of Windows XP and Windows Vista)
• MDT 2013 version number 6.2.5019.0 (support for the deployment of Windows versions prior to Windows 7 is no longer available and is no longer possible)
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 1 / Support for deployment and upgrade of Windows 10
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 / Quality release; no new major features
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 8456 / Deployment of Windows 10 Release ID 1809 and Windows Server 2019

conditions

MDT 2010 Update 1 requires the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7. Both tools can be downloaded for free from Microsoft's website. MDT 2010 Update 1 enables Lite-Touch installations to be performed and provides built-in templates for update, replacement, upgrade and bare metal installations.

See also

• Microsoft Windows PE

Web links

• Download page Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1
• Download page Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 1
• Download page Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MDT 2013 no longer supports the deployment of Windows 7
2. ↑ aczechowski: MDT release notes. Retrieved April 3, 2019 (American English).