Task Sequence Example

This is an example Task Sequence that can be used to build an LTI (Light Touch Installation) Media.

• Add a prompter at the very beginning (our HTA prompter for example), to configure the Installation properties, like:
• Language specific settings
• System Locale (OSDSystemLocale)
• User Locale (OSDUSerLocale)
• Input Locale (OSDInputLocale)
• UI Language (OSDUILanguage)
• Keyboard Layout
• TimeZone
• Partition size
• Installation Type
• Use these settings in an unattend.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture=...>
            <TimeZone>%OSDTimeZone%</TimeZone>
            <InputLocale>%OSDInputLocale%</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>%OSDSystemLocale%</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>%OSDUILanguage%</UILanguage>
            <UILanguageFallback>%OSDUILanguageFallback%</UILanguageFallback>
            <UserLocale>%OSDUserLocale%</UserLocale>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>

• Install Drivers. Best way I found:
• Install drivers for a give model
• Export these drivers using DISM ( dism /online /export-driver /destination:C:\drivers-backup )
• Copy exported drivers to a central DFS share, in a specific folder containing the OS version, Manufacture, Model, architecture
• Map the root share to a drive letter in Task Sequence (Task name: Connect to Network Folder)
• Create a folder structure in the task sequence where the main folder is the Manufacture, then sub folder for the Model. These folders should have a WMI query under the Options tab:
• WMI Namespace: root\cimv2
• WQL Query: select Manufacturer from win32_computersystem where Manufacturer like "%HP%"
• Use the Run Command Line task to install the drivers in the specific folder

cmd /c dism.exe /Image:%OSDTargetSystemDrive%\ /add-driver /driver:Z:\Microsoft\SurfaceBook2 /recurse /loglevel:4 /LogPath:%OSDTargetSystemDrive%\_DriverInstallLogs\DISM_ADD_DRIVER.log /ScratchDIR:%OSDTargetSystemDrive%\Windows\Temp

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