Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

While installing Windows on a single computer along with Microsoft Office is not exactly a hard task, the same cannot be said about doing the same with dozens of computers in a network. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is a reliable solution for the automatic deployment of the Windows operating system and Office applications on multiple workstations and servers in a network

The package provides support for the latest Windows OS editions, for both desktop (Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10) and server computers (Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2019). The idea behind this toolkit is too ease your work by providing assistance in creating installation sources that can be accessed by any network computer, which act as clients that access the resources on a server.

It is worth mentioning that the solution is capable of installing application packages that work exclusively on a Windows station and provides support for LTI ('Lite Touch Installation'), ZTI ('Zero Touch Installation') and UDI ('User Driven Installation') deployments. In the end, the choice depends on the amount of user interaction you want your package to require.

For instance, ZTI installations are fully automated, whereas UDI deployment methods prompt the user for action during each step of the setup wizard, offering the freedom to customize information such as the computer owner, the product key or the login data. UDI setups can be created with the help of the so-called UDI Wizard Designer, a forthright utility that offers clear instructions on how to include the setup file into the task sequence.

The process can be controlled using the Deployment Workbench, which provides a comprehensive interface that can guide you throughout the entire process of creating the assembled package, from importing the source files (OS installation files and other applications), creating the booting image and generating the task sequence to transferring the package to the target computers. In order to communicate with the deployment shared files, it requires the Assessment and Deployment Kit to be installed on your system.

The output pack can be booted from a storage medium or deployed using Windows Deployment Services.Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is created to simplify the deployment operation, allowing the fast installation of the OS and other applications across the network. Its reliability is unquestionable and its ease of use make it a real asset for network administrators.