Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 6.0.2223.0 - Changelog

What's new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 6.0.2223.0:

April 17th, 2012

· Comprehensive tools and guidance to efficiently manage large-scale deployments of Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 365.
· An enhanced user-Driven Installation (UDI) deployment method that utilizes System Center Configuration Manager 2012. UDI lets end users initiate and customize an OS deployment on their PCs—via an easy-to-use wizard.
· Ease Lite Touch installation through integration with Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT).
· This release provides support for deploying Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a lab environment.

What's new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 2012 Beta 1:

June 4th, 2011

· Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2, including the new application model and user device affinity (UDA).
· Improved Lite Touch partitioning, supporting the preferred partition layouts described in the Windows Automated Installation Kit.
· Support in Lite Touch for deploying 64-bit Windows to computers that support Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) (without requiring compatibility support for legacy BIOS).
· New Lite Touch “Deploy to VHD” task sequence templates that support deploying a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 image into a virtual hard disk (VHD) file that can then be used for booting the OS (“boot from VHD”).
· Added support for deploying Windows ThinPC and Windows POSReady 7.
· Improved Lite Touch wizard look and feel.
· Continued support for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and all operating systems supported by MDT 2010.
· Many bug fixes and other small improvements.

What's new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 2010 Update 1:

July 8th, 2010

· New features to MDT 2010 Update 1 include Office 2010 support, the ability for users to initiate and customize their own deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, key enhancements in Windows 7 driver support, and much more.

What's new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 5.0:

September 9th, 2009

Improvements to the newest version of MDT allow you to:
· Access deployment shares from anywhere on the network and replicate files and settings across organizational boundaries or sites.
· Organize and manage drivers, operating systems, applications, packages, and task sequences with an improved UI.
· Automate UI functionality using the Windows PowerShell command line interface.