1. Troubleshooting Windows 10 Deployment: Top 10 Tips and Tricks
Microsoft Ignite 2016
9/13/ :17 PM
BRK3150
Troubleshooting Windows 10 Deployment: Top 10 Tips and Tricks
Johan Arwidmark Mikael Nyström
Chief Technology Officer Principal Consultant
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2. Assumptions Familiar with MDT / ConfigMgr Notepad skills required 
Don’t be afraid of Scripts + PowerShell Prompts

3. #1 - Debugging ConfigMgr
Use the CMTrace Utility to read log files
Included in WinPE too
Logs
Learn the locations
Key Log file is SMSTS.LOG
Access via F8 (if added to the boot image)

4. Debugging ConfigMgr, continued
Status Messages
Status from Task Sequence Steps
Additional Server logging using MDT Variables
SLShare and (SLShareDynamicLogging)

5. #2 The majority of all PXE Problems
The network is misconfigured
IP Helpers
DHCP
The ConfigMgr Configuration is wrong
Boot image, drivers, deployments...

6. Demo
Johan Arwidmark

7. #3 Troubleshooting Drivers
WinPE phase
Setup phase
Post Installation drivers

8. Demo
Mikael Nyström

9. #4 Software Updates Planning your updates Other ”features”
Using Offline Servicing?
Other ”features”
Build reference image using MDT Lite Touch

10. Demo
Johan Arwidmark

11. #5 Inplace Upgrade Limitations
Challenges
Troubleshooting
Drivers

12. Demo
Mikael Nystrom

13. #6 Advanced OSD Scenarios
Third Party Disk Encryption
Replace Scenario

14. Demo
Johan Arwidmark

15. #7 Running PowerShell Built-In Actions Custom Actions Variables
Error handling

16. Demo
Mikael Nystrom

17. #8 Debugging Scripts
Challenges
Troubleshooting
ServiceUI

18. Demo
Johan Arwidmark

19. #9 Move Computer to different OU
GPO Refresh
Web Services

20. Demo
Johan Arwidmark

21. #10 UEFI Deployments
BIOS - UEFI Configurations

22. Demo
Mikael Nystrom

23. Resources: Trainings - Videos - Books
deploymentartist.com

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