{"product_id":"mastering-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-jeff-stokes-9781782172499","title":"Mastering the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit: Take a deep dive into the world of Windows desktop deployment using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake a deep dive into the world of Windows desktop deployment using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn Microsoft Deployment Toolkit best practices and how to adopt them into your deployment project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshoot task sequence errors and quickly resolve deployment blockers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn easy-to-follow, in-depth guide to image creation, customization, and deployment of Windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides a comprehensive collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments. It considerably reduces deployment time and standardizes desktop and server images. Moreover, MDT offers improved security and ongoing configuration management. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the official supported method of creating and customizing Windows images for deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting from scratch, this book walks you through the MDT setup, task sequence creation, and image deployment steps in detail. Breaking down the various MDT concepts, this book will give you a thorough understanding of the deployment process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with imaging concepts and theory, you will go on to build a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit environment. You will understand the intricacies of customizing the default user profile in different versions of Windows. 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