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this sounds like a very good reason to do this http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/topic/12277-updated-script-how-can-i-check-for-network-connectivity-storage-before-starting-a-task-sequence-in-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/ secondly, we are deploying the lenovo x240 and x250 just fine with our winpe 5.1 images,

you need to attach your smsts*.log file so we can see what's failing is it MDT 2013 or MDT 2013 update 1 ?

already done, and here it is CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 10 Enterprise x64 with MDT 2013 Update 1 integrated with System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ? CM12 in a Lab - How can I upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 SP1 with MDT 2013 update 1 integrated ?

We are releasing a new Windows 10 Insider Preview building to the Fast ring today: Build 10532. As always, there are bug fixes and improvements in this build over 10525, but also some new features we are very excited to share with Insiders. Improved Context MenusWe’ve heard feedback about the consistency of menus within Windows 10, so we’ve made some changes to improve these and give them a modern look at and feel. We are still working on it, but you’ll see some good changes with this build. We’re also further unifying the light and dark theming across the OS and are looking forward to you trying these latest changes and providing additional feedback. more details > http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/08/27/windows-10-insider-preview-build-10532-for-pc/#.Vd9p41T5hSc.facebook

any extensions that you've enabled will not show up after the upgrade as they are already built in to the service pack, the only reason i have one showing up after the upgrade is because that extension had an issue during enabling which i haven't troubleshooted yet.

does it have a boot image attached to it ?

But my task sequence fails at the ENABLE BITLOCKER stage towards the end of the TS. with what error ?

<![LOG[Failed to save environment to (80070057)]LOG]!><time="09:33:27.333+240" date="08-24-2015" component="TSManager" context="" type="2" thread="292" file="environmentlib.cpp:697"> if it can't store the files on a suitable drive then it will fail, i don't know how you'll store your files somewhere other than x:, you can't store them in x: and the task sequence wants to store them on a drive formatted as NTFS how you move forward with it i dont know,

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you are missing nic drivers in winpe as is evident by the lack of network sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7 TSManager 26-8-2015 10:48:03 2684 (0x0A7C) Will retry in 5 second(s) TSManager 26-8-2015 10:48:03 2684 (0x0A7C) Retrying... TSManager 26-8-2015 10:48:09 2684 (0x0A7C) unknown host (gethostbyname failed) TSManager 26-8-2015 10:48:09 2684 (0x0A7C) sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7 TSManager 26-8-2015 10:48:09 2684 (0x0A7C) it can't capture to an UNC path with no network (ip) add network drivers for the nic to winpe and try again. if you were using a hyperV vm you wouldn't have to worry about this problem.

are you sure that's correct, the date of the log is 11th of august...

or offline servicing as above

press F8 when capturing (that way it won't reboot) then grab the smsts.log file probably in X:\windows\temp\smstslog\

the 80070057 error means so are you using a command incorrectly, i havn't tried what you are trying to do so i cannot offer advice sorry at what point is yours failing, 1,2,3 ?

ccmsetup.log will be in the c:\windows\ccmsetup\logs did you find it ?

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what does your ccmsetup.log file say ?

how did you configure the Deployment of the updates exactly, be specific...

a lot of people have issues with Build and Capture in ConfigMgr and there are lots of advice as to how to resolve it, some suggestions are below Build it using MDT instead Build it using a task sequence like so https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a535e509-fc6a-483c-bf24-7e2aa064e5b7/deploying-100-of-available-software-updates-during-a-task-sequence?forum=configmanagerosd Build it using a wsus script instead of the Install software Updates step Offline Servicing method http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4683-using-sccm-2012-rc-in-a-lab-part-12-updating-an-operating-system-image-using-offline-servicing/ and so on..

did you verify this works ? is the task sequence in question deployed as hidden ? oTaskSequence ("SMSTSPreferredAdvertID") = ucase(oSelection.InnerText) what does the smsts.log reveal ?

Introduction In a previous posts I've shown you how you can deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Surface Pro 3 with MDT 2013 or Configuration Manager 2012 R2. In this post I'll show you how to automate the deployment of Windows 10 x64 to a Surface Pro 3 from start to finish on a Server 2012 R2 server by using a PowerShell script. The PowerShell script is to be run on your soon-to-be MDT server and it will create everything for you, all you have to do is supply it with an OS (Windows 10 x64) and optionally some apps, drivers or even the Windows ADK 10. Fear not, if you don't have the Surface Pro 3 drivers or Windows ADK 10 then the script will download them for you. Download the script You can download the script here, then unzip it. Setup MDT 2013 Update 1 for Microsoft Surface Pro 3 - August 2015.zip To use the script simply adjust the many variables within to suit your needs, then when you are ready, run it in PowerShell ISE. The script will automatically download and install Windows ADK 10 and MDT 2013 Update 1. In addition, it will install Windows Deployment Services and after configuring the MDT DeploymentShare it will import the boot image into WDS. The boot image will have both the Surface Pro 3 100mb and gigabit network driver pre-installed. If you want to remove with, simply rem out the line in the script. Speaking of drivers, the script will automatically download the latest drivers for Windows 10 for the Surface Pro 3 and import them into the MDT 2013 Update 1 deployment workbench. Once the script is complete you can go ahead and launch the deployment workbench to review what has happened. Here you can see the drivers imported for the Surface Pro 3. and here are the two selection profiles it creates, one for the Surface Pro 3, the other for WinPEx64 (the boot image). If you open the Deploy Windows 10 x64 - Surface Pro 3 task sequence you can see the inject driver step When you PXE boot (UEFI network boot) the Surface Pro 3, the correct x64 boot image containing NIC drivers for the Surface Pro 3 will be downloaded from WDS you get to enter a computer name (you can modify customsettings.ini to change this behaviour) and select your core apps (Office 365) before the LiteTouch OSD kicks off here you can see that Windows 10 x64 is already installed and now MDT is installing Office 365 Professional and after some time installing that, it's done ! Related Posts CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 10 Enterprise x64 with MDT 2013 Update 1 integrated with System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ? CM12 in a Lab - How can I upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 SP1 with MDT 2013 update 1 integrated ? Johan's list of MDT 2013 Update 1 bugs and workarounds - http://deploymentresearch.com/Research/Post/504/A-Geeks-Guide-for-upgrading-MDT-2013-to-MDT-2013-Update-1 Until next time, adios !

yes just be aware that when you deploy the new MDT 2013 update 1 integrated task sequence that the boot wim attached to it (should be winpe 10) will take over as the LIFO rule applies (last in, first out) when it comes to deployed task sequences to a collection therefore to avoid your production machines staging the wrong boot wim, redeploy your production task sequences to the same colleciton, the difference is they have Winpe 5.x attached to them,

<![LOG[successfully completed the action (Setup Windows and Configuration Manager) with the exit win32 code 0]LOG]!><time="12:02:29.657-600" date="08-24-2015" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="800" file="instruction.cxx:846"> probably means the latest logs are in the C:\_SMSTasksequence\Logs or C:\Windows\CCM\LOGS folder, can you check there to see what log file you have as the one above looks ok from first looks

if you are using UEFI network boot then you must remove the DHCP scope options which you may have put in place for Legacy network boot, instead use iphelpers to direct traffic accordingly.

you can reuse the old ones with the old toolkit packages no problem, however if you want to use the new content, then you have to create new task sequences