Make an existing MDT (2012 update 1) enviroment ready for Windows 10

In this post, I will describe the steps needed to update a existing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 environment to MDT 2013 Update 2. This MDT update is needed to prepare for a new automated Windows 10 deployment.

Requirements

MDT 2013 Update 2 has the following requirements

• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10
• Windows PowerShell
• Microsoft .NET Framework

Install Windows ADK for Windows 10

On the existing MDT server, download the Windows ADK for Windows 10 update files. I have placed these files on D:\Downloads\ADK.

1. Log on to the server with an account that has administrator rights.
2. Start the ADK Setup (D:\Downloads\ADK\adksetup.exe), and click Continue.
3. On the Select the features you want to change page, select the features below and complete the wizard using the default settings:
   1. Deployment Tools
   2. Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
   3. User State Migration Tool (UMST)

Install MDT 2013 Update 2

Download the MDT 2013 Update 2 files to D:\Downloads\MDT

1. Install MDT (D:\Downloads\MDT 2013\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit2013_x64.msi) with the default settings
2. Start the Deployment Workbench
3. Right click on your Deployment Share and click ‘Upgrade Deployment Share’. This update can take a while, depending on the size of your MDT environment.