deployment automation

Microsoft’s September 9, 2025 Setup Dynamic Update (KB5066990) for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 refreshes the small, critical set of setup binaries used during feature updates and media-based installations — a narrowly scoped but operationally significant package that fixes...

Microsoft quietly published KB5066683 on September 29, 2025 — a focused Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 that refreshes the small but critical set of setup binaries used during feature updates and media-based installations. The package is available only...

How do I create an MSI file to do the following: Install file.vbs into C:\Windows Import file.xml into TaskScheduler Note: both files to be contained in the MSI file. Thank you

When deploying or reinstalling Windows in an enterprise environment or even on personal devices, many users rely on installation images—custom, often streamlined ISO files or WIM images built for speed, consistency, or specific hardware requirements. Yet, an important warning from Microsoft has...

Hello I have a question I am looking for a script to create a recovery partition to put in an autounattend file

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a foundational component for many enterprise and organizational IT infrastructures, streamlining the deployment of Windows operating systems over a network. As environments become more dependent on centralized deployment and automation, the security of these...

A surge of concern has swept through IT and cybersecurity circles following the disclosure of a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services (WDS) platform. Unlike more intricate bugs that require a sophisticated attacker or privileged access, this flaw enables...

When reinstalling Windows, especially when switching to specialized editions like Windows 10 LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), setting up a fully functional and productive environment can be time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the need to reinstall multiple applications. This is where...

For anyone facing the daunting task of setting up a new Windows installation, the path from a blank slate to a fully functional machine is often both time-consuming and tedious. Whether you’re upgrading, downgrading, switching Windows flavors like LTSC, or recovering from a system failure...

Navigating the Complexity of Windows Imaging with DISMTools: Ushering in a New Era of Accessibility Reinventing Deployment Imaging on Windows For decades, Microsoft’s Deployment Imaging Service and Management Tool—universally known as DISM—has been the power user’s essential Swiss Army knife for...