How to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise using MDT

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Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7, users are now forced to migrate to either migrate to Windows 10 or remain with Windows 7 and stay exposed.

Those that belong to business environments can also opt to go for the Windows 7 Extended Support for Business, although this is just a temporary and expensive solution.

Thus, the only viable option left is to upgrade to Windows 10. The only problem is that there are plenty of upgrade processes available.

Of course, the simplest method would be to perform an in-place upgrade, where you basically install Windows 10 on top of Windows 7 and have all of your data transferred from the old OS to the new one.

It admins working for large companies can make this process even simpler if you use a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 task sequence to completely automate the process.

The idea of taking an already simple upgrade method and making it even simpler is extremely alluring. That is why we’ve created a step-by-step guide on how you can upgrade your PC to Windows 10 using a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.

How do I upgrade to Windows 10 using a MDT?

For starters, you will need to use 3 different machines to perform this task:

A domain controller
- We will label it DC
A Windows Server 2012 standard machine
- We will label it WS
- This machine adds support for Windows 10 deployment, which is extremely useful in our case at hand
The actual Windows 7 machine that needs upgrading
- We will label it PC

1. Create the production deployment share

On WS, log on as Administrator in the CONTOSO domain with a password of [email protected]

Launch the Deployment Workbench

Right-click Deployment Shares

Select New Deployment Share

Go to the Path page

In the Deployment share path text box, type the following:

E:MDTProduction

Click Next

Go to the Share page

In the Share name text box, type in the following:

MDTProduction$

Click Next

Go to the Descriptive Name page

In the Deployment share description text box, type in the following:

MDT Production

Click Next

Go to the Options page

Accept the default settings and click Next twice, and then click Finish

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In order to test out whether this worked, use the File Explorer to verify that you can access the \WS\MDTProduction$ share

2. Add Windows 10 Enterprise

Copy the content of a Windows 10 Enterprise x64 ISO to the E:\Downloads\Windows 10 Enterprise x64 folder

Open the Deployment Workbench

Expand the Deployment Shares node

Expand MDT Production

Right-click the Operating Systems node

Create a new folder named Windows 10

Expand the Operating Systems node

Right-click the Windows 10 folder

Select Import Operating System

Use the following settings for the Import Operating System Wizard:

Full set of source files
Source directory: E:\Downloads\Windows 10 Enterprise x64
Destination directory name: W10EX64RTM

Change the name of the operating system name in Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image

3. Create a task sequence for the upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise

Launch the Deployment Workbench

Select Task Sequences in the MDT Production node

Create a folder named Windows 10

Right-click the new Windows 10 folder

Select New Task Sequence

Use the following settings for the New Task Sequence Wizard:

Task sequence ID: W10-X64-UPG
Task sequence name: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Upgrade
Template: Standard Client Upgrade Task Sequence
Select OS: Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Default Image
Specify Product Key: Do not specify a product key at this time
Full Name: Contoso
Organization: Contoso
Internet Explorer home page: about:blank
Admin Password: Do not specify an Administrator Password at this time

4. Perform the actual Windows 10 upgrade

These steps will need to be performed on the Windows 7 PC:

Start the MDT deployment wizard by running the following command:

\WS\MDTProduction$\Scripts\LiteTouch.vbs

Select the Windows 10 Enterprise x64 RTM Upgrade task sequence

Click Next

Go to the Credentials tab

Input the MDT_BA account, [email protected] password, and CONTOSO for the domain.

Go to the Ready tab

Click Begin

After the task sequence completes, the computer will be fully upgraded to Windows 10.

Conclusion

While the initial sequence setup process may take a while, it will all be automated and any Windows 7 PC will then be updated without further issue.

Do you think using an MDT is an efficient way to upgrade PCs to Windows 10 Enterprise? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Update: 2024-07-06

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