What is Microsoft Deployment Toolkit?
The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server operating system deployment. IT administrators, consultants, and partners can use MDT to fully automate deployments of Windows, Office, and other desktop systems.
Key capabilities include:
- Automating server, desktop, and laptop deployments with a common management platform
- Support for deploying Windows 10 and earlier client and server versions
- Tight integration with System Center Configuration Manager for highly scalable, automated deployments
- Comprehensive guidance for building bare-metal systems as well as migrating from previous OS versions and profiles
- A full range of performance enhancements including dynamic multicast transmissions, delta replication, and distributed file shares
- Built on standard technologies like Windows PE, .NET, PowerShell and the Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit (ADK)
With MDT, IT professionals can simplify and fully automate end-to-end deployment processes for PCs, laptops, physical servers, and virtual machines. It helps reduce costs and improve productivity by eliminating manual efforts, while enhancing security and compliance.