Chapter 5. CustomSettings.ini and Task Sequence

In the previous chapter, we discussed some tips and tricks to customize the default user profile via policy, script, halting the MDT process mid-capture and modifying it manually, and so on.

In this chapter, we will review the essence of deployment, the task sequence that is called to perform the automated deployment in MDT. We will discuss the following topics:

  • We will discuss the CustomSettings.ini file as it relates to the Unattend.xml file, what it does, how it works, and how to use it for your environment
  • We'll also get into the subject of the task sequence, the scripting environment, logging, and how to use existing, as well as custom variables

The structure of the CustomSettings.ini file

As we ...

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