MDT 2013 and the D: directory

I'm new to MDT since upgrading from 2012 to 2012 R2 and I'm not finding the specific logic in the OSD Task Sequence that keeps setting our OS drives to "D".
Where is it, can I change it, and what is the reasoning behind this drive choice?

OSDPreserveDriveLetter was already set to False.
Also it does not matter which captured OS image I use. Ever since I starting MDT this issue has appeared.
I have been reusing an older Windows 7 image and also captured a Windows 8.1 image straight off the media; both deploy with the OS on the D: drive.

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