WINPE User & Keyboard Locale with MDT 2013 & Windows 8.1

Hi
I'm using MDT 2013 to deploy win8.1 (ADK 8.1 installed and so on) but I'm having trouble to set the keyboard layout when the Wizard (hta) is loaded.
We are serving multiple countries so different keyboard settings need to be pushed for our operators when they go through the Wizard in boot.wim/PE phase.
I opened up the boot.wim file that is generated when you update the deloyment share and generate the litetouch boot iso.
In there I see that a basic unnattend.xml is being used which specifies the 0409:0000409 (en-US) locale.
I was under the impression that if we made different Task sequences with their own unnattend.xml we could set the WINPE locale in the WINPE phase via the amd64_xxxx_WINPE_Neutral_xxxx component but it doesn't seem to work that way.
I know you can provide a locale in bootstrap.ini but that's a general setting for
all deployments ...
Anyone any ideas?
My next step would be to add skipbdewelcome screen in bootstrap.ini and then have some sections in the customsettings.ini (bound to gateway or site or whatever) to set LOCALEs in there ....
jgs

Hi,
Sorry for my dilatory reply. According to your description, I doubt whether your Unattened.xml file was set correctly.
To set default InputLocale during deployment, the correct format should like this:
<InputLocale>0409:00010409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
From:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749191(v=ws.10).aspx
In addition, here is another thread which is similar with your problem, may be helpful with your question:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/9af61b5c-6407-44b9-87c4-a4044a94729c/change-regional-settings-keyboard-layout-and-locale-in-task-sequence?forum=configmgrosd
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

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What To Expect With MDT 2013 Multicast from WDS 2008 R2?

I am having a hard time finding out what to expect when setting this up. I don't think anyone has posted a demo video showing it in action or even a detailed blog with screenshots. The only multicast videos I have seen were old ones of WDS multicasting
that had no reference to MDT.
What I understand is, once I have working WDS integration with PXE boot, all I need to do is go into properties of the deployment share then select the option to enable multicast support and then update the deployment share. After that everything is
supposed to work as long as the network supports multicasting.
So, how does it work from there? How do you take advantage of it?
When I boot up a workstation to deploy to, where do I configure the specific deployment task to use multicasting (or not if I am just imaging a single system)? When I boot the second and third machine to image, what are the steps to join the ongoing
multicast? Do you pick the deployment task from the wizard again or does any machine booted to MDT join any in-progress multicast automatically?
Can you use the wizard to select different optional installed applications for different machines when using a multicast?
If you are imaging 30 workstations, can you configure it start the multicast when the 30th connection is made or does it start as soon as the first one joins?

Once multicasting is set in the deployment share it will become the default method of deploying an image for clients connecteing to that deployment point. As far as I'm aware the boot disk does not need to be updated for this to take affect.
Multicasting in WDS is a rolling session.. It will start as soon as the first client connects and will end when the last machine finishes. Machines can come and go throughout the session.
There are more options that can be applied (such as number of machines to wait for) but you need to change registry settings to do this.
I did have a GUI for this on my to do list.. but never got around to it. Maybe it's worth another look.

MDT 2013 Windows 8.1 Deployment Starts Prompting For Administrator Login In Middle Of Task Sequence

I have a 8.1 deployment task sequence that automatically logs into the administrator account until about half way through the deployment.
It actually looks like it logs in for a second and then dumps back out to the login prompt.
After this reboot, the problem starts. When I log in manually, I see it is at the installing the Java application step. What could cause this?

Yes, it's possible that the scripts to boot to desktop or the script to remove apps are causing this, but other people use these settings in deployments and didn't mention this as a side effect.
This reg file is supposed to set the Start Menu background to match the desktop wallpaper and set IE to use desktop version, but does not seem to work.
regedit.exe /s 81settings.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_USERS\CUSTOM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent]
"MotionAccentId_v1.00"=dword:000000db
[HKEY_USERS\CUSTOM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]
"DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_USERS\CUSTOM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"ApplicationTileImmersiveActivation"=dword:00000000
"AssociationActivationMode"=dword:00000002
================================================
powershell.exe -Command "set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force; cpi '%DEPLOYROOT%\Applications\Remove Windows 8.1 Modern Applications\RemoveWindows8Apps.ps1' -destination c:\; c:\RemoveWindows8Apps.ps1; ri c:\*.ps1 -Force; set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted
-Force"
<#
Purpose: Remove built in apps specified in list
Pre-Reqs: Windows 8.1
#>
# Main Routine
# Get log path. Will log to Task Sequence log folder if the script is running in a Task Sequence
# Otherwise log to \windows\temp
try
$tsenv = New-Object -COMObject Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment
$logPath = $tsenv.Value("LogPath")
catch
Write-Host "This script is not running in a task sequence"
$logPath = $env:windir + "\temp"
$logFile = "$logPath\$($myInvocation.MyCommand).log"
# Start logging
Start-Transcript $logFile
Write-Host "Logging to $logFile"
# List of Applications that will be removed
$AppsList = "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps","Microsoft.BingFinance","Microsoft.BingMaps",`
"Microsoft.BingWeather","Microsoft.ZuneVideo","Microsoft.ZuneMusic","Microsoft.Media.PlayReadyClient.2",`
"Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames","Microsoft.HelpAndTips","Microsoft.BingSports",`
"Microsoft.BingNews","Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink","Microsoft.BingTravel","Microsoft.WindowsReadingList",`
"Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness","Microsoft.WindowsAlarms","Microsoft.Reader","Microsoft.WindowsCalculator",`
"Microsoft.WindowsScan","Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder","Microsoft.SkypeApp"
ForEach ($App in $AppsList)
$Packages = Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $App}
if ($Packages -ne $null)
Write-Host "Removing Appx Package: $App"
foreach ($Package in $Packages)
Remove-AppxPackage -package $Package.PackageFullName
else
Write-Host "Unable to find package: $App"
$ProvisionedPackage = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -online | Where-Object {$_.displayName -eq $App}
if ($ProvisionedPackage -ne $null)
Write-Host "Removing Appx Provisioned Package: $App"
remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename $ProvisionedPackage.PackageName
else
Write-Host "Unable to find provisioned package: $App"
# Stop logging
====================================================
Install java and turn off updates.
Start /wait jre-8u25-windows-i586.exe INSTALL_SILENT=1 STATIC=0 AUTO_UPDATE=0 WEB_JAVA=1 WEB_JAVA_SECURITY_LEVEL=H WEB_ANALYTICS=0 EULA=0 REBOOT=0
regedit.exe /s disableupdate.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy]
"EnableJavaUpdate"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy]
"EnableJavaUpdate"=dword:00000000

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