Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or simply MDT is used in enterprise and business environments to install Windows Operating System (OS) on large number of clients. It standardize and streamlines the installation process, making it easier for the IT departments to deploy devices to their clients. In this article, I will summarize what I have been already discussed in the video tutorial posted on NetITGeeks.
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Few Tips for New Computer Science and Information Technology Students
In 2014, I wrote an article titled, Few Tips for New Geoscience Students. I wrote it while I was a student as the University of Calgary enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program in Geology. While I was successful as a Geology student, different life and local economic events have led me to change career pathway from Petroleum field, which Geology is part of, to Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) fields. I went back to school and graduated with a Diploma with Honors (4.0/4.0 GPA) in IT from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 2022. Reflecting back on the article I published in 2014, I thought it is time for me to publish an article on being a student in CS or IT.
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Automate storing of BitLocker Recovery Keys in AD using PowerShell
Please refer to this video for now: https://youtu.be/g2Z0F6KmZRA
This page will be updated soon… You can copy the PowerShell code from below.
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Configure Active Directory to Store BitLocker Recovery Keys
Please refer to this video for now: https://youtu.be/vcjCj2JPDig
This page will be updated soon…
This demonstration uses Windows Server 2022 server and Windows 11 Professional. But the principles are same for Windows Server 2012 through 2022 (Windows Server 2022 / 2019 / 2016 / 2012). There is only a minor settings/GUI differences among most of the previous versions of Windows Servers. The BitLocker Feature add-on for previous Windows Server versions may not prompt you to add the required components when installing it. Please refer to the video for more information. The enforced GPO settings will work on Windows 11, 10 and previous versions of client Operating Systems connected to the domain Active Directory.
PowerShell Cmdlets
$BLV = Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "C:" Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -KeyProtectorId $BLV.KeyProtector[1].KeyProtectorId
How to Map Network Drives without GPOs – Windows Server 2022
The unwritten industry standard is to use GPOs (Group Policy Objects) to map network drives for domain connected users.
However, you can map network drives without using any GPOs. Please refer to the following video for the step-by-step guide. This page will be updated with text instructions later.
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