Add together drivers to a Windows x deployment with Windows PE using Configuration Manager

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  • Windows 10

In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Windows Preinstallation Environs (Windows PE) to include the network drivers required to connect to the deployment share and the storage drivers required to see the local storage on machines. Even though the Windows PE kick image and the Windows 10 operating organisation incorporate many out-of-the-box drivers, information technology is probable you will have to add new or updated drivers to support all your hardware. In this department, yous import drivers for both Windows PE and the full Windows 10 operating organization.

For the purposes of this guide, we will use 1 server computer: CM01.

  • CM01 is a domain member server and Configuration Manager software distribution indicate. In this guide CM01 is a standalone primary site server. CM01 is running Windows Server 2019. Notwithstanding, an earlier, supported version of Windows Server tin also be used.

An existing Configuration Managing director infrastructure that is integrated with MDT is used for the following procedures. For more information about the setup for this article, encounter Prepare for Nil Touch Installation of Windows 10 with Configuration Manager.

Add drivers for Windows PE

This section will show you how to import some network and storage drivers for Windows PE.

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Windows PE usually has a fairly comprehensive set of drivers out of the box, assuming that you are using a contempo version of the Windows ADK. This is unlike than the full Windows Bone which will frequently crave drivers. You shouldn't add drivers to Windows PE unless you have an consequence or are missing functionality, and in these cases you should simply add the driver that you lot need. An case of a common driver that is added is the Intel I217 driver. Adding also many drivers can cause conflicts and atomic number 82 to commuter bloat in the Config Mgr database. This section shows you how to add drivers, merely typically you tin can just skip this procedure.

This section assumes you lot accept downloaded some drivers to the D:\Sources\OSD\DriverSources\WinPE x64 folder on CM01.

Drivers.

Driver folder structure on CM01

On CM01:

  1. Using the Configuration Manager Panel, in the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, right-click the Drivers node and select Import Commuter.
  2. In the Import New Commuter Magician, on the Specify a location to import driver page, select the Import all drivers in the post-obit network path (UNC) choice, browse to the \\CM01\Sources$\OSD\DriverSources\WinPE x64 folder and click Next.
  3. On the Specify the details for the imported driver page, click Categories, create a category named WinPE x64, and then click Next.
  4. On the Select the packages to add together the imported driver page, click Side by side.
  5. On the Select drivers to include in the boot epitome folio, select the Zilch Touch WinPE x64 kicking image and click Next.
  6. In the popup window that appears, click Yes to automatically update the distribution betoken.
  7. Click Next, wait for the image to be updated, then click Close.

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Add drivers for Windows ten

This section illustrates how to add drivers for Windows 10 using the HP EliteBook 8560w as an case. Use the HP Image Assistant from the HP Customer Management Solutions site.

For the purposes of this section, nosotros assume that you have downloaded the Windows 10 drivers for the HP EliteBook 8560w model and copied them to the D:\Sources$\OSD\DriverSources\Windows x x64\Hewlett-Packard\HP EliteBook 8560w folder on CM01.

Drivers in Windows.

Driver binder structure on CM01

On CM01:

  1. Using the Configuration Manager Console, in the Software Library workspace, aggrandize Operating Systems, right-click the Drivers node and select Import Driver.

  2. In the Import New Driver Wizard, on the Specify a location to import driver page, select the Import all drivers in the following network path (UNC) option, scan to the \\CM01\Sources$\OSD\DriverSources\Windows ten x64\Hewlett-Packard\HP EliteBook 8560w folder and click Adjacent. Wait a infinitesimal for driver information to be validated.

  3. On the Specify the details for the imported driver page, click Categories, create a category named Windows 10 x64 - HP EliteBook 8560w, click OK, and then click Side by side.

    Create driver categories.

    Create driver categories

  4. On the Select the packages to add the imported driver page, click New Packet, use the following settings for the parcel, and so click Next:

    • Name: Windows 10 x64 - HP EliteBook 8560w
    • Path: \\CM01\Sources$\OSD\DriverPackages\Windows 10 x64\Hewlett-Packard\HP EliteBook 8560w

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    The packet path does not yet exist, so you accept to type it in. The wizard volition create the new bundle using the path yous specify.

  5. On the Select drivers to include in the boot epitome page, practise not select anything, and click Next twice. Afterward the package has been created, click Close.

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    If you want to monitor the driver import process more than closely, you can open up the SMSProv.log file during driver import.

    Drivers imported and a new driver package created.

    Drivers imported and a new driver package created

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