Windows deployment wizard – Microsoft Surface 3 User Manual

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Windows Deployment Wizard

After the boot image is loaded onto the target Surface Pro 3 device, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Welcome Page

launches. You can start the Windows Deployment Wizard by following these steps:

1. Select the Run the Deployment Wizard to install a new Operating System option, as shown in Figure 3.31.

Figure 3.31: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Welcome Page.

2. Enter credentials in these fields for access to the deployment share and click OK:

User Name – Enter the user name for an account that has a minimum permission level of Read. This
field is required.

Password – Enter the password for the account. This field is required.

Domain – Enter the domain where the user account belongs. This field is required.

Note: When using a standalone deployment server that is not connected to a domain, the name of the

deployment server should be used to indicate that a local account is being used.

3. If the specified credentials are valid, the Windows Deployment Wizard launches. The Windows Deployment

Wizard is used to initiate and control the deployment process on the target Surface Pro 3 devices by following a
series of steps presented sequentially:

Task Sequence – Select the desired deployment task sequence that was created earlier in this chapter, then
click Next.

Computer Details – Enter the desired name for the deployed computer and specify either a domain or
workgroup to be joined. If selecting a domain, enter the credentials with permissions to join the domain.
Click Next.

Move Data and Settings – Select the option to control how data and settings are managed, then click Next:

o Do not move user data and settings – Indicates that user data and settings are overwritten. If you

don’t need any existing user data or settings while testing deployment with this scenario, click this
option.

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