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mdt New Computer deploymenttype failed

My mdt task sequence with New Computer deploymenttype failed on the test existing Windows 10 laptop. But it's working fine when deploymenttype=Refresh. Why?

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SimonRenMSFT-3639 answered priceITadmin-0918 commented

Hi,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft MECM Q&A forum.

Per my experience, it's not possible to change the deployment type to new computer if you execute a task sequence from a running OS. Even if you were to force this variable, the task sequence would fail, since WinPE will be placed on the local disk which will be used to boot and install the OS. However, prior to installing the OS, a step of the task sequence is to format and partition the disk, this same disk holds the current progress of the task sequence in the C:\Minint folder. The moment the disk has been formatted you'll run into issues since the task sequencer wont know a lot of the variables anymore necessary to complete the installation.

Similar thread for your reference:
Run DeploymentType NEWCOMPUTER logged in to existing Operating System
MDT DeploymentType

Best regards,
Simon


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Great! Thanks for your information.

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SimonRenMSFT-3639 answered

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. If there is any other assistance we can provide, please feel free to let us know, we will do our best to help you. Have a nice day!

Best regards,
Simon

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