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NOTE: In the New Advertisement Wizard, make sure that you check the option Make this task sequence available

to boot media and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).

Best Practices for Advertising a Task Sequence

• Always configure advertisements with the following settings when using PXE:

– Make this task sequence available to boot media and PXE

– Schedule: Mandatory assignment: As soon as possible

– Schedule: Program rerun behavior: Always rerun program

– Distribution Points: Access content directly from a distribution point when needed by the running task

sequence

– Interaction: Show task sequence progress

• Always configure Windows PE boot images with the following settings:

– Windows PE: Enable command support (testing only)

– Two advertisements are required while using a PXE boot media with the Unknown Computer support

feature. One for the All Unknown Computers collection, and one for the known collection that you

specified during boot image creation. The second advertisement will typically contain all the steps for

hardware configuration and operating system deployment. Make sure that you clear the last PXE

advertisement from the All Unknown Computers collection to boot to Windows PE successfully.

Deploying a Task Sequence

Now that the task sequence is ready, use any of the following methods to deploy the task sequence you have created:

• Deploy through a CD

• Deploy through a USB

• Deploy through PXE

For more information on how to deploy a task sequence using the above methods, see the Configuration Manager

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