SCCM Guru Required for Win10 deployment (driver question)

glenimp617

glenimp617

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Hi,

another sccm question!

SCCM v1710 / Windows 10 1706 using latest ADK

I'm deploying Windows 10 to about 1,000 machines made up of various makes and models.

Rather than using driver packages, is there's a clever way during the task sequence to poll windows update across the internet so it can get the drivers it needs?

We can do this manually of course after the machine is built, but automated would be nice.

Thanks.
 
I would have thought querying wmic and getting make and model and injecting at time of build is probably the best way. Most major manufacturers have .cab files of drivers per model. I would trust the manufacturers drivers over Microsofts.
 
Generally it's not a good idea to do this via the internet (and I've never tried it so don't know how to do it), you loose control over the driver versions being installed, AND put a heavy load on any internet connections. I know it's a PITA, but you're better manually creating packages and using WMIC queries during the task sequence to install the correct drivers.

More work in the short term, but a lot better in the long run.
 
Most of our kit has manufacturer supplied driver packs, so we use those where possible. For the older stuff that doesn't I pulled the required inbox drivers off the Window Update site as the cab files, then manually created my own driver packs for about 4 model families.

Pulling drivers off the internet wouldn't work for us. Clients are blocked from accessing Windows update, all software updates are deployed via SCCM.
 
Id suggest the best approach would be to identify your makes and models, find if they have the SCCM packages or drive packages for download.

Download and import them into SCCM, then have SCCM decide which drivers to apply instead (best drivers) instead of using driver packages.

Going over the internet for that many and going forwards just wouldnt make sense as every time you build on up its going to be different.

if you control this you control the build that is going out.
 
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