Alternative to MDT

Question

We use MDT + WDS to deploy Windows to our computers. We are going to move to Windows 11 in the near future, however, MDT seems not to support Windows 11 well as it is not updated anymore for a long time. What is the alternative tool to MDT for deploying Windows 11 OS?

Answer 1

There is no "official" support for Windows 11 by MDT - however, it's possible to still use it - for details, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1325234/why-is-there-no-mdt-support-for-windows-11

Alternatively, you could leverage paid-for alternatives from Microsoft (Autopilot combined with Intune or Configuration Manager) or third party products

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

1,Coming from MDT, SCCM is probably going to be the closest thing. It's recommended to use SCCM to deploy Windows 11 to client computers. And you can integrate MDT with SCCM as well. Refer to:

Support for Windows 11 in Configuration Manager

2,The PowerShell Deployment (PSD) extension for MDT is also a very good alternative. Refer to:

https://github.com/FriendsOfMDT/PSD

Thanks for your time. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Simon

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