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General Driver Challenges Multiple packaging methods Driver Applications New versions may drop support for old devices Badly-formed drivers (INFs) Two-tier drivers (bus drivers) There is hope OEMs starting to pick up…

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General Driver Challenges A constantly changing list of “supported” hardware Rapidly-changing PC hardware “Configuration of the day” vendors Chipsets Intel vs. AMD Infrastructure Optimization, standardization Maybe even less frequent purchases

General Driver Solutions What approach to take Let the tool decide Explicitly specify “Chaos” Throw them all in, let the system and/or Windows figure it out Simplifies administration, repository management “Control freak” Explicitly configure what drivers should be used for each model Addresses supportability concerns, compatibility issues Find a happy medium

Windows Drivers Boot Image Drivers Operating System Drivers Primarily Nic & Storage Windows PE 3.0 uses Windows 7 drivers Operating System Drivers All drivers

Drivers in MDT 2012 (Lite Touch) Deployment Share holds driver repository Import Folders Selection profiles Inject Drivers Designed to be dynamic Rules-based process to help filter DriverGroup, StorageDriverGroup, StorageDriverSysprepGroup DriverPaths (legacy)

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ConfigMgr 2012 Drivers Driver catalog Driver packages Used for two purposes: Driver distribution (replication) “Forced” driver installation Driver categories Used as a filter when automatically detecting needed drivers Offline injection “just in time”

ConfigMgr 2012 Drivers Auto apply drivers Apply driver package Drivers are matched by PnP ID Apply driver package Only the specified package is used All drivers are injected Only choice for XP/2003 mass storage drivers

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Drivers Tips & Tricks Unsigned versus signed drivers Understanding driver ranking Troubleshooting Driver Infs Scratchspace Drivers as Applications BlueTooth, QLB, Mobile Broadband, Biometric Hybrid Scenarios

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