Download Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is an application that allows you as an administrator to easily assemble a Windows Vista, 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, 8 Consumer Preview and Server 8 beta installation and then deploy it on different computers. You can also choose to roll out Office 2010 or 365. For more information, we refer to the various manuals that can be found on the download page. The announcement of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 looks like this:

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 now available for download

MDT 2012 now with support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview!

Reliable and Flexible OS Deployment—now with support for Windows 8, Windows Server “8” Beta, and System Center 2012. The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 is now available for download. Visit the Download Center to download Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 now.

New features include:

• Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Integration with Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7 (DaRT) and Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
• Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview for deployments in a lab environment
• Support for Windows Server “8” Beta

Support for Configuration Manager 2012: MDT 2012 provides support for Configuration Manager 2012 RC2 releases. MDT 2012 fully leverages the capabilities provided by Configuration Manager 2012 for OS deployment. Users now also have the ability to migrate MDT 2012 task sequences from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012.

Ease Lite Touch installation: The Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT) is now integrated with Lite Touch Installation, providing remote control and diagnostics. New monitoring capabilities are available to check on the status of currently running deployments. LTI now has an improved deployment wizard user experience. Enhanced partitioning support ensures that deployments work regardless of the current structure.

Support for Windows 8: MDT 2012 provides support for deploying Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server “8” Beta in a lab environment.