Customize Package Installation in Task Sequences

Adding packages in a deployment share’s Packages node through the Deployment Workbench is the simplest method for deploying most packages. MDT task sequences deploy packages using the Install Updates Offline task sequence type. Some of task sequence templates included in MDT have the Apply Patches task sequence step in the Preinstall/Refresh only group, which is based on the Install Updates Offline task sequence type.

The Install Updates Offline task sequence type allows you to install one or more packages in a single task sequence step using selection profiles, which allow one or more packages to be selected and deployed as a unit. For more information managing selection profiles, see Manage Selection Profiles.

Customize the package deployment process in your task sequences by:

· Configuring the existing Apply Patches task sequence step in the Preinstall group as described in Configure an Existing Apply Patches Task Sequence Step

· Creating a new task sequence step based on the Install Updates Offline task sequence type as described in Create a New Task Sequence Step for Installing Packages

· Adding language packs to task sequence steps as described in Add Language Packs to Task Sequence Steps