Table 5 lists the deployment scenarios and provides a brief description of each.

Table 5. Deployment Scenarios

Scenario	Description	Migrates user state	Uses existing target computer	Preserves file system
New Computer	A new installation of a Windows operating system is deployed to a new computer.	No	No	No
Refresh Computer	A computer is refreshed, including computers that must be re-imaged for image standardization or to address a problem.	Yes	Yes	No
Replace Computer	One computer replaces another computer. The existing user state migration data is saved from the original computer. Then, a new installation of Windows is deployed to a new computer. Finally, the user state data is restored to the new computer.	Yes	No	No

 

MDT does not support in-place upgrade deployments. You can perform:

·     An in-place upgrade manually by running Setup.exe from the original Windows media

Note   To perform an in-place upgrade manually by running Setup.exe from the original Windows media, use the original install.wim file. Custom .wim files are not supported for in-place upgrades.

·     The Refresh Computer scenario as an alternative for deploying a new operating system and applications on the target computer

As part of the Replace Computer deployment scenario, wipe the disk partitions of the original computer. The standard format as performed by Windows operating systems does not perform a secure wipe of the disk as defined by U.S. Department of Defense standard 5520.22M. If required, perform secure wipes of hard disks in target computers using tools provided by non-Microsoft vendors.

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