This section provides instructions for adding write filter support to advertisements using the New Advertisement with Write Filter Handling Wizard. This wizard is almost exactly like the New Advertisement Wizard, except it has an additional page at the start of the wizard. If write filters are not installed on a device, the advertisement will install new software and ignore the commands to disable and restore write filters.
To successfully distribute software using an advertisement to a device that uses write filters, you must first create a configuration package and corresponding program appropriately.
- When you create a package, make sure to set a distribution
point for the package. For more information, see How to Send a
Package to Distribution Points in Configuration Manager
Help.
- When you create a program, in the New Program Wizard, set the
program to run regardless of whether a user is logged on and to run
with administrative rights. To do so, in the New Program Wizard,
click Environment. Then, from the Program can run list, select
Whether or not a user is logged on. In the Run Mode box, select Run
with administrative rights. For more information, see How to Create a Program in Configuration Manager Help.
Before you begin to create an advertisement, make sure that you have the appropriate permissions to perform the task. For more information, see Managing Security Using Device Manager 2011.
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| Device Manager 2011 restarts devices from the operating system each time the write filters are disabled and restored. Depending on how you have scheduled the software deployment, there may be pauses during this process. |
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Click System Center Configuration Manager, expand Computer Management, expand Embedded Device Management, and then expand Write Filter Servicing.
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Right-click Advertisements with Write Filter Handling and select New. This starts the New Advertisement with Write Filter Handling Wizard.
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On the first page of the New Advertisement with Write Filter Handling Wizard, select the following two check boxes:
- To acknowledge that you want to disable write filters and that
you realize the devices have to be restarted, select I understand
that the devices will be restarted and the write filters will be
temporarily disabled. Devices will be vulnerable to unattended
persistent modifications as long as write filters are disabled and
may lose data when restarted.
- To allow unattended installation, select Package supports
unattended installation. Users of the affected devices will be
unable to log on during the servicing process.
- To acknowledge that you want to disable write filters and that
you realize the devices have to be restarted, select I understand
that the devices will be restarted and the write filters will be
temporarily disabled. Devices will be vulnerable to unattended
persistent modifications as long as write filters are disabled and
may lose data when restarted.
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Click Next.
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Complete the rest of the wizard as you would the New Advertisement Wizard. For more information, see New Advertisement Wizard in Configuration Manager Help.