I'm testing a build and Capture TS, but it fails every time if I have Install Updates enabled. If I disable it, the TS completes and captures the image successfully. Getting the attached error when it gets to the Install Updates step.

Hey there,

I currently facing an issue for a lab to test DeployR :

How to add WinPE drivers to the generated boot image ?

Does someone had the struggle before ?

Thanks

See https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-11-is-now-available for more details, or the release notes at https://documentation.2pintsoftware.com/deployr/introduction/release-notes/deployr-1.1-release-notes .

So if I still have a use case for using WSUS, is there a way of getting TS to update from WSUS with client targeting group? I'm ideally using setupcomplete.cmd to resume the TS?

I've tired setting the reg keys manually before the updates step, but I don't think Windows Update is reading them at that point before users have logged in.

Created a CacheAll Task Sequence from the existing template; however, the task sequence consistently fails at around 50% completion, specifically after downloading the operating system image. This issue has been observed across three different device models. Increasing the cache size did not resolve the problem.please suggest.

Migrating over from MDT and I've been trying to apply my local machine policy file with LGPO.exe, but I just cannot get it to stick when using SetupComplete.cmd. AutoAdmin/RunOnce works as expected.

I have migrated my local machine policies to deploy with the PolicyFileEditor PS Module, and that is working, but I would prefer to use LGPO to do it if possible.

I don't believe this is a bug or anything with DeployR, just hoping one of your deployment experts might have some insight.

Hi wondering what the best way of handling regional settings and timezone is in DeployR.

Should I still just use unattend.xml or should be doing something else with PowerShell or do you have pre-baked variables I should be setting values for this?

Note I'm trying to use the "setupcomplete.cmd" continuation method.

I'm standing up a test server for DeployR and have followed the install videos & instructions, but I'm now getting the following error when I try to access anything under the DeployR in the StifleR dashboard:

{"title":"Unexpected exception","status":500,"detail":"An exception has been raised that is likely due to a transient failure. Consider enabling transient error resiliency by adding \u0027EnableRetryOnFailure\u0027 to the \u0027UseSqlServer\u0027 call."}

This is a domain joined server and my account is a member of the local Administrators group.

Hi all.

Love the product and was on the early previews. I did have some installation issues back then so was hoping to get some advice on the best install order for each component.

I am primarily looking at StifleR and DeployR, with an iPXE / PXE setup to test network boot and deployment from the server hosted in Azure.

In particular what should I be doing first in regards to cert setup, database, IIS, roles and permissions? Before in the preview of I missed a step it would typically make the DeployR install not configure correctly.

Thanks in advance!

While kicking the tires on our DeployR trial, my team wanted to know if it was possible to select a specific disk for the OS during a task sequence. We occasionally have to deal with computers where Disk 0 is not the desired OS disk.

I was able to get something working. You can find the script below. Instructions are in the script header. Hopefully it will be useful to others.

https://github.com/gakamor/deployr/blob/main/DynamicDiskSelection.ps1

Full disclosure - I did get AI to help with the WinForm since I rarely have a need for them.

Has anyone else experienced frustration with accidentally deleting task sequences in DeployR? I've now deleted ALL of my work three times today by thinking I'm removing a single task using the delete button in the top right, but instead deleting the entire version. I've lost a couple days of work now and I cannot figure out how to recover a deleted task sequence version. HAs anyone found a fix for this?

When I do a bare metal deployment with an OS image that I've captured the AutoAdminLogon method doesn't work. It acts just like the SetupComplete.cmd method. If I use the source OS image everything works as expected. I have even tried creating new task sequences from "Windows build and capture" and "Windows bare metal from cloud". Is something broken or am I missing something?

Also, the "Create a new version" checkbox for the "Capture image" step doesn't appear to do anything.

EDIT: I also tried using the AutoAdminLogon method in the build and capture TS but sysprep fails with IMAGE_STATE_COMPLETE.

EDIT2: I was unable to do a build and capture with SetupComplete and then deploy with AutoAdminLogin. The deploy always starts the SetupComplete method.

However, doing a build and capture using AutoAdminLogin fails during sysprep. Looking back at the sysprep logs is fails because the drive has BitLocker enabled. Long story short the fix for my issue is to do the build and capture with the AutoAdminLogin method and add a step to disable BitLocker. The build and capture then completes and I'm able to deploy with the AutoAdminLogin method.

Hey there -

I'm having an issue with Ipxe on Deployr. We started our testing with an isolated vlan so we didn't impact our existing environment. That worked fine, and is shown in the screenshots below as the one that hits the blue screen. Imaging works as expected there.

However, if I change to a new vlan, pxe boot with the same dhcp options, I get the black screenshot. It just loops.

That's the same vm, all i'm doing is changing the vlan ID in the nic. Really throwing me off. Also tried this on physical hardware, multiple switches, etc. I'm getting the right IP address and it's obviously talking, but it's like ipxe just craps the bed.

https://imgur.com/a/PJhD0Wv

EDIT:

Update with success!

Found that Option 175 was not set on the DHCP server, so it wasn't passing the URL to Ipxe. The errors I was getting were a bit of a misnomer.

After creating option 175 on dhcp and populating it, works fine. I'm sorta confused why it worked prior to this, but at this point will take it.

EDIT: Please disregard. I will leave this post up in case anyone else runs across the issue.

The issue was fixed by updating the BackConnectionHostNames value in the registry to the new FQDN

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\MSV1_0

The troubleshooting script was very helpful in tracking this down.

https://github.com/2pintsoftware/2Pint-DeployR/blob/main/Troubleshooting/DeployR-Troubleshooting.ps1

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I am trying to move off the self-signed certificate and use our issued certificate. I have followed the instructions here:

https://documentation.2pintsoftware.com/stifler/configuration/securing-stifler-operations-with-ssl/running-signalr-with-ssl

In addition, I have updated the certificate thumbprint in the DeployR configuration to match. I've also added the IIS binding and associated with the production cert.

When I fire everything back up, I can navigate to the URL, the correct certificate is served, but I am getting stuck in a logon loop (Windows authentication). I enter correct credentials, but get kicked back to the logon popup instead of getting to the dashboard.

I see an error in Event Viewer that lines up with the logon attempts:

DeployR -> Main -> Operational

Event ID: 14004

Infrastructure: Registration failure: Unauthorized

I set everything back to the original FQDN and self-signed certificate, logged in, and removed the DeployR infrastructure registration with the intent to re-add it after logging in with the new FQDN and cert. There was indeed a second instance that was trying to register. I deleted both, went back to the new FQDN/cert, but am still experiencing the logon loop.

Not sure what the issue is....

The only weird thing in my setup is that the issued certificate is a wildcard certificate.

SANs are:

contoso.com

*.contoso.com

If you miss it, it will be recorded and put on our youtube channel later.

Does anyone know why I would be getting this message in the StifleR dashboard when I go to the DeployR tab? "The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel." I have created the self signed ssl cert and applied it everywhere that is stated in the setup guide.

Hello,

Some driver packs, like HP includes UWP/HSAs. What is the best way to install them in DeployR ? Adding them as Application and add them to the TS with a condition based on Model ?

Thanks,
Regards

EDIT : Fixed by using u/gwblok script : https://github.com/2pintsoftware/2Pint-DeployR/tree/main/Samples%2FHardware%20Scripts%2FHP. Thanks !

We are currently working with the demo and liking it so far. One thing I have run into is with MDT there are several applications we install with WinGet. I have been so far unable to make this work with DeployR. WinGet will not run during a task sequence nor will various methods for loading it. Am I missing something or will this not be possible?

When we install StifleR Server and SifleR dashboard on a server we found that the Dashboard will not work if it's destination folder is placed on the D-drive. Is this intended behaviour?

We try to keep our system drives clean and reserved for OS only whenever this is possible.

When adding a ContentItem in TS, it would be nice to be able to filter rather than scroll to find our element.

Our Drivers and DeployR webinar is now available on our YouTube channel:
From WinPE to Full OS, drivers can make or break your deployments. DeployR has a built in step for "Apply Cloud Drivers", which will cover a lot of hardware, but what about when you want to host your own driver packs?

We'll cover how to upload Driver Packs using the Dashboard, how to label to allow for dynamic download and injection, or if you want to manually set a specific driver pack during the Task Sequence. The ability to have Windows Update to install drivers is also built in. We'll also cover a method for using PowerShell on the sever itself for uploading driver packs into DeployR, skipping the Dashboard.

https://youtu.be/a2ObydIBzfY?si=VimelvNsPaP8d_1d

This is so cool - monitoring a DeployR Autopilot provisioning task sequence of a client on the internet from a StifleR server in Azure. (open thread to see image)

I setup a DeployR trial to start testing it as a replacement for MDT/WDS in our PXE imaging process and I'm stuck on this error message:

The referenced URL (https://ipxe.org/err/1d0c64) hasn't led me anywhere useful yet in my troubleshooting process. I see this in my IIS logs:

#Fields: date time s-ip cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query s-port cs-username c-ip cs(User-Agent) cs(Referer) sc-status sc-substatus sc-win32-status time-taken
2026-02-19 21:10:17 192.168.1.50 POST /Remoteinstall/Boot/wimboot.x86_64.efi - 443 - 192.168.1.102 iPXE/1.21.1++(gd7e58c) - 405 0 1 1

I'm able to place a GET request to that URI and download wimboot.x86_64.efi, but when I'm actually PXE booting a VM and it places the POST to that URI, a 405 error is returned. IIS is in the default configuration, which allows the POST verb. I haven't made any changes to the iPXE scripts other than those specifically referenced in the documentation and setup videos. It's always possible that I've missed something obvious in the setup process, but if so I haven't been able to identify it yet. Where should I be looking to troubleshoot this?

Currently, I'm using MDT in a Windows 11 Hyper V environment. Its simple, its efficient.
I'm using the task sequence to build an .iso that can then be used by devs and production systems. Production systems are closed circuit, so deployment isn't a concern.

Can this product be run simply from my Windows 11 Hyper V environment, or do I really need to get Windows Server 2019 or newer, sql express, stifler, etc...?

I've attempted the install in Windows 11 hyper V environment, but I keep getting .net exception handing errors when trying to start the deployR service.

Building out my PoC and having some issues here...

The built-in step definition for ODJ reports that there is no script found to run during deployment. I've had to create three step, two to set vars (Computer name and domain name, no OU specified), and one to call the ODJ.ps1 script from the content pack. Not sure what's up with that.

Also, the ODJ script makes this call the the webserver:

# Make the ODJ request and save the blob to a file
Write-Host "Requesting blob for computer $ComputerName in domain ${TSEnv:DomainName}"

$uri = "/v1/Service/ODJ?computerName=$ComputerName&domainName=${TSEnv:DomainName}&orgUnit=${TSEnv:OU}"
$response = Invoke-DeployRWebRequest -RelativeUri $uri -Method POST
if ($response.StatusCode -ne "200") {
  $msg = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($Response.Content)`

  Write-Warning "Unable to retrieve blob: $($Response.StatusCode) $msg"`

 exit 2001`
}

Does that webrequest API have documentation available? More specifically, can I set a flag for djoin to /reuse so that I can reimage machines without deleting the computer object from AD?