Dirty Environment found - Windows 11 deployment

Question

Hi everyone,

I keen for your help on this issue while I'm trying to deploy windows 11 using MDT v8456 and all went well till it reaches to the step were starting to install custom application automatically after logging, but unfortunately a pop-up message saying (An existing in-progress deployment was found but is not in an expected state..etc) Pic attached.

I selected both NO & YES on each time but nothing happens after that.

Many thanks and appreciate your support in advance.

Cheers

Answer 1

Hi, @M E T A L L

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

Based on the error message you provided, it appears that MDT has detected an existing in-progress deployment but it's not in the expected state. This could be due to a variety of reasons such as a previous deployment that was interrupted or a conflict with another deployment tool.

To troubleshoot this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Ensure that there are no other deployment tools or processes running on the target machine that might interfere with MDT deployment.
2. Check the MDT logs for any errors or warnings related to the deployment. You can find the logs in the "C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS" folder on the target machine.
3. Restart the MDT deployment from scratch by deleting the existing deployment task sequence and creating a new one.
4. If none of the above steps work, consider resetting the target machine to its original state and attempting the deployment again.

It's also worth noting that MDT is not officially supported for use with Windows 11 or the ADK for Windows 11. You may want to consider using a different deployment tool that is supported for use with Windows 11, such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/mdt/known-issues#the-create-boot-image-using-mdt-wizard-fails-when-creating-a-boot-image-in-microsoft-configuration-manager-after-upgrading-to-adk-for-windows-11-version-22h2

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Answer 2