Timezone language and Keyboard with MDT

Timezone language Keyboard – Step-by-step guide to Timezone language and Keyboard with MDT, including configuration, deployment, troubleshooting and practical administration tasks for

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Skipping Locale and Time Zone Selection

Timezone language Keyboard – Configuring customsettings.ini

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Timezone language Keyboard – To skip the locale and time zone selection, add the following entries to your `customsettings.ini` file:

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[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTimeZone=YES
TimeZone=105
TimeZoneName=Romance Standard Time
UILanguage=fr-FR
UserLocale=fr-FR
SystemLocale=fr-FR

Timezone language Keyboard – This configuration sets the default language to French and the time zone to “Romance Standard Time”, while skipping the selection dialogs during deployment.

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Timezone language Keyboard – Explanation of Variables

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  • SkipLocaleSelection=YES: Skips the locale selection screen during deployment.
  • SkipTimeZone=YES: Skips the time zone selection screen during deployment.
  • TimeZone=105: Sets the time zone to “Romance Standard Time” (UTC+1).
  • TimeZoneName=Romance Standard Time: Specifies the name of the time zone.
  • UILanguage=fr-FR: Sets the user interface language to French.
  • UserLocale=fr-FR: Sets the user locale to French.
  • SystemLocale=fr-FR: Sets the system locale to French.

Timezone language Keyboard – Steps to Apply the Configuration

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Timezone language Keyboard – 1. Open the Deployment Workbench

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Timezone language Keyboard – Open the MDT Deployment Workbench on your deployment server.

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Timezone language Keyboard – 2. Locate the customsettings.ini File

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Timezone language Keyboard – Navigate to the `Control` folder within your deployment share. The `customsettings.ini` file is located in this folder.

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Timezone language Keyboard – 3. Edit the customsettings.ini File

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Timezone language Keyboard – Open the `customsettings.ini` file in a text editor and add or modify the entries as shown above to skip locale and time zone selection.

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Default Keyboard Locale in WinPE

Timezone language Keyboard – Steps to Modify bootstrap.ini

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Timezone language Keyboard – 1. Open the Deployment Workbench

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Timezone language Keyboard – Open the MDT Deployment Workbench on your deployment server.

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Timezone language Keyboard – 2. Locate the bootstrap.ini File

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Timezone language Keyboard – Navigate to the `Control` folder within your deployment share. The `bootstrap.ini` file is located in this folder.

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Timezone language Keyboard – 3. Edit the bootstrap.ini File

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Timezone language Keyboard – Open the `bootstrap.ini` file in a text editor and add the following line under the `[Settings]` section:

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[Settings]
Priority=Default
[Default]
KeyboardLocalePE=040c:0000040c

Timezone language Keyboard – This sets the keyboard layout to French (locale ID 040c) in the WinPE environment.

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Timezone language Keyboard – 4. Update the Deployment Share

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Timezone language Keyboard – After modifying the `bootstrap.ini` file, you need to update the deployment share to apply the changes to the WinPE images.

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Timezone language Keyboard – In the MDT Deployment Workbench, right-click on the deployment share and select Update Deployment Share. Choose the option to completely regenerate the boot images to ensure the changes are included.

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