The Life and Death of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Michael Niehaus

What does the world look like after Microsoft Deployment Toolkit? Richard talks to MDT creator Michael Niehaus about the life and death of MDT. Michael talks about his early days at Microsoft, when he created a better way to manage operating system images so you can build and rebuild Windows PCs for your organization. But MDT had been in maintenance since 2013, without specific support for Windows 11. And now, some security concerns have ended support entirely. So what happens next? Michael offers fixes to keep MDT safe to use, and some alternatives if you want to keep managing your own images! Links Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Michael's Post of the MDT Vulnerability Windows Autopilot Friends of MDT MDT Retirement Notice Microsoft Intune 2Pint DeployR MMS Conference iPXE Anywhere Recorded February 17, 2026

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The Life and Death of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Michael Niehaus is an episode from RunAs Radio by Richard Campbell and Greg Hughes.

This episode is 00:39:16 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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