MDT 2012: 2 improvements that I love in MDT 2012

There are 2 improvements that I love in MDT 2012.

The first one is the new variable IsOnBattery. You can use this variable when you deploy laptops. The variable will be set to true if the machine is currently running using a battery with no AC power. VERY useful during deployment of laptops (exit the deployment if the machine is a laptop and it runs with no AC power).

The second is the Task Sequence variable HIDESHELL. Setting HIDESHELL=YES in your Customsettings.ini will hide the Windows shell during deployments, so now you do not need to lock the desktop during deployments or do other funny stuff to prevent an enduser breaking the deployment.