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Windows 11 Is Killing Enterprise ADK Custom Images
Episode 52 dives into a quiet but massive shift in enterprise Windows management: Microsoft's deprecation of the classic Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for custom OS images. Lucas explains why the legacy imaging workflow — sysprep, capture, WIM, deploy — is being phased out in favor of Windows 11's modern provisioning package (PPKG) and Windows Autopilot. Luna questions whether this really saves IT time or just trades old pain for new complexity. The conversation lands on a concrete stat: enterprises using Autopilot report a 40 percent reduction in deployment time per device, but…
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