Update the Redistributables bundle in MDT

Where the Visual C++ Redistributables bundle in an MDT deployment requires updating for the Visual C++ Redistributable applications that are currently in the share, Update-VcMdtBundle will scan the deployment share and replace any dependencies on the existing bundle with the current Visual C++ Redistributable applications.

The Version property of the bundle is updated with the current date making it easy to see when the bundle was last updated.

Parameters

Required parameters

• MdtPath - the local or network path to the MDT deployment share

Optional parameters

• AppFolder - updates the Visual C++ Redistributables bundle in a sub-folder. Defaults to VcRedists
• MdtDrive - the drive letter that will be mapped to the MDT deployment share. Not required and defaults to DS001
• Publisher - the publisher that will be assigned to the Visual C++ Redistributables bundle. Not required and defaults to Microsoft
• BundleName - the bundle short name assigned to the Visual C++ Redistributables bundle. Not required and defaults to Visual C++ Redistributables
• Language - defaults to en-US

Examples

To create the bundle in the target deployment share, run Update-VcMdtBundle. This function will scan for the Visual C++ Redistributables in the default application folder (VcRedists) and update the existing bundle with each Redistributable application as a dependency in order from oldest to newest Redistributable.

Update-VcMdtBundle -MdtPath \\server\deployment