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The SMBIOS Specification was updated again this year to add new enclosure type values that affect the IsDesktop variable in MDT.  This variable is populated by ZTIGather.wsf which has not been updated officially to keep up with the changing SMBIOS spec. We saw this same issue when the spec was expanded to add new enclosure type values for different laptop form factors To ensure your IsDesktop and IsLaptop variables are accurate you should upgrade your MDT environment to version 8450 - Find the following lines of code: Select Case objInstance.Chas*isTypes(0) Case 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 21 bIsLaptop = true Case 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16 bIsDesktop = true … Weve had several customers ask should we use Vantage or System Update to keep our systems current?  Some of these customers have been using System Update and managing an Update Retriever repository for years. Whats the difference between the two when it comes to updating Lenovo drivers and hardware apps, such as Hotkeys?  There really isnt one.  Both tools use the same mechanism to check and install updates. What makes Vantage an attractive option is that it comes preloaded on Thinkpad.  With the ramp up in AutoPilot and cleaner OEM Windows 10 images, keeping the end user updated out of the box sounds like the way to go.  An added bonus if you have an Update Retriever repository and want to control which updates your systems install.  Just like System Update, you can point Vantage to a custom repository or to the A brief explanation on a couple of the moving parts.  Shortly after OOBE, a scheduled tas… Due to customer feedback, Lenovo is introducing a couple of new features focused on tracking updates.  Traditionally, updates Admittedly, parsing through the log to find out which updates were skipped, installed, or failed is not that easy.  If youre deploying a task sequence to your Lenovo systems that runs ThinInstaller, you can only see if ThinInstaller runs or not.  How do you tell which updates