Task Sequence installing unwanted applications

[mikedisd]

I have a single site SCCM 2012 R2 server will all roles. When deploying Windows 7 OSD's, there are other applications being installed that aren't listed in the task sequence. Not only that, some apps listed in the TS are not installing and what does install is not in the order listed in the TS.

I've created a new TS from scratch and added a few Apps, but a whole bunch of other applications are being installed. This is about as flakey as it's ever been and I can't get consistent results.

 

Attached is a shot of my TS; Office/FIM/Quicktime/TRIM occasionally install and the Flash Player Plugin install 9th even though it's listed second. It's currently also installing Chrome and Lync, which are packaged and deployed to an All Windows 7 collection.

 

Has anyone come across these kind of issues? I can't make any sense of it.

[mikedisd]

Seriously no one? Someone must has something that gives a clue as to why OSD would be throwing in extra applications?

[Peter van der Woude]

Operating system deployment won't throw-in any additional applications. I can imagine that your device at some point is a member of the All Windows 7 collection and gets the additional deployments after the task sequence.

 

Also, if you want to know what all happens during the operating system deployment process, simply check the SMSTS log file.

[core]

In addition to Peter's post, check to see if any of the applications listed in your T/S have dependencies which may be calling other applications to install.