Network selection during Windows 8.x deployment in MDT and ConfigMgr

When deploying Windows 8.x with MDT or ConfigMgr, deployment may stop at the network selection screen. When press Connect in the selection screen, deployment will continue. Within this blogpost I show you how to skip network selection.

 
Within MDT:
The CustomSettings.ini (which can be found on Properties, Rules on the Deployment Share) needs to be changed as follows:
 
<OOBE>
   <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
   <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
   <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
   <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen> 
 <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens> 
 <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
</OOBE>
 
Within ConfigMgr:
The unattend file (additional file which can be used in the Apply Operating System step) needs to be changed as follows:
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <OOBE>
                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
                <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
                <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
                <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
            </OOBE>
            <RegisteredOwner>Microsoft</RegisteredOwner>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

For x86 systems, change "amd64" in "x86" to get the job done.
 
Source locations:
Windows 8.1 deployment in MDT 2013
Windows 8.1 prompting for network (some lines missing)
When using the script from TechNet, the red lines are missing. Therefore an error message is displayed during mini-setup (about /unattend) and deployment stops on that point. Now way you can pass a deployment error during mini-setup, so just use the unattend file mentioned here. Hope it helps!