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ConfigMgr SDF-files
A twitter discussion revisited a previous thought that were investigated, but never bothered to really dig into it. As ConfigMgr 2012 introduced applications the payload that were required by the...
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Windows 10–1607–LinkedConnections
So, lots of things have to fall into place for this to take effect, but here we go…. If you have UAC enabled (in some form or another) and have users that are able to run in two different contexts...
View ArticlePXE and notes to self
The joy of supporting PXE-boot in a number of different environments have created a mental note-to-selflist when operating PXE with Configuration Manager. These are my notes, and if they can be of use...
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Office 365, App-V and Windows 10 – 1607
Oh, the joy of reusing technology. Office 365 leverages the App-V technology, however slightly modified and primarily used as a delivery method with no isolation. App-V in comparision is used more for...
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ConfigMgr, SQL Availability Groups and upgrades
If leveraging the new great features from SQL Server the last years – certainly the Availability Group have been a tempting way to increase availability for ConfigMgr (despite the fact that everyone...
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ConfigMgr and “Who updated All Systems–again”?
As this questions shows up at all places for the same reason; Someone pressed the “Updated Membership” on a collection way up in hierarchy of collections. A simple right-click and press – and then...
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Lenovo and management of BIOS settings
Lenovo has published an excellent guide for management of their BIOS settings via scripts for the ThinkPad-series. It seems that it does apply for all different series (ThinkCentre, ThinkPad,...
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Task Sequence and shutdown (not reboot) a computer and continue
For some reason there is a requirement to do a computer shutdown (not restart) while running a task sequence, and once the computer starts again there is a need to continue running the task sequence...
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Windows 7 x64 and TPM 2.0
If you are using Bitlocker, Configuration Manager 1610 or higher and get a piece of hardware that has TPM 2.0 there are a few more hurdles to get the device encrypted. Coretech has written notes from...
View ArticleDevice, primary user and model
A simple query that will present the following information based on what ConfigMgr has inventoried Computer-name Primary User(Domain\username) Manufacturer Model SQL; select umr.MachineResourceName as...
View ArticleInventory % for App-V and ARP
A SQL query that needs to run against the Configuration Manager database and present all software that is installed for a specific collection (App-V or traditionally registered software in Programs and...
View ArticleCM, IP-ranges and unknown networks
A follow-up of a previous post relating to matching ConfigMgr IP-range boundaries to known networks. The essence is to send an email (scheduled at your own interval) that notifies if there are any...
View ArticleAppsNotify 3.0
As a follow-up to a previous post – here comes a revised version of AppsNotify. Changes Possible to exclude applications that notify users Create a registry value under...
View ArticleSoftware Metering–Checks and balances
Software Metering is a very interesting concept, however after been hit with quite a few issues of ensuring that we can depend on the reliable information within Configuration Manager – here comes an...
View ArticleNote to self: WMI does not adhere to RPC-standards
Every single project…. every single firewall guy, and every single requirement list that I had to dig into… Windows Management Traffic leverages the same ports as RPC traffic (TCP 135 for initial...
View ArticleGet-FileInfo
Had to retrieve information if a filed was locked and who owned it – so wrote the below Powershell function. Ways to improve would perhaps be to provide parsing of multiple-files. <?Function...
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Windows 10–1709 and OneDrive UX
OneDrive receives some well deserved attention in every upgrade of Windows 10. The road to an exciting user experience is paved with some hiccups, but once 1709 came around – most of the quirks were...
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ConfigMgr – Howto generate an inbox-backlog
Ever wondered how someone can generate an enormous inbox-backlog for a Configuration Manager site? Apart from not scaling the environment correctly based on the performance of the infrastructure and...
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Apple iTunes 12.7 and Software License Agreement registry key
iTunes is the ugly step-child (or the Meg, or the bastard) of the Apple family. As iPhone still remains the phone of choice within my family and quite a few corporations there is still a need from time...
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Supersedence and how it is not a feature
Supersedence was supposedly a great new feature for ConfigMgr 2012 (released in… you guessed it..) that was part of the Application Model. App-model held so many promises, however it was actually quite...
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