Yet another release of the MSIX Packaging tool (1904) is nearing general public release. Here is the list of features and fixes Ability to convert on a remote machine. We talked about that earlier here Improved management experience in package … Continue reading
Category Archives: ConfigMgr
Cleaning up shortcuts
So the issue at hand;I was replacing a Office application on Windows systems, where i noticed that shortcuts created by the users, was not upgraded/removed when the new office version was installed. The issue seems to be related to users … Continue reading
Configuration Manager 1810 Installation – Prerequisite Check – SQL Server Native Client Version
I came across this error while adopting the Configuration Manager 1810 (Early Update Ring) [Completed with warning]:Verifies that the version of Microsoft SQL Server Native Client installed on the site server meets the minimum requirements to enable TLS 1.2 support. … Continue reading
Windows 10 Registry tweak to disable Microsoft Edge Icon for MDT or ConfigMgr
The icon for Microsoft Edge is now placed by default in every user profile. It is not placed in Public Desktop, but created for each user at logon (DOH!) Thank god there is way to stop this behavior. You can … Continue reading
Using SCCM CI Baseline to check for expiring user certificates
The topic is almost self explaining. You need to monitor specific user-based certificates, to avoid a situation where they have already expired. You can add this to your daily security compliance checklist. Prerequisites for running CIs can be found here: … Continue reading
Compliance baselines prerequisites for SCCM
PREREQUISITES Run Compliance Baselines on clients using SCCM This setting is located in the Administration workspace under Overview ⇒ Client Settings ⇒ Default Client Agent Settings. Then right-click and select Properties. This will open the properties window for the client … Continue reading
ConfigMgr 2012 Application Catalog Web Service Point broken after OS upgrade
Upgrading your ConfigMgr from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 ? I have had a couple of cases, within the past moth. .NET seems to break after the OS upgrade. During some troubleshooting on a not working … Continue reading
Activation tool to use Windows OEM Key from BIOS
A simple tool to extract and use the Windows activation key from BIOS. The tool will extract the key Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line. The key extracted will be install and activated using Windows Software Licensing Management Tool. Tool is command-line … Continue reading
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface For many years BIOS has been the industry standard for booting a PC. BIOS has served us well, but it is time to replace it with something better. UEFI is the replacement for BIOS, so it … Continue reading
WSUS clients may fail during synchronization and log the following errors: 0x8024400D
Issue: WSUS clients may fail during synchronization and log the following errors: 0x8024400D Cause: Too much rubbish in WSUS database eg. Lots and lots of expired and superseeded updates. No cleanup or maintenance has been done for a loong time. … Continue reading