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How can I upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch version 1702
Introduction In a previous post you used PowerShell scripts to quickly install System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1606 and then upgraded it using Updates and Servicing to System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1610. In case you … Continue reading
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How can I unlock Windows Holographic for Business features in Intune ?
Introduction I wanted to unlock Windows Holographic for Business features in Intune (in Azure) in order to enable kiosk mode, but kiosk mode requires something called Developer Mode. Developer Mode on a device that has been upgraded to Windows Holographic … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, Edition Upgrade, hololens, Intune, Preview
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First looks at Ciresons ConfigMgr Portal
Introduction I’ve spent the last few weeks getting familiar with the new ConfigMgr Portal for System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) and System Center Configuration Manager 2012 available from Cireson (a windows-noob.com sponsor) and I have to say, I’m impressed. … Continue reading
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Intune Preview in Azure get’s a new look and Software Updates for Windows 10 !
Introduction If you’ve been using Intune Preview in Azure you’ll be familiar with the following set of blades in the azure portal, from Intune version 1702 (as explained in this blog post) That view has now been replaced with a … Continue reading
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How can I find out version info about Intune Preview in Azure ?
Introduction In the Microsoft Intune Legacy page, you get to see version info about your tenant such as shown here. But at present (Feb 2017) it’s not that easy to see that info in the Intune Preview in Azure unless … Continue reading
System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1702 now available !
Introduction Another month has passed by and finally we get to play with the latest Technical Preview release of System Center Configuration Manager from Microsoft. There are two main versions (of Configuration Manager) available: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) … Continue reading
How can I use Express Updates when patching Windows 10 with Quality Updates in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?
Introduction Windows 10 Enterprise first shipped in July 2015 with Windows 10 version 1507, and since then there have been 2 versions, Windows 10 version 1511 and Windows 10 version 1607. In spring of this year (2017) we will see … Continue reading
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How can I check the status of my Intune service ?
Introduction If your users are complaining that they cannot enroll devices or are having related issues you should do some initial troubleshooting, and one of those things you should check is the Service Health of the Microsoft Intune service to … Continue reading
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What is the ContentLibraryCleanup tool and how can I use it ?
Introduction Microsoft have released a new version of the ContentLibraryCleanup tool for System Center Configuration Manager in the latest Technical Preview release (TP1701). By upgrading your Technical Preview release to version 1701 you can start testing the new features of … Continue reading
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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1701 now available !
Introduction Microsoft is pushing out updates to System Center Configuration Manager at an incredible pace and to assist with that there are two main versions (of Configuration Manager) available. System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) System Center Configuration Manager (Technical … Continue reading
Why do my /ue: switches not work in WinPE for USMT ?
Introduction This is a quick post which hopefully will help others. When troubleshooting USMT data migration you may want to have user exclusions in order to exclude migrating data from certain domain and local accounts. In our case however, the … Continue reading
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Why Telemetry is great, and why the uptake of Configuration Manager Current Branch is unprecedented
Introduction Brad Anderson (corporate vice president for Enterprise Mobility at Microsoft) wrote a blog post today about “What ConfigMgr Customers were Doing During the 2016 Holiday Break” and it revealed how a question posed by their own staff internally was … Continue reading
Why does the Bitlocker recovery key not end up in the MBAM 2.5 SP1 database when using XTS encryption
Introduction If you are using my Windows 10 UEFI FrontEnd HTA to encrypt UEFI devices when installing Windows 10, and if you are using the MBAM 2.5 SP1 hotfix 2 to enable support for XTS-AES encryption, then you might have … Continue reading
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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1612 now available !
Introduction System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1612 is now available, and it offers the following new features: Azure Active Directory onboarding – Creates a connection between Configuration Manager and Azure AD to be used by other cloud services, such … Continue reading
How can I change Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager from an Eval edition to a Licensed edition ?
Introduction Labs expire sometimes, it happens. It happened to me yesterday while I was preparing a lab for something else. I logged in and started the console and saw this. How can this happen ? This can happen if you … Continue reading
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