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MDT 2013 Update 2 Now Available

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 (6.3.8330) is now available on the Microsoft Download Center. This update requires the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10, available on the Microsoft Hardware Dev Center. (Note that there … Continue reading

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How can I configure discovery for System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

Introduction In an earlier post you installed System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch). In this post you will learn about configuring discovery. Planning for discovery in ConfigMgr is an important step while configuring your sites and hierarchies. You need to … Continue reading

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New Configuration Manager extension Now Available: Support for Win32 MSI apps via MDM

A scenario we hear about from customers is that the IT Pro wants to deploy MSI apps to MDM managed Windows devices (devices that do not run the Configuration Manager client software). Today we are making available a new extension … Continue reading

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How can I install System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?

Introduction Microsoft have been hard at work developing the next version of Configuration Manager (after System Center 2012 Configuration Manager). Up until now they’ve released a bunch of Technical Previews and today they’ve announced the General Availability of the RTM … Continue reading

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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit updated version available for download

The Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit contains fifteen downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The following list provides specific information about each tool in the toolkit. Note: Items … Continue reading

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How can I install System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 4

Introduction Microsoft have been hard at work developing the next release of Configuration Manager, and you can test the 4th iteration of it now, called System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 4. This post will guide you … Continue reading

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What to do if your Surface Pro 4 is hanging during OSD via System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ?

Problem During Windows 10 TH2 Enterprise x64 deployments (1511) you may notice that the Surface Pro 4 is hanging when getting devices ready at around the 30 % mark (see photo). Leaving the device alone will probably not help as … Continue reading

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Now Available: System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 4

Today, we are making available System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 4. This is the last technical preview before the general availability (GA) of the current branch of System Center Configuration Manager. This release is a great opportunity … Continue reading

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Why does Windows end up on X: when deploying Windows 10 x64 1511 (build 10586) with System Center Configuration Manager ?

Introduction If you’ve downloaded the newly released version of Windows 10 x64 1511 (build 10586) or later builds of Windows 10, then you’ll probably want to install it using MDT 2013 Update 1 or Configuration Manager (Current Branch). Problem The … Continue reading

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Now available: Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2

Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 3100144. This update contains fixes for issues in various areas including software distribution and content … Continue reading

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How can I setup Windows Hello on the Surface Book or Surface Pro 4 ?

Introduction This short post is to show you how easy it is to setup Windows Hello (login to the device using facial recognition) on your new surface Pro 4 or Surface Book. To setup Windows Hello on the Surface Book … Continue reading

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Why is the Windows Hello option missing on a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book ?

Introduction After powering on a brand new Surface Pro 4 or a Surface Book, you might be interested in testing out the really cool feature called Windows Hello which allows you to login to Windows using facial recognition. Awesome. Problem … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager: Support for Windows 10 and Microsoft Intune

Windows 10 brings with it powerful new options for deployment and servicing. In System Center, we are committed to providing enterprise customers with best-in-class management for Windows 10 with System Center Configuration Manager, specifically by helping you successfully deploy, manage, … Continue reading

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Where can I find the official drivers for the new Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book products ?

Introduction With the release of Microsoft’s Surface Book  and Surface Pro 4 products today (October 26th, 2015) administrators will want to start imaging them with their corporate image right away. Download the drivers One of the first questions they’ll have … Continue reading

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Want to learn about Enterprise Mobility ? do yourself a favor and pre-order this book now !

It’s not everyday that a book about Enterprise Mobility becomes available. Today is a good day though, as here we have a great book  for those of you wanting to tackle the EMS space. And now you can pre-order the … Continue reading

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