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System Center Configuration Manager

HOTFIX: DistMgr is slow to process .pul files from pull DPs in System Center Configuration Manager version 1511

Here’s some information on a new Configuration Manager hotfix we released to address a problem in the following scenario: You’re running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager version 1511. You create a large number of packages (for example, several hundred) and … Continue reading

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Winter 2016 Update for the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library

The Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering team is pleased to release the winter 2016 update to the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library. This update adds support for the current branch of System Center Configuration Manager (version 1511 and technical preview … Continue reading

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How can I setup Software Updates in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

Introduction At the start of this series of step by step guides you installed System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), then you configured discovery methods. Next you configured boundaries to get an understanding of how automatic site assignment and content … Continue reading

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How do I use Updates and Servicing in Online mode with System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?

Introduction At the start of this series you installed System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), then you learned about configuring discovery methods. Next you configured boundaries to get an understanding of how automatic site assignment and content location works. After … Continue reading

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How can I use Updates and Servicing in Offline mode in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?

Introduction In an earlier post you installed System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), then you learned about configuring discovery methods. Next you configured boundaries to get an understanding of how automatic site assignment and content location works. In this guide … Continue reading

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How can I configure boundaries in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?

Introduction In an earlier post you installed System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), then you learned about configuring discovery. In this post you’ll take a look at configuring Boundaries to understand how automatic site assignment and content location works. What … 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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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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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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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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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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How to fix “Warning: An update to the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library is available.”

Introduction If you are using PowerShell to automate tasks in ConfigMgr (and you should be) you may receive a warning when running a ConfigMgr cmdlet (in a script) such as the one below if you had previously installed the Configuration … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases System Center Configuration Manager version 1509 for Technical Preview

In preparation for the next version of ConfigMgr, Microsoft has pushed out yet another version of the product. This update adds the following new capabilities to a previously installed Technical Preview 3 site: This update is the first to be … Continue reading

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Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 is now available

Microsoft has announced that Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 is now available for download. This update includes an extensive list of fixes for … Continue reading

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How can I set video resolution dynamically during UEFI network boot in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Introduction In a previous post I showed you how you can change the video resolution while in WinPE to fix resolution issues on Lenovo hardware when using UEFI network boot. As there is more and more hardware capable of using … Continue reading

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