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System Center Configuration Manager 1902 Technical Preview is available

Last night SCCM 1902 TP was released and this release has some interesting new updates. This preview release includes: View first screen only during remote control – When connecting to a client with two or more monitors, a remote tools … Continue reading

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Forcefully upgrading Windows 7 or Windows 10 to a newer version of Windows 10

In March 2017 I blogged a method to allow you to forcefully upgrade your Windows 10 (or Windows 7) computers  to the latest version of Windows 10 using a popup (HTA) that gives the user some form of control (5 deferrals). … Continue reading

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A summary of System Center Configuration Manager releases in 2018 and the new features – Part 2 (Technical Preview)

In Part 1 of this summary of Configuration Manager releases in 2018, I looked at the 3 major Current Branch releases from Microsoft in 2018 and listed the main features those releases brought to the market. I also asked (and … Continue reading

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A quick look at System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview version 1810.2

Microsoft has released their second Technical Preview in one month, this one dubbed Technical Preview 1810.2 This release is also a new baseline release for Technical Preview installs. Technical preview version 1810.2: The Configuration Manager technical preview version 1810.2 is … Continue reading

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Spot the difference, maintenance windows versus service windows, Microsoft is listening and fixing !

Microsoft is listening to feedback at a tremendous rate, and this is a good thing. Lately people have been worried about the perceived lack of quality associated with pushing out fast paced releases, but Microsoft is not only developing at … 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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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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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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Using Symantec Endpoint Recovery Tool and want to bypass the PIN requirement ?

Introduction Note: This post is nothing to do with ConfigMgr and I’m only posting it for those of you who happen to want to automate getting NBRT to run without having to do manual things. If you are doing offline … Continue reading

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New version of MDT 2013 Update 1 released to squash bugs in the first release

Introduction Just 28 days after the first release of MDT 2013 Update 1 (build 6.3.8290.1000), Microsoft have released a new build (build 6.3.8298.1000) which resolves several of the bugs encountered in the previous release.   Download the new version The … Continue reading

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Now available: System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 3

Today, we are making available System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 3. This third technical preview provides you with a glimpse of even more functionality that will be released in Q4 of this calendar year, bringing … Continue reading

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FIX: Driver package size increases in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 2

Introduction A bug was introduced in Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Sp1 which caused driver bloat when using the Import New Driver wizard, and below is a typical example of that. Using drivers for the HP Z420 Workstation: with SCCM 2012 … Continue reading

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What’s new in System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 2

Microsoft is making available System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 2. This second technical preview provides you with an early glimpse of the functionality that we plan to release in Q4 of this calendar year, … Continue reading

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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 – Clients for Additional Operating Systems

Introduction Microsoft have just released updated clients for additional operating systems such as Linux or Mac on Microsoft Download here. Supported Operating Systems The supported operating systems are listed below. Mac Client: The following Mac versions are supported in this … Continue reading

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Now Available – System Center 2016 Technical Preview 2

Today Microsoft released TP2 of System Center Configuration Manager 2016, below is the blog post via http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2015/05/06/now-available-system-center-2016-technical-preview-2.aspx Today we released the second Technical Preview of System Center 2016. System Center 2016 will continue to speed time to value with new … Continue reading

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