Category Archives: Windows 10

How can I install System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1802 on Windows Server 2016 with SQL Server 2017 – Part 4

Introduction This multi-part guide will show you how to install the latest  baseline version of Configuration Manager from Microsoft. The latest available baseline version is  System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) version 1802 as of March 29th 2018. You can … Continue reading

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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 is available for Windows 10 1803

Introduction Windows 10 version 1803 was recently released to MSDN and other media. If you have  Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed before upgrading from one release of Windows 10 to the next, then it’s worth noting that it (RSAT) … Continue reading

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Windows 10 version 1803 is available for download

Windows 10 (code named Redstone 4) version 1803, is finally available for download on MSDN. This is the successor to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709). It is also available for download here. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Here’s a video about the … Continue reading

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How can I forcefully upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 10 to the latest version of Windows 10 using SCCM CB ?

Introduction Windows 7 is going EOL (End of life) in 2020, that means you have less than two years to move from Windows 7 to Windows 10 to remain supported. Based on the graphic below, you could indeed migrate to … Continue reading

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How can I enable the diagnostic prompt for Windows 10 upgrades in Windows 10 v1703 and later

Introduction On Windows 10 version 1607 and earlier during Windows 10 upgrades from one version to another, after the computer reboots to upgrade the operating system you’ll see a screen similar to the below At this point you could press … Continue reading

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How can I customize the start screen in Windows 10 using Intune

Introduction I’ve been doing a lot of testing with Windows AutoPilot recently (blog post coming soon), and as part of that testing, I wanted my Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators update) devices to have a customized start screen (or … Continue reading

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How can I automate the deployment of Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) using MDT and PowerShell ?

Introduction Microsoft released the new Surface Pro and recently a new operating system, Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update). Now you can automate the installation of it using PowerShell. This script has been written to allow you to automate … Continue reading

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Collection query for All Windows 10 version 1709

This is a quick post about a query you can use to find All Windows 10 version 1709, here’s the query ! select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_R_System.OSBranch != 2 and (SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion = … Continue reading

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Windows 10 version 1709 is on VLSC now !

Introduction Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) is finally available on Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Service Center. To see what’s new in Windows 10 1709 see the following post https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2017/10/10/see-whats-new-for-it-pros-in-windows-10-version-1709/ To find out how to get it, see https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/17/get-windows-10-fall-creators-update/ Downloads … Continue reading

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Windows AutoPilot – F.A.Q (questions and answers)

Introduction Yesterday I attended an informative webcast with Meyyammai (Maya) Subramanian and  Michael Niehaus about Windows 10 AutoPilot entitled Webcast + live Q&A on Windows AutoPilot: July 27th. So here’s a FAQ put together. Windows 10 AutoPilot is the future of … Continue reading

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How can I automate the deployment of Windows 10 (Creators Update) using MDT and PowerShell ?

Introduction This script has been written to allow you to automate the deployment Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) using the latest available software including: Windows 10 x64 (version 1703, MSDN media) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) build 8443 Latest available … Continue reading

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How can I determine what SCEP AntiMalware policies are installed in Windows 10 version 1703

Introduction Windows 10 version 1703 was released to MSDN recently and of course many are upgrading their labs prior to the VLSC release. One thing that has changed drastically in Windows 10 version 1703 is the SCEP application (System Center … Continue reading

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SCCM Query for All Windows 10 version 1703 ?

Introduction Here’s a quick post with a new query for All Windows 10 Version 1703 devices (excluding LTSB) select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_R_System.OSBranch != 2 and (SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion = ‘Microsoft Windows NT Workstation … Continue reading

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ADK 1703 released, Windows 10 version 1703 on MSDN

Introduction Microsoft have released both Windows 10 version 1703 and ADK 1703 today, one is on MSDN the other on Microsoft’s download site. Download the media Download Windows ADK 1703 Download Windows 10 version 1703 What’s new in Windows 10 … Continue reading

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How can I forcefully upgrade Windows 10 to the latest version using System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)?

Introduction Windows 10 is probably one of the fastest developing operating systems from Microsoft yet, and was initially released in July 2015 as Windows 10 version 1507. The version 1507 nomenclature equates to (YYMM) or year year, month month so … Continue reading

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