You most likely know how to deploy applications from ConfigMgr. Usually, you would package all the source files in a single folder to build our deployment. But when it comes to configuring and deploying Microsoft 365 Apps (previously known as Office 365 Pro Plus), there are multiple ways of doing it: Downloading the source files and host them on a UNC path. Package them and deploy them from Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager. Use the…
10 days ago I was in SCCM User Group Finland event (My presentation went badly, I don’t want to talk about that. :D). We are very happy to have Djam join us and talk about everything about ConfigMgr, and thanks for Panu Saukko organized this excellent event. In the afternoon, we have two hours Q&A, one of our attendee Jani asked about update ConfigMgr client over metered network. I run into this issue two years…
If you don’t know what is this about, you must read this https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV170012 Additional, in this article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4046783/bitlocker-mitigation-plan-for-vulnerability-in-tpm, it said When TPM-based protector is used to protect the operating system volume, the security of the BitLocker protection is affected only if the TPM firmware version is 1.2. But the script what Microsoft provided doesn’t include detection if TPM firmware version is 1.2 or not. I found two excellent posts how to get those information out…
Noticed today same error message shows up in all machines that running the same Task Sequence: Process completed with exit code 4294770688, Unknown error (Error: FFFD0000; Source: Unknown) I have tested the same Task Sequence like hundred times, and I am sure there is not issue with the source package itself. So what went wrong? I spent about two hours figured it out, it is kind of my mistake, I would like to let everyone…
Ran into a problem today, during windows 10 inplace upgrade, machine didn’t continue upgrade after reboot, it was about 70% of the update, machine shutdown and won’t restart again. Trouble shooting… yes I did find where is the issue. Because I have tested my Task Sequence like hundred times, I know what steps are 100% work and what might failed. In this case, I was 100% sure nothing wrong with my upgrade task, nothing wrong…
This is not about monitor Task Sequence Deployment status, it is about monitor Task Sequence itself. I use package ID instead of Deployment ID, because you might need to deploy same Task Sequence to many collections with different schedule, and you will have many deployments of same Task Sequence. I don’t want to create many queries for each deployments of same Task Sequence. So let’s be lazy and just create ONE query. Find you package…
We successfully did Windows 10 In-Place Upgrade for hundreds machines, but few of them went into infinity restart loop at the end. Troubleshoot wasn’t easy, especially do it remotely. Yeah, you are right, how to troubleshoot and fix a computer that reboot itself and also has bitlocker and bitlocker PIN? Sounds mission impossible, but WE DID IT!!! Make a Dart 10 ISO file, upload it to somewhere. Let’s hope you have the bitlocker key for…
Updated: Since SCCM 1802, inventory is included Windows 10 build version numbers. So this post is outdated now. Additional Note: Since I posted this, I got an excellent feedback from Mike Terrill @miketerrill , he asked me why not just use the registry property provider to inventory the UBR registry. I guess I must admit that I didn’t know I can do that. I am terribly learning modify mof file, always worry if I make…
Last friday one customer said their users didn’t get any applications from Software Center. So I started to check what is the issue, or if there is any issue. Applications are deployed to user collections as mandatory. Based on reports, applications are installed to some users successfully, there is no errors in the reports, but mostly shows just unknown. So I think, well “maybe people are in holidays, maybe machines are just not online, user…
This is a long post….hope you have energy to read. 😀 Dell has a really nice post about How to configure PXE booting over UEFI without using Server 2012 and Windows Deployment Services, you can read this here. In that post, sample is MDT. I am going to do a SCCM scenario. You can watch this video see how my scenario of iPXE works. Just remember, secure boot is not supported, unless you sign your…