Monthly Archives: June 2014

How can I fix the “The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in” error when deploying Windows 8 with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 ?

Introduction Deploying Windows 8 (and Windows 8.1) with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 is easy to do, here are some guides for that:- CM12 in a Lab – How can I deploy Windows 8.1 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager … Continue reading

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Why do I see duplicate Windows 8.1 Phone extensions in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Introduction If you’ve followed my guide here then you’ll be already familiar with Windows Intune extensions in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and how they extend capabilities within the product. Problem You may have also noticed in the last … Continue reading

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How can I manage modern devices using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ? – Part 11

In Part 1 of this mini series we integrated Windows Intune with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. In Part 2 we added Support for iOS devices (Iphone, iPad). In Part 3 we learned the difference between App Package for … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager Step By Step Guides

Introduction This is a mirror of a page (an index) of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Step By Step Guides written by myself which are posted on windows-noob.com or here on this blog. The page is actually an index … Continue reading

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When UEFI network booting on a HyperV Gen 2 VM you might get PXE-E99: Unexpected network error.

Introduction I decided to blog this post as it might help someone with the same problem. I had this annoying error recently which was PXE E99 when PXE booting using UEFI network boot on my gen 2 HyperV vm’s. These … Continue reading

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Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager – a short review.

Introduction There are quite a few books out there to help people with learning, understanding and Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.  I was lucky enough (thanks Santos) to get a copy of Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration … Continue reading

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