Monthly Archives: January 2016

How can I configure client settings and install the ConfigMgr client agent 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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Introducing the Windows PowerShell ISE Preview

Introduction Microsoft has developed a new version of PowerShell ISE called PowerShell ISE Preview. Installation To install it you must be running Windows PowerShell v.5. That’s the version of PowerShell that ships with Windows 10, if you want to check … 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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Update 1601 now available in System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview

Microsoft has released update 1601, the latest Technical Preview for System Center Configuration Manager. In the screenshot above you can see that Technical Preview 1512 is installed and 1601 is downloading. Some of the new features that are available in … Continue reading

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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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Today I got a nice surprise in the post, my book arrived !

Today I got a phone call from DHL saying that they had a delivery to make, luckily I was WFH due to the snow outside. 20 minutes later a truck arrives and offloads 6 boxes of books. The book is … 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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Coming soon: Support for new Windows 10 features, Apple VPP for Business, and more

Introduction Microsoft has been hard at work developing and improving features in Microsoft Intune, read below for details.   Support for new Windows 10 features You can now set an additional rule in the Compliance Policy for conditional access to … Continue reading

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Why am I missing a Trusted Platform Module in hyper-V Gen 2 machines running on Windows 10 v1511 or later ?

Introduction This is a quick post as I saw this problem this morning on a computer running Windows 10 TH2 release [Version 1511 or build 10.0.10586]. When checking for the new Virtual TPM feature it wasn’t present on my Hyper-V … 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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