Monthly Archives: April 2017

How can I determine how long a blade loads in Intune Preview in Azure ?

Introduction On an MVP call we discussed page load times in Intune Preview and a ‘trick’ was mentioned to show how long various components take to render. Clicking on any link in Intune shows a corresponding blade. To get page … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1704 now available !

Introduction Another month has passed by and finally we get to play with the latest Technical Preview release of System Center Configuration Manager from Microsoft. There are two main versions (of Configuration Manager) available: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) … 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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Video – Upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 1703 Technical Preview

Introduction Microsoft have yet again released a new update, this time it’s System Center Configuration Manager 1703 (Technical Preview). This is a quick post to highlight a detailed video I’ve just created and uploaded to youtube. The video shows the … Continue reading

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