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System Center Configuration Manager

System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1702 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 use Express Updates when patching Windows 10 with Quality Updates in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) ?

Introduction Windows 10 Enterprise first shipped in July 2015 with Windows 10 version 1507, and since then there have been 2 versions, Windows 10 version 1511 and Windows 10 version 1607. In spring of this year (2017) we will see … Continue reading

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What is the ContentLibraryCleanup tool and how can I use it ?

Introduction Microsoft have released a new version of the ContentLibraryCleanup tool for System Center Configuration Manager in the latest Technical Preview release (TP1701). By upgrading your Technical Preview release to version 1701 you can start testing the new features of … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1701 now available !

Introduction Microsoft is pushing out updates to System Center Configuration Manager at an incredible pace and to assist with that there are two main versions (of Configuration Manager) available. System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) System Center Configuration Manager (Technical … Continue reading

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Why Telemetry is great, and why the uptake of Configuration Manager Current Branch is unprecedented

Introduction Brad Anderson (corporate vice president for Enterprise Mobility at Microsoft) wrote a blog post today about “What ConfigMgr Customers were Doing During the 2016 Holiday Break” and it revealed how a question posed by their own staff internally was … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1612 now available !

Introduction System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1612 is now available, and it offers the following new features: Azure Active Directory onboarding – Creates a connection between Configuration Manager and Azure AD to be used by other cloud services, such … Continue reading

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How can I change Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager from an Eval edition to a Licensed edition ?

Introduction Labs expire sometimes, it happens. It happened to me yesterday while I was preparing a lab for something else. I logged in and started the console and saw this. How can this happen ? This can happen if you … Continue reading

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How can I install System Center Configuration Manager version 1606 (Current Branch) on Windows Server 2016 with SQL 2016

Introduction In a previous guide I showed you how to install System Center Configuration Manager version 1511 (Current Branch) on Windows Server 2012R2. Times are changing fast in this cloud-first  mobile-first world, and as a result the System Center Configuration … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1611 now available !

Introduction System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1611 is now available, and it offers the following new features: Task Sequence content pre-caching: This feature allows you to Pre-cache content on clients for available deployments for OS Upgrade task sequences with … Continue reading

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Update 1610 for System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) is now available

Introduction Microsoft has released yet another update for System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), this time it’s version 1610, that means that since System Center Configuration Manager’s (Current Branch) first release there have been the following releases: 1511 (Initial release, … Continue reading

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Why does the Windows 10 1607 reinstall in PXE scenario fail sometimes for BitLockered UEFI enabled computers ?

Introduction Reinstalling computers via PXE boot (in WinPE) is still a valid OSD scenario, however that method brings challenges not least when UEFI capable hardware is in place and when that hardware is also encrypted with Bitlocker. The above HTA … Continue reading

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Support for Version 1511 of the Current Branch of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager ending soon

Introduction The Current Branch (CB) of System Center Configuration Manager is governed by the Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy. Under the Modern Lifecycle Policy, support will be provided continuously if customers stay current by following the servicing guidelines. For Configuration Manager … Continue reading

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Manage Windows 10 in your organization – transitioning to modern management

Introduction Use of personal devices for work, as well as employees working outside the office, may be changing how your organization manages devices. Certain parts of your organization might require deep, granular control over devices, while other parts might seek … Continue reading

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System Center Configuration Manager 1610 Technical Preview now available !

Introduction System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1610 is now available, and it offers the following new features: Improvements to the notification experience for high-impact task sequence and required application deployments – Task sequence deployments that have a high-impact to … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases a new version of SCCM (1606) which contains a new branch called LTSB

Introduction As of today, more than 21,000 customers are using the current branch of ConfigMgr to manage more than 41 million devices! Microsoft  announced the release of the latest version (1606) of Configuration Manager in the newly released System Center … Continue reading

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