Category Archives: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

Migrate to the cloud – Part 1. Setup

Posted on May 22, 2022 by ncbrady

Introduction This blog series is comprised of 3 parts. In this part  I’ll cover how you can migrate your existing configuration manager managed, domain joined devices to Azure AD joined, and Intune managed devices. During that process the app also converts … Continue reading →

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First look at the Migrate to the cloud app

Posted on May 13, 2022 by ncbrady

Introduction This video is a quick look at the Migrate to the cloud app. The Migrate to the cloud app is a Powershell based solution delivered via Software Center in Microsoft Configuration Manager, that takes your domain joined, ConfigMgr devices … Continue reading →

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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 10 using apps with tenant attach

Posted on March 27, 2022 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 10 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on using some of tenant … Continue reading →

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New video: Escrow Bitlocker recovery password to the site during a task sequence in Configuration Manager 2203

Posted on March 6, 2022 by ncbrady

Introduction I blogged about the new ability in Configuration Manager 2203 (Technical Preview) to allow you to simply enable the Escrow of Bitlocker recovery info to Configuration Managers database here, please check it out. As this is such a long … Continue reading →

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Escrow BitLocker recovery password to the site during a task sequence in Configuration Manager 2203

Posted on March 3, 2022 by ncbrady

Introduction Update: Microsoft have now released Configuration Manager 2203 and it contains this and other amazing new features. Microsoft released Technical Preview Configuration Manager version 2203 and it contains some cool new features, one of which is the ability to … Continue reading →

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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 9 renewing expiring certificates

Posted on December 26, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 9 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on  renewing expiring certificates. This … Continue reading →

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Checking for network cable connections before deploying an OS from the CMG via Software Center

Posted on December 15, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction Note: In a previous blog post I showed you how you can deploy an Operating System from a Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) using bootable media. That blog post assumed you had a working network connection (wired) and also required … Continue reading →

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Retrieve BitLocker recovery keys from Tenant attached devices in the MEM console

Posted on September 28, 2021 by ncbrady

Microsoft recently added a new preview ability to the production version of ConfigMgr 2107. Aaron tweeted about it here. Below are the prerequisites. Prerequisites Configuration Manager site version 2107 or later Apply a Configuration Manager BitLocker management policy to the … Continue reading →

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Hotfix available for ConfigMgr version 2103 to solve policy storm issues caused by Invoke-MbamClientDeployment.ps1

Posted on July 28, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction I tweeted and blogged about policy storm problems caused by using the following MBAM script Invoke-MbamClientDeployment.ps1 during OSD with Configuration Manager version 2103 when the BitLocker Management feature is enabled, you can read about that here. My original tweet … Continue reading →

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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 8 Enabling Tenant Attach

Posted on July 19, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 8 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading →

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using BitLocker Management in ConfigMgr and do OSD, read this !

Posted on July 1, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction I like many others have blogged about enabling BitLocker during a task sequence in the past, however recently it’s come to my attention that the Invoke-MBAMClientDeployment.ps1 scripts which were provided for MBAM setups are not supported for use with … Continue reading →

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A quick look at the “Retire MY PC” app

Posted on June 23, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction I tweeted about this recently and it gained a LOT of attention, so I thought I better do a video showing what this actually does. When your users get a new Windows Autopilot PC, their old computer will usually … Continue reading →

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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 7 co-managing Azure AD devices

Posted on May 25, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 7 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading →

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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 6 Enabling conditional access

Posted on April 12, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 6 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading →

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Prepare for HTTP-only client communication depreciation in ConfigMgr

Posted on March 12, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction Microsoft recently announced that HTTP only communication will be dropped from ConfigMgr in October 2022 here. The advice is to enable a more secure communication method for the site either by enabling HTTPS or Enhanced HTTP. Learn about HTTPS … Continue reading →

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