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Category Archives: Windows 10
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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Why do my /ue: switches not work in WinPE for USMT ?
Introduction This is a quick post which hopefully will help others. When troubleshooting USMT data migration you may want to have user exclusions in order to exclude migrating data from certain domain and local accounts. In our case however, the … 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
Why does the Bitlocker recovery key not end up in the MBAM 2.5 SP1 database when using XTS encryption
Introduction If you are using my Windows 10 UEFI FrontEnd HTA to encrypt UEFI devices when installing Windows 10, and if you are using the MBAM 2.5 SP1 hotfix 2 to enable support for XTS-AES encryption, then you might have … 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
Posted in 1606, 1607, BitLocker, Windows 10
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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
How to fix upgrade hang when upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 version 1607
Introduction I’ve seen the following problem on random Windows 7 computers when trying to upgrade to Windows 10 version 1607. Basically, using System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch to upgrade your Windows 7 X64 SP1 computers to Windows 10 version … Continue reading
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New Windows as a service guidance available
Introduction Windows as a service provides a new way to think about building, deploying, and servicing the Windows operating system. The Windows as a service model is focused on continually providing new capabilities and updates while maintaining a high level … Continue reading
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Managing Windows 10 PCs with Intune
Introduction Microsoft Intune manages everything from iOS, Android, and Windows phone devices to Windows RT, Windows PCs, and even Mac OS X, but I’m going to kick off this blog series to talk specifically about managing Windows 10 PCs. This might seem … Continue reading
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When do different versions of Windows 10 (CB versus CBB) become unsupported ?
Introduction It’s a little over a year now since Windows 10 was first released and during that time three versions have been released. Windows 10 1507 – (build 10240) Windows 10 1511 – (build 10586) Windows 10 1607 – (build … Continue reading
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Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB is now available on MSDN
Introduction Windows 10 version 1607 was released recently and now the Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB is released to MSDN. What is Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB? Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB builds on Windows 10 Pro, version 1607 adding … Continue reading
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Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016
Introduction Windows 10 version 1607 was released this week and Microsoft have released the administrative templates required to manage it (the .admx files). Download the admx templates To get the ADMX templates for Windows 10 version 1607, go to this … Continue reading
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Update your ConfigMgr 1606 SUP servers to deploy the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Introduction The Windows Team has released update KB3159706 that enables the provisioning of decryption keys in WSUS for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. This update is necessary for WSUS to be able to natively decrypt the encrypted Windows 10 … Continue reading
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RSAT for Windows 10 version 1607
Introduction Windows 10 version 1607 was released this week and already people are upgrading their Windows devices. Prior to the upgrade, you may have been connecting to Active Directory using RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools). When you upgrade from one … Continue reading
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Windows 10 (anniversary update) version 1607 is now on MSDN
Introduction Microsoft released Windows 10 (anniversary update) version 1607 on VLSC yesterday, and today, it’s on MSDN. So now you have no excuse to avoid testing, deploying and managing Windows 10 (version 1607), other than waiting for the ADMX files. … Continue reading