Force a ConfigMgr Client out of Provisioning Mode with PowerShell
I’ve seen many blog posts around the internet regarding the issue where the client may still be in Provisioning Mode after an OSD scenario. Almost all of the posts describe a method of changing a...
View ArticleList Drivers in a Boot Image in ConfigMgr 2012 with PowerShell
During a session at Microsoft Ignite that I attended this week, I saw the speakers had a nifty little PowerShell one-liner that would get all drivers in a WIM file and output it to a GridView. This got...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade to ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 in your hierarchy
Now that ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 has finally been released, a lot of administrators will start to look into the process of upgrading to this new Service Pack. In this post I’ll outline the required steps...
View ArticleIntegrate DaRT Remote Viewer in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 console
Many of you have probably heard about integrating the DaRT Remote Viewer component into the Boot Images in ConfigMgr. This functionality enhances the way you can monitor Operating System Deployments...
View ArticleCreate and Associate a Mobile Application Management policy in ConfigMgr 2012...
For your Managed and Wrapped Apps in a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 hybrid scenario with Microsoft Intune, there’s a new functionality that now lets you associate a Mobile Application Management (MAM) policy...
View ArticleConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool – Version 1.4.0 has been released
It’s almost been a year since I’ve updated my prerequisites installation tool for ConfigMgr 2012 R2. With this new version being released, I’ve chosen to rename it to simply ConfigMgr Prerequisites...
View ArticleCreate and Deploy a WiFi profile for Mobile Devices with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1
Creating a WiFi profile in ConfigMgr is not really a new feature, but now that ConfigMgr is starting to get a better integration with Microsoft Intune, management of mobile devices becomes more...
View ArticleWindows Forms PowerShell GUI Template
This is going to be a really short post due to the fact that after a conversation I had on Twitter, I decided that I’d share the Windows Forms template that I always start out with when I’m starting to...
View ArticleCreate Microsoft Office mobile apps in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 with PowerShell
Now that everyone is looking at the excellent MDM capabilities in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1, many will most likely deploy the Microsoft Office mobile apps to their corporate devices. I’ve done this myself...
View ArticleDeploying Microsoft Office apps for Mobile Devices with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1
Lately since Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2, managing and deploying mobile apps have been improved enormously in many ways. For example with the introduction of Mobile...
View ArticleConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool – Version 1.4.1 has been released
Now that Windows ADK 10 has been released for managing deployment for Windows 10, I’ve updated the ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool with capabilities of downloading the latest version of Windows ADK....
View ArticleGet iTunes App Store or Google Play app links with PowerShell
When dealing with Mobile Application Management in Microsoft Intune or ConfigMgr, you’re likely to distribute or require a set of apps to be installed on end-users mobile devices. In ConfigMgr there’s...
View ArticleConfigMgr Content Source Update Tool 1.0.0
I guess most of you that are reading this post have been in a situation where you were dealing with some sort of ConfigMgr migration project. After objects have been migrated, you’re often faced with...
View ArticleManage Windows 10 with OMA-DM in Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 brings new management capabilities to the table in addition to the traditional management solutions like ConfigMgr that manages the OS through a locally installed agent. Microsoft have...
View ArticleMDT Factory Tool – Version 1.0.2 has been released
I’m proud to announce that as of today my MDT Factory Tool has been updated to version 1.0.2 including some new functionality and a few fixes. Whats new I’ve added Remove buttons for the Product and...
View ArticleCreate a Windows 10 Enterprise reference image with MDT 2013 Update 1
This summer Microsoft released what they’re calling the last version of Windows, naming it Windows 10. Organizations that are looking into deploying Windows 10 will have to evaluate what scenario they...
View ArticleDeploy Windows 10 Enterprise using In-Place Upgrade
Many of you have probably thought about deploying Windows 10 in your organization and are already looking into the different options that Microsoft with their new operating system have brought to the...
View ArticleHow to use Azure Automation with ConfigMgr
Many of us have at least at some point had to automate something. Automation to me, is a wide subject and there are many methods available to automate a task. In the past, we’ve leveraged software like...
View ArticleInstall ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 CU2 in your hierarchy
Microsoft has now released Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1. Follow the steps in this guide to install the Cumulative Update in your ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 hierarchy or for your...
View ArticleUpgrade to ConfigMgr 1511 in your hierarchy
With the release of System Center Configuration Manager 1511 (short ConfigMgr 1511) marks a new era for ConfigMgr admins. We can now expect frequent upgrades of ConfigMgr being delivered as a service....
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