OK, bear with me because this is going to be a long one. I think this stuff is pretty cool, and I tried to pack as much useful info into this article as I could. If you’ve used AI to write PowerShell, you’ve probably experienced the same thing I have. However, that’s still you doing … Read moreRalph Wiggum as a PowerShell Developer
The Ask I ran into this recently while working with a team that was transitioning from another endpoint management platform over to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. The ask was simple: “How do we install an application on a single device right now without building a collection?” In their previous tool, this was a one-click operation.In … Read moreReal-time Right-click Install Apps In ConfigMgr
The real problem with CVE remediation I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately around patching CVEs and vulnerability remediation. And it brought up a really good question: “Can you quickly tell if you’re affected?” Most teams can answer that eventually. The problem is how long it takes. What actually happens A CVE shows up … Read moreHow to Quickly Identify CVE Exposure in ConfigMgr and Intune
Microsoft has released the ConfigMgr 2509 Hotfix Rollup (KB36949461), and if you’re running 2509 in production, you’ll want to take a look at it. In this post, I’ll walk through: What is KB36949461? KB36949461 is a hotfix rollup for ConfigMgr 2509. It: What It Actually Fixes The important ones: If your environment is co-managed or … Read moreConfigMgr 2509 Hotfix Rollup (KB36949461) – Installation Guide + What Actually Matters
The Problem One of my clients was recently experiencing failures installing the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component. SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER would continuously retry the installation of the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component and fail. Here is the error that was presented in the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER log: Site Component Manager failed to install this component, because the Microsoft Installer File for this component (bgbisapi.msi) could … Read moreSMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER Installation Failure
Read full post here. Now Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager This update includes the following improvements: Client Online Status: You can now view the online status of devices in Assets and Compliance. New icons indicate the status of a device as online or offline. Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups: Configuration … Read moreNow Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager
Read full post here. CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2 Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 3100144. This update contains fixes for issues in various areas including software distribution and content management; operating system … Read moreNow available: CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2
Improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1 The list of improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1 as presented at Microsoft Ignite 2015. Grab the original slide deck here. OS Distribution Support for Windows 10 OS deployments Setup prerequisite is still Windows 8.1 ADK but it supports Windows 10 ADK Improvements … Read moreImprovements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1
Read the original post here. Following the announcements made at the Microsoft Ignite conference last week, we are happy to let you know that System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 are now generally available and can be downloaded on the Microsoft Evaluation Center. These service packs deliver full … Read moreConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 Now Available
I ran into an interesting issue on a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CAS when working an issue for a client yesterday. My client reported that content was not distributing to distribution points. All content distributions would fail instantly. Error message “Cannot Create SCCMContentLib [Error code: 67]” was being generated in the distmgr.log. According to the logs, … Read moreCannot Create SCCMContentLib [Error code: 67]