Challenge A common challenge with Windows 10 Upgrade task sequences is handling user logins if there are any restarts during the task sequence. After the restart happens, a user can […]
Task Sequence One-liners
New page added: Task Sequence One-Liners: Task Sequence One-liners page. The page is also available as a sub-menu of the top-level Script FTW! menu of this site. What is a One-liner?A […]
Servicing Plans in Configuration Manager
Servicing Plans in System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM) offer ConfigMgr admins the ability to automatically schedule the download and deployment of Windows 10 feature updates. This post is about why […]
A Word on Support and Zealotry
This post is a brief response to some of the comments I received on my last post: Copying Files to Every User’s Profile. Support One comment and suggestion that came […]
Copying Files to Every User’s Profile
Many applications use per-user data or configuration files located in the current user’s profile. There are two different times when these files are created or added: Both of these create […]
Boundary Group Caching and Missing Boundaries
What is Boundary Group Caching Boundary group caching was introduced with the first version of System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) Current Branch (CB): version 1511. As the term implies, clients […]
Windows Installer Rollback During OSD
Windows Installer provides a nice rollback feature that kicks in when a fatal issue occurs during the installation of a [Windows Installer-based] application installation. This rollback feature gracefully restores the […]
Building a Windows 7 Image
Although Windows 7 end of life is rapidly approaching (see Windows lifecycle fact sheet for details), a lot of organizations are still deploying it. There’s nothing wrong with this in […]
Injecting .NET Framework 3.5 During a Windows 10 Task Sequence
The following is a step by step guide to adding the .NET framework 3.5 to a System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM) OSD task sequence that deploys Windows 10. You’ll find […]
ConfigMgr/SCCM, Domains, Forests, and Trusts (Oh My)
The question of how to manage systems in a multi-forest Active Directory (AD) infrastructure using System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) comes up quite often in online forums and at customers; […]