I did some quick cleanup of the update packages in my lab the other day before running the Automatic Deployment Rules. Unfortunately, this appears to have deleted a source folder […]
What Automatic Deployment Rules Actually Do
A common point of confusion for folks just starting with System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr or SCCM) is exactly what Automatic Deployment Rules (ADRs) do.
Software Updates and Automatic Deployment Rules in ConfigMgr
Configuring Automatic Update Rules (ADRs) in System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr or SCCM) comes up often in the forums and at customers as there is no one, clear-cut way to configure them. […]
Software Update Point Facts
As part of a (longish) Reddit forum thread, I posted the below facts about the Software Update Point (SUP) role in System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). This is not 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 […]
WSUS Cleanup for ConfigMgr
Since ConfigMgr 2007 was released, the recommendation and firm statement from Microsoft has been to not perform any administration within a ConfigMgr integrated WSUS instance. In particular, performing approvals or […]
Notes on The Software Update Scan Cycle
Most of the below information is cobbled together from a couple of TechNet pages, a blog post or two, presentations I’ve seen over the years, conversations I’ve had with others, […]
Windows Update – What Is It Good For?
As is sometimes the case, this blog post is inspired by me being wrong or making an inaccurate statement (and then doing a bunch of research). This time, the statement […]
ConfigMgr Software Update Management and Group Policy (part 2)
This post is a continuation of my previous post: ConfigMgr Software Update Management and Group Policy. So how do the rest of the settings in the Windows Updates Group Policy […]
ConfigMgr Software Update Management and Group Policy
There is definitely a lot of confusion about how Group Policies interact with, control, and affect Software Update Management (SUM) on ConfigMgr clients. At the outset of this post (or […]