Category: System Centre

ADK 1511 – don't use it quite yet

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2015/11/20/issue-with-the-windows-adk-for-windows-10-version-1511.aspx Pretty minor... its not as if many people that use SCCM would use the ADK.... only 100% of them. Some interesting comments at the bottom of the page... Previously I was one of those who thought Microsoft's patching and release quality testing was getting better... and it was... for a while... but between this…

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Java 8 update 60 install with SCCM

Java..... not only is the product itself pretty much a virus, the deployment and ongoing management of it just plain sucks. It seems that for Java 8 update 60, the dev's have managed to add that little bit more complexity. If you download and install the offline installer from the java web site ( http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp…

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SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 – Unlocking objects "in use"

Since moving to SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 at some sites, I've been having some issues where the console crashes while editing task sequences. This is frequent, maybe once every 2 or 3 days... and is something that I've only been experiencing since SP1. The downside of this, is that even when restarting the console or…

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Windows 8.1u1 – Power button does not show up on start screen

This happens with devices that are classed as tablets - for some bizarre reason as per https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2959188 and can be modified using https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn660972.aspx Here's a screenshot of what it should look like in WSIM or in xml <settings pass="specialize"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "> <Identification> <Credentials> <Username> </Username> <Domain> </Domain> <Password>…

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Updates for SCCM 2012 and R2 coming next week...

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2015/05/04/announcing-support-for-windows-10-management-with-system-center-configuration-manager.aspx The main bit that I'm interested in is Next week, we will also be releasing service packs for Configuration Manager 2012 and 2012 R2 customers. These will deliver full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10 deployment and management as well as several other features, including: App-V publishing performance – Improved performance that reduces…

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Adding .net 3.5 to 8.1 and 2012 R2 – the easier way

First of all - we mount the existing WIM (in this case, I'm mounting server 2012 R2 standard) The directory D:\PSource$\OSD.Windows.2012.R2 has a full copy of 2012 R2 The directory D:\mount is empty Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:D:\PSource$\OSD.Windows.2012.R2\sources\install.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:D:\mount Dism /Image:D:\mount /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:D:\PSource$\OSD.Windows.2012.R2\sources\sxs Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:D:\mount /Commit This is much easier than the…

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