System Center Essentials Team Blog
News and support on Microsoft SCE
Deploying KB2607070 on Win7 SP1 SCE managed clients
An update has been released to resolve issues where System Center Essentials updating Windows 7 SP1-...
Date: 09/12/2011
NOW LIVE: The Microsoft TechNet Gallery
As many of you probably already know, for a long time the Script Repository (a special-purpose...
Date: 08/18/2011
The System Center Blog Aggregator app is now available on Android
A few weeks back I announced the System Center Blog Aggregator app for Windows Phone 7 and today I...
Date: 05/10/2011
A quick note on SCE 2010 support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
System Center Essentials 2010 (SCE 2010) is certified to work with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1....
Date: 04/18/2011
SCE Quick Fix: Designating a host that is in workgroup fails with error 2912 in System Center Essentials
This is a repost of an article written by Milan Jajal that I put over on the Configuration Manager...
Date: 03/01/2011
SCE 2007 Quick Fix: The admin console crashes when selecting a computer in the computers list
I ran into an interesting issue the other day and thought I would post it here in case anyone else...
Date: 02/28/2011
How to install SCE 2007 SP1 which is blocked with expired WSUS 3.0 SP1 warning
The installation of SCE 2007 SP1 blocks with a warning “WSUS Valid Date”. This happens...
Date: 02/02/2011
How to use the Fix Computer Group tool to rebuild computer groups deleted from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
When a computer group is created in Essentials 2010 using Create a Computer Group in the Computers...
Date: 08/31/2010
How to use the Maintenance Mode Tool to schedule weekly maintenance modes for computer groups
When a monitored object, such as a computer or distributed application, is taken offline for...
Date: 08/23/2010
Resource Kit tool to view Essentials Setup log files
During Essentials installation, Setup creates a number of log files in the %localAppData%\SCE\Logs...
Date: 08/13/2010
How to update Essentials certificates
Essentials 2010 uses a certificate for signing locally published content. The released version of...
Date: 08/05/2010
How do I move from SCE2007 on x86 to SCE2010 on x64
With the release of System Center Essentials 2010 and the general excitement around some of...
Date: 08/02/2010
Introduction to Virtualization in System Center Essentials 2010
So, you got your copy of System Center Essentials 2010 installed, you’ve run through your initial...
Date: 05/28/2010
Updates Management Maintenance in Essentials 2010
Update Management Maintenance is a new feature in System Center Essentials 2010. Together with...
Date: 05/13/2010
Creating a Dynamic Group Based on Installed Software
At the Dynamics Convergence 2010 conference I mentioned to several people that it is possible to...
Date: 05/11/2010
Overwhelmed by Alerts?
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by and asked us questions at the Microsoft Management Summit...
Date: 04/30/2010
SC Essentials 2010 is Released to Manufacturing
YES! It is finally here! We are very excited to announce the RTM of SCE 2010. You can read the...
Date: 04/19/2010
How does Essentials 2010 stack up compared to other System Center products?
Check out Willemjan van Laarhoven's blog article comparing System Center Essentials 2010 with other...
Date: 03/31/2010
Troubleshooting ‘Unknown’ software and update status, ‘Not yet contacted’ and lack of hardware and software inventory
Sorry about the long title, but I wanted to help you find this article if you’re searching for...
Date: 03/29/2010
Which management packs should I be using to monitor my computers and applications?
If you've used Essentials 2007, you noticed that it monitored Windows, Exchange, SQL and Active...
Date: 03/18/2010
Automatic Selection of Product Categories in System Center Essentials 2010
How to enable Auto-select for Microsoft Update (MU) subscriptions in System Center Essentials 2010...
Date: 03/18/2010
Essentials 2010 – UI Tips and Tricks
Thank you to everyone who has been using the Essentials 2010 Beta and RC. Many of you may have...
Date: 03/09/2010
ZD Net UK review of System Center Essentials 2010
The nice folks at ZD Net in the UK just posted their review of SCE 2010, based on the Release...
Date: 03/04/2010
Using BranchCache with System Center Essentials
Configure System Center Essentials to use BranchCache operating in Distributed Cache mode: Document...
Date: 02/22/2010
You want different update deployment settings for servers and clients?
We've heard it from you! You've been using WSUS for years and you have been using different Windows...
Date: 02/17/2010
New SCE 2010 Training for Microsoft Partners
As we move from the Release Candidate to the final SCE product, we want to make sure that Microsoft...
Date: 02/16/2010
Troubleshooting agent deployment in System Center Essentials 2010
Essentials 2010 uses up to three agents to manage computers: Windows Update agent - built into the...
Date: 02/02/2010
Virtualize with System Center Essentials 2010 RC and Receive a Free Gift
We hope you’re enjoying evaluating the release candidate of Essentials 2010 and look forward to...
Date: 01/25/2010
How to Deploy to Deploy Office 2010 (Beta) using System Center Essentials 2010
Essentials 2010 simplifies software distribution, including easy distribution for common...
Date: 01/21/2010
Essentials 2010 Release Candidate Now Available!
We’re very happy to announce that the Release Candidate of Essentials 2010 is now available. The...
Date: 01/19/2010
Essentials 2010 troubleshooting guide
If you experience issues while evaluating Essentials 2010 Beta, please go to Forums or Microsoft...
Date: 12/04/2009
Upcoming Webcasts
We are presenting two webcasts that include information on Essentials 2010. Join the webcasts to...
Date: 11/30/2009
Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 in System Center Essentials 2007 SP1
This table indicates the current support for the indicated operating systems by System Center...
Date: 11/06/2009
Remote Console Connection & Certificates
I saw this question from a customer on a forum I read quite often: I've been meaning to check out...
Date: 11/05/2009
Using Essentials 2010 Beta? Let us know your feedback.
If you are using the Beta of System Center Essentials 2010, thank you! We value your opinion! Your...
Date: 10/30/2009
Get what you want in the next version of Essentials!
Are you interested in getting Microsoft to build an IT management tool specifically engineered to...
Date: 10/13/2009
SCE 2010 Public Beta is HERE!
Do you know what time it is? Yes, it’s THAT time…time for you to check out the next full release of...
Date: 09/29/2009
Essentials 2007 SP1 Support for WSUS 3.0 SP2/SQL Server 2008
Essentials 2007 SP1 Support for WSUS 3.0 SP2 System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 supports WSUS 3.0 SP1...
Date: 09/17/2009
System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 with SQL Server 2005 Express and Windows Server 2008 x64
We’ve seen reports of people unsuccessfully attempting to install Essentials 2007 SP1 on Windows...
Date: 09/14/2009
Using psExec to Open a Remote Command Window
System Center Essentials provides several ways to remotely manage computers, including: Computer...
Date: 09/01/2009
Sign up now for the System Center Essentials 2010 Beta!
We're getting close to releasing the public beta of System Center Essentials 2010! Why should you be...
Date: 08/24/2009
System Center 2007 and Virtualization
At the Microsoft Management Summit and TechEd this year we announced System Center Essentials...
Date: 05/21/2009
What's new for Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010?
Check out this video that we shot at TechEd 2009 for details on the next release of System Center...
Date: 05/14/2009
Why are my Performance Graphs Empty in Essentials?
Have you wondered why some of the performance views and dashboards in the Monitoring Space don’t...
Date: 12/03/2008
Fix to enable Remote Assistance task on Vista and Windows Server 2008
As Dustin mentioned in the previous post, we recently released an update to the...
Date: 10/22/2008
Management Packs for System Center Essentials
A management pack is a definition file (either with an .xml or .mp extension) that contains...
Date: 09/29/2008