Brandon Linton - System Center and OS Deployment Blog
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Retirement...
All good things must come to an end eventually... No no i am not retiring just yet but with the...
Date: 11/05/2018
Sysprep Fails if installing Windows Management Framework 5.1
If you happen to be unfortunate enough to still be creating Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1...
Date: 05/03/2018
Windows 10 RS3 , 1709 , 16299 Resources for OS Deployment
10-18-2017 Updated to include Windows 10 Language Packs and Remote Server Administration Tools By...
Date: 10/18/2017
ConfigMgr Queries and Collections for Windows 10 Versions
With the recent release of Windows 10 RS3 aka 1709 aka build 16299 i thought it was a good time to...
Date: 10/18/2017
ConfigMgr OSD Model Check Task Sequence Step
Ok this step is super easy and in my opinion a must have when it comes to Operating System...
Date: 10/17/2017
ConfigMgr Compliance Baseline to verify Windows Activation Status
In most environments we are running KMS and don’t tend to think to often about our activation status...
Date: 10/16/2017
Updated Win32_SystemEnclosure Chassis Types
The Win32_SystemEnclosure WMI Class has been rather valuable over the years in order to properly...
Date: 09/15/2017
Its been awhile
It certainly has been awhile with so many life and technology changes its time to resurrect this...
Date: 09/15/2017
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 Update 1 Re-released Build 8298
Looks like Aaron and team have been busy ramping up the latest build release of MDT 2013 Update 1...
Date: 09/15/2015
SCAP Extensions version 3.0 for System Center Configuration Manager Now Available!
The Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering team is pleased to announce the release of the SCAP...
Date: 09/04/2015
Powershell Eject CD Drive
Awhile ago I wrote some code in AutoIT to Eject CD-Drives so that you wouldn’t get burnt in...
Date: 09/04/2015
Windows 10 Sysprep fails after removing or updating Windows built-in Windows Store apps
So by now you have had an opportunity to start playing around with Windows 10 and maybe your...
Date: 08/28/2015
How to force Microsoft Edge to Open the Application Catalog in Internet Explorer
So as we are getting excited to start finally deploying Windows 10 in production with Configuration...
Date: 08/01/2015
Windows 10 ADK Boot image updates for Configuration Manager
Windows 10 has finally launched worldwide and now I am ready to start updating my boot images for...
Date: 07/30/2015
Windows Server Technical Preview Hyper-V Missing VM's
I recently upgraded my Hyper-V Host to Windows Server Technical Preview from Windows Server 2012 R2...
Date: 10/05/2014
Upgrade VM Guest Version in Windows Server Technical Preview
Windows Server Technical Preview brings a number of new and exciting changes. Below are a few...
Date: 10/05/2014
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Product Activation from Evaluation Mode
This seems like a very straight forward item but a lot of people get confused with how to activate...
Date: 04/30/2014
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager – Released!
Woohoo another update is available for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 below are the...
Date: 03/28/2014
Easily Create VHD and VHDX Files…
Have you had the need to “Easily” create a VHD or VHDX File for use with PDT, VMM etc.? Well me too...
Date: 03/18/2014
Enable Referenced Programs and Applications to be installed from a Task Sequence without being Deployed!
In my previous blog post i wrote about how to Enable Programs and Applications to be installed from...
Date: 02/18/2014
Enable Programs and Applications to be installed from a Task Sequence without being Deployed!
Updated Post:...
Date: 01/30/2014
System Center VMM 2012 R2 – How to Change Memory Configuration on all Guest VMs in Mass
Recently i started setting up my lab and working more with System Center Virtual Machine Manager...
Date: 01/18/2014
Free ebook: Microsoft System Center: Configuration Manager Field Experience
Last year i had the opportunity to co-author a Microsoft Press eBook titled: “Microsoft System...
Date: 01/18/2014
Compliance Baseline for Adobe Flash Player Configuration Settings
Last year i wrote a blog post here...
Date: 01/03/2014
System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit Now Available!
The Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit contains fifteen downloadable...
Date: 12/06/2013
Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is Now Live!
That's right if you have been waiting for Windows 8.1 support here it is! Beyond that a slew of...
Date: 09/20/2013
Task Sequencer NOT displaying your Organization Name
So you just spent all that time creating a fully customized image for your company and you get ready...
Date: 07/30/2013
How to Create and Import a WinPE 3.1 Boot image for use in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 CU2
- Install the WAIK 3.0 package on a remote system NOTE: It is not recommended to have the ADK and...
Date: 06/21/2013
Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Now Available!
Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 has shipped! Key...
Date: 06/21/2013
Powershell - How to Disable Incremental Collection Updates in Mass
Collections in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager represent logical groupings of resources,...
Date: 04/23/2013
How to Create a Configuration Item and Baseline to Disable Adobe Flash Player Automatic Updates
Updated Post:...
Date: 03/30/2013
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 1 Released!
Well it looks like we received a nice little surprise today and Cumulative Update 1 has released for...
Date: 03/23/2013
How to Deploy Phantom Updates with System Center Configuration Manager
Have you ever wanted to deploy an update in Configuration Manager and went hay i don't see that in...
Date: 03/13/2013
ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Windows 8 Server Scheduled Updates?
Problem: Some of you might have tried to use the Scheduled updates feature in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 to...
Date: 02/21/2013
How to Create and Apply a Windows 8 GPOPack
What is a GPOPack? "A GPOPack is either an export of a GPO Backup or an export from a Gold Master...
Date: 01/31/2013
Security Compliance Manager 3.0 now available for download!
Secure your environment with SCM 3.0! The Security Compliance Manager (SCM) is a free tool from the...
Date: 01/31/2013
ConfigMgr 2012 Chassis Type Global Condition
What is a Global Condition? "Global conditions in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012...
Date: 01/30/2013
ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Client Install Error MicrosoftPolicyPlatformSetup.msi authenticode signature. Return code 0x800b0101
It was noticed last week that a Missing Timestamp attribute was causing ConfigMgr 2012 Sp1 Client...
Date: 01/18/2013
MDT 2012 Error - ResetFolder: TakeOwn for C:boot, RC = 1 in LTIApply
I was just working in my lab the other night and when i was trying to Reimage one of my servers from...
Date: 01/18/2013
Automatically Populate Config.xml file Path During OSD Deployment
UPDATE: A colleague Michael Murgolo recently updated this script to include a USMTConfigFile switch...
Date: 11/09/2012
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Setup fails due to Password Filters
I was recently installing a ConfigMgr 2012 site for a customer and ran into an unusual error towards...
Date: 10/03/2012