Add AD Group To Collection – GUI Style
I recently wrote a blog post at www.jordantheitguy.com on how to user PowerShell to create add a query rule to a collection for machines in an active directory security group. While a lot of things in [...]
How to get the local time for a remote server – or all distribution points
I’ve been doing a lot of work lately for some global organizations that have servers in multiple different global time zones. In particular configuration manager distribution points. Now if you are [...]
ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd – Version 1.6.0 released
We’re proud to announce the release of ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd version 1.6.0. Download More information about ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd is available on the following page, including download link and [...]
Patching – How to automate your maintenance windows part 2
With the alarming number of views on part one of automating your maintenance windows, I decided I had better get to work right away on part 2! Part two has a specific focus on creating the membership rules [...]
Patching – How to automate your maintenance windows
A long time ago I saw a really cool post on Johan Arwidmarks blog from a contributer Mattias Benninge about how to automate the creation of maintenacne windows with an offset from Patch Tuesday and when [...]
Customizing the Configuration Manager PowerBI Template
Late last year the Microsoft Configuration Manager team worked with the PowerBI team to release a business template for reporting on information in Configuration Manager. When this report first came out [...]
Fix for ADR deployment package selection in ConfigMgr 1810
Within the ConfigMgr world there has been a lot of talk around software updates lately. Especially with all of the recent changes including the change to allow a ConfigMgr client to download updates from [...]
How to use a scheduled task to query SQL
Several months ago I created a script that would allow someone to extract information from the ConfigMgr SQL Database and e-mail that data. I wrote this as a workaround to SSRS subscription reports at [...]
How to import ConfigMgr powershell cmdlets
A while back I wrote a PowerShell Module that showed some ways to do things in ConfigMgr using PowerShell. Since then I’ve added more and more things to my PowerShell library and thought it was time [...]
Force ConfigMgr client deployment on metered network
10 days ago I was in SCCM User Group Finland event (My presentation went badly, I don’t want to talk about that. :D). We are very happy to have Djam join us and talk about everything about ConfigMgr, [...]
How to create WiFi profiles with ConfigMgr run-scripts
I was recently working with a customer when the subject of WiFi profiles came up. Now this was a curious situation because the machines in question needing a WiFi profile assigned to them were not domain [...]
CMPivot in ConfigMgr 1806 – Part 2 – Create a Collection/Run Script from query information
1806 has a LOT of features and while CMPivot is still early days there are some pretty cool things it can do especially for admins who maybe don’t fully understand how to use SQL or struggle creating [...]
CMPivot in ConfigMgr 1806 – Part 1 – What is CMPivot and your first query
Since the early days of ConfigMgr when it was first named ‘SMS’ there was always this background joke that what SMS really stood for was ‘Slow Moving Software’ however with the [...]
Send your patching manifest to Microsoft Teams
Every month when patches come out I have the annoying task of gathering up all of the patches that we will be releasing and sending out an e-mail with the list of all of the patches. Well, while I haven’t [...]
Include Office 365 ProPlus in your Windows 10 reference image
With AutoPilot trending on twitter and in organizations around the world, we’re still creating reference images to support any existing solutions in place. The discussion whether to include Office [...]
ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool – Version 3.0.3 released
With this new version I’ve changed the way the tool reads in the available Windows ADK versions. Previous behavior would attempt to scrape the docs.microsoft.com website but since this has proven [...]
ConfigMgr 1802 – Using Run Scripts To Get Next Maintenance Window
After completing our production upgrade of ConfigMgr to 1802 I’ve been eagerly awaiting a quiet moment or two to sit down and write a post about the new run scripts feature which has me absolutely [...]
CMOperations PowerShell Module 1.0.0.4
Recently I’ve found myself constantly creating or copying little one or two line PowerShell scripts out of my one note to perform what I perceive as basic client action tasks. Sometimes those tasks [...]
Understanding Spectre and Meltdown
On January 3rd Microsoft released a bunch of security updates around a hardware vulnerability found in the Intel chipset. Within hours of the patch coming out news outlets and more had exploded with information [...]
How to use SMSProv.log to build reports
When working in ConfigMgr I frequently find information in the console is placed in inconvenient or inefficient locations especially when working with large chunks of information. Today I want to talk [...]
Set Application icon size in Software Center for ConfigMgr using PowerShell
So in this post I am going to share a cool new script I created with you. A script that will not only go beyond the 512 pixel limitation in the ConfigMgr Software Center BUT also allow for any supported [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 7 (Deploy ConfigMgr client to Azure AD joined devices from Intune)
In order to walk you through the entire process of setting up the co-management feature, I am going to break this down into a number of parts; How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates) [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 6 (Configure Co-management feature)
In order to walk you through the entire process of setting up the co-management feature, I am going to break this down into a number of parts; How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates) [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 5 (Cloud Distribution point)
UPDATE: This is no longer needed if you are using CB1806 and up. With CB1806, a CMG can now also serve content to clients. This functionality reduces the required certificates and cost of Azure VMs. To [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 4 (Management point and Software Update point)
In order to walk you through the entire process of setting up the co-management feature, I am going to break this down into a number of parts; How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates) [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 3 (Cloud Management Gateway)
In order to walk you through the entire process of setting up the co-management feature, I am going to break this down into a number of parts; How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates) [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 2 (Create Certificates)
In order to walk you through the entire process of setting up the co-management feature, I am going to break this down into a number of parts; How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates) [...]
How to setup Co-Management – Part 1 (Roles and Certificates)
I don’t explain what is co-management in my post, because you can read all about those from Microsoft doc and videos. These series posts are not just about co-management, it actually includes how [...]
ConfigMgr Patch Compliance With PowerBI – V1.0.0.7
Almost two weeks ago I released a pretty generic report on reporting patch compliance using PowerBI and System Center Configuration Manager and I was shocked at the amount of feedback I got from the community! [...]
Customizing ConfigMgr Admin Console – Add Details tab to Content Status
When your ConfigMgr environment has many distribution points and packages, you might want to monitor your content compliance status to ensure everything is consistent. This is especially true after the [...]
Patch Compliance Reporting in Configuration Manager with PowerBI
If you’ve done any work with System Center Configuration Manager sooner or later, you’ll get asked about leveraging it for patching. It might even be one of the first questions you get from [...]
Driver Automation Tool – Version 3.4 Released
Once again thanks to all the members of the ConfigMgr community for their feedback on our Driver Automation Tool. After taking on board your suggestions and issues, version 3.4 is now available. Whats [...]
Manage Windows 10 Fast Startup with SCCM Compliance Baseline
What is Windows 10 fast startup Fast Startup in Windows 10 is supposed to help boot Windows up much faster. In a complete shutdown scenario, Windows logs off all users and closes all applications. Fast [...]
Driver Automation Tool
Driver Download Automation Tool Following on from the success of the Dell, HP and Lenovo Driver Download Tools I have posted over the past couple of months here is the new multi-vendor version. The script [...]
SCCM Client Cache Maintenance – Configuration Baseline
Many of you would have found at some point you have had to deal with applications not deploying to due client cache directories being full. Typically the way around this is to run a PowerShell command [...]
Laptop Battery Health Monitor – Configuration Item
Having the misfortune of a sudden battery failure on my laptop the other day, it got me thinking about how we monitor laptop health across our environment. Wouldn’t it be cool if I could monitor [...]
Lenovo Driver Automation Tool
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the details and features in this post have been superseded. Please review our Modern Driver Management and Modern BIOS Management solutions for up to date information. DeployEverything [...]
HP Driver Automation Tool
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the details and features in this post have been superseded. Please review our Modern Driver Management and Modern BIOS Management solutions for up to date information. DeployEverything [...]
Dell Driver Automation Tool
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the details and features in this post have been superseded. Please review our Modern Driver Management and Modern BIOS Management solutions for up to date information. DeployEverything [...]
Software Center – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Software Center – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly A few months ago I put up a picture on twitter of my software center setup, I was very surprised by how many people contacted me and ask how I had [...]
Automated Drive Optimisation – SCCM Configuration Item & Baseline
In the modern age we live in those of you not working in IT for shall we say, an extended period, will not appreciate the pain of having to watch a disk defragment. The current process of defragmenting [...]
System Center Configuration Manager Über Console
In my organisation only a few members of staff need to have access to the SCCM console, for obvious reasons I want to keep that to a minimum, never too good to let the patients run the asylum. When someone [...]
Configuration Manager – SQL Performance Tuning
Up until late last year I had always used the Rebuild Indexes task built into the SCCM Task Maintenance options to “optimise” the back-end SQL database. The would occasionally fire up SQL Management [...]
Configuration Manager – IIS Log Maintenance
The majority of SCCM administrators will have included a list of maintenance tasks for ensuring optimum performance of their environment. One area that often gets overlooked however is the maintenance [...]
Dell PS Automation Driver Download & Import Script for MDT and SCCM
Back in September back I posted a PowerShell script to allow the automatic querying of Dell client models from your SCCM environment, download the associated drivers and bios updates and import them into [...]
Java Version Cleanup PowerShell Script
If you still have to maintain Java installations in your environment you will probably come up against having machines with multiple versions installed, unless you are running a clean up script for the [...]
SCCM Viglen Client Driver Autodownload PowerShell Script
In October of 2016 I released a script that downloaded drivers and bios updates for Dell client systems and created associated driver packs in SCCM (https://modalyitblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/sccm-dell-client-bios-driver-autodownload-ps-script/). [...]
Updating SCCM Package Source Locations
I’ve recently seen people asking on forums about how to modify the source settings of SCCM packages when migrating software installation files from an old server to a new one. Obviously manually [...]
SCCM Dell Client Bios & Driver Autodownload PowerShell Script
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the details and features in this post have been superseded. Please review our Modern Driver Management and Modern BIOS Management solutions for up to date information. Original Post: [...]
Custom PowerShell Reboot GUI
When deploying software via SCCM I thought wouldn’t it be nice if there was greater flexibility regarding system reboot prompts for the end user. Sure you can enable a maintenance window and push [...]
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