Create a Network Access Account–Configuration Manager 2012
Today was a bank holiday in Germany and rainy weather, so what better could there be than scripting a bit in Configuration Manager? Personally I’d say a lots of things, unfortunately the wife is sick...
View ArticleHow to trigger Software Updates Re-Scan in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
How to trigger Updates Re-scan in SCCM 2012 Did you ever do a OSD in Configuration Manager and wonder why some Software Updates weren’t installed? As a workaround, did you try adding more “Install...
View ArticleSet-CMDeploymentType via Powershell for ConfigMgr 2012
A reader of my blog asked me something about one of the new Powershell cmdlets for ConfigMgr / SCCM 2012 and wanted me to check if I see the same behaviour (error) as he did. Doing the following...
View ArticleDelete whole folder structure in ConfigMgr 2012–Powershell
During my tests with scripts I sometimes create whole folder structures with software packages inside the Configuration Manager 2012 Admin Console. Of course I also don’t get it right the first time...
View ArticleHUGE powershell inventory script for ConfigMgr 2012
This is quite huge for me, because I’ve been working on this script for the last two months and finally decided, after sending the latest version to some “beta testers” and getting some nice results,...
View ArticleHow to convert ConfigMgr Applications to Packages with Powershell
I guess this isn’t really a common scenario in many environments, but i recently had to write a script which converts applications to packages. Why? Because of this: http://www.david-obrien.net/?p=1579...
View ArticleHow to find the ConfigMgr SMS Provider Location
In my role as a technical consultant I sometimes need to visit customer sites where there are already ConfigMgr environments in place and I need to quickly find my way around. One cool way of getting a...
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What if Windows 8.1 had intelligence and no-one cared?
I am currently working on a Windows 8.1 deployment that will end up on quite a few tablets used in retail stores. Interesting project from a requirements perspective, because usually I never had to...
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ConfigMgr uber-Hydration Kit v0.9 with Powershell DSC
Are you a ConfigMgr (or SCCM) administrator? Are you sometimes (or often, like me) in a position where you need to rebuild your ConfigMgr 2012 lab environment? I, again, was in that situation and just...
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