Modifying the default SC Endpoint Protection 2012 report
I got a request from a customer that they want to be able to subscribe to the built in report “Antimalware Activity Report” in Configuration Manager 2012. As this report requires a start date and end...
View ArticleSoftware Updates OS deployment and Unknown Computers
This topic is not new but it has been asked a lot lately on the forums so a post is in order. To use the “Install Software updates” step in a Task Sequence to install Software updates requires that the...
View ArticleScript to change Power Management setting in ConfigMgr 2012 client
There was a request a couple of days ago for a script to change the Power Management setting in Software Center so that the “Do not apply power settings from my IT department to this computer” is...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager Sessions @ TechED 2014
TechED 2014 is closing in fast! Only a couple of days left! Haven’t found your favorite session yet? Here is a list of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager / Windows Intune related sessions. Be...
View ArticleRecording from our session @ TechED NA 2014 is now available!
The recording from the session that I did with Stefan Schörling(http://cmtrace.com) and Dave Randall at TechED 2014 in Houston, “System Center Configuration Manager Community Jewels” is now available...
View ArticleApplication Importer – by Mattias Benninge version 0.3
In our session on TechED 2014, Configuration Manager 2012 Community Jewels in Houston we did a demo of Application Importer by Mattias Benninge. The tool saves a lot of time and makes it really easy to...
View ArticleExclude .Net Framework 4.5.1 building images using Windows Update
In some scenarios that I have written about before I end up building my master image using the ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf script from MDT to install the updates needed during the build from Microsoft Update,...
View ArticleCleanup registry from WSUS server, ZTIWindowsupdate.wsf
This is something I thought I posted a long time ago, but here we go. I logged in to my WSUS Server that I only use when building images and nothing else and found that more than 100 clients had tried...
View ArticleMMS is back!
Not the MMS that many of us attended before but the original thought and what MMS was from the beginning is back! This time hosted by the The Minnesota System Center User Group and Do Good Events. The...
View ArticleEMS is the new black!
The Enterprise Mobility Suite is the new Black(EMS) is the new black! In the new world with modern devices being used more and more in daily work, managing them or actually what it all is about...
View ArticlePresenting at TechED Europe 2014
Wow! I have the great honor to be presenting at TechED Europe 2014 in Barcelona! I will be delivering the session called “EM-B211 Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Community Jewels”...
View ArticleAdvanced Installer
At TechED in Houston North America 2014 I had time to look at the Advanced Installer in the Expo Hall, I was impressed of the demo. I have always recommended Flexera AdminStudio as the tool to use for...
View ArticleKB2918614 – Windows Installer triggers UAC
KB2918614 which is part of the August patch Tuesday is released to solve a security issue in Windows Installer. What it does is change the way that Windows Installer handles repairs and advertised...
View ArticleDell CCTK is now Command Configure
Looking for the latest version of the Dell CCTK to be able to automate BIOS settings on Dell hardware? The latest version of CCTK is now part of the Dell Client Command Suite and is called Command...
View ArticlePresenting at TechDays Sweden 2014!
I have the great honor together with my collegue Anders Olsson (http://itsakerhetsguiden.se/) to deliver a session at Techdays Sweden 2014! We will be talking about how to manage your devices and...
View ArticleCongratulations 2014 Microsoft MVP!
After a long days wait for THE email, it finally arrived! I have the great honor of being rewarded with the 2014 Microsoft® MVP Award – Enterprise Client Management Thank you Microsoft and thanks to...
View ArticleMust have tool! Remote Manage App by Cireson
A new tool for us Configuration Manager Admins is now available, Remote Manage App provided to the community for free by Cireson. A really awesome tool that will make you cry tears of happiness when...
View ArticleKB2984976 requires multiple reboots Windows 7 / 2008 R2
One of the updates that was released as part of the October 2014 Patch Tuesday release, kb2984976 requires multiple reboots on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 when deployed as a software update in a Task...
View ArticleSessions not to miss during TechED 2014 in Barcelona
Sessions not to miss during TechED 2014 in Barcelona. After the Keynote there are foundational sessions which will go deeper into each of the topics demoed/presented during the keynote. My problem this...
View ArticleConfigMgr/Intune sessions at TechED 2014 Barcelona
I thought I must write this one as well for all the Configuration Manager / Intune geeks out there like myself. All the sessions at Teched that are related to Configuration Manager 2012 / Intune. A...
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