How to setup Cloud Management Gateway with Enhanced HTTP
You have probably ready the excellent write-up from Sandy on how to setup CO-Management already, but since CB 1806 there is a simpler method for implementing this without any need for PKI or...
View ArticleConfigMgr WebService – Version 1.7.0 released
We’re proud to announce the release of ConfigMgr WebService 1.7.0. NOTE – If you’re using ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd together with ConfigMgr WebService, wait for ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd 1.5.0 to be released...
View ArticleStep by Step: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring – Part 1
Over the past number of months I have had several engagements as a consultant to implement Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM). Many of you might pose the question of why? is MBAM...
View ArticleStep by Step: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring – Part 2
Having installed the MBAM components in the first part of this series of posts it is now time to validate that the IIS components are in place and also to be aware of what each of them do. Part 1:...
View ArticleStep by Step: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring – Part 3
In parts 1 & 2 of this series of posts on installing and configuring Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) we ran through the installation, validation and customisation options...
View ArticleStep by Step: Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring – Part 4
In this, the final part of this four-part series, we will look at how to validate MBAM is escrowing keys, they are retrievable through different methods. Part 1: Installation of MBAM components Part 2:...
View ArticleFix 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...
View ArticleChange Office 365 ProPlus Update Channel using ConfigMgr
Ensuring that your devices are on the desired Update Channel for Office 365 is quite important, otherwise you may end up with end users receiving new functionality that has not yet been tested properly...
View ArticlePatch Compliance Reporting in PowerBI Report Version 2.5
I recently ran a poll (back over Christmas) asking the community about what they would like to see and by popular demand people asked for an update to the PowerBI patching dashboard and man with all of...
View ArticleHow to rerun a Task Sequence in ConfigMgr using PowerShell
I’ve written about this topic previously and also written a small PowerShell based tool to help administrators ease the pain of rerunning a task sequence. Recently, while developing a solution for a...
View ArticleImplementing Modern Security Tools – Part 3 – Conditional Access
So far in this series, we have covered how to implement enhanced password complexity on-premise and in-cloud with Azure AD Password Protection, limit the use of the local administrator account with...
View Article30 Days of ConfigMgr Tips
What started as a simple retweet of a ConfigMgr tip by David James has turned into a community sharing event. Our own Sandy Yinghua threw down the gauntlet, asking that the lone SCCM tip become an...
View ArticleConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd – Version 1.5.0 released
We’re proud to announce the release of ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd version 1.5.0. Download More information about ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd is available on the following page, including download link and...
View ArticleConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd – Version 1.5.1 released
We’re proud to announce the release of ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd version 1.5.1. Download More information about ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd is available on the following page, including download link and...
View Article[April Fool] SCConfigMgr.com to shut down tonight – Goodbye Everyone
Update- APRIL FOOL!!! It is with a heavy heart that I write this, the final post from SCConfigMgr.com. Over the past 5 years the blog has gone from strength to strength, but unfortunately it has...
View ArticleCustomizing 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...
View ArticlePatching – 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...
View ArticlePre-cache Driver Packages using Modern Driver Management
With the release of the Invoke-CMApplyDriverPackage.ps1 script version 2.2.1 in our Modern Driver Management solution, we now support pre-caching (or pre-staging) driver packages matching the hardware...
View ArticleRemove Built-in apps for Windows 10 version 1903
Since the release of Windows 10, it has been common for organization to try and reduce the footprint of built-in apps (or default apps) in their reference images, or even during bare-metal deployment....
View ArticleImporting the ConfigMgr module with VSCode – Snippits
Shortly before MMS this week I was starting to work on some PowerShell where I was constantly creating and adding parameters and I realized that the default parameters in VSCode weren’t quite what I...
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