Windows 8.1 Preview Released

Microsoft have today released the preview of Windows 8.1. This download is available from the link below: Windows 8.1 Preview Download As expected, Microsoft have reinstated the Start button which is probably the main reason that most people will install this update! I’ve got Enterprise so I’m waiting for the ISO’s to become available but…

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SCCM 2012 SP1 CU1 Client Version Queries

With the release of CU1 for System Center, you will notice that your Configuration Manager clients version will have changed to 5.00.7804.1202 from 5.00.7804.1000 If you would like to identify which of your clients have updated to the new version, you can use the query below: select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System…

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Windows Language Pack Codes

I’ve been working for Windows language pack lately, particularly in the OSD part of SCCM. So part of that is knowing what the language pack codes are for various languages. The Windows language pack codes are very useful for dictating which language packs get installed during the deployment phase of your task sequence. Windows Language…

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