Following on from our recent guide about restarting a service on multiple devices, we were also asked about starting a stopped service using a similar method. This is pretty simple and can be carried out in almost exactly the same way. Powershell Script So to carry this out, you should create a txt file with…
We have recently come across an issue when trying to deploy a test virtual machine using Hyper-V (Generation 2 – UEFI) that once you have selected your task sequence, you get an error and the task sequence bombs out. This is because we had not setup the correct drive partitions to be able to deploy…
We recently had a requirement to restart a single service on multiple devices across a single network. At first, it was going to be the job of the helpdesk to logon to each device and manually restart this service. However, as usual, there is always a way of using Powershell to speed up such tasks….
So it’s the start of a new month and Xbox Live Gold members can again download some free games! Not too bad a month this time with Assassin’s Creed and Crazy Taxi available, both pretty good games and worth a free download at least. The full set of available games in November are as below:…
There are two methods to deploying Java Clients, using MSI or Offline Installation files. This guide will step you through the process of gathering and using both. Offline EXE Silent Installation Instructions You will need to use the Offline Installer that is available from our Java MSI Archive and then add on the parameters that you require for…
Following on from our recent posts for Configuration Manager collection queries, we have another one here for all devices that are Microsoft Exchange servers. Go ahead and create a new device collection and then use this query: select * from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_SERVICE on SMS_G_System_SERVICE.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_SERVICE.Name like “Microsoft Exchange%” Save the…
If you are using Windows Server 2012 or newer, or if you are just using Windows Server Core, then this Powershell script will help you out by enabling Remote Desktop and setting the correct firewall inbound rules. Simply open up an elevated Powershell command box, or use Powershell ISE and use the two scripts below,…
We have another WQL query here for you today to enable you to create a Configuration Manager collection based on whether a device is used as a domain controller. Go ahead and create a new device collection and then use this query: Save the query and you should now see a collection of all your…
If you are looking for a SQL query to pull back hardware inventory information and the SCCM client version, then you can use the below to pull all this information together. SELECT S.Name0 as Name, S.Client_Version0 as [Cient Version], OS.Caption0 as [Operating System], CS.Manufacturer0 as Manufacturer, CS.Model0 as Model, PB.SMBIOSBIOSVersion0 as BIOS, PR.Name0 as CPU,…
If you are looking for an SCCM SQL query to create a report to search for machines which do not have a particular software installed, you can use the following: Then you can use the variable @displayname to choose from a drop down of software that is in the SCCM database pulled from client machines….
We also have written guides for the different versions of Windows available here: Windows 10 Windows 7 Windows 7 Alternative Method Feedback We would love to hear your feedback on whether any of these methods helped you at all. If they have, please feel free to go ahead and leave us a message below using…
We had seen a few posts around the internet where people are asking the differences between the various Add_Remove_Programs data within the System Center Configuration Manager database. So we thought we would post a quick reference here to confirm which table of data means what. There are five different tables of data available to you…
If you are using Power BI and a personal gateway, you may want to ensure that your report data is updated regularly during working hours. Power BI is an excellent tool that can be utilised in many ways including the power bi jira combination as an effective solution for specialists dealing with numerous administrative tasks. Well, you…
If you are looking for an SQL query to use against your System Center Configuration Manager database to give you the ability to report on server CPU information, this is the query for you! You can use the below to get various information on the CPU or you can use SELECT * to bring back…
If you have been using System Center Endpoint Protection and you now want to move away from it, you will need to carry out an uninstall of the software. This can be very easily carried out either through a manual process of uninstalling using the Programs and Features within the Windows Control Panel or if…
Some time ago there was a bug within SCCM where when you deployed an application, you had to change the deployment date back a day to make it work. This seemed to have been fixed when moving over to current branch but this issue has raised it’s head again. This will cause clients trying to…
If you have recently upgraded to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and you use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), then you may have noticed that the DNS console is missing from the list of available consoles. This seems to be a fault on Microsoft‘s side and I’m sure that they will release an update soon,…
Does your 1st line help desk get fed up of having to reset end users passwords “because they didn’t know their password was expiring?” Well, let us show you a way that you can utilise System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH), PowerShell and Active Directory Web Services (ADWS) to email all end users a few days before…
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After our recent post about providing our visitors with a number of evaluation and KMS Microsoft product keys, please see below the latest set in this series. These are the full range of Microsoft Evaluation keys for all editions of Windows 10. Windows 10 Edition Product Key Windows 10 Professional W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX Windows 10 Professional N…
With the release of Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update), you may have a need for the updated operating system language packs. So, below is a full list of downloadable language pack files. 2024 Update Included in this latest up-to-date Windows Language Pack download are the 32-bit and 64-bit language packs for 38…
So it’s the start of a new month and Xbox Live Gold members can again download some free games! It’s not a great month for the free games this month with some titles I’ve never even heard of, but they are free so download and have a go anyway! The full set of available games…
If you are getting Group Policies that are not applying to a users machine, you may well come across this error: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not apply the registry-based policy settings for the Group Policy object LocalGPO. Group Policy settings will not be resolved until this event is resolved. This can…
This guide assumes that you use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT build 8443) or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) capturing Windows 10. You capture a task sequence, and the capture computer does not have Internet access. When the task sequence is running and the computer is checking for updates (pre-application installation), the installation freezes for…
If you are using Configuration Manager, you will be aware that you can create a number of custom reports using the SCCM SQL data and SSRS to produce the reports. The best way to start creating a custom report is to ensure that you get your SQL query correct first. We have written hundreds of…
We recently had put together a SCCM Build and Capture task sequence to update our images up to Windows 10 version 1709. We copied the install.wim from the sources folder of the Windows 10 v1709 ISO and added this as our operating system capture image. We took our existing task sequence (which has lots of…
This is a quick reference guide to the Chassis Type values that are pulled from machine when using SCCM. 1 = ‘Other’ 2 = ‘Unknown’ 3 = ‘Desktop’ 4 = ‘Low Profile Desktop’ 5 = ‘Pizza Box’ 6 = ‘Mini Tower’ 7 = ‘Tower’ 8 = ‘Portable’ 9 = ‘Laptop’ 10 = ‘Notebook’ 11 =…
Get our free eBook on how to Create an SSRS Report using Configuration Manager Database Data. Click the cloud button to the right of the Download text in the table below to download completely free of charge. Video Demo How to set up Windows Easy Transfer with our video demo here: Download To download, scroll…
Have you recently upgraded your machine to Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition (1709) and can now no longer access your network drives or home NAS drives? Well, we have just run into this issue where after installing the 1709 update, we could not access our (slightly old) WD MyBook Live network attached storage device. When…
With Microsoft‘s release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709), you may want to have the ability to choose when to update your personal or corporate machines and maybe without access to the internet. So how can you do that? Microsoft seem these days to want to update all our machines using Windows Update….
Microsoft have now brought back the OneDrive Files on Demand feature with the latest release and here is how you get it. First of all, you need to make sure you have the latest version of OneDrive, you can upgrade to Windows 1709 or you can download the installer by clicking the link below: OneDrive…
With the release of the Windows 1709 (Fall Creators Update), Microsoft have today also released an updated version of the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10. You can download the installer from Microsoft by clicking the button below: Download RSAT 1709
