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State messages contain concise information about conditions on the Configuration Manager client. The state messaging system is used by specific components of Configuration Manager, such as software updates and configuration settings. Configuration Manager clients send state messages to fallback status point or management point site systems to report the current state of operations. You can […]
Continue ReadingIn this post we will be looking at using SCCM dynamic queries to populate collections in our deployments. As a SCCM administrator, you most likely had to plan out mass deployments to all your servers or workstations or even both. How did you go ahead and populate your collections? Queries? Since the introduction of SCCM 2012, […]
Continue ReadingStarting with Windows 10 1809, there is a new way to add RSAT tools to Windows 10. In organizations that use Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM) or WSUS, this may fail because the Features on Demand are not present on the WSUS server. To work around this, you can use the below process to get […]
Continue ReadingYou can use the following command syntax to trigger a custom SCCM toast notification on a SCCM client. Syntax: “<CCM client path>\SCToastNotification.exe” “<Title Text>” “<Description Text>” Example: “C:\Windows\CCM\SCToastNotification.exe” “Software Change Required” “A system update is being installed. Please do not shut down until the process is completed.”
Continue ReadingBelow is a list of common error codes from Endpoint Configuration Manager. 0x8007000d – there is a file that is needed by Windows Update, but that file is either damaged or missing. This won’t let you install any updates for Windows or any drivers, and it also won’t let you upgrade Windows 10 in case […]
Continue ReadingOverview This post describes the return codes that SCCM understands for Package and Program deployments and shows which codes are classed success, reboot, or retry. The meaning of return codes for Packages and Programs is defined in the SCCM site control file. Codes are assigned into three categories: Success Return Codes – The installation was successful. […]
Continue ReadingSome new generation motherboards for PCs and Laptops bring in support for both UEFI or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface as well as BIOS or Basic Input Output System. The main advantage of UEFI over the traditional BIOS is the fact that UEFI supports a hard drive with a capacity of more than 2 Terabytes. But the downside of UEFI is the fact that […]
Continue ReadingThis article discusses an issue that occurs when you remove or update a provisioned Microsoft Store app by using the Microsoft Store and then running sysprep on the computer. Applies to: Windows 10 – all editionsOriginal KB number: 2769827 Introduction Sysprep is a tool for IT administrators who want to prepare an installation of Windows […]
Continue ReadingClick the Windows start button. Type regedit, and click OK. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\System\DNSclient. If the Primary DNS Suffix key contains a value, then the computer will not automatically adjust to the new primary DNS suffix. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters. Verify whether the value of REG_RWORD SyncDomainWithMembership is 0x1. This value indicates that the primary DNS suffix changes when the domain membership changes. […]
Continue ReadingIn administering Active Directory Group Policy, you sometimes find that you need to find all GPOs that are configuring a specific setting. Here is a simple process you can follow to export all your GPOs, and then easily search within them to find all GPOs that are configuring a specific setting. Export all the GPOs […]
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