SCCM / ConfigMgr, WDAC, OSD and the occasional trauma dump.
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MDT Toolkit files fail to download – could not resolve source
If this happens during OSD, it is likely due to 2 settings in the BIOS. I recommend WIN7 – Boot mode: Legacy Sata mode: AHCI Win10- Boot mode: UEFI Sata mode: AHCI From the log: The task sequence execution engine failed executing the action (Use Toolkit Package) in the group (Initialization) with…
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Windows store apps like Calc don’t open if you enable ‘Delete cached copies of roaming profiles’
If you enable the group policy ‘Delete cached copies of roaming profiles’ apps like calc, calendar, weather stop working. If you try to launch them from the start menu they just don’t open, if you try from command the message is ‘You’ll need a new app to open this calculator’ This will also happen with mandatory…
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Build and Capture fails if KB3160005 IE sec cumulative update is installed
Update: Adding more scratch space to the boot wim seems to have resolved the problem on Windows 10, Windows 7 seems to still have issues. Update: This update is also in Windows 10 CU 3163018, causing the same error. No workaround yet If your build and capture is failing at the capture step make sure you don’t…
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Using Dell Command Update vs Driver Packs
I really want to do less work, more automation so I tested out using the Dell Repository Manager as my source of drivers instead of using driver packs. I tested this by setting up 2 quick task sequences. TS A used only the basic Dell Winpe Driver pack (to provide network and storage) then once in Windows it…
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Slowwww Windows 10 Login when using NetApp for Folder Redirection
There is an issue that causes the login to be significantly slower when using Folder Redirection and NetApp. The problem is a file lock occurs on the Desktop.ini files during login. Our current workaround is to use a logoff script to delete the desktop.ini Download DeleteDesktopIni.zip
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Adding Admin Elevated websites to trusted sites/intranet/etc
It’s very easy to customize the trusted sites for users by using group policy preferences without locking the settings down however what about websites that need to be ran as a different user? To work around this I created a simple C Sharp program that sets the registry before launching the site in IE …
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Distribution point not updating – Rare situation to do with missing INI files in SCCMContentLib
Recently we had a problem google couldn’t fix! 1 package would not go on to all but 1 Distribution point. Even creating a new package it would fail. The DPs smsdpprov.log displayed [B84][Sun 03/13/2016 06:31:48]:MoveFileW failed for G:\SCCMContentLib\FileLib\EB90\EB90C09879C4D86BB5FD5EAB 7245DC68C9588661A38AC76945A4E6F99789CCE9.INI to H:\SCCMContentLib\FileLib\EB90\EB90C09879C4D86BB5FD5EAB 7245DC68C9588661A38AC76945A4E6F99789CCE9.INI [B84][Sun 03/13/2016 06:31:48]:CFileLibrary::AddFile failed; 0x80070002 [B84][Sun 03/13/2016 06:31:48]:CFileLibrary::AddFile failed; 0x80070002 [B84][Sun 03/13/2016 06:31:48]:CContentDefinition::AddFile…
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Set up keyboard language bar for all users in Windows 10
Previously when deploying Windows you could use the command ‘control.exe intl.cpl,,/f:”languages.xml’ with some funky xml identifying what keyboards you wanted, with Windows 10 this half works so you don’t really want to use it. So what do you do? Well there is a powershell command Set-WinUserLanguageList, however that only applies for the current user logged in.…
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Revoke the eDellRoot Certificate using Group Policy
While most enterprise machines should not have the software installed that adds the Dell certificate it’s better to be safe than sorry. Without revoking this attackers will be able to perform man in the middle ssl attacks as Dell ships the private key with the cert. Download a copy of the Cert and extract https://mega.nz/#F!kwgAQB7K!K6g2PSLyNmpWhQxne5NLfw In…
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Hey Cortana! How do I add additional speeches during OSD so you work?
For Cortana to work with your language you need to install the appropriate speech pack however if you are connected to an enterprise WSUS you won’t be able to see additional downloads for your language. To work around this you can get the language cab files from the ‘Windows 10 Features on Demand’ iso available…