Tag: sccm

  • Get ConfigMgr Management points and Distribution points working with CIS

    Get ConfigMgr Management points and Distribution points working with CIS

    CIS sets the Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths group policy. Adjust to include SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS ie;System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions, System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Server Applications, Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS

  • Remove PXE from HyperV Boot order

    My VMs flood the network when PXE boots. Not sure of why, but to keep security happy I have removed the network boot via powershell.

  • SCCM Right click script to get current IP Addresses.. because you know DNS

    SCCM Right click script to get current IP Addresses.. because you know DNS

  • Slow Software Center search results

    Slow Software Center search results

    Currently Software Center will use WMI to query all available software for the computer, then it will ask the management point for user assigned apps. If your computer is a bit slow/old the wait time checking WMI can be painful. You can check this on the client log SCNotify_MONASH@%username%_1.log Please vote for my Uservoice – https://configurationmanager.uservoice.com/forums/300492-ideas/suggestions/39082435-speed-up-software-centre-searches-by-returning-use…

  • Apply Operating System: Download() failed. 80072efe

    Apply Operating System: Download() failed. 80072efe

      If you get this error try adding this command line to your task sequence cmd.exe /c Wpeutil disablefirewall   let me know if this workaround helps.  

  • Task Sequence can't find a dependency that doesn't exit

    Task Sequence can’t find a dependency that doesn’t exit

    When I see ‘Failed to run Task Sequence – This task sequence cannot be run because the program files for XXXXXXX cannot be locataed on a distribution point’ I go to Monitoring \ Distribution Status \ Content Status. It’s the quickest way to search all package objects. Today the search came up with no results.…

  • Deploying Office 2019 VL

    Deploying Office 2019 VL

    Office 2019 now uses click-to-run technology instead of ‘setup /admin’ there are a few changes, probably for the best in the long run. Create Config Files First you need to download to Office Deployment tool This is a self extracting file that spits out setup.exe and 2 sample config files – one for 32-bit and…

  • SCCM client = None after deploying an operating system

    SCCM client = None after deploying an operating system

    In an environment where you use certificates this can happen. CLientIDManagerStartup.log will mention Regtask: Failed to refresh MP. Error: 0x80004005 alot of times… Below I have the 2 fixes! Fix 1 is to take advantage of the TS Variable SMSTSPostAction to restart the computer once completed with the value ‘shutdown /r /t 0 /f’ This should ensure…

  • Setting the Client Status Settings for Client Activity based on AD logon

    Setting the Client Status Settings for Client Activity based on AD logon

    SCCM will mark a computer inactive if none of the activity checks happen Client policy request Heartbeat discovery Hardware Inventory Software Inventory Status messages sent See technet The default settings are 7 days for each of these settings which can be fine for a lot of businesses. If there are many devices that don’t often…

  • SCCM Component Manager

    SCCM Component Manager

      SCCM Component manager is a quick way to start/stop/pause SCCM components that you would normally control using the Service Manager. The reason the Service manager is so slow is because it has to connect to every site system’s registry and gather information. SCCM Component manager only connects to the server that you select so…