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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…
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Monitoring your fleets event logs – Part 2
Install Splunk – It’s free! https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download/splunk-enterprise.html Modify Program Files\Splunk\etc\system\local\inputs.conf Add the lines [WinEventLog] evt_resolve_ad_obj = 1 Then we need to reboot splunk, in Splunk click Settings, then Server controls and click Restart Splunk Next we need to add our data source, click Add Data from the launch screen, then monitor Choose Local Events then ForwardedEvents and…
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Monitoring your fleets event logs – Part 1
Windows has an amazing feature that let’s you collect logs from remote computers, it’s called Windows Event forwarding and is pretty easy to set up. Once we have this data we can use free tools such as Splunk or GrayLog to analyse the data, find patterns, fix. Below is the way to get started collecting…
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Disabling Windows File Explorer banner advertising
Microsoft has soo much advertising power with Windows 10, they can now put banners up in Windows Explorer via updates. You may see one such as this: ‘Save your documents and photos to OneDrive’ or ‘Get the best deal on your cloud storage with OneDrive’ The setting is called Show Sync Provider Notifications however it has…
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Set the computer name using the BIOS Asset Tag
If you are setting the Asset Tag the same name that the computer is, it makes sense to only have to input it once. I created a powershell script that will do the following: If VM or Mac: Exit 0 If computer exists in SCCM: Exit 0 If AssetTag Exists/Not empty: Set OSDComputerName to AssetTag,…
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Disabling (Adobe’s) Office Add-ins
I don’t think outlook should be making PDFs.. You can disable the add-ins with group policy Download Office ADMX files 2013: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=35554 2016: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=49030 Copy the files under ADMX to your policy central store Now create a group policy, browse to User Configuration > Administrative Template > Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Miscellaneous > List Of…
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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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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…
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Ensure the Operating System applys to C: drive not D: drive
This problem will increase more and more as everyone starts to use wim’s instead of the OS media in SCCM. There are a few workarounds for this problem however the best method is to force the new OS the reevaluate Drive Letters with 3 easy steps after applying the OS Create a Run Command Line step…
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Bad Fat mifs in a multiple user environment
If you are getting alot of error 2719 under SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER in a multiple user enviroment such as a lab of computers consider tweaking the data you are collecting. Inventory Data Loader failed to process the file G:Program FilesMicrosoft Configuration Managerinboxesauthdataldr.boxProcessH5CCBXME.MIF because it is larger than the defined maximum allowable size of 5000000. Solution: Increase the…