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ConfigMgr – Watch your language!

In organizations with multiple languages, caution should be used when creating queries, collections and scripts.

By John Kuntz, 10 months2021-07-26 ago
ConfigMgr

CVE-2020-1350 DNS Vulnerability – Configuration Baseline

All scripts and code are provided as-is. I am not responsible for any undesired consequences as a result of you running them. Use at your own risk There is a newly identified vulnerability affecting Windows DNS Servers. This is a serious exploit and the recommendation from Microsoft is to patch Read more…

By John Kuntz, 2 years2020-07-15 ago
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Windows 10 Builds with CMPivot

Did you know that Windows 10 actually stores the “friendly” build numbers in the registry (1809, 1903, 1909, etc)? I didn’t until Adam Gross pointed it out at last years MMSMOA. Anyway here’s a simple CMPivot to give you a representation of your Windows 10 versions. Which gives you a Read more…

By John Kuntz, 2 years2020-04-03 ago
ConfigMgr

Fixing Unable to read task sequence configuration disk

At my employer we have some older Dell machines that are somewhat past their prime in terms of end user computers, but work well as generic PCs. So, we have a couple spare OptiPlex 7010 desktop computers that needed to be re-imaged. I’ve now had two of these computers that Read more…

By John Kuntz, 2 years ago
ConfigMgr

Configuration Manager 1910 Step-by-step upgrade guide

If you’re a seasoned veteran of Configuration Manager, or SCCM, or MECM, or MEMCM. This post is exactly for you. First you want to navigate to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/servers/manage/checklist-for-installing-update-1910. Then you want to read it. Finally install the update from the console. * Optionally you can install this in tandem with drinking Read more…

By John Kuntz, 2 years ago
ConfigMgr

What’s the deal with peer cache?

I’ll preface this by stating I’m not an expert at the different caching methods, I’m simply reporting what I’ve found with peer cache in my environment. YMMV So as most companies are, in the trailing months of 2019, we’re trying to upgrade our remaining Windows 7 clients to Windows 10. Read more…

By John Kuntz, 2 years ago
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  • CVE-2020-1350 DNS Vulnerability – Configuration Baseline
  • Windows 10 Builds with CMPivot
  • Fixing Unable to read task sequence configuration disk
  • Configuration Manager 1910 Step-by-step upgrade guide
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