Category: Configuration Manager

For Configuration Manager 2012 R2 there are now two hotfixes available, remember to only install them if you are experiencing the issues described in the KB article. “An update is available for the “Operating System Deployment” feature of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2905002/en-us This update solves two issues: 1. After you enable the…

Updating device drivers in a task that will have to be done from time to time to solve problems with drivers or software related to the device used. There are two kinds of device drivers, the ones that you need to run setup.exe and run a complete installation as there are supporting software needed as…

All the System Center 2012R2 components are now available for download! The links and to the products that ship Evaluation VHDs can be found at the following below: System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager – Evaluation (VHD) System Center 2012 R2 App Controller – Evaluation (VHD) System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager – Evaluation…

When doing implementations of Endpoint Protection both 2007 and 2012 one question that comes up many times is that the customer wants to run a weekly quick scan and a monthly full scan or a daily quick scan and a weekly full scan. In the Policy settings it is only possible to configure one schedule…

Today Microsoft released a new KB targeting problems with the Install Software Updates hanging when you use the Install Software Updates step in a Task Sequence. This issue has been around since Configuration Manager 2007 and is still an issue in Configuration Manager 2012 with some updates. “Software Updates That Require Multiple Reboots may Cause…

After pressing F9 a lot today in Outlook I finally got the mail I was waiting for! I have the great honor of being rewarded with the 2013 Microsoft® MVP Award – Enterprise Client Management! “Dear Jorgen Nilsson, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2013 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given…

A new Configuration Manager 2012 book is available, written by fellow MVP Raphael Perez. Be sure to check it out! You find it here: http://www.rflsystems.co.uk/products/product-category/understanding-system-center-configuration-manager-2012-sp1/

To follow up on my last post on building images with Configuration Manager 2012 I thought I would cover the scenario where you need to pull the updates from either WSUS or Windows Update instead of using Configuration Manager for installing the updates. Chris Nackers wrote a great post on how to run ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf from…