After playing around a while with Configuration Manager 1701 Technical Preview build I thought it was time to share some info and some nice screenshots. The biggest new feature without competition is the fact that SCCM clients will now select Software Update point using Boundary Groups just like it would with an MP, DP ……
Winpe 1607 Dot3svc fails to load – Workaround
In WinPE 1607 Dot3svc fails to load as I and many others have noted before. https://ccmexec.com/2016/09/dot3svc-does-not-load-using-winpeadk-1607/ Today on the comment to my post “Robert” posted the following workaround which seems to be working just fine! Copy the following files from a windows 10 1607 installation to winpe: %windir%\l2schemas\OneX_v1.xsd %winpewindir%\l2schemas\OneX_v1.xsd %windir%\system32\l2gpstore.dll %winpewindir%\system32\l2gpstore.dll %windir%\system32\onex.dll %winpewindir%\system32\onex.dll %windir%\system32\en-US\onex.dll.mui %winpewindir%\system32\en-US\onex.dll.mui…
Configmgr 1612 Technical Preview main new features
Configuration Manager 1612 Technical Preview was released a couple of days ago and I have been playing around with it all the time I could spare since! Many new features that makes us long for 1701TP already now to see how the new features have improved. I cannot help seeing a picture before me where…
Error handling in TS without MDT using OSDBackground
I promised last week I would write a blog post on how I use OSDbackground in case of a Task sequence failure, so here it is. OSDbackground gives us the possibility to show an error in case a Task Sequence fails and when doing so it also provides us with the option to read all…
New version of OSDBackground published with support for a specific background on error
I wrote a blog post a while ago on a tool my college Johan Schrewelius has published which sets the OSDbackground during OSD and gives us the possibility to troubelshoot without F8 support enabled which should be avoided. An update of OSDBackground is now published with som bug fixes like: 1. Added Management Point to…
Dump Task Sequence variables during OSD the safe way
I have used Michael Niehaus excellent script for dumping all task sequence variables during OSD which is great for troubleshooting. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mniehaus/2010/04/26/dumping-task-sequence-variables/ However it dumps all TS variables including: _SMSTSReserved variables which for instance contains the Network access account username and password in clear text. The same goes for the Domain Join account used in the…
Configuration Manager 1611 Technical Preview available!
Great to wake up to a new release of Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1611! The Configuration Manager team must have been really busy, first shipping 1610 and then a week after 1611 technical Preview. Truly impressed by the work they are putting in the product! Not that many new features in 1611 Technical Preview though…
MBAM TPM Password Hash and Windows 10 1607
In Windows 10 1607 the TPM Password Hash is no longer accessible from within windows. This is design change to increase the Security in windows 10 which you can read more about here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/keep-secure/change-the-tpm-owner-password Quote: “Starting with Windows 10, version 1607, Windows will not retain the TPM owner password when provisioning the TPM. The password…