In Configuration Manager 1606 we got a new option to tweak our PXE boot times, TFTPWindowsSize which we can change in the registry on our PXE enabled DP’s. PXE booting a machine can never be fast enough! https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt627944.aspx#BKMK_RamDiskTFTP Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\DP Name: RamDiskTFTPWindowSize Type: REG_DWORD The default value is 1 (1 data block fills the window)…
Dot3Svc does not load using WinPE/ADK 1607
There seems to be a bug in the Windows 10 1607 ADK when trying to load the components needed to for instance deploy a machine when using 802.1x in your network. The service fails to load with System Error 126 as shown in the screenshot below. There are some comments about it on forums and…
Enable App-V and UE-V during OSD in Windows 10 1607
In Windows 10 1607 App-V and UE-V are built-in natively in the Operating System (Not in Pro) and no additional setup needs to be run anymore, this is awesome! Both App-V and UE-V can be enabled using a Group Policy or by using the following Powershell commands, Enable-Appv and Enable-UEV. In some scenarios especially for…
SCUG.SE – Enterprise Client Day 27-October
It is time again! System Center User Group Sweden are planning an Enterprise Client day on the 27th of October at Microsoft in Akalla, Stockholm! We have a preliminary agenda inplace and registrations are now open as well, hope to see you all there! The sessions will be held in Swedish. Agenda (preliminary): Description Agenda…
What’s new in Configuration Manager 1608 TP
Yesterday the Configuration Manager 1608 technical preview was released and just love the fact that we get a better end user experience in Software Center, I just had to write this. One of the new features in Software Center is that we can both see if there are new items and which item is new….
Disable Welcome to Microsoft Edge page and default browser prompt in Windows 10 1607
Another post of mine on how to make Windows 10 1607 handle the way I like in an Enterprise is now live on the 4Sysops website. Many enterprises would like to control and remove such notifications because they can confuse users and trigger unnecessary help desk calls. At the time of this writing, no Edge setting…
Managing the Taskbar in Windows 10 using the new feature in 1607
I had to write a post on the new options we have in Windows 10 1607 and managing the items in the Taskbar, it is now live at 4Syops.com where I am one of the authors. It covers how to deploy a custom taskbar during OS deployment, Group Policy, Powershell script and some lessons I…
Removing/blocking the Connect app in Windows 10 1607
I have written posts both about how to uninstall builtin apps in Windows 10 using Powershell and how to block them with Applocker before so this is just a note that you will need to use Applocker once more. Now that Windows 10 1607 is here we have a new app called “Connect” which we…