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Automate Application creation in ConfigMgr with Powershell
In my previous post i wrote about a convoluted way of hiding credentials whereever possible when working with Task Sequences. Fortunately, this entire solution became obsolete when Microsoft decided to offer to mask sensitive data in a Task Sequence with a mere...
Supporting both Legacy and UEFI mode in your SCCM environment
When you still have devices in your environment which are only supporting legacy PXE boots and you also want to support UEFI PXE boots with the same task sequence this blog-post is meant for you. I will also give you some additional options you can add to your...
Securely process credentials during OSD operations
Note: This post has been made entirely obsolete with ConfigMgr 1806 where Microsoft introduced the option to mask sensitive data in Task Sequences. Some of the principles contained herein may still be applicable to protecting other data. For a customer where I...
SCCM CB 1610 – Simply re-use USB-Ethernet adapters with Duplicate hardware identifiers
When you are frequently deploying devices without a build-in network device, like MS Surfaces, DELL XPS devices and tablets, you know the burden of using USB-Ethernet adapters. These devices have their own MAC-address and when used repeatedly, you constantly have to...
First thoughts on Technical Preview 1702 for System Center Configuration Manager
A new month, a new technical preview and new thoughts! It is probably needless to say but "Do NOT install technical previews in your production environments!!" Send feedback: Technical preview 1702 introduces a new option in SCCM to send feedback or do feature...
First thoughts on Technical Preview 1701 for System Center Configuration Manager
A few days ago Microsoft made technical preview 1701 for SCCM available for download. Here are my first thoughts on this technical preview (TP). Boundary groups improvements for software update points In CB 1610 Microsoft introduced important changes to boundary...