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  • SCCM 2012 – Reboot after Installation in Maintenance Window

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    When you patch your Server automatically, and also want to reboot the machines when a maintenance window is active, that is quite easy. Modify the Settings of the specific collection, I would recommend to use collections created for the use of maintenance window only, in this example, we have a short window of 45 minutes:

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Remove Client from Collection after OSD

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    Times are changing, so are our scripts. I can’t tell you how often I used this VB-Script http://ccmexec.com/2012/07/remove-from-collection-and-clear-pxe-flag-vbscript-using-status-filter-rule/ , but I think now, the new cmdlets for powershell are more comfortable. So I decided to change my auto-remove to a powershell script.

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Include Client CU1 in OSD

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    Please refer to our new Blog Post about including Cumulative Updates: http://blog.hosebei.ch/2013/09/24/sccm-2012-include-cu-in-osd/ In this post, I would like to show, how to integrate the Client hotfix cumulative update 1 in the operating System deployment Task sequence. First, CU1 is released and it will create update packages for Site Server, console and client (x64 & x86)…

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Cumulative Update 1 released

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    Microsoft has released the cumulative upate 1 (CU1) for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Here you can find the Description and download link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817245/en-us?wa=wsignin1.0  

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  • SCCM 2012 – Application detection with Powershell … and code-signing

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    With System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, we all know it, the new Application model was released. As long as you deploy MSI, the detection method, is very easy to define. But what, if you want to check a registry key, as needed with .Net installations? No Problem. What, if you want to check if the…

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Windows 8 Language Pack and .Net 3.5 deployment

    If you want to deploy a Windows 8 Image with language packs, and want to install .Net 3.5 later, it will fail. As stated on TechNet (http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/hh506443.aspx), mind, that you will have to install .Net 3.5 first: Installing a Windows language pack on Windows 8 before installing the .NET Framework 3.5 will cause the .NET…

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Install Windows 7 to drive letter C:

    You are looking for a easy solution, to get a wim-File, copied directly from the Microsoft source, installed to the Computers drive C:? Here you get it!

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Task Sequence Collection variables not applied

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    Recently I set up my lab with the brandnew SP1, so I decided to go everthing on 2012, as it is supported since SP1 to use SQL Server 2012 as database backend. So I installed two Windows Server 2012, one with SQL Server 2012 and one with SCCM 2012 SP1. After all was running fine,…

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – User Data and Profiles

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    In this Post, I would like to explain, what we can do for Roaming Profiles, Offline Files and Folder Redirection with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

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  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Installation on Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012

    This is a small Blogpost about the Installation of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager with Service Pack 1. Installation requirements for SQL Server 2012 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx)

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