Category: SCCM

  • SCCM – Configure a pointer record for your Cloud Management Gateway

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    Lets assume you want to set a pointer record (PTR) for your System Center Configuration Manager Cloud Management Gateway (CMG). First of all, you will need to install the “Azure PowerShell Service Management module”, and Login to your Tenant. This process is documented on the Microsoft Website: Installing the Azure PowerShell Service Management module When…

  • ConfigMgr – My Guide for a SCCM driven Windows 10 Installation

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    In this blog I would like to give an overview of my Windows 10 Installation, since this has changed a lot to previous versions of Windows. This blog will cover the following topics: Windows 10 Image Customization Windows 10 Unattended File Windows 10 Language Pack (MUI) Integration Optional: Windows 10 with .Net feature The blog…

  • ConfigMgr – Create Office 365 Package through Console

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    Today I would like to show you, how you can easily create and deploy an Office 365 Application within Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Console. Within the ConfigMgr Console navigate to the “Office 365 Client Management” Dashboard, and click on “Office 365 Installer”:

  • ConfigMgr – Windows 10 Servicing – Step by Step

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    Today I would like to show you, how you can implement an Upgrade of a Windows 10 Installation through the Servicing Option. I always think of two things, when I have to decide to use an Upgrade Task Sequence or the Servicing Model, and those are: Do I want to use the Option that the…

  • ConfigMgr – Windows 10 Feature Update without a Task Sequence

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    Today I would like to talk about the upcoming update cycles you have to do, when you are using Windows 10 Current Branch or Current Branch for Business. This means, if you have started to install Windows 10 1507 (which represents the first Windows 10 Release, some may call it also RTM) in spring of…

  • ConfigMgr – NDES Certificate Deployment fails due to Network Device Enrollment Service failure

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    I was struggling a little bit within my LAB trying to get the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) up and running again for the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP), which is I believe not that simple, but anyway. I was really unsure what I did have changed (because I changed a lot in the last…

  • ConfigrMgr – The complete Backup (currently)

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    Motivated from my attend at IT/Dev Connection in Las Vegas, I wanted to create my complete Backup from ConfigMgr so far. Because I was required to copy a lot of work from other people together, I decided to create a blog with each detailed step to achieve a fine Backup at the end, and I…

  • SQL 2016 – Export Maintenance Plan

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    Since I started to back up my System Center Configuration Manager Site within a SQL Maintenance Plan, I wondered how I would be able to export this Plan. To be able to restore the plan quickly, in case of failure, I wanted to export the maintenance plan. This starts by installing the Integration Services from…

  • ConfigMgr 1606 – Configure Client Cache Size (Configuration Manager Current Branch)

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    Hi reader, the newest Version of System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch (1606) is rolling out these days with a lot of new features and opportunities. But one of my favorites is definetly a very practical one: How often would you like to easily change the configured Cache size of a Configuration Manager Client? Not…

  • Office365 – Manage Updates through Configuration Manager

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    Today I had the problem that some clients were failing to install the Client 365 Package from our System Center Configuration Manager (1602). I have set up the configuration for the Office 365 installation through GPO, this process is outlined on the following TechNet Article: Manage Office 365 client updates with System Center Configuration Manager…