Creating Active Directory computer objects with C#
Creating computer objects in Active Directory with C# does not sound very complex as there are many examples available… The following code will create a computer »
Track changes in ConfigMgr
Monday morning, Task-Sequence for 1709 upgrade stopped working.. Two questions will pop up very quickly: Who has changed something ? What has changed since last Friday ? To »
RuckZuck Figures for 2017
2017 is over, it's time to summarize the figures for RuckZuck.tools as I did for 2016 and 2015... This year is not that easy to »
Poor man's inventory with JainDB
A year ago, I've blogged about "Poor man's inventory with PowerShell, DocumentDB and Power BI"... Now, I will give you some ideas on collecting Inventory-Data to »
Step by Step ConfigMgr setup in Azure DevTest Labs
Do you need a LAB Environment for System Center Configuration Manager? Then check out Azure DevTest Lab. The following Step by Step manual generates a simple »
RuckZuck Cache
All the RuckZuck.tools (ruckzuck.exe, rzupdate.exe and the OneGet Provider) where designed to get the software binaries from the vendors web-site in the internet. »
RuckZuck for ConfigMgr (New v1.5.18)
RuckZuck for Configuration Manager is a Console-Extension for System Center Configuration Manager which allows to import Applications from the RuckZuck Repository. The Tool is "free" Software »
Registry to PowerShell converter
I was often using Reg2CI to convert .reg files into Config-Items (System Center Configuration Manager)... But in many cases, I only needed the PowerShell Code to »
Installing MUI requires to (re)install Updates
I was wondering why some Win10 (1607) Clients did get the latest cumulative update during a Task-Sequence even if the CU was integrated into the install. »
Show a Message after an OSD Task-Sequence
I have seen some cases from aborted Task-Sequences where the device ended on the logon-screen and it was not visible if the Installation was complete or »
Script to install or update drivers directly from Microsoft Catalog
Windows10 does automatically install missing Drivers from the Microsoft Update Catalog after the OS Setup. All the Drivers are also available through Windows Update if you »
How to inject ConfigMgr Application-Policies
In the old SMS Client Center, I had an option to inject Advertisements (Packages) on remote Clients but I never figured out how to inject Applications. »
RuckZuck Figures for 2016
RuckZuck.tools ( a Package Manager for Windows) is alive and it becomes more and more popular... Let's present some figures for the Year 2016: In 2016, »
Poor man's inventory with PowerShell, DocumentDB and Power BI
There are many Tools to inventory Assets like Windows-Computers. I want to present a simple way to collect asset inventory data and generate custom reports with »
Collection scenarios
The goal of this blog is to clarify some misunderstandings around Collections in System Center Configuration Manager. There is no right or wrong, the goal is »