Realtime Software Deployment with ConfigMgr
Did you now that ConfigMgr is able to assign and deploy Software in Real-Time to a device? No need to sync. AD Groups, update Collection Memberships, »
"modern" OS Deployment (mOSD)
"Modern" also means simplified, that's why I will give you an example on how to setup Windows 10 with just the original source (ISO) and a »
automatically register existing device in AutoPilot
update 14.Sept.2018: Application permissions for MSGraph API updated In a scenario where you setup and prepare your devices on-prem but Windows-AutoPilot is used to »
Device Commander
Device Commander (DevCDR) is a lightweight Client/Server Management tool for Windows, published under the GNU General Public License v3.0. The tool is a derivate »
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 »