BitLocker management with Azure Table Storage
The following PowerShell script will get the local BitLocker-Recovery-Key and stores it in an Azure Table Storage. You can run this script from any System-Management Tool »
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 »