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Cleanup CCMCache

Sometimes it's helpful to cleanup the CCMCache and remove old/unused content from the Cache... The following PowerShell Scripts can be used to create a Compliance Settings Configuration Item in SCCM that detects and removes old (>30 Days) Items from the Cache: Detection Script: #get CCMCache path $Cachepath = ([wmi]

RuckZuck for Configuration Manager V0.9.4.6

A new Version of "RuckZuck for Configuration Manager" is available on RuckZuck.tools. This Tool is an extension for "System Center Configuration Manager" to automatically import Applications from the RuckZuck Repository. Note: This tool is Royalty-Free, without warranty and support. What's New: New: RuckZuck Categories are

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RuckZuck Software Package Manager V1.0

Development of RuckZuck started one year ago on the 2nd Dec. 2014. Many things have changed from the initial Version to the current stable release V1.0... RuckZuck is using an own Software Repository, so first a few Figures on the Repository (3-Dec-2015): Total amount of certified and approved Software

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RuckZuck for Configuration Manager V0.9.3.5

RuckZuck for Configuration Manager is an extension for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to automatically create Applications, DeploymentTypes, Collections and Deployments in ConfigMgr based on Meta-Data from the RuckZuck Repository (~400 Software Products available). The required Files are downloaded from the Vendors Page and not from the RuckZuck repository. Changes

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RuckZuck Provider for OneGet

RuckZuck provides an extension (provider) for OneGet (part of WMF 5.0) to manage Packages from the RuckZuck- or other Repositories with PowerShell. As OneGet is part of Windows10, you just have to install the Provider. on older Operating Systems, you have to install OneGet (you can use the RuckZuck

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Import RuckZuck Applications to Configuration Manager

RuckZuck for Configuration Manager is a Solution to import Software from the RuckZuck repository into System Center Configuration Manager (2012 + CurrentBranch ). The created Applications do not require RuckZuck or any other tools as prerequisite and you can modify the installations scripts (PowerShell) to customize the installations. Be aware that importing

Network Access Accounts are evil….

Most of the System Center Configuration Manager Environments do have a Network Access Account defined and I’ve found many that are using a privileged account for that (some with Domain Admin as NAA)… It’s time to explain why Network Access Accounts (NAA) are evil. What is a NAA

Monitoring CM12 Prerequisites and IIS configurations

Is IIS on your CM12 Site Systems properly configured ? An easy way to monitor (and automatically fix) your settings is using the compliance settings management from Configuration Manager 2012… Based on Prerequisites for Site System Roles , I’ve created a DCM Baseline example that monitors and fixes IIS configurations and

How to use Collection Variables outside of Task-Sequences

Out of the box, Collection and Device Variables are only usable from within Task-Sequences. To get the Variables outside of Task-Sequences, you can install an additional WMI Provider (https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ConfigMgr-Collection-1650d5bc) that provides the Variables and Values in a separate WMI Class (root\ccm\clientsdk:EXT_CollectionVariables

MSI UpgradeCode as Detection Method in CM12

Configuration Manager 2012 has a built-in Wizard to use the MSI Product Code in the Detection Method but there is no option to check for the Upgrade Code of a Windows Installer Package. The Product Code is a GUID that “normally” changes with different versions or languages where the Upgrade

Monitor Inventory WMI Provider updated

The Project moved from Sourceforge to https://monitordetails.codeplex.com/. The new version of the WMI Provider does now also report the diagonal Size (in inch) horizontal size (in cm) vertical size (in cm) You can extend Configuration Manager 2012 Hardware Inventory to collect the WMI Class "Win32_MonitorDetails&

PowerShell to cleanup expired "Client Operations" tasks

Deleting old, unused Client Operations tasks in the Configuration Manager 2012 Console is a pain because you cannot delete multiple items; you have to delete one by one.... The following PowerShell Command will cleanup all expired "Client Operations" Tasks (Adminconsole node Monitoring\Client Operations). Replace xxx with your