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Solving SCCM Error ID 682, authentication key did not match
I ran into an issue at a client in which dozens of systems were not replicating their PKI key data up the hierarchy, thus causing the Central site to trigger critical alerts while processing the Data...
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Solving 5447, MP has rejected a policy request because it was not approved.
You may see the error message like this from time to time: Component: SMS_MP_CONTROL_MANAGER MP has rejected a policy request from GUID:XXXXX-XXXX-XXX-XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX because it was not approved....
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SCCM – Options for Removing Windows Updates
Recently, a client had an issue with a particular patch to Office interfering with a line of business application. The patch in particular was KB 2826026 – Office 2010 update: October 8, 2013....
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WSUS, No checkbox to ‘Import Update directly into Windows Server Update...
This was something of a puzzle for a few earlier today. For a client, we needed to manually add an update to WSUS, to sync with SCCM for deployment. As one would expect, I launched Update Services,...
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SCCM OSD: The case of the nightmare desktop
Recently, a client has been mentioning some issues they’ve had when doing image testing on a new desktop model. I came in to help sort out the issue, and it was quite an experience! We received all...
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Uh…what?…
Deploying a SCCM 2007 Distribution point for one client, and a 2012 R2 CAS for another today. My head is spinning! Um, what version did I install where?
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SCCM PowerShell Reference : Configuring File Replication
This is a little quicky. I’ve found the documentation both on TechNet and in PowerShell’s in-line help to be very lacking for the new Configuration Manager Commandlettes, so I did the work to figure...
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SCCM Powershell Reference: Adding content to all Distribution Points
Another quickie here: I needed a way to add all packages to all distribution points, and do so with as few / zero clicks as possible. Using a few PowerShell commands, I was able to do just that!...
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SCCM SQL Reports fail with ‘An Error has occurred during report processing’
Recently at a client, we encountered this lovely error message when launching a Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) report from the webconsole: “An error occurred during client rendering. An error has...
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Nomad Question : How do I push content out ahead of an advertisement?
Hi all, Recently I recieved a question about 1E Nomad that I wanted to answer. In SCCM, it is a common practice to distribute content to your DPs before creating an advertisement. How do I do that...
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Very slick SCCM/SQL Reporting Service Dashboard
Saw this today on the SCCM Mailing list. Very, very nice looking dashboard report which pulls data from SCCM to display an at-a-glance dashboard view of the health of System Center Configuration...
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SCCM 2012 Log File Quick Reference Chart
Jumping back into the SCCM Saddle, I noticed that I could really benefit from a printable SCCM reference guide. I decided to whip one up, using the data from the Technet page. Print up this full-sized...
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Solved: iOS Devices can connect via InTune, but not Android
We had a big issue at a client recently, which was quite a bear to solve. They used ADFS with On-premise SSO (meaning that they didn’t use DirSync to push passwords into Azure AD/Office 365), so when...
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InTune – Don’t forget this important e-mail setting!
On a recent InTune deployment, we had a requirement to force encryption and security on mobile devices and also provision mail profiles as well. During the pilot, we heard informal reports that a user...
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Conditional Access with SCCM and InTune
The Question How does InTune Conditional Access Policy affect devices in the field? (e.g. Bob’s phone already has a manually configured mail profile. What happens to Bob’s e-mail when I enforce...
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SCCM – Updating all drivers after a migration
Every time you migrate from one SCCM instance to another, or if you have to move your drivers around (for instance: you originally had your drivers placed on the c:\ and want to mover them to another...
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SCCM – Controlling Application Supersedence
You might be wondering how to control this box in your SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 (or ConfigMgr SP2, pretty much the same thing) deployments. I’ve finally been able (with the help of my friend and future...
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SCCM 1511 – All prerequisites, in PowerShell
Just a warning, there’s a FEW things you can’t install w/ PowerShell, so make sure that you still do these steps manually: Use ADSI Edit to create a Systems\Systems Management Container Give your SCCM...
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DSC vs. GPO vs. SCCM, the case for each.
This is the showdown, guys. In the world of Windows tooling, which tool do we use? In this post, we’ll cover the general benefits and pros and cons of SCCM vs DSC, and also consider GPO and MDT as...
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SCCM Reporting – Can’t save a report
Ever run into this issue where you can’t save a report you’re editing in the report builder? “Failed to save report (report server URL). The sortExpression Expression for the grouping refers to the...
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