Tag Archives: Tip

WINDOWS 10 V1909: Pitfall in SCCM (1910) with OS images

Posted on 2020-02-23 by guenni

[German]Administrators who are customizing Windows 10 operating system images and distribute them using SCCM should be careful. There is probably a pitfall can cause trouble, when integrating 2020 updates into an image. Advertising

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Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise and LDAP Channel Binding

Posted on 2020-02-07 by guenni

[German]A brief information for administrators of Windows systems running Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise. Sophos has published an article that addresses issues related to Microsoft's planned LDAP channel binding and LDAP signing requirement. Advertising

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MSDN Magazine available from Microsoft Archive

Posted on 2019-11-12 by guenni

Microsoft will discontinue its MSDN magazine in November 2019 (see my German blog post MSDN-Magazin wird eingestellt). If you are interested in the contents of the previous editions, you can now download them from the Microsoft archive. Advertising

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Sophos releases Sandboxie 5.31.4 for free

Posted on 2019-09-11 by guenni

[German]Sophos, the owner of Sandboxie software, has just announced that the tool will be released for free. A license is no longer required – in version 5.31.4 all restrictions have been removed. The release as open source will follow. Here … Continue reading →

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USB install media and ‘Windows Information Protection’

Posted on 2019-02-17 by guenni

[German]There is an interesting article from Microsoft for administrators who frequently create USB installation media in environments where Windows Information Protection (WIP) is enforced. Then WIP intervenes and prevents the USB installation media from booting or the setup from running. … Continue reading →

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ConfigMgr Client Health Toolset

Posted on 2019-01-27 by guenni

Just a small tip for administrators in SCCM environments. Microsoft has released the ConfigMgr Client Health Toolset to simplify troubleshooting issues in System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Advertising

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Add a PowerShell Script in TS Editor of ConfigMgr 1811

Posted on 2018-12-20 by guenni

Upcoming versions of the SCCM will allow you to enter PowerShell script directly in the Task Sequence Editor (TS Editor). Here are some hints about this new function, which was introduced within the Technical Preview 1811 of ConfigMgr. Advertising

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Tip: Task sequences in SCCM 1810 with error handling

Posted on 2018-12-09 by guenni

[German]There is a new variable _SMSTSLastActionName in SCCM 1810, which can be used to query the name of the last action in SCCM task sequences. This can be very helpful when checking for errors. Advertising

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Google Chrome: Show internal warnings

Posted on 2018-11-12 by guenni

[German]Today a tip for Google Chrome user. Chrome's developers have built in a page where you can see all warnings known to the browser. Here is how to view these interstitial warning pages. Advertising

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Sysinternals Tools for Windows VM Performance Analysis

Posted on 2018-09-17 by guenni

Server administrators needs to fine-tuning virtualized workloads and diagnosing performance issues during virtualization. This can be done using certain Windows tools. Advertising

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