Enhancing SCCM Software Update Deployments for Better Compliance and Efficiency
Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) remains a cornerstone for IT administrators aiming to streamline patch management and software updates. However, as many sysadmins experience, ensuring high...
View ArticleTroubleshooting unexpected reboots caused by software center computer...
In a recent transition from Citrix VDI to AVD (single and multi-session), the AVD devices are being efficiently managed by SCCM and Intune (co-management). As part of routine maintenance, we have...
View ArticleAddressing SCCM Software Update Deployment Challenges with PowerShell –...
Blog post updated on 23 Oct, 2023 Problem: Few weeks ago ,colleague of mine was trying to perform patch management on bulk number of clients (servers) as monthly patching ,as part of it he made sure...
View ArticleSCCM Right Click Tool Managed workloads of co-managed device
Co-management (cloud attach) enables you to manage Windows 10 or later devices simultaneously by using both Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune. For more information about co-management, please...
View ArticleEfficiently Identify Co-Managed Devices: Techniques and Tools
Co-management is a feature that allows organizations to manage their devices using both Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). This enables organizations to take...
View ArticleInvestigating SCCM Client Policy Request and Communication Status with a...
Introduction: As a SCCM Configmgr administrator, one of your key responsibilities is to ensure the health of SCCM clients for tasks like application deployment, software updates, and inventory...
View ArticleSCCM CMPivot query success but returns no data–account smsdbuser_ReadOnly...
I was recently working on an issue reported by the team on the CMPivot issue. CMPivot is a ConfigMgr tool that helps to get access to a real-time state of the devices in your environment. CMPivot tools...
View ArticleRight-click installer tools unable to register correctly with SCCM console
I was installing the famous SCCM right-click tools from recast software (there are other right-click tools as well) on the freshly installed SCCM site for a customer, the installation of right-click...
View ArticleUpdate scan failed due to Group policy settings were overwritten by a higher...
Few years ago, I have blogged about the client update scan failure due to GPO’s....
View ArticleDownload ConfigMgr builds while the evalcenter links are fixed
This is quick post on the recent inquiry on various forums such as Twitter, reddit and Microsoft forums about the download of configuration manager build (Evaluation) from the evalcenter. if you try to...
View ArticleSCCM Software Update installation failed with error code 0x87D00664
I was approached by a customer who had issues deploying the March 2022 windows 10 cumulative updates. The error code and the screenshot is provided below. The software updates are failed with error...
View ArticleHow to deploy Microsoft Store apps (offline) using Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Microsoft Endpoint Manager (ConfigMgr & Intune) allows us to configure and deploy the Microsoft Store apps. For more information, please read through ConfigMgr and Intune . In my recent engagement...
View ArticleSCCM Collections for devices with pending reboot
Long ago, I wrote a blog post on a report for finding the devices with pending reboot, more information is available on...
View ArticleHow to Add device to collection using task sequence- troubleshooting
I was recently looking for a solution to add a device to SCCM Collection using the Task sequence. During the search, I have found Trevor has a blog post on this. So before I use the code in the task...
View ArticleSCCM Right Click Tool Managed workloads of co-managed device
Co-management (cloud attach) enables you to manage Windows 10 or later devices simultaneously by using both Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune. For more information about co-management, please...
View ArticleSCCM Right click tools–find missing updates of a client
Managing software updates and creation of custom reports in ConfigMgr is OCEAN. You have so much data to visualize based on your needs. One of the very common requirements or reports is, find out the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting co-management eligibility devices using scripts feature in SCCM
Intune has a Co-management eligibility report (currently in preview) which provides an eligibility evaluation for devices that can be co-managed. For devices to become co-managed, they must be running...
View ArticleWhat is new in Configuration Manager 2111 Reporting
Microsoft has released the version 2111 for Configuration Manager (Current Branch) which is now available as in-console update and is currently via opt-in script. You can apply this update on sites...
View ArticleWhat is new in Configuration Manager 2107 Reporting
Microsoft has released the update 2107 for Configuration Manager (Current Branch) which is now available as in-console update. You don’t need to run opt-in script. You can apply this update on sites...
View ArticleHow to fix duplicate reports with double underscore (__) in Configuration...
The other day, I was running the ConfigMgr reports in my lab, especially the asset intelligence reports for some hardware information. I tried to run the first report __ Hardware 01A – Summary of...
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