by Jonathan Bennett | Jun 20, 2018 (Updated Jun 20, 2018)
Overview This post shows how a script can detect if it is running from inside an SCCM Task Sequence in a way that avoids false positives. The Problem At times it’s useful for a script to detect if it is running from an SCCM Task Sequence so it can alter its...
by Jonathan Bennett | Jul 8, 2015 (Updated Jun 16, 2018)
Overview This post contains a WinPE version list including the WinPE version, the Windows version, and the numeric Windows version string that it was built from. It covers all versions of WinPE from the initial Windows XP versions to the latest Windows 10 versions....
by Jonathan Bennett | Feb 4, 2015 (Updated Jan 30, 2018)
Overview This post shows how to automate the numerous “first-run” dialogs that are shown when a user runs an Office 2013 or Office 365 application for the first time. With a standard local installation of Office 2013 this can be done in two ways. Firstly,...
by Jonathan Bennett | Jan 10, 2014 (Updated Jan 25, 2018)
Overview Recently I came across an issue with System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2012 where a large number of packages and applications had failed to be distributed to a new Distribution Point (DP). There were many thousands of packages in the environment...
by Jonathan Bennett | Feb 2, 2012 (Updated Jan 29, 2018)
Overview Using USMT In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) can be a bit of a chore. The built in Task Sequence actions available for capturing and restoring user state only allow you to perform a...
by Jonathan Bennett | Feb 1, 2012 (Updated Jan 29, 2018)
Overview In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) there is usually some form of user data and settings migration. This is often performed using the Microsoft User State Migration Toolkit (USMT)....
