{"id":100041,"date":"2025-07-13T14:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T13:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/?page_id=100041"},"modified":"2025-07-26T22:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:42:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the AutoIt Consulting website. Please explore our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-92b9201d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-6-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79d58207 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;min-height:620px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-bell.jpg\" alt=\"AutoIt Consulting Services\" class=\"wp-image-107\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:510px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-bell.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-bell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-bell-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With extensive experience with Microsoft technologies and Windows deployment projects we have a wide range of skills and services that can help ensure that your deployment projects are a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/services\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-6-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12caea9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;min-height:620px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AutoIt_Featured_640x480.png\" alt=\"AutoIt Featured\" class=\"wp-image-1756\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:510px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AutoIt_Featured_640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AutoIt_Featured_640x480-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/AutoIt_Featured_640x480-510x382.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AutoIt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AutoIt is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/autoit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-6-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274f5b33 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;min-height:620px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-code.jpg\" alt=\"Code\" class=\"wp-image-122\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:510px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-code.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-code-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/featured-code-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scripting and Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All deployment projects need a level of automation to succeed. This automation is usually achieved by some level of scripting or bespoke development. AutoIt Consulting have extensive experience in writing&nbsp; scripts and tools for a variety of situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/site\/services\/scripting-and-development\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-6-border-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79d58207 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;min-height:620px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100213\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:510px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445.png 506w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GImageX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GImageX is a freeware GUI for working with imaging WIM files providing an alternative to DISM. It can be used to capture, apply, mount, export, split and delete WIM files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/software\/gimagex\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<main class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Posts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a selection our our recent posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-57390b59 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-100210 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-image-engineering tag-deployment tag-gimagex tag-wim\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445.png\" class=\"wp-image-100213 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445.png 506w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gimagex_2.3.0_506x445-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/image-engineering\/gimagex-v2-3-0-released\/\" target=\"_self\" >GImageX v2.3.0 Released<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-23T15:13:20+01:00\">Jul 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">GImageX v2.3.0 has been released. GImageX provides a GUI for working with WIM images.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/image-engineering\/gimagex-v2-3-0-released\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-configmgr tag-deployment tag-mecm tag-sccm\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png\" class=\"wp-image-100234 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-package-program-return-codes-reboot-behaviour\/\" target=\"_self\" >ConfigMgr Package and Program Return Codes and Reboot Behaviour<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-08-30T12:08:06+01:00\">Aug 30, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This post describes the ways that Microsoft Configuration Manager handles reboots for a Package &#038; Program deployment. The behaviour depends on the Program configuration, deployment method, and return code. For example, a Package will perform differently when deployed in a Task Sequence than when it is deployed directly to a collection.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-package-program-return-codes-reboot-behaviour\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-configmgr tag-mecm tag-networking tag-sccm\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png\" class=\"wp-image-100234 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-package-success-reboot-retry-return-codes\/\" target=\"_self\" >ConfigMgr Package Success, Reboot and Retry Return Codes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-08-30T11:46:57+01:00\">Aug 30, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This post describes the return codes that Microsoft Configuration Manager understands for Package and Program deployments and shows which codes are classed success, reboot, or retry.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-package-success-reboot-retry-return-codes\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-configmgr tag-mecm tag-networking tag-sccm\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png\" class=\"wp-image-100234 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-create-task-sequence-media-wizard-network-ports\/\" target=\"_self\" >ConfigMgr Create Task Sequence Media Wizard and Network Ports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-08-28T12:15:33+01:00\">Aug 28, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview This post describes the firewall ports that need to be opened between a Microsoft Configuration Manager console and servers in order to use the Create Task Sequence Media wizard. I recently had to run the Create Task Sequence Media wizard from a ConfigMgr console installed in a secure environment. All the network ports as<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/sccm-create-task-sequence-media-wizard-network-ports\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development tag-csharp tag-development\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Microsoft Visual Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_640x320.png\" class=\"wp-image-2049 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_640x320.png 640w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_640x320-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/development\/single-instance-winform-app-csharp-mutex-named-pipes\/\" target=\"_self\" >Single Instance WinForm App in C# with Mutex and Named Pipes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-07-04T12:22:00+01:00\">Jul 4, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview This post shows how to create a single instance WinForm C# application using a Mutex. It also demonstrates how to send any object between instances with Named Pipes. While writing OSD Background I wanted an application that would only allow a single instance to run at any given time. In addition I wanted it<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/development\/single-instance-winform-app-csharp-mutex-named-pipes\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1989 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-configmgr tag-deployment tag-mecm tag-sccm tag-scripting tag-vbscript\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png\" class=\"wp-image-100234 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Microsoft_Configuration_Manager_1200x628-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/script-detect-running-sccm-task-sequence-avoid-false-positives\/\" target=\"_self\" >Script to Detect if Running from ConfigMgr Task Sequence and Avoid False Positives<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-06-20T14:22:32+01:00\">Jun 20, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview This post shows how a script can detect if it is running from inside a Microsoft Configuration Manager Task Sequence in a way that avoids false positives. The Problem At times it&#8217;s useful for a script to detect if it is running from a ConfigMgr Task Sequence so it can alter its behaviour accordingly.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/script-detect-running-sccm-task-sequence-avoid-false-positives\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-image-engineering tag-deployment tag-gimagex tag-wim\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"447\" alt=\"GImageX Capture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gimagex_capture.png\" class=\"wp-image-1954 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gimagex_capture.png 521w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gimagex_capture-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/image-engineering\/gimagex-v2-2-0-released-for-windows-10\/\" target=\"_self\" >GImageX v2.2.0 Released for Windows 10<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-06-13T16:33:46+01:00\">Jun 13, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview GImageX v2.2.0 has been released. GImageX is a freeware GUI for working with imaging WIM files providing an alternative to DISM. It can be used to capture, apply, mount, export, split and delete WIM files. GImageX is provided as a 32-bit and 64-bit native application that can be run even in WinPE.&nbsp;GImageX uses the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/image-engineering\/gimagex-v2-2-0-released-for-windows-10\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scripting tag-autoit tag-powershell tag-scripting\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\" alt=\"AutoIt PowerShell Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1427 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/autoit_powershell_1080x675-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/scripting\/autoit-cmdlets-for-windows-powershell\/\" target=\"_self\" >AutoIt Cmdlets for Windows PowerShell<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2015-07-12T18:32:15+01:00\">Jul 12, 2015<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview The newest versions of the AutoIt scripting language now come with a bonus for PowerShell users. A set of native PowerShell Cmdlets! This allows you to add the unique features of AutoIt &#8211; window manipulation and keystroke simulation &#8211; to your usual PowerShell scripts. As an additional bonus, the AutoIt PowerShell Cmdlets and Assemblies<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/scripting\/autoit-cmdlets-for-windows-powershell\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-configmgr tag-deployment tag-mdt tag-mecm tag-sccm tag-wim tag-winpe\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1414 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/windows_81_1080x675-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/winpe-version-list\/\" target=\"_self\" >WinPE Version List<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2015-07-08T15:40:21+01:00\">Jul 8, 2015<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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. Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE or WinPE) is a lightweight version<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/winpe-version-list\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1254 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deployment tag-deployment tag-office-2013 tag-office-365 tag-scripting\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1409 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/microsoft-office-365-logo_1080x675-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/automating-office-365-click-run-first-use-without-group-policy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Automating Office 365 Click-to-Run First Use Without Group Policy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2015-02-04T14:30:41+00:00\">Feb 4, 2015<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Overview This post shows how to automate the numerous &#8220;first-run&#8221; 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 using Group Policy (the recommended way). Secondly, by using<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoitconsulting.com\/site\/deployment\/automating-office-365-click-run-first-use-without-group-policy\/\">(Read more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Welcome to the AutoIt Consulting website. 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