I’ve had a number of cases where it would have been useful to be able to deploy files to a logged-in user’s profile on Windows using Configuration Manager (SCCM), but due to the context in which the ‘installation’ runs (i.e. the local system), using parameters such as %AppData% in a batch file doesn’t work, and this …

Symptoms: Following imaging with Windows 10 1903 using Configuration Manager OSD, the Type Cover doesn’t work at all (keyboard, trackpad). When rebooting the machine, the keyboard and trackpad both work when in the BIOS. When imaging the machine, both the keyboard and trackpad work in Windows PE. The Surface Pro 3 was …

Today we attempted to re-image Rik’s new Surface Pro 6 using the usual set of task sequences that we have configured for all of the PCs that are in use, and hit an issue. The task sequence failed (very quickly) with error 0x80070490. Looking at what was going on onscreen, it was obvious that the partitioning of the …

A colleague recently started seeing an issue when attempting to add their work account to a Windows 10 device. Following a device re-image (this, as we’ll see becomes important…), a colleague saw the following error reported when attempting to add their work account: The full text of the error reads We can’t add this …

Summary: A very useful volume that discusses what malware is, how to defend against it and how to remove it. Clear and simple instructions are given on ways to improve security on your PC, as well as how to deal with malware that may end up on your PC. Recommended. Presented in a very easy to read writing style, this …

I was recently in the position that I needed to rebuild a workstation at a remote location, but wanted to end up with it joined to the domain, and able to install software via the SCCM Software Center. Enter Offline Domain Join (djoin.exe)! Offline Domain Join allows the creation of a machine account and the …

Attempting to add protection to a Windows 10 Anniversary Edition workstation recently failed with the DPM server showing the workstation as ‘unavailable’ when looking at the ‘Production Servers’ list in the console. It appears that the upgrade to Anniversary Edition removes a file that the DPM agent relies on, …

Microsoft recently made a hotfix available that patches WSUS on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 to allow Windows 10 upgrade to version 1511. Installing the update is not, however, the only step that is required… Install the hotfix. This can be downloaded from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3095113. Ensure that …