Next week I’ll be speaking at the Techorama conference. Techorama is a yearly international technology conference which takes place at Kinepolis Antwerp. This conference is a healthy mix between developers, IT Professionals, Data Professionals and SharePoint professionals. The key concept of the conference: Deep Knowledge, so expect less slides, and more demos!The speaker list is pretty awesome, and it’s perfect mix with lots of international top speakers, Microsoft MVP’s and Community Experts! Check out the full speaker list: https://techorama.be/speakers/I have the great pleasure myself to be delivering two sessions this year. My good friend and fellow MVP, Ronny de Jong…
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Update: This feature still requires Global Admin rights! You can change and configure all the settings as “Intune Administrator” but you can’t click “Save”… This is by design!As a consultant I do a lot of Intune and Windows Autopilot projects for both small and large enterprise customers. Most of the small customers will most likely just provide me with Global Admin rights, but normally that’s not the case for large customers.If I’m there to work with Microsoft Intune, then the Intune Administrator role should be just fine. But one of the first steps we need to do, is to enable…
Yesterday I started a new Windows 10 1803 project with a customer. They want to start deploying Windows 10 1803 to new machines and also start upgrade existing Windows 10 clients to 1803. To upgrade existing clients, I’ve created a Task Sequence template that I’ve been using at many different customers in previous projects (including 1803). But yesterday I got the following error displayed in a Command Prompt during the deployment: winpeshl.ini file is present, but no commands were successfully launched. This could be caused by incorrect formatting or an invalid executable name. Please consult the documentation for more information.…
Just like David James announced at the System Center User Group Meeting in Copenhagen last week, Microsoft has now announced the availability of the the next release of System Center Configuration Manager ( Update 1702). This update is available as an in-console update for previously installed sites that run version 1511, 1602, 1606, or 1610 which includes some great new features and product enhancements. For more information, check the “What’s new in version 1702 of System Center Configuration Manager”: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/changes/whats-new-in-version-1702. If you want to see a complete list of all the SCCM /ConfigMgr builds/versions, check out this updated blog post: https://www.ronnipedersen.com/2014/07/25/configmgr-2012-versionbuild-numbers/…
This year, I’ll be presenting at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Aarhus, Denmark.So if you want to meet with peers and learn more about Azure, this is the event you don’t want to miss.This is a full day event with lots of sessions, Ask-The-Experts and Hands-on labs. And its 100% free!About Global Azure Global BootcampGlobal Azure BootCamp is a free one-day training event, taking place on the 22nd of April 2017 in several venues worldwide, driven by local Microsoft Azure enthusiasts and experts. Our goal is to provide the catalyst for Azure communities to grow around the world, not just…
Overview Technical Preview 1701 for System Center Configuration Manager has just been released, and a new hardware inventory class (SMS_Firmware) and property (UEFI) are now available to help customers determine whether a computer is configured to UEFI mode. When a computer is running in UEFI mode, the UEFI property is set to TRUE (1). Computers that are not started in UEFI mode will have a value of 0. This is enabled in hardware inventory by default. Windows 10 Security features Most enterprise customers want to move to Windows 10 to benefit from some of the great security improvements like Device…
Last month Microsoft released a new update for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and for the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3198158 This week I’m working with a customer on a new MBAM project, and after installing this update I noticed that the version wasn’t updated in the control panel, so I thought that something might have failed. 2.5.1100.0 = 2.5 SP1 2.5.1126.0 = 2.5 SP1 HF03 (December 2016) So I checked the logfile, but everything looked ok. And the registry information looks great too… The MBAM Server was updated as expected and everything worked just fine. Not 100%…
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions earlier today @ MS TechTalks in Helsinki. Here are the links that we used during the presentation. Recordings should be available on Microsoft Channel 9 (I don’t know when). Managing Updates in the Enterprise PowerShell Script: Add-CMUsersPrimaryDevicesToCollection.ps1:k https://github.com/NickolajA/PowerShell/blob/master/ConfigMgr/Users/Add-CMUsersPrimaryDevicesToCollection.ps1 Changes to Software Updates on Down Level Operating Systems for ConfigMgr Admins: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configmgrdogs/2016/10/11/changes-to-software-updates-on-down-level-operating-systems-for-configmgr-admins/ Configuration Manager and Simplified Windows Servicing on Down Level Operating Systems: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2016/10/07/configuration-manager-and-simplified-windows-servicing-on-down-level-operating-systems/ Windows 10 and UEFI Inventory Secure Boot State and UEFI with ConfigMgr: https://miketerrill.net/2015/10/11/inventory-secure-boot-state-and-uefi-with-configmgr/ Power BI SCCM Templates: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/sccm-solution-template/ Switch from Bios to UEFI seamless using Configuration Manager TS in 6…
Today, Microsoft has released the first update for the current branch of System Center Configuration Manager! The latest version of Configuration Manager is now 1602. Lots of cool new features and improvements: Client Online Status Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Windows 10 Device Health Attestation Reporting Office 365 Update Management New Antimalware Policy Settings Conditional Access for PCs Managed by Configuration Manager Windows 10 Conditional Access Enhancements Microsoft Edge Configuration Settings Windows 10 Team Support Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Support iOS App Configuration iOS Activation Lock Management Kiosk Mode for Samsung KNOX Devices User Acceptance of Terms…
This week Microsoft are kicking off the Cloud Roadshow event in Copenhagen, where you have the opportunity to meet me and many of my co-workers. So if you plan to attend the event, don’t miss the chance to visit our booth and talk to our experts about how we have helped our customers through the transition to the cloud. You also have the chance to attend my session about Windows 10 deployment features where Kim Kaae from Microsoft and myself, will tell you all about the new tools that can help customers migrate to Windows 10. Kim will do all…