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How to create a HP BiosConfiguration Utility Package in ConfigMgr

HP has a utility that is similar to the Dell’s Command | Configure utility (see How to create a Dell Command-Configure Package in ConfigMgr) called the HP BIOS Configuration Utility that allows for...

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How to Inventory Lenovo BIOS and UEFI Settings with ConfigMgr

When starting any operating system deployment project, it is a good idea to know what systems are in your environment so that you can determine which of these systems need to support the new OS. Some...

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How to Inventory Dell BIOS and UEFI Settings with ConfigMgr Part 1

Similar to the Dell Command | Configure utility, Dell recently released the Dell Command | Monitor utility (previously known as OMCI or OpenManage Client Instrumentation). Where as the Dell Command |...

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How to Inventory Dell BIOS and UEFI Settings with ConfigMgr Part 2

When starting any operating system deployment project, it is a good idea to know what systems are in your environment so that you can determine which of these systems need to support the new OS. Some...

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PXE Booting in the Real World

At the Midwest Management Summit today in the 7 AM OSD Birds of a Feather session, there was a lot of discussion around troubleshooting PXE booting issues. A reference was made to a session that Troy...

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How to create a Power BI New Measure

I was recently working on a new Secure Boot State Power BI report and I wanted to use the native view from the ConfigMgr database that was created for the Secure Boot State hardware inventory extension...

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Import Task Sequence Failure – CM 1606

As soon as I saw the word on Twitter that Configuration Manager (CM) 1606 was released to the fast ring, I upgraded my primary CM lab that I use for just about everything (and yes, I was on vacation at...

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Arizona Systems Management User Group 10-year Anniversary Meeting – A Taste...

The history of AZSMUG: We have been planning this meeting for a long time and I really wanted to make this a special meeting. I got the idea to start the user group from a session that I attended at...

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Disable “Check online for updates from Microsoft Update” in Windows 10

If you are already managing your Windows 10 systems (currently 1607 and below) with System Center Configuration Manager, then chances are you might want to prevent certain users from also being able to...

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USB Flash Drives, UEFI and large WIMs

If you have already started working with UEFI devices, then you have probably figured out a few of the gotchas when it comes to booting these devices. First, you need to boot the device using the...

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How to Deploy Dell Command | PowerShell Provider with ConfigMgr

Dell provides multiple tools for getting and setting their BIOS/UEFI settings. In previous posts, I have talked about Dell Command | Monitor, which can be used to inventory Dell specific hardware...

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Create multiple partitions on ANY USB Flash Drive

I have seen a few blog posts lately that talk about splitting large WIM files in order to get them to fit on a USB flash drive that is formatted as Fat32. I am not exactly sure why you would want to do...

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Recording OSD Videos and BIOS Screens

I have recorded some end-to-end OSD videos that show a zero touch BIOS to UEFI OS deployment (from a single task sequence without PXE) in order to show that this could be done. I have also captured...

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Getting Started with 1E BIOS to UEFI

1E BIOS to UEFI is a component of the 1E OSD Solution Accelerator that comes with 1E Nomad and enables administrators to create a true Zero Touch BIOS to UEFI Task Sequence method. This enables...

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BIOS to UEFI made easier with Windows 10 Creators Update

Back in December, Microsoft published a blog (Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and best-in-class modern IT tools) where they mentioned a conversion tool for making the conversion to UEFI:...

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Getting Started with MBR2GPT

In my previous post, BIOS to UEFI made easier with Windows 10 Creators Update, I uncovered a hidden gem in the 15007 build of the Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview called MBR2GPT. The benefits of...

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Using MBR2GPT with Configuration Manager OSD

In my previous post, Getting Started with MBR2GPT, I showed a first look at the MBR to GPT conversion utility that is going to be released with the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update. In this post, I...

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First look – Dell 64-bit Flash BIOS Utility

Now that the cat is out of the bag that Dell has a 64-bit Flash BIOS Utility, I can finally blog about it. Earlier this week, Warren Byle of Dell announced the following on Twitter: @kidmystic @Dell...

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How to Remove “Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way” link using ConfigMgr

You may have noticed a message under Update status in Settings after installing the March 2017 cumulative update that says “Good news! The Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way. Want to be one of...

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How to detect, suspend, and re-enable BitLocker during a Task Sequence

In this blog post, I am going to show some simple steps that you can add to your Task Sequences to be able to detect, disable, and enable BitLocker status. This can be useful (and necessary) when...

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