Latest Free Tool: ConfigMgr PXE Boot Log

onfigMgr Add2Collection is a free tool that allows IT administrators and support staff to add resources to collections in ConfigMgr independently of the ConfigMgr console. It honors role-based access control (RBAC) to limit visibility of collections where appropriate. It can be used either on the Site Server or a remote workstation using PS remoting.

Month: June 2015

As a Windows and Configuration Manager administrator, I often come across error codes that need translating into their more friendly descriptions. In Configuration Manager, sometimes these codes are translated for you in the log files, reports and the ConfigMgr console, but sometimes they are not. Sometimes they will be in decimal format, and sometimes hexadecimal. […]

In any enterprise environment there will be some common software that you will install on all your computers, and some of these are frequently updated to new versions, such as Adobe Flash Player, or the Java Runtime for example. So I wrote a little script that runs as a scheduled task every day and checks […]

Note: For a Windows 10 Version, see this blog instead: https://smsagent.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/setting-the-default-wallpaper-for-windows-10-during-configmgr-osd/ Recently I was given an interesting task – set the default wallpaper on new computer builds with ConfigMgr OSD, but don’t lock it such that users can’t change it. It turns out it is simple enough to do, but it requires changing the default wallpaper […]

Today I got an interesting question – Is it possible to gather the sizes for all packages referred by a OS deployment task sequence? I have a script that will find all package sizes for any group of packages you select, but not specifically for a task sequence. But I found it can be done quite […]

I’m pleased to announce the release of my first IT Solution Guide – Deploy, Manage and Update Java Runtime Environment in the Enterprise with System Center Configuration Manager and PowerShell. (Wow that’s a mouthful!) This step-by-step guide demonstrates how Configuration Manager can be used together with PowerShell to create a solution for managing the Java […]